Assessment and assignment types

An assessment or assignment is a task that a user has to complete by a specified time in order to earn points. These points count towards a final grade based on the selected weighting scheme. If required, an assessment or assignment can be associated with a particular module or lesson.

CYPHER for business defaults to assessments. CYPHER for academia defaults to assignments. The terms assessments and assignments are interchangeable in this article and customizable in your platform.

Overview

Assessment and assignment types

Quiz

Take an online quiz

Essay

Respond to a question with some text and optional attachments

Offline

An offline assessment such as taking a test or reading a book

Survey

Take an online survey

Discussion

Discuss a topic and earn points for participation

Debate

Debate a proposition and earn points for participation

Team

Group learners into teams and grade their combined efforts

Turnitin

Create a Turnitin assessment

SCORM

Take a SCORM quiz

Dropbox

Submit one or more files

H5P

H5P assessment

Attendance

Award points based on attendance

Unicheck

Unicheck assignment

Google Assignments

Google assignment

Google Drive Assignments

Google drive assignment

LTI

LTI assessment

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