The points for SimUText questions are set by default to 10 points for correctly answering the Quiz Questions and 0 points for completing the Feedback Questions for each assignment. If you would like to change those values, you can either change them individually as you create each assignment or globally for all assignments using the Default Settings box in the upper right corner of the Assignments page. You can read more about our two different types of assessment, Feedback and Quiz questions, here. NOTE: You can always change the point values for an individual assignment on the assignment creation/edit page.
To set points globally:
- Log into the SimBio Active Learning System.
- Click on the Assignments button on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Click on the Edit (pencil) button in the upper right corner of the "Default Settings for All Assignments" box found in the upper right corner of the Assignments page.
- Set the points for both Feedback and Quiz questions.
- If you would like to set a Late Penalty, enter your penalty percentage in the field on the right-hand side of the Default Settings box. (You can add Late Penalty Exemptions from the assignment creation page for students who need to turn in their work after the due date.)
- Click the Save button.
If an assignment does not have any Feedback Questions, then points set globally for Feedback Questions will not be awarded for that assignment. Similarly, if an assignment does not have any Quiz Questions, then points set globally for Quiz Questions will not be awarded for that assignment.
NOTE: If you have already created an assignment, changing the Default Possible Points for your SimUText will overwrite the assignment's current point settings. This can be confusing to your students if they have already submitted answers, and you have published their scores.