Only teachers with an active school license can give assignments, and only students who have been assigned them can access them.
Accessing the Assignment
Your students can access assignments by following the steps below:
Sign in to Albert.
Click on the Home tab at the top of the screen.
View specific classes on the left-hand side. Assessments will appear in the Assignments tab.
If students navigate to their teacher’s classroom on the left side, they will see a list of all assignments that the teacher has assigned for that course. You can filter this list to see Open (i.e. students still need to submit), or Closed assignments (students already submitted or are no longer able to complete).
Click on the assignment you'd like to work on. Clicking this will take you to the details page. Here you'll see if the assignment has a time limit or not. Assignments with time limits must be completed in one sitting. You'll also see a notice here if the assignment has Secure Mode enabled — see the Secure Mode section below for details on what to expect before you start.
To begin, click Start Assignment in the top right corner.
Completing the Assignment
After opening an assignment, students can follow these steps to answer questions:
If settings are set to show results & explanations after each question:
Answer questions by selecting or inputting an answer.
To view answers and explanations as you go through the assignment, be sure to click Submit Answer on the bottom right corner. Note: Answers are automatically saved as you go, even if you do not submit your answer. Once you have submitted your answer, you will not be able to go back and change it.
Click Next to continue to the next question without submitting your answer to the current question. You can also toggle through questions at the top of the screen.
Note: If the assignment settings are set to show answers & explanations after each question, the answers will only be revealed as you go if you click Submit Answer.If you have selected but not submitted an answer to every question, click End Assignment in the top right corner, then select Submit Assignment.
Note: If you have not answered all questions, you will be prompted to Continue Working or Submit as Incomplete.
Once you have submitted all answers, you will automatically be returned to the details page. Click View Questions in the top right corner to view all assignment questions with answers and explanations.
If settings are set to show results & explanations after assignment completion or after the due date has passed:
Answer questions by selecting or inputting an answer.
Click Next on the bottom right to continue to the next question. Note: Answers are automatically saved as you go.
You can also toggle through assignment questions at the top of the screen.
After you have selected an answer to every question, click End Assignment in the top right corner, then select Submit Assignment.
Note: If you have not answered all questions, you will be prompted to Continue Working or Submit as Incomplete.
Confirm that you would like to submit the assignment. Results will be available either immediately after submitting the assignment or after the due date passes, based on the assignment settings.
Partial Credit
When partial credit is enabled, students can earn a fraction of the total points for multi-part questions. For example, if a question has three blanks and a student answers two correctly, they’ll receive 67% credit.
Students will see a partial credit icon next to questions where they earned some points but not full credit.
If partial credit is not enabled, students will only see traditional correct or incorrect scoring.
Students will see partial credit results based on the assignment’s explanation settings:
Show answers after each question: Students see partial credit immediately after submitting each question.
Show answers after due date or after submission: Students will see partial credit only after the due date has passed or after submitting the assignment.
Once an assignment is submitted, the overall score will reflect any partial credit earned.
Secure Mode
Some assignments may have Secure Mode enabled by your teacher. Secure Mode is designed to create a secure testing environment by requiring you to stay in full-screen while you work. Here's everything you need to know before you start.
Before You Begin: Device and Browser Requirements
Secure Mode only works on Chrome on a desktop or laptop (including Chromebooks in standard laptop mode). If you try to start a Secure Mode assignment from any of the following, you'll see a message asking you to switch to Chrome desktop before you can begin:
A phone or tablet
Safari, Firefox, Edge, or any browser other than Chrome
A Chromebook folded into tablet mode
If you don't have Chrome, you can download it for free at chrome.google.com. If you're unable to download Chrome on your device, check with your teacher. They may be able to provide an alternative device or adjust your settings.
Starting a Secure Mode Assignment
On the assignment details page, you'll see a notice that Secure Mode is enabled.
Click Start Assignment. A prompt will appear explaining that Secure Mode is active and that you'll need to stay in full-screen.
Click the confirmation button to continue. Your browser will automatically enter full-screen mode.
You're now in Secure Mode. Stay in full-screen and keep your focus on Albert for the duration of the assignment.
What Counts as a Violation
A violation is recorded any time you do something that takes you out of Secure Mode, including:
Exiting full-screen
Switching to another tab or opening a new tab
Minimizing the browser window
Opening the browser console or developer tools
Anything else that shifts focus away from Albert
Heads up: Your teacher can see a log of every violation you trigger, including what happened and when.
What Happens When You Get a Violation
1st or 2nd violation: A warning will appear and you'll have 10 seconds to return to full-screen. If you return in time, the assignment continues as normal. If the 10 seconds run out before you return, your assignment will be automatically submitted.
3rd violation: Your assignment is immediately submitted — there is no grace window.
Note: Auto-submitted assignments are graded the same way as a normal submission. Whatever answers you had entered up to that point will be saved and graded — nothing is lost.
If Your Assignment Was Auto-Submitted
If your assignment was submitted because of violations and you believe it was a mistake, let your teacher know. Teachers have the ability to review your violation log and reset your submission so you can start fresh if they choose to.