What's Coming for January 2012?

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 15:17 | By: Becky Anderson | Category: Product Updates

Rolled-up Item Analysis for Exports
Item Analysis Exports are now available for course groups from both the Quick Exports and Advanced Exports pages. If a coordinator-instructor exports Item Analysis for a course group, he/she can get a summary of student performance across all course sections in the course group, and also student scoring details for each student. Question metrics (difficulty, median time, correct on first try) are also included in Advanced Exports.

Stop and Resume Tests/Quizzes
Instructors can choose to allow students to stop taking a test or quiz and return at a later time to complete it. If they select this setting, the test/quiz is restricted so that students can see only one question at a time and not change previously answered questions or look ahead. Students must answer a question completely before they can move on. Students returning to a timed test will have only the remaining time to complete the test; the clock does not ‘start over’.

Add Figures in Show Work Window
The Figure drawing tool from the Custom Question Builder has been added to the Show Work window, allowing students to draw simple graphs as part of answering a Show Work question.

Use Calculator with the Pearson LockDown Browser
Instructors who require the Pearson LockDown Browser for a test can also choose to have a basic or a scientific calculator available to students while they take the locked down test. The default setting remains not to allow use of a calculator. (Using this feature requires that a new LockDown Browser executable be installed.)

Specify Date Range in Advanced Exports
A new option on the Advanced Export page lets instructors specify a date range for exporting results. Once selected, only assignments results from within that date range will be included in the export.

Import Assignments from Previous Edition Across Platforms
Instructors who are moving from a previous edition legacy course (CourseCompass) to the new edition course in MyLabsPlus or from a MathXL course to a MyLab New Design course will be able to import their assignments easily, without going through any intermediate steps.

(For Standalone Products)
Enhancements to Document Upload
The existing file upload functionality in standalone products (MathXL, MyMathTest, MyFoundationsLab) has been enhanced so that instructors can upload videos into their courses. They will also be able to use the webcam recording functionality on their computer to record videos online. Students can then play back the videos in their browsers.
 

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