Select tasks and questions to create your own training assignment.
Students can retake training assignments for self-study or to improve their score. Students are allowed an unlimited number of retakes until the due date. Only the student's best score is recorded in the gradebook.
- From MindTap, click + Add / Create > Activity > SAM-Assignment.
- Click Training.
- Click Add Training.
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Enter your training information.
- Training Name
- Unique display name.
- Auto-generate companion exam
- Create an exam for your training in a SAM Path
Assignment.
If needed, change the exam name.
- Click Next Step.
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Select which content source to use for tasks and questions.
- To filter tasks and questions by textbook, select up to three available textbooks.
- To show all tasks and questions, select Make all SAM Tasks available.
- Click Next Step.
- If you selected a textbook, click Make all SAM tasks available or select chapters to assign tasks from. Then, click Next Step.
- Select questions or tasks to use in your assignment.
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Select questions or tasks to use in your assignment.
- To filter by chapter or subject, select a topic or subject from the tabbed list.
- To filter by question or task type, select Testbank Questions, Tasks, or Custom Questions.
- To preview a task, click .
- To see all the questions and tasks you have added, click View All.
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Click Save.
To save the training to be assigned later, click Done.
To assign the training now:
- Click Schedule.
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Complete the assignment and
scheduling options.
- Assignment Name
- Unique name for your assignment.
- Practice
- The assignment does not affect student grades.
- Start Training on Apply Mode
- Students initially attempt tasks without assistance. They can access step-by-step instructions and demonstrations as needed.
- Instructions
- Additional instructions for students.
- Specify password for student access
- Prevent students from starting until they enter a
password that you provide.
Best Practice Leave this field blank and set a password in the Assign to Course window. Passwords set in that step are easier to retrieve and edit.
- Click Schedule.
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In the Editing
Activity window, set the activity title, description, dates, and location in the
learning path to assign the activity to your course.
- Title
- Label for the activity in the learning path.
- Description
- Information or instructions displayed when the activity is opened.
- Require Password
- Password protection for scoreable activities to prevent students from accessing them ahead of time.
- Available Date
- When students can start work on the activity.
- Due Date
- When students must end work on the activity.
- Associated Topic
- Textbook topic related to the activity.
- Order Within Topic
- Position in the learning path under the specified topic.
- Click Add.