Schedule an assignment

1. Navigate to your assignment.
2. Click settings Settings in the menu at the top.
3. Click Timeslots in the menu on the left.
4. Click the menu New timeslot. 
5. Click the dropdown menu and select the participants.
6. Fill in the Start time* and Deadline*. You can make use of the date-time input field
   or the date-time pickers. When you change the start date and time of a timeslot, the end date and time will automatically adjust to maintain the same duration as before.
7. Optionally, fill in the amount of minutes for Extra Time and Time limit.
8. Click Save.
   

1. Navigate to your assignment.
2. Click play_circle_outline Taking in the menu at the top.
3. Click + New in the menu on the left.
4. Click the dropdown menu and select the participants.
5. Fill in the Start time* and Deadline*. You can make use of the date-time input field
   or the date-time pickers. When you change the start date and time of a timeslot, the end date and time will automatically adjust to maintain the same duration as before.
6. Optionally, check the box Set time limit and fill in the amount of minutes.
7. Click Save.
   

Students can only see and start an assignment if there is an allocated timeslot. If a timeslot has not yet been allocated, the assignment will not be visible in the students' overview of scheduled assignments.

If a student is part of more than one group, Ans will assign them to the most favourable timeslot. In most cases this is the longest one. For example, if one of the timeslots is from 9:00 - 12:00 and the second one is from 08:30 - 12:30, and the student is a member of both groups, they will have access to the assignment from 08:30 - 12:30. This could be affected by setting a time limit, more information on that can be found below. Alternatively, if a student is part of a longer and shorter timeslot wherein the longer timeslot has already passed, but the shorter timeslot is scheduled at a later point, the student will have access to the shorter timeslot and will be able to start their assignment. This works identically if a student is part of a group and a class with different timeslots scheduled. When taking an assignment, a student is able to see all the timeslots they are assigned to but are not able to select which timeslot they partake in, as that is delegated by the system.

A time limit can be set for your assignment. When the start and end times are set at 09:00 and 12:00 respectively and the time limit is set at 120 minutes, the students are able to start the assignment between 09:00 and 12:00, with a maximum time limit of 120 minutes. The student is not able to submit any more answers after 12:00, even if the time limit is not reached yet.

If the student exits the assignment without clicking submit, the time limit will continue to count down. If the time limit expires, the assignment will be submitted automatically.

The countdown timer will let participants know how long they need to wait until they can access their digital test. The countdown timer will be visible one hour before the start of a participant's timeslot for all digital tests.

Once the timer runs out, the page will refresh and the start button will appear. The start button will not be locked if the integrations (Proctor Exam, Proctorio and Safe Exam Browser) are enabled for the test. Participants can launch integrations beforehand and wait until the countdown is finished. For Secure Test Environment Protocol (STEP), you can only start once the STEP stick is plugged in.

If students are entitled to extra time, it is recommended to create a group for students with the right to extra time. A specific timeslot can be created for this group and a default time can be set for all other students that are not in the group. If you have different timeslots that apply for different groups of students, you can create multiple groups.

By default, Ans creates an additional group for each course called 'All learners with the right to extra time'. If a student has right to extra time (either if this is selected on school or on course level), the student will automatically be added to the group 'All learners with the right to extra time'.