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Creating and Managing Assignments > Using the Assignments Page

Using the Assignments Page To get started working with assignments, open the Assignments page by clicking the Assignments link in the heading. If you already have established courses with assignments, you will see the assignments listed for the course previously selected. To view assignments for a different course, make a different selection from the Course or Section dropdown menu. Note: Depending on how you've set your CengageNOWv2 Preferences , it may be necessary to click Show All Options to display the advanced controls. If you have not yet created any courses or been enrolled in one as an instructor, you need to do that before you begin creating assignments. See Setting up Courses and Sections for details on getting started. You will find the following options on the Assignments page. Course or Section Use this dropdown menu to choose the course or section in which you would like to work. Upload Files Click the Upload Files button to open the File Management page, where you can upload files into the CengageNOWv2 server. These files are then available for access by either you or your students. See Uploading Files for more details. Search Assignment Names Use the search field above the assignments list to find specific assignments quickly. Type in part or all of an assignment name to display only assignments matching your search criteria. To return to the full assignment list, click the Show all assignments link to return to the complete list of assignments. Create Assignment Once you have the appropriate course or section selected, you can click the Create Assignment button to build a new assignment from your CengageNOWv2 content sources. See Assignment Creation Overview for more details. Assignments Table Below is a list of information displayed in the Assignments table. By clicking an active column heading you can organize the information in the table by ascending or descending order. For details on how you can manage the information displayed on the Assignments page, see Changing the Assignments Page Display Options . Name Displays the name of the assignment. Clicking the assignment name opens the Assignment Summary page. See Managing and Editing Assignments for more details. Actions This column contains links providing access to the basic assignment management tools. • Print . Click the Print link in the Actions column to create copies of your assignments for in-class use. After clicking the link, a blank assignment opens in a new browser window. From this preview page you click the Print button and use your browser's print options to select your preferences. Note: Some assignment types and Flash-based questions do not support the option to print, even though they are viewable in the print preview window. • Print Answer Key . ( Homework and Test assignments only ) Click the Print Answer Key link to open a printable answer key for the entire assignment in a new browser window. In complex Accounting questions such as General Ledger, you have the ability to control the display of the individual panes. Once the answer key is open, you can click the Print button to open the browser's print dialog, then click the Close Window link when you are done. The answer key automatically provides the following information: ° Question order sequence ° Question type ° Algorithmic status (if a question is generated algorithmically, one variation is supplied) ° Check My Work feedback ° Post-submission feedback ° Hints Note: When Pools are used in the assignment, one randomly selected item from each pool is provided. • Edit . Clicking this link opens a page identical to the assignment creation wizard, where you can edit the assignment's name, start/due dates, content, and assignment options. Note: Assignment content cannot be modified once a student has started a take. • View Answer Key . ( Homework and Test assignments only ) Click this link in the Actions column to open a preview of the associated assignment. From this page you can click on a selection on the content menu to see the correct response for individual questions. You can also select to see the answer key for any questions you've placed in pools by choosing a pool from a dropdown list. This page also supplies a Print Item button in the heading you can use to print individual questions. Click Exit to return to the Assignments page. Course/Section Lists the course or section containing the assignment. Status Displays status icons for Assigned to Parent Course , Unassigned , Assigned Not Yet Due , Needs Manual Grading , or Grading Complete . A key for the status icons is available in the footer of the Assignments page. Available Displays the date and time when the assignment is first made available. Due Displays the date and time when the assignment is due. Taken Displays number of students who have taken the assignment at least once. Possible Displays the total points or top score possible for students to earn for the assignment, if given full credit. Average Displays an average of the scores for each take of the assignment. Gradability Displays whether the assignment's grading method is Automatic in its entirety, includes at least some questions that require Manual grading, or is Not gradable (e.g., Reading assignments). Category Displays the Grading Category for that assignment, if graded, and its associated weight as a percentage. Type Displays if an assignment is of a Homework , Test , Adaptive Study Plans , Reading , or External type. Each assignment type is also proceeded by whether it is Required or ungraded Practice . Time Displays the time allowed for an assignment take. Takes Displays how many takes students are allowed for the assignment. Questions Displays how many questions are contained in the assignment, when the content can be categorized as questions. Students Displays how many students registered in the course or section who are able to take the assignment. Modified Displays the date when the assignment was last edited. Unavailable Displays the date and time when the assignment is longer available for students to take. By applying an Unavailable date, you can allow students to take an assignment after the Due date, but with a penalty. See Setting the Due and Unavailable Dates for more details. Status Icons At the bottom of the page is an icon key that provides a legend for the status icons that might appear for assignments or students that have special conditions.

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4 Ways to Help Students Practice for Exams in WebAssign

Preparing for exams is stressful not only for students, but for instructors as well. Encourage independent learning and help students improve their performance on their exams with a simple solution: Practice.

Practice may not always lead to perfection, but with time and repetition it can build student confidence and understanding. Prepare your students for your next exam with these four practice tips from instructor and Faculty Partner, Katie Culler .

1. Build Study Groups for Your Students

2. Show Students How to Use Class Insights for Practice

3. Enable the Personal Study Plan when Available 

• First, check if you have a PSP available for your course title. If you do, follow these three steps to enable the PSP for your students.
• Share these Personal Study Plan strategies with your students.
• Bonus: You can customize the topics you’d like your students to to focus on and track individual student performance by chapter.

4. Create a Cumulative Practice Exam

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Keep in mind the following resources that are available to you.

• Bookmark the  WebAssign Blog .
• Search  WebAssign Help for step-by-step how-to’s and tutorials
• Facebook.com/WebAssign
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Complete Reading Assignments

Read assigned sections of your eBook.

Reading assignments are not graded, but your professor can see if you have accessed your eBook and for how long.

• Click the Assignments tab.

If you have already made progress on your assignment, Take displays as Resume .

Your eBook opens to the assigned chapter or section in a new browser window.

If your eBook opens to a table of contents, your intructor assigned the entire chapter.

If your eBook opens to a section within a chapter, your instructor assigned only that section.

The line at the bottom of your eBook tracks your progress through the chapter.

• After completing your reading, close the browser window.
• In CNOWv2 , click Exit .

You can return to your reading assignment at any point before the due date. Depending on your instructor's settings, the reading assignment might not be available after the due date, but you can always open your eBook from the Study Tools page.