Maple T.A. User Guide - Maplesoft

2 • 1 Getting Started
When an assignment is created, you specify assignment access, grading parameters, and feedback options. After determining
the content (questions), rules, and policies, you publish an assignment to the class web site for use by students.
Students can review their results of any previously completed assignments.
Gradebook
After students complete an assignment, you can view the results in a Gradebook or create downloadable performance
reports that can be viewed in third-party gradebook programs or Microsoft ® Excel.
With Maple T.A., you can generate comprehensive performance reports for individual students, individual class sections,
or multiple class sections. You can also perform statistical item analysis of questions.
1.3 Getting Started
Creating a New Class in Maple T.A.
Your first step is to log in to the Maple T.A. system using the username and password that your system administrator
or course coordinator has provided. Once you are logged into the system, you can create a new class (if you have sufficient
privileges). You can upload a student roster or set open registration so that system users can enroll themselves
in your class. For details on creating a class, see Creating a New Class (page 7).
Working with Questions and Assignments in Maple T.A.
Question Repository
With Maple T.A. you create self-scoring assignments with questions drawn from the question repository. The system's
assignments can help automate common learning activities that involve questions and problems in classes such as
practice and proctored exams, tutorial sessions, homework, and quizzes. The system can report on individual student
performance, performance across a class section or across multiple sections of a class, and statistical item analysis of
questions.
The system can be configured to enable easy sharing of class content and assignments across sections of large classes.
For more information, see Creating and Managing Assignments (page 21).
Assignments and Results
When you create an assignment, you specify the rules and policies for assignment access and due dates, grading parameters,
feedback to students, and whether student results are recorded in the Maple T.A. Gradebook. After students
complete an assignment, you can view results in a Gradebook or create downloadable performance reports that can
be viewed in third-party gradebook programs or Microsoft ® Excel. Students can always review the results of any previously
completed assignments.
For more information, see Working with the Gradebook (page 51).
1.4 System Overview
Table 1.1: System Modules Overview
Assignment Editor • Create and publish assignments
• Set rules and policies
Question Repository • Create questions to use in your tests, quizzes, and assignments
• Store and manage questions