Review activity properties

Activities that you'll come across in your class will follow the general guidelines of Types of activities, but your instructor can define specific properties that will affect how you complete your work.

If your activity has a unique set of properties, you can click the Policies tag on the activity pane (on the Class Homepage) to see a preview of the important settings that will affect your attempt.

Homework or quiz properties

Your instructor can customize these properties that are specific to a homework or quiz assignment:

Property

Description

Additional Attempts

Determines if more than one attempt is allowed (affected by Maximum Attempts).

Keep Variation

Determines whether the question versions that you saw are maintained or new versions are generated on subsequent attempts.

Keep Correct Answers

Determines if your correct answers and check marks are kept visible on subsequent attempts.

Randomly Order

Determines if the questions in the assignment are displayed in a randomized order compared to the order that they appear in when your instructor built the assignment.

Printable Version

Determines if you'll have access to a printable version of the assignment.

Proctored exam properties

Your instructor can customize these properties that are specific to a proctored exam assignment:

Property

Description

Proctor Sign-in to Start

Determines if a proctor is required to log in for you to begin your attempt.

Proctor Sign-in to Grade

Determines if a proctor is required to log in for you to submit your attempt for grading.

Password Authorization

Your instructor can decide to provide you with a password that can be used as an alternative to one of the proctor log in events.

Require Proctored Browser

Determines if your attempt is locked to a full-screen mode where you are unable to navigate away from the activity window.

General properties

Your instructor can customize these general activity properties:

Property

Description

Maximum Attempts

Determines the maximum number of times that you can start a new attempt at the activity.

Time Limit

Determines the amount of time allowed for you to complete the activity once you begin your attempt.

Show Launch Page

Determines whether a summary screen of the activity's properties is displayed before you begin your attempt.

Limit Visibility by Dates

Determines if the activity is visible on your Class Homepage and Calendar based on a date range determined by your instructor.

Limit Visibility by Advanced Policies

Determines if the activity visibility on your Class Homepage and Calendar is controlled by any defined Advanced Policies.

Passing Score

Determines if you pass or fail an activity based on a cut-off grade defined by your instructor.

Questions Per Page

Determines how many questions are displayed to you per page of the activity.

Feedback (During) properties

Your instructor can customize these properties that are specific to when your attempt at an activity is in progress:

Property

Description

Show Hints

Determines if you're able to view the hints that your instructor may have written for a question.

Show One Hint At A Time

Determines if you're shown all available question hints or one hint at a time (if your instructor has written hints for a question).

Show Current Grade

Determines if your current grade on the in-progress activity is displayed during your attempt.

Allow Resubmit

Determines whether you can navigate to previous questions after you've already submitted a response to those questions.

How Did I Do?

Determines if you're able to check the correctness of your response to a question during your attempt.

Maximum "How Did I Do?" Uses

Determines the maximum number of times per question you're able to click the How Did I Do? button during your attempt.

Show Correct Answer

Determines if you're shown the correct answer or not when you use the How Did I Do? function.

Show Question Feedback

Determines if you're shown feedback on your response when you use the How Did I Do? function.

Feedback (After) properties

Your instructor can customize these properties that are specific to after your attempt has been submitted for grading:

Property

Description

Show Final Grade

Determines whether your final grade for the activity is displayed.

Show Correct Answer

Determines if the correct answers are displayed for each question.

Show Question Feedback

Determines if feedback is displayed for each question (if it has been written by your instructor).

Grading Message

Determines if you're shown a general message about your submission.

Pass/Fail Message

Your instructor can customize the message to show if a passing or failing grade has been defined.

Show Pass/Fail Message

Determines if the Pass/Fail Message is displayed (if your instructor decided to write one).

Scheduling and visibility properties

Your instructor can customize these properties that affect the dates and access associated with your activity:

Property

Description

Visible (Master)

Determines if the activity is visible to you on your Class Homepage and Calendar.

Start Date

Determines the first day that the activity is able to be attempted.

End Date

Determines the last day that the activity is able to be attempted.

Restrict Feedback Until

Determines the date that activity feedback becomes available for you to view (if your instructor has written feedback).

Schedule Force Grading On

Determines the date that all attempts must be completed by before the activity is automatically graded regardless of the status of your attempt.

Reporting property

Your instructor can customize this property to define who is notified about your activity attempt status:

Property

Description

Email Reports To

Your instructor can submit an email address to receive notifications of your activity submissions.

IP address property

Your instructor can customize this property to define where the activity can be attempted from:

Property

Description

IP Address/Host Name Whitelist

Your instructor can define specific IP addresses that are permitted to access an activity.

Lesson-specific properties

Your instructor can customize these properties that are specific to lessons:

Property

Description

Complete When

Determines what actions are needed for the lesson to be categorized as complete.

Allow Submit

Determines if the lesson can be submitted for grading (just like an assignment).

Advanced Policies

Your instructor can define Advanced Policies for an activity:

Property

Description

Advanced Policies

Your instructor can define Advanced Policies that determine your eligibility at attempting an activity.

Example — You must have passed Assignment A before you can attempt Assignment B.