Once you have selected your questions to assign and clicked Assign, you’ll be taken through the assignment creation process.
Assigning Questions from a Subject or Folder:
Choose Recipients
After selecting questions, you’ll be taken to a screen that looks like this:
Click the appropriate boxes to assign your questions to an entire class or multiple classes. To assign to select students only, select the drop-down and then click the boxes next to each student’s name:
Once you’ve selected recipients, click Next.
Assignment Options
You are now ready to adjust the assignment settings:
Setting | Description |
Assignment Title | Required: The student-facing assignment name. |
Start Date / Time | Optional: Set start dates & times to ensure students cannot preview the assignment. |
Due Date / Time | Required: Select the date and time by when students will need to submit the assignment. |
Time Limit (minutes) | Optional: Add a timer. Note that once a student begins the assignment, there is no option to pause or stop the timer. |
Allow late submissions | Optional: Check to allow students to turn in their assignment after the due date has passed. |
Randomize question order per student | Optional: Check to assign the same questions in a different order for students. Note that if you have groups of questions about the same reading passage or stimuli, they will also be randomized. |
Show correct answers and explanations | Required: This setting determines when students will be able to see if they got a question right or wrong, as well as the detailed narrative explanation. |
Message | Optional: Share any additional information with your students. |
Once you’ve selected your settings, click Submit and your assignment will be shared with students.
Assigning Questions from the Assignment Builder:
Recipients and Default Recipient Settings
After clicking Assign from the Assignment Builder, you’ll be taken to a screen that looks like this:
On the left side, select which classes should receive the assignment by clicking the Add Class button. To assign to select students only, click the arrow to the left of the class name, then check the boxes next to each student’s name:
Assignment Options
On the right side, you can adjust the assignment settings. We recommend you begin by setting the Default Recipient Settings which apply to all students and classes who will receive the assignment. To customize settings for any individual student or class, click Customize next to the class or student name:
Once you've selected your settings and given your assignment a name, click Assign in the top right corner:
Sharing Your Assignment
The last step is to share your assignment with your students. You can post the assignment directly to your LMS or copy and paste the link for students to reference. Students can also find the assignment by logging into Albert.






