• Variation update default updated to only show these variations to learners who have not yet seen or started the current task.
• Improvement to task upload speed when using Firefox.
• Pasted in content no longer changes the formatting of the whole text box.
• Setting the number of quiz items per group now sticks.
• When creating a short text task type the prompt to set a correct answer only shows if you have not set one when the task is saved.
• Quiz submissions can be re-opened via the API.
• Small avatar images now display correctly.
• Self-sign up no longer timing out unexpectedly.
• Improved learner experience when uploading and submitting file upload tasks. Learn more.
• Improvement to consistency for learner task status messages.

In response to feedback, we’ve made improvements to the file upload task type to make submitting files smoother and less stressful for your learners.
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We heard that sometimes learners would successfully upload their files but then fail to submit them, which could lead to missed deadlines and unnecessary stress, particularly during assessment periods.

Changes include UI and wording updates that make the process clearer, plus a new on-screen warning if a file is uploaded but not yet submitted.
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These improvements mean better learner experiences, fewer missed deadlines and less stress around important tasks.

We’ve made improvements to the file upload task type to make submitting assessments smoother and less stressful for ākonga.
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We heard that sometimes ākonga would upload their assessment files but then not complete submission, which could lead to missed deadlines, unnecessary stress during assessment periods, and extra support queries for your team.

Changes include UI and wording updates that make the process clearer, plus a new on-screen warning if a file is uploaded but not yet submitted.

These improvements mean better experiences for ākonga, fewer missed deadlines, reduced support queries, and less stress around important assessment tasks.

• When task extensions are applied via the API, the overdue flag is updated for facilitators in the class console.
• Visual improvement to the like/dislike page icons.
• Accessibility improvements to the 'Skip to main content' button.
• When there is an embedded webpage on a course page, you are still taken to the top of the page.
• Latex renders correctly in the Task hint.
• Increased flexibility to questions per theme in a quiz.
• Additional line breaks no longer show underneath tables in text elements.
• Read only option no longer shows for Coaches in the manage settings.
• Authors can decide to set partial marks on a task and/or set whether points are deducted for incorrect responses. Learn more.
• Improved contents page to help learners to see where they are in their course and what still needs to be completed. Learn more.

Here's what's new:

• See which pages are unseen, in progress, or complete (viewed the page and submitted any the tasks on the page).
• See which sections are complete.
• Better highlighting of the page you were last on.
• Greater distinction between sections, subsections, and pages.
• New options to Expand or Collapse all.
• Keeps the time for a page even after you've viewed it.

Check out the video What's new in Contents to see the key features.

We're hopeful these changes will help people clearly see where they’re at, and what they’ve got left to do!

We’ve got more choice in how learners can be scored in automarked tasks and quizzes! Now your authors can decide if learners can get partial marks on a task and whether points are deducted for incorrect responses.

Let’s take a look at an example where we’ve set the Points for the task to 1.

Now authors can choose whether learners:

• Need to get the entire question right to get the points for the task (e.g. 0/1 in example above).
• Get a proportion of the total points for the task (e.g. 0.5/1 for correctly placing 50% of the responses) .
• Get point(s) for each correct response (e.g. 2/4 for 2 correctly placed responses).
• Have point(s) deducted for incorrect responses.

Check out How to set the Scoring type and Penalty points for automarked tasks to see more detail on the difference between these options.

• Reporting content options now display responsively on smaller screens.
• Quizzes can now include up to 750 tasks.
• You can organise those 750 tasks into up to 25 task groups.
• Each task group can include up to 30 tasks.

• Talk channels added in the class activation settings now save and show without needing to activate the class.
• Inconsistency with display of task due dates in relative dates classes resolved.
• Messaging to let learners know they will be shown the correct answers in a quiz will only display when authors have selected this option.
• Enhancement to allow organisations the option to hide the local login button when using SSO.
• LaTeX now elements act responsively to smaller viewports.
• Heading updates to User & group management account settings - e.g including reporting.
• Enhancement to add badge awarded date to badges in the class console.
• Visual improvement to the dropdown menus on the marking tab/class console.
• Added strikethrough formatting option to the text element for authors.
• The My tasks counter now reflects the correct amount of tasks displayed to the learner (with and without filters applied).
• API users can now apply task extensions for learners via the iQualify Management API. Learn more.

We heard your feedback that quizzes needed more flexibility, so we made some big changes!

• Quizzes can now include up to 750 tasks.
• You can organise those 750 tasks into up to 25 task groups.
• Each task group can include up to 30 tasks.

Check out our articles to learn how to add a quiz to your course or about using task groups to add randomisation to your quiz.

Hi there,

Your organisation can now use our API to grant learners assessment extensions.

Using the API to grant these extensions ensures that the new due dates are then automatically reflected on iQualify reducing confusion about due dates for your learners and their facilitators/coaches.

You can learn more about this feature here and can find our API specific documentation here.