STEP 2. There are several ways to select the topics
that the Homework assignment will cover.
Using the directory on the left-hand side of the Selector window, select
the topics you wish to include, and click on the "Add" button underneath
the Selector. Shift and Ctrl can be used for easy selection of multiple
topics. The directory may be organized by the textbook, if Textbook
Integration is used (Sec. 6.3.2);
otherwise, it will be organized using ALEKS's own categories.
Select the All Assignments tab to create a Homework that contains the
same topics used in another Homework assignment, Quiz, or Test.
Another way to add questions is to specify the number of questions
and the chapter from which they are to be taken, then click "Add"
above the Selector window. The questions will be chosen at random from
the chapter you specify. You can also do this for different chapters,
then "Shuffle" them if desired. The total number of questions on the
Homework cannot be less than 1 or greater than 60.
To remove topics from the Homework, select them on the right-hand side
and click the "Remove" button. The order of topics can be changed by
dragging them in the list, or by selecting them and using the up and
down arrows. Or, you can randomize the order by clicking the "Shuffle"
button.
Instructors can modify the points assigned to each topic, ranging from
1 point up to 99 points. This allows some topics to be weighted more
heavily on the assignment than others.
To see a sample question for a topic, double-click on the name of the
topic. This is not the question that your students will see;
the actual questions appearing on the assignment will be generated
algorithmically at the time the Homework is taken. Each student will
see a different question, but it will be equivalent to the sample question
in topic and difficulty.
Figure 6.35: Add Homework (cont.)
Figure 6.36: Add Homework (cont.)
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