Course Materials: Assessments (students)
Assessments are a type of graded material that instructors use to evaluate students’ understanding and readiness. Students can access their assessments just like any other graded material:
From the Materials list on the main Course page
In the Upcoming feed
On the Calendar
In the Notifications feed
Taking an assessment
Choose an assessment.
Select Start Attempt.
Answer the questions appropriately.
Select Review to review your answers.
Select Finish when you have completely reviewed your answers, and then select Yes to submit. Alternatively, select No if you need to continue a review of your attempt.
You can only have one attempt in progress at a time.
Navigating an assessment
Select question numbers to move through the assessment. You can also press the arrow, Tab, and Enter keys to navigate and complete each part using your keyboard.
Different question types offer different ways to respond:
Use the button selector for multiple-choice and true or false questions.
Use drag and drop to answer ordering, matching, and label image questions.
Use the drawing tool to highlight image questions.
Use math keyboards for math short-answer questions.
Use the rich text editor for short-answer and essay questions, or to insert images using the image tool.
Assessments may be timed or allow multiple submissions. Settings vary by instructor and course.
Your answers save automatically as you work. Submit your completed attempt from the review page.
You can open the review page at any time. Select the Review icon or choose Review from the final question.
Accessibility features are available. Select the Accessibility icon to adjust color contrast or font size. To expand the assessment to full screen, select the Full Screen icon.
To flag a question for review, select the Flag icon within the question. Select it again to remove the flag. All flagged questions are listed on the review page.
Assessment tools
Assessments may include tools to support you while you complete an assessment:
Use the Eliminate Choices tool to rule out incorrect answers and narrow down your options. Select the Eliminate Choices icon, then select any answer choice you want to eliminate.
Use the Protractor to display a digital protractor during the assessment.
Use the Notepad to take notes as you go.
Select the Rubric icon and link to display the rubric for subjective questions.
Reviewing grades and submissions
After completing an assessment, you can access grades for assessments that don’t include subjective questions (such as short-answer or essay) in the Grades area.
You can also access your submissions from the assessments page. If multiple attempts are allowed, the number of submitted and remaining attempts is displayed when you select the assessment.
Previous Attempts lists submitted assessments with the following details:
Number of attempts, starting with the most recently attempted assessment
Status of each attempt
Time spent on the attempt
Last Modified timestamp, which can help when resuming an assessment
If your instructor has enabled access to submissions, choose an action. Select View to open a completed attempt, or Resume to continue an attempt in progress. All In Progress attempts are resumable.
The submissions page displays the points earned for each question, the total possible points, and the overall score for the assessment.