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 e770b8527d..b7da289256 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 @@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ All problems on the edX platform have several component parts. above) and the explanation (see 10 below). The instructor sets whether the **Show Answer** button is visible. -#. **Attempts.** The instructor may set a specific number of attempts or - 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. +#. **Attempts.** The instructor may set a specific number of attempts or allow + unlimited attempts for a problem. By default, the course-wide **Maximum + Attempts** advanced setting 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 @@ -274,7 +279,12 @@ ribbon at the top of the page. Maximum 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. +This setting specifies the number of times a student is allowed to attempt +answering the problem. By default, the course-wide **Maximum Attempts** +advanced setting 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 diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/10-23-2014.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/10-23-2014.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a9144e9262 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/10-23-2014.rst @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +################################### +October 23, 2014 +################################### + +The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of +October 23, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes. + +**************************************** +edX Release Announcements Mailing List +**************************************** + +These edX Course Staff Release Notes are always available and are updated with +each release of the edX Platform on `edx.org`_ and `edX Edge`_. + +You can also sign up for the `edX Release Announcements mailing list`_ to get +an email message when we update the edX Course Staff Release Notes. + +******************************* +edX Website +******************************* + +Visitors to the `edx.org`_ website can now search for courses by name, school, +or subject. Search results can be further refined by selecting course +availability (for example, Current, Starting Soon, Archived) and type (for +example, Verified, High School, Professional Education). + +******************************* +edX Course Discussion +******************************* + +* When you enter a search term on the **Discussion** page, the search starts + either when you click the magnifying glass icon or press the Enter key. + Previously, only use of the Enter key started the search. (TNL-526) + +* After you mark a response to a question post as the correct answer, a message + that describes this action is added to the response. The hyperlinked username + in this message now correctly opens a new page showing your contributions to + the course discussion. (TNL-188) + +************* +edX Studio +************* + +* The protein builder tool now correctly uses font sizing set by user browser + preferences. (TNL-256) + +************************** +edX Data & Analytics +************************** + +* For compatibility with database import tools, a field in the ``child_render`` + event was renamed. The ``event`` member field is now named ``child_id`` + instead of ``child-id``. + +************************** +edX Documentation +************************** + +The following documentation is available: + +* `Building and Running an edX Course`_ + + Click **Help** in the upper-right corner of any page in the edX Studio + user interface to access relevant sections in this guide. You can also + download the entire guide as a PDF. + + Recent changes include: + + Course authors can set both a course-wide **Maximum Attempts** value for + all problem components and a **Maximum Attempts** value for each problem + component added to the course. The interaction between these settings has + been clarified. + +* `Using edX Insights`_ + +* `EdX Guide for Students`_ + +* `Creating Peer Assessments`_ + +* `edX Research Guide`_ + + Recent changes include: + + Instructions for downloading the weekly tracking event log file have been + removed. These log files are now available only daily. + +* `edX Developer's Guide`_ + +* `edX XBlock Documentation`_ + +* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the edX Platform`_ + +* `edX Open Learning XML Guide`_ + + Recent changes include: + + * Additional explanation in the `Problems and Tools`_ section. + * Reorganization of the `Problems and Tools`_ and `Course Components + (XBlocks)`_ sections. + * Clarifications to how an OLX course is organized in the `OLX Course + Structure`_ section. + * Updates to the descriptions for embedding content in container objects for + HTML, video, and discussion components in the `Course Components + (XBlocks)`_ section. +.. comment for spacing only + +* `edX Platform API Version 0.5`_ + + Alpha documentation for the edX platform API is now available. + +************************** +Other edX Resources +************************** + +You can access the `edX Status`_ page to get an up-to-date status for all +services on edx.org and edX Edge. The page also includes the Twitter feed for +@edXstatus, which the edX Operations team uses to post updates. + +You can access the public `edX roadmap`_ for details about the currently +planned product direction. + +.. include:: links.rst \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst index e9bcc04779..2057813d76 100755 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/index.rst @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ email message each time we update the edX Course Staff Release Notes. read_me preface browsers + 10-23-2014 10-16-2014 10-07-2014 09-30-2014 diff --git a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst index 7f18ff0081..bec681212b 100644 --- a/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst +++ b/docs/en_us/release_notes/source/links.rst @@ -15,10 +15,21 @@ .. _Problems and Tools: http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/problem-xml/index.html +.. _OLX Course Structure: http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/directory-structure.html#odl-directory-structure +.. _Course Components (XBlocks): http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/components/index.html + +.. Student-facing doc links .. _EdX Guide for Students: http://edx-guide-for-students.readthedocs.org/en/latest/ + +.. Platform API guide links + +.. _edX Platform API Version 0.5: http://edx-platform-api.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html + +.. other links not yet categorized carefully + .. _Cohorts: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/cohorts/index.html .. _Creating Exercises and Tools: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/index.html