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Clarify Max Attempts

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Add text to clarify relationship between Max Attempts setting
course-wide vs individual problems
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Carol Tong
2014-10-16 16:28:43 -04:00
committed by Mark Hoeber
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docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_problem.rst
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@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ All problems on the edX platform have several component parts.
the **Show Answer** button is visible.
#. **Attempts.** The instructor may set a specific number of attempts or
allow unlimited attempts.
allow unlimited attempts for a problem. By default, the course-wide **Maximum Attempts** setting in Advanced Settings is null, meaning that the maximum number of attempts for problems is unlimited. If the course-wide **Maximum Attempts** setting is changed to a specific number, the **Maximum Attempts** setting for individual problems defaults to that number, and cannot be set to unlimited.
.. image:: ../Images//AnatomyOfExercise2.png
:alt: Image of a problem from a student's point of view, with callouts for
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ ribbon at the top of the page.
Maximum Attempts
==============================
This setting specifies the number of times a student can try to answer
the problem. By default, a student has an unlimited number of attempts.
This setting specifies the number of times a student is allowed to attempt answering the problem. By default, the course-wide **Maximum Attempts** setting in Advanced Settings is null, meaning that the maximum number of attempts for problems is unlimited. If the course-wide **Maximum Attempts** setting is changed to a specific number, the **Maximum Attempts** setting for individual problems defaults to that number, and cannot be set to unlimited.
.. note:: Only questions that have a **Maximum Attempts** setting of 1 or
higher are included on the Student Answer Distribution report that you can