.. _Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection: ******************************************************** Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection ******************************************************** .. tags:: educator, how-to The assignment type for problems is set at the subsection level. When the assignment type for a subsection is set, all problems in the subsection are graded and weighted as a single type. For example, if the assignment type for a subsection is designated as **Homework**, then all problem types in that subsection are graded as homework. See :ref:`Gradebook Assignment Types` for more on how to create custom assignment types. .. note:: Unlike other problem types, by default, ORA assignments are not governed by the subsection due date, but are instead set in the assignment's settings. There is, however, a setting that allow ORAs to instead use the subsection due date. For details, see :ref:`PA ORA Assignment Schedule`. To set the assignment type and due date for a subsection, follow these steps. #. From the three-dot menu at the subsection level, choose **Configure**. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/subsection_three_dot_menu_configure.png :width: 600 #. On the **Basic** tab, locate the **Grading** section. #. In the **Grade as** list, select the assignment type for this subsection. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/studio_grading_configuration.png :width: 600 #. For **Due Date** and **Due Time in UTC**, enter or select a due date and time for problems in this subsection. .. note:: The time that you set is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). You might want to verify that you have specified the time that you intend by using a time zone converter such as `Time and Date Time Zone Converter`_. Learners who have specified a time zone in their account settings see course dates and times converted to their specified time zone. Learners who have not specified a time zone in their account settings see course dates and times on their dashboards, in the body of the course, and on their **Progress** pages in the time zone that their browsers specify. Learners see other course dates and times in UTC. #. Optionally, for a course that has the timed exam feature enabled, select the **Advanced** tab to set the subsection to be :ref:`timed`. #. Select **Save**. .. _Problem Results Visibility: ********************************* Set Problem Results Visibility ********************************* By default, when learners submit answers to problems, they immediately receive the results of the problem: whether they answered the problem correctly, as well as their scores. However, you might want to temporarily hide problem results from learners when you run an exam, or permanently hide results when you administer a survey. You can do this by using the **Assessment Results Visibility** setting. .. note:: The **Assessment Results Visibility** setting is a subsection setting. The visibility of individual problems cannot be changed. The **Assessment Results Visibility** subsection setting overrides the **Show Answer** setting for individual problems. Answers to problems are not visible when results are hidden. To change the results visibility for your subsection, follow these steps. #. From the three-dot menu at the subsection level, choose **Configure**. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/subsection_three_dot_menu_configure.png :width: 600 #. Select the **Visibility** tab, and locate **Assessment Results Visibility**. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/studio_visibility_configuration.png :width: 600 #. Select one of the available options. * **Always show assessment results**: This is the default setting. Problem results and subsection scores are visible immediately when learners and staff submit answers. * **Never show assessment results**: Subsection scores are visible, but problem results are never visible to learners or to course staff. Problem scores from this subsection are not counted toward the overall course score. * **Show assessment results when subsection is past due**: For learners, results are not visible until the subsection due date (for instructor-paced courses) or the course end date (for self-paced courses) has passed. For course staff, results are always visible unless the staff member is :ref:`previewing or viewing the course as a learner`. .. note:: If the subsection does not have a due date, or the course does not have an end date, results are always visible. * **Never show individual assessment results, but show overall assessment results after due date**: Learners do not see question-level correctness or scores before *or* after the due date. However, once the due date passes, they can see their overall score for the subsection on the Progress page. #. Select **Save**. The **Assessment Results Visibility** setting can be used with the following common problem types. * :ref:`Dropdown` * :ref:`Multi select` * :ref:`About Numerical Input` * :ref:`Single Select` * :ref:`Text Input` The **Assessment Results Visibility** setting can be used with the following advanced problem types. * :ref:`Annotation` * :ref:`Circuit Schematic Builder` * :ref:`Custom JavaScript Display and Grading` * :ref:`Custom Python-Evaluated Input` * :ref:`Image Mapped Input` * :ref:`Math Expression Input` * :ref:`Problem Written in LaTeX` * :ref:`Problem with Adaptive Hint` .. seealso:: :ref:`About Problems Exercises and Tools` (concept) :ref:`Core Problem Types` (reference) :ref:`Working with Problem Components` (reference) :ref:`Guide to Problem Settings` (reference) :ref:`Gradebook Assignment Types` (reference) :ref:`Feedback Best Practices` (concept) :ref:`Adding Feedback and Hints to a Problem` (reference) :ref:`Configure Hint` (how-to) :ref:`Partial Credit` (reference) :ref:`Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection` (how-to) :ref:`Adding Tooltips` (reference) :ref:`Learner View of Problems` (reference) :ref:`Advanced Editor` (reference) :ref:`Add Hints via the Advanced Editor` (how-to) :ref:`Modifying a Released Problem` (reference) :ref:`Add Unsupported Exercises Problems` (how-to) **Maintenance chart** +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | Review Date | Working Group Reviewer | Release |Test situation | +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | 2025-11-16 | sarina | Ulmo | Pass | +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+ | 07/08/2025 | Leira (Curricu.me) | Sumac | Pass | +--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+