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Edit Activity Settings for World Language Courses

Change your default course settings for question submission, feedback, and scoring options for each language activity type.

Important You cannot change settings for an activity after students have started work.
MindTap world language textbook activity types include:
  • Ready? – Preparation
  • Learn It! – Learning
  • Practice It! – Practice
  • Use It! – Application
  • Got It? – Review
  • Test
  • Quiz
  1. Click user icon your name > Course Settings > Activity Settings.

    You can also edit and create settings groups when you assign your activity.

  2. Click an activity type to expand the course settings for that activity type.
  3. Change the feedback and scoring settings as needed.
    Note These settings do not affect manually graded Manually Graded questions.

    If Question Submission Mode is Multiple attempts to improve score:

    Question Attempts
    How many times the student can submit a question (1-10).
    Note For manually graded questions, only one attempt is allowed.
    Show Correctness Marks (✓ / ✗)
    When to show students whether their answers are correct or not.
    Show Correct Answer
    When to show students the answer key for the activity.
    Show Feedback
    When to show students any available hints or guidance for how to answer the question.
    Show Points Possible
    When to show students the available points for each question.
    Show Earned Score
    When to show students their earned points for each question.

    For either Question Submission Mode:

    Grading Policy
    Count either the student's Best Attempt (recommended) or Last Attempt for the final activity score.
    Counts Toward Grade
    If turned on, the activity score is used as part of the overall course grade.
    Credit/No Credit
    If turned on, award full credit when the student achieves the threshold score. The threshold determines the point at which the score is 0 or 100.
    Accent Scoring
    If turned on, accents must be correct to receive credit.
    Capitalization Scoring
    If turned on, capitalization must be correct to receive credit.
    Punctuation Scoring
    If turned on, punctuation must be correct to receive credit.
    Limit the time to complete?
    If Yes, set a time limit on the activity.
  4. If needed, change the settings for other activity types.
  5. Click Save Settings & Close.

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