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WebAssign Student Guide August 2012

WebAssign Student Guide

WebAssign Student Guide August 2012

WebAssign Student Guide is published by Advanced Instructional Systems, Inc. ©

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Contents

Release Notes........................................................................................vii August 16, 2012 Release Notes..........................................................................vii July 17, 2012..................................................................................................viii June 19, 2012.................................................................................................. ix May 21, 2012................................................................................................... xi April 23, 2012..................................................................................................xii

System Requirements for WebAssign....................................................xv Required Browser Plug-Ins................................................................................xvi Browser Cookies and WebAssign...................................................................... xviii

1 Get Started...........................................................................................1 Enrollment.........................................................................................................2 Self-Enrollment..............................................................................................2 Log in...............................................................................................................5 Alternative Login Sites................................................................................... 6 Your Home Page................................................................................................ 7 Manage Your Accounts........................................................................................7 Look Up Username........................................................................................ 7 Change Your Email Address............................................................................ 8 Link Multiple Accounts....................................................................................9 Change Your Password................................................................................. 10 Reset Your Password.................................................................................... 12 Purchase Access...............................................................................................12 Grace Period................................................................................................13 Choose Between eBooks and Printed Textbooks............................................... 14 Textbook Features, Purchase Options, and Costs..............................................15 Purchase Access and eBooks Online............................................................... 16 Enter Access Codes to Verify Purchase........................................................... 20 Request a Refund........................................................................................ 22 Calendars........................................................................................................ 22 View Calendar............................................................................................. 22 Create Calendar Event..................................................................................23 Edit Calendar Event..................................................................................... 24 Delete Calendar Event.................................................................................. 24 Set Up Email Reminders................................................................................... 24 Log Out.......................................................................................................... 25

2 eBooks and Resource Materials..........................................................27 Open an eBook................................................................................................ 28 eBook Features................................................................................................ 28

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Close an eBook................................................................................................30 View Resource Materials....................................................................................30

3 Assignments....................................................................................... 33 View a Summary of Assignments....................................................................... 34 View a Detailed List of Assignments................................................................... 35 Open an Assignment........................................................................................ 36 Group Assignments...........................................................................................37 LockDown Browser........................................................................................... 38 Timed Assignments.......................................................................................... 39 Print an Assignment......................................................................................... 40

4 Questions........................................................................................... 43 Types of Questions........................................................................................... 44 Question Behaviors...........................................................................................51 Multiple-Part Questions..................................................................................... 52 Submit Your Answers........................................................................................52 View Submission Information........................................................................ 53 Submit Answers...........................................................................................55 Question Feedback........................................................................................... 57 Marks......................................................................................................... 58 Feedback and Hints......................................................................................59 Worked Solutions......................................................................................... 59 Answer Keys................................................................................................59 Answers That Cannot Be Understood.................................................................. 60 Show Your Work.............................................................................................. 62 Upload a File...............................................................................................63 Display an Image.........................................................................................64 Enter Math Expressions to Show Your Work.................................................... 65 View Instructor Comments............................................................................71 New Randomization.......................................................................................... 72 Get New Randomized Values......................................................................... 73 Save Your Answers...........................................................................................74 Make Notes About a Question............................................................................77 View Your Notes.......................................................................................... 77 Edit Your Notes............................................................................................77 View Your Previous Answers.............................................................................. 78 Previous Answers Page................................................................................. 78

5 Common Question Types....................................................................81 Fill-In-The-Blank...............................................................................................82 Matching......................................................................................................... 82 Multiple-Choice.................................................................................................83 Multiple-Select................................................................................................. 84 Identification....................................................................................................84 pencilPad.........................................................................................................85 Essay.............................................................................................................. 86

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File Upload...................................................................................................... 86 Scored Tutorials............................................................................................... 87 Unscored Tutorials............................................................................................ 89 Poll................................................................................................................. 91

6 Math and Science Questions.............................................................. 93 Numerical........................................................................................................ 94 With Units...................................................................................................95 Unit Names................................................................................................. 96 Significant Figures...................................................................................... 100 Answer-Dependent Questions...................................................................... 102 Symbolic........................................................................................................103 Calculator Notation.....................................................................................104 Examples...................................................................................................106 mathPad........................................................................................................ 106 Math Notation Examples............................................................................. 109 mathPad on an iPad................................................................................... 110 mathPad Reference.....................................................................................111 Select, Copy, and Paste.............................................................................. 114 calcPad..........................................................................................................115 Math Notation Examples............................................................................. 117 calcPad on an iPad..................................................................................... 118 calcPad Reference...................................................................................... 119 physPad.........................................................................................................123 Physics Notation Examples.......................................................................... 125 physPad on an iPad....................................................................................126 physPad Reference..................................................................................... 127 NumberLine................................................................................................... 131 NumberLine on an iPad...............................................................................134 Graphing....................................................................................................... 134 Use Graphing Tool on an iPad......................................................................138 chemPad........................................................................................................143 Examples...................................................................................................145 MarvinSketch................................................................................................. 145 Draw Chemical Structures........................................................................... 148 JME...............................................................................................................152 Draw Chemical Structures........................................................................... 153

7 Scores and Grades........................................................................... 157 View Scores and Grades..................................................................................158 View Assignment Scoring Details......................................................................159 Assignment Score.......................................................................................160 Question Score.......................................................................................... 160 Question Part Score....................................................................................161 Partial Credit and Extra Credit..................................................................... 163 Manually Graded Questions......................................................................... 163

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8 Instructor Assistance....................................................................... 165 Send a Private Message.................................................................................. 166 Ask About an Assignment................................................................................166 View Responses......................................................................................... 167 Ask for More Time or Submissions................................................................... 167 Ask Your Instructor for an Extension............................................................ 167 Check the Status of Your Extension Request..................................................168 Get an Automatic Extension........................................................................ 168

9 Forums............................................................................................. 171 View Forums, Topics, and Posts........................................................................172 Post a Message.............................................................................................. 173 Create a Topic................................................................................................173

10 Personal Study Plan....................................................................... 175 Check If Available...........................................................................................176 Check If Graded............................................................................................. 176 Parts of a Personal Study Plan......................................................................... 177 Panel on Home Page.................................................................................. 177 Overview Page........................................................................................... 178 Tutorial Page..............................................................................................180 Strategies...................................................................................................... 182 Take a Quiz................................................................................................... 183 Review Your Scores........................................................................................ 185 View a Tutorial...............................................................................................186 Rate a Tutorial............................................................................................... 186

11 Blackboard..................................................................................... 189 Enrollment..................................................................................................... 190 Access WebAssign...........................................................................................190

12 Troubleshooting and Support......................................................... 191 Login Problems...............................................................................................192 Cannot Access WebAssign........................................................................... 192 Different Name or Institution Displayed........................................................ 192 Repeated Requests to Log In.......................................................................193 Browser Displays a Message That WebAssign is Not Supported.............................193 Problems Working on iPad............................................................................... 193 Assignment Problems..........................................................