From 11792fb955f73bbcd4b20fd9f2e627e3e2bc981e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carol Tong Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:28:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify Max Attempts Add text to clarify relationship between Max Attempts setting course-wide vs individual problems --- .../source/creating_content/create_problem.rst | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_problem.rst b/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_problem.rst index f84cb38853..e770b8527d 100644 --- a/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_problem.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/creating_content/create_problem.rst @@ -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