This resource will provide information on how teachers can allow retries, multiple attempts, and reset assessments in their Learning Management System (LMS).
Allowing a student to retake an assessment is a powerful teaching tool which supports effective feedback, allows students to refine their skills, assists students in identifying areas of improvement, and more. Each LMS utilizing Lincoln Learning content allows students to retake assessments with teacher intervention.
Select your LMS to see information regarding how to apply a retry, reset, or multiple assessment attempts.
If you do not see your LMS listed, visit your LMS help center for assistance.
TIP: Keep a tracker of resets. This will help with reminders, follow-ups, and seeing patterns of retakes.
Buzz
When using Buzz you have the option to manually reset a single assessment or set up automatic retakes prior to grading.
IMPORTANT: You can manually reset both online and upload assessments. Upload assessments cannot have an automatic reset assigned. They need to be manually reset after grading.
Manual Resets
Manually resetting an assessment can be done in the Grade Editor. Review How do I use the Grade Editor? to see the process.
IMPORTANT: If a student submits a gradable item and it requires scoring, you must first score the item before allowing a retry.
TIP: Provide students feedback containing a timeframe for resubmissions to ensure you don’t end up with multiple open resets at the end of the course. It is helpful to encourage the student to retake their assessment in a timely manner while the specific content is still fresh in their minds.
Automatic Retake Options
Online assessments are able to have attempts adjusted so students can self-retake. Students can retake if this setting is adjusted before manual grading is completed by the teacher on a single assessment or if a bulk edit is completed on a number of assessments.
Applying Automatic Retake Options to an Online Assessment
What computer-based testing tools can I enable for my students? outlines automatic retake options you can enable for students in an assessment.
Bulk Changing Attempts for Multiple Online Assessments
If you want to allow multiple attempts on a number of online assessments, view How do I make changes to multiple activities at once (Bulk Edit)? for more information.
Additional Buzz Resources
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Canvas
Granting a Retry
When grading an assessment in the Canvas SpeedGrader, you will have the ability to grant an individual student a retry on their assessment.
Select the Grant Retry? checkbox and click Save.
IMPORTANT: Score the assessment prior to granting the retry as the system will store the most recent score.
NOTE: Students will see a retry prompt on their assessment in Modules, Grades, and Assignments.
Rescinding a Retry
If you need to rescind a retry, you will follow the same steps as applying the retry, except you uncheck the Grant Retry? box and click Save.
Allowing Multiple Attempts for All Students
Review How do I limit submission attempts for an assignment? to see how you can grant all students taking the assessment multiple attempts.
NOTE: Allowing multiple Assess It attempts can be done before or after an initial attempt is completed.
IMPORTANT: If making Assess It changes after student completion, communicate to students or the student that the Assess It can be retaken as they will not see a retry prompt.
NOTE: As changes are made, the changes will automatically save.
Students In Progress
If a student has started a retry, but has not yet submitted the attempt, you will see a notification in the Canvas grading view.
Additional Canvas Resources
Once I publish a quiz, how can I give my students extra attempts?
Once I publish a quiz, how do I use the Moderate Quiz page?
How do I manage settings for a quiz in New Quizzes?
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Schoology
When grading an assessment in Schoology, you will have the ability to grant an individual student a retry on their assessment.
IMPORTANT: Allow students an opportunity to see your feedback and completed rubric prior to granting a retry as they will not be able to access these items once a retry is permitted.
Select the Grant Retry? checkbox and click Save.
TIP: Score the assessment prior to granting the retry as the system will store the most recent score.
IMPORTANT: Communicate to the student that the Assess It can be retaken as they will not see a retry prompt.
Understanding the Gradebook and Retry Details
Navigate back to the Gradebook.
Click on the hyperlinked assessment column name.
Auto-graded
For auto-graded Assess Its (i.e. Checkpoints), you will see that the Attempts Status shows Retry Granted.
Manually Graded
If the Assess It contains manual grading (i.e. essay or upload), you will see the Needs Grading prompt again.
IMPORTANT: It is essential to track all retries outside of Schoology. Students do not see a notification for retries in Schoology. Furthermore, as a teacher, it is hard to determine grading needs for a retry without investigating. Keeping track will ensure you know who is supposed to be resubmitting.
In Progress
When you grant a retry and the student has started, you will notice the option to click the Grade hyperlink goes away.
Gradebook Comments for Completed Retry
Once a student resubmits, you will notice the Grade Comment in the Gradebook will show attempt # retry, score.
Rescinding a Retry
If you need to rescind a retry, you will follow the same steps as applying the retry, except you uncheck the Grant Retry? box and click Save.
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