Create and schedule exams associated with a textbook chapter.
- From MindTap, click + Add / Create > Activity > SAM-Assignment.
- Click Express Creation.
- In Select Section, select your section.
- In Textbook, select the content source for your assignment.
- Click a chapter to view available assignments.
- Click Exam Assignment.
- Enter a unique name for the assignment.
- Clear any tasks or questions you do not want to include in your assignment.
- Optional:
Preview the assignment or individual tasks.
- Click Exam Preview >
- To view a task, click Launch next to a task name.
- To view the whole assignment, click Launch All.
- To close the preview window, click Close.
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To configure exam options, click Exam Options.
- Instructions
- Additional instructions for students.
- Scoring and Delivery Options
- Configure your exam.
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- Pass/Fail
- Students must answer your percentage of questions correctly to receive a pass grade. Students who score below this threshold receive fail grades.
- Specify time limit
- Students have your number minutes to complete the assignment. The time begins when the student first launches their assignment.
- Allow SAM exam to be retaken
- Students can retake the exam 1-50 times before submitting it for a final grade.
- Randomize tasks / questions
- Students receive exam questions or tasks in random order.
- Display results at end of exam
- Show students their score after they finish the exam.
- Restrictive Mode
- Students can only navigate to tabs, menus, or dialog boxes that lead to the correct answer. Students can still scroll, expand or collapse pane drop downs within the ribbon.
- Specify always available Password
- 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.
- Specify when students can view reports
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- Never make reports available to students
- Make student reports always available beginning 12:00 AM
Select the first date on which reports are available.
- Make student reports available
Select both start and end dates and times for reports to be available.
- Display Playback in Student Study Guide
- When enabled, students can view playback of their incorrect tasks in the
Playback column in the Study Guide report after the due date or when
all attempts are completed.
Not available if Specify when students can view reports is turned off.
- Task Options
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Configure tasks in the exam.
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- Scenarios
- To assign a specific version of the exam:
- Click Modify Scenarios.
- Select a scenario.
- Click OK.
Note Not all tasks have multiple scenarios. - Display feedback for each task / item
- Show students feedback after each task.
- Specify incorrect actions per task
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Students can attempt each task 1-10 times before it is marked incorrect.
Students are shown the number of remaining attempts.
- Click Save Exam.
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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.