Single and Multiple Attempt Questions

With any type of output-based response on Extempore, instructors can decide how many times the student can attempt the question. These options include..

Single-attempt questions allow students only one chance to respond. If the student backs out of the question or leaves Extempore in any other way, the response will be locked. Once a response is submitted, the only way to submit another response to the same question is for the instructor to reset that question. Single-attempt questions can have time to review, time to respond, and minimum response time configurations added.

Learn more about configure single, multiple, and unlimited attempt questions on Extempore below.

As noted, a single-attempt question means the student only has one chance to respond to the prompt. This is controlled at the bottom of the question creation page in the limitations section.

Regardless of other parameters, single-attempt questions will always prompt students with a warning and details of other parameters before the student begins the prompt. Encourage your students to read these warnings carefully before entering the question.

Questions can also allow for two or three attempts. These responses are treated like unlimited-attempt questions (see below) until there is only one attempt remaining. Please note that time to review is not supported for multiple-attempt questions. 2-3 attempt questions are only supported for

2-3 attempts are not supported for

When a question has 2-3 attempts set as a parameter, the student will see how many attempts remain on the response page.

By default, questions will be set to unlimited attempts within the parameters section of the question creation page. You can still configure a maximum and minimum response time, but because the student has multiple attempts, you cannot add a time to review.

As noted above, multiple attempt questions will allow students the option to re-record a response upon finishing.