From 2a88ced1aa5c6c2890d9919b1adce37bd8921fc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sylvia Pearce Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:53:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Further update randomization documentation --- .../course_authors/source/create_problem_component.rst | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/create_problem_component.rst b/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/create_problem_component.rst index 9156c62bb0..c3f946b80c 100644 --- a/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/create_problem_component.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/course_authors/source/create_problem_component.rst @@ -289,11 +289,16 @@ answers, the student’s score is 0.5 out of 2 points. Randomization =============== -You may have created a problem that can use a Python script to change specific values in the problem each time a different student sees the problem, or every time a single student tries to answer the problem. For example, the highlighted values in the problem below change each time a student submits an answer to the problem. +This setting specifies whether certain values in your problem change each time a different student accesses the problem, or each time a single student tries to answer the problem. For example, the highlighted values in the problem below change each time a student submits an answer to the problem. .. image:: Images/Rerandomize.gif -To "turn on" the ability to change these values, use the **Randomization** setting. This setting has four options. +If you want to change, or "randomize," specific values in your problem, you have to do both the following: + +- Make sure that your problem contains a Python script that randomizes the values that you want. +- Enable randomization in the Problem component. + +To enable randomization, select an option for the **Randomization** setting. This setting has four options. +-------------------+--------------------------------------+ | **Always** | Students see a different version of |