diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
index 869a859c15..3f9e9d9589 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/src/instructor_dashboard/student_admin.coffee
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
       unique_student_identifier = @$field_student_select_progress.val()
       if not unique_student_identifier
         return @$request_response_error_progress.text gettext("Please enter a student email address or username.")
-      error_message = gettext("Error getting student progress url for '<%= student_id %>'. Check that the student identifier is spelled correctly.")
+      error_message = gettext("Error getting student progress url for '<%= student_id %>'. Make sure that the student identifier is spelled correctly.")
       full_error_message = _.template(error_message, {student_id: unique_student_identifier})
 
       $.ajax
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
         problem_to_reset: problem_to_reset
         delete_module: false
       success_message = gettext("Success! Problem attempts reset for problem '<%= problem_id %>' and student '<%= student_id %>'.")
-      error_message = gettext("Error resetting problem attempts for problem '<%= problem_id %>' and student '<%= student_id %>'. Check that the problem and student identifiers are spelled correctly.")
+      error_message = gettext("Error resetting problem attempts for problem '<%= problem_id %>' and student '<%= student_id %>'. Make sure that the problem and student identifiers are complete and correct.")
       full_success_message = _.template(success_message, {problem_id: problem_to_reset, student_id: unique_student_identifier})
       full_error_message = _.template(error_message, {problem_id: problem_to_reset, student_id: unique_student_identifier})
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
           unique_student_identifier: unique_student_identifier
           problem_to_reset: problem_to_reset
           delete_module: true
-        error_message = gettext("Error deleting student '<%= student_id %>'s state on problem '<%= problem_id %>'. Check that the problem and student identifiers are spelled correctly.")
+        error_message = gettext("Error deleting student '<%= student_id %>'s state on problem '<%= problem_id %>'. Make sure that the problem and student identifiers are complete and correct.")
         full_error_message = _.template(error_message, {student_id: unique_student_identifier, problem_id: problem_to_reset})
 
         $.ajax
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
         problem_to_reset: problem_to_reset
       success_message = gettext("Started rescore problem task for problem '<%= problem_id %>' and student '<%= student_id %>'. Click the 'Show Background Task History for Student' button to see the status of the task.")
       full_success_message = _.template(success_message, {student_id: unique_student_identifier, problem_id: problem_to_reset})
-      error_message = gettext("Error starting a task to rescore problem '<%= problem_id %>' for student '<%= student_id %>'. Check that the problem and student identifiers are spelled correctly.")
+      error_message = gettext("Error starting a task to rescore problem '<%= problem_id %>' for student '<%= student_id %>'. Make sure that the the problem and student identifiers are complete and correct.")
       full_error_message = _.template(error_message, {student_id: unique_student_identifier, problem_id: problem_to_reset})
 
       $.ajax
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
       send_data =
         unique_student_identifier: unique_student_identifier
         problem_location_str: problem_to_reset
-      error_message = gettext("Error getting task history for problem '<%= problem_id %>' and student '<%= student_id %>'. Check that the problem and student identifiers are spelled correctly.")
+      error_message = gettext("Error getting task history for problem '<%= problem_id %>' and student '<%= student_id %>'. Make sure that the problem and student identifiers are complete and correct.")
       full_error_message = _.template(error_message, {student_id: unique_student_identifier, problem_id: problem_to_reset})
 
       $.ajax
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
           problem_to_reset: problem_to_reset
         success_message = gettext("Successfully started task to reset attempts for problem '<%= problem_id %>'. Click the 'Show Background Task History for Problem' button to see the status of the task.")
         full_success_message = _.template(success_message, {problem_id: problem_to_reset})
-        error_message = gettext("Error starting a task to reset attempts for all students on problem '<%= problem_id %>'. Check that the problem identifier is spelled correctly.")
+        error_message = gettext("Error starting a task to reset attempts for all students on problem '<%= problem_id %>'. Make sure that the problem identifier is complete and correct.")
         full_error_message = _.template(error_message, {problem_id: problem_to_reset})
 
         $.ajax
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class StudentAdmin
           problem_to_reset: problem_to_reset
         success_message = gettext("Successfully started task to rescore problem '<%= problem_id %>' for all students. Click the 'Show Background Task History for Problem' button to see the status of the task.")
         full_success_message = _.template(success_message, {problem_id: problem_to_reset})
-        error_message = gettext("Error starting a task to rescore problem '<%= problem_id %>'. Check that the problem identifier is spelled correctly.")
+        error_message = gettext("Error starting a task to rescore problem '<%= problem_id %>'. Make sure that the problem identifier is complete and correct.")
         full_error_message = _.template(error_message, {problem_id: problem_to_reset})
 
         $.ajax
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
index 1d4f39feba..2c3e0bd045 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard.html
@@ -270,14 +270,12 @@ function goto( mode)
     <H2>${_("Course-specific grade adjustment")}</h2>
 
     <p>
-      ${_("Specify a particular problem in the course here by its location:")}
+      ${_("Specify a problem in the course here with its complete location:")}
       <input type="text" name="problem_for_all_students" size="60">
     </p>
-    <p>
-      ${_("You should provide the full location of a problem. A location will look like this: {location}").format(
-      location="<tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt>")
-      }
-    </p>
+    ## Translators: A location (string of text) follows this sentence.
+    <p>${_("You must provide the complete location of the problem. In the Staff Debug viewer, the location looks like this:")}<br/>
+    <tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt></p>
     <p>
       ${_("Then select an action:")}
       <input type="submit" name="action" value="Reset ALL students' attempts">
@@ -303,14 +301,12 @@ function goto( mode)
       <input type="submit" name="action" value="Get link to student's progress page">
     </p>
     <p>
-      ${_("Specify a particular problem in the course here by its location:")}
+      ${_("Specify a problem in the course here with its complete location:")}
       <input type="text" name="problem_for_student" size="60">
     </p>
-    <p>
-      ${_("You should provide the full location of a problem. A location will look like this: {location}").format(
-      location="<tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt>")
-      }
-    </p>
+    ## Translators: A location (string of text) follows this sentence.
+    <p>${_("You must provide the complete location of the problem. In the Staff Debug viewer, the location looks like this:")}<br/>
+    <tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt></p>
 
     <p>
       ${_("Then select an action:")}
diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
index 728ea543d2..6e4bd3a879 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
@@ -45,15 +45,13 @@
   </p>
   <br>
 
-  <p> ${_('Specify a particular problem in the course here by its location:')}
+  <p> ${_("Specify a problem in the course here with its complete location:")}
   <input type="text" name="problem-select-single" placeholder="${_("Problem location")}">
   </p>
 
-  <p>
-    ${_("You should provide the full location of a problem. A location will look like this: {location}").format(
-    location="<tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt>")
-    }
-  </p>
+  ## Translators: A location (string of text) follows this sentence.
+  <p>${_("You must provide the complete location of the problem. In the Staff Debug viewer, the location looks like this:")}<br/>
+  <tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt></p>
 
   <p>
   ${_("Next, select an action to perform for the given user and problem:")}
@@ -93,14 +91,12 @@
     <div class="request-response-error"></div>
 
     <p>
-      ${_("Specify a particular problem in the course here by its location:")}
+      ${_("Specify a problem in the course here with its complete location:")}
       <input type="text" name="problem-select-all" size="60" placeholder="${_("Problem location")}">
     </p>
-    <p>
-      ${_("You should provide the full location of a problem. A location will look like this: {location}").format(
-      location="<tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt>")
-      }
-    </p>
+    ## Translators: A location (string of text) follows this sentence.
+    <p>${_("You must provide the complete location of the problem. In the Staff Debug viewer, the location looks like this:")}<br/>
+    <tt>i4x://edX/Open_DemoX/problem/78c98390884243b89f6023745231c525</tt></p>
     <p>
       ${_("Then select an action")}:
       <input type="button" class="molly-guard" name="reset-attempts-all" value="${_("Reset ALL students' attempts")}" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">