You can set up an automatic extension policy for your class, for example, to always
allow students a
single extension per assignment with a 30% penalty. You can grant extensions manually
even if you turn on
automatic extensions.
Automatic and Manual Extensions
WebAssign supports two kinds
of extension policies.
- Automatic
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Your students can request extensions that are granted automatically
using your policy for the extension duration, how many extensions are allowed for
each
assignment, any penalty incurred, and when extensions can be requested.
You can see when
your students have used automatic extensions.
- Manual
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Your students can request extensions from their assignments in WebAssign, but
you must approve each request and set the terms of each extension — its duration,
whether to
award additional submissions, and any penalties incurred.
Note Regardless of the extension policy you set, you can always grant
individual extensions as needed.
By default, when you create a new course, your students can request manual
extensions, but not automatic extensions. New sections, copied sections, and courses
created by copying
a section all copy the extension settings from the original section.
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From the menu bar, click
Communication.
If needed, select a class.
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Expand Extensions
and click Unanswered.
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Click Settings in the top right corner of the message
list.
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Select Enable.
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Under Class Default, set the Extension Policy to either
Automatic Extensions or Automatic and Manual Extensions.
If you enable manual extension requests, consider selecting Forward Extension Requests
to my Email above the Class Default section.
You are notified only about manual extension requests requiring your attention.
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Set the automatic extension behaviors.
Setting |
Description |
Length of Extension |
The amount of time students have to complete the assignment
after the extension request is made and before the extension window
closes. |
Extension window closes |
The total amount of time after the due date that students have
to request an extension and complete the assignment. Students will
lose access to the assignment at the end of the extension window
regardless of the length of extension. |
Requests per assignment |
The number of automatic extensions each student is allowed per assignment.
|
Penalty for using extension |
A positive number — or 0 for no
penalty — and the penalty method you want to use with each extension.
- % unearned
- A percentage of the point value of the questions answered correctly after the
extension is granted. No penalty is applied if no more questions are answered
correctly.
- % total
- A percentage of the total possible points for the assignment.
- points
- The specified number of points.
See Extension Penalties.
|
Announcement |
A message to be displayed to students when they request the
extension.
WebAssign
always displays the extension terms to students requesting an automatic
extension.
|
Scheduled Items |
Select Apply Automatic Extension Policy to
assignments that have already been scheduled. If this is not
selected, the automatic extension policy is applied only to assignments that you
schedule after setting the policy.
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Your student's new due date and time for the assignment is specified by either
Length of Extension or Extension window
closes, whichever comes first.
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Click Apply.
Important Because granting an extension changes the student's
due date, automatic point adjustments are based on each student's due date with any
granted
extensions. If needed, manually adjust the student's assignment score after the extension
period
ends.