In EdgeEX math courses, all questions in assignments and assessments feature Feedback and Answer Explanations to support students who answer questions incorrectly. For selected questions in math assignments, Show Me videos are also available to model how to solve a specific problem. Both Answer Explanations and Show Me videos support struggling students and provides point-of-use intervention and re-teaching.
Note
All questions in math course assignments and assessments have Answer Explanations available. Select questions in assignments have Show Me videos available.
Viewing Answer Explanations and Show Me videos as an educator
You can view Answer Explanations and Show Me videos as an educator while you are:
When you're viewing an activity in full-screen mode, toggle Show Answers to On. Click the green lightbulb to view Answer Explanations. On pages that include a Show Me video, you can click Show Me to preview the video.
How it works
When working through the questions in an assignment, students will experience the following if Answer Explanations and Show Me videos are available for the question:
| Scenario | Outcome | Image |
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| Student selects correct answer | The Feedback lightbulb at the top of the page turns green. If an Answer Explanation or Show Me video is available, the student can can view them if desired. | |
| Student selects incorrect answer on first attempt | The Feedback panel displays on the right side of the screen. The student can read the feedback and then click Try Again to submit a different answer. | |
| Student selects incorrect answer on second attempt |
If a Show Me video is available for this question, it displays automatically. The student will watch the short video before moving on in the activity. If no Show Me video is available, the Answer Explanation panel displays on right side of screen. The student can read the Answer Explanation before moving on in the activity. |
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