New Instructors

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Getting Started

Managing Assignments/Quizzes

  • Managing sets
    • Exporting/Importing sets
  • Finding questions in the Open Problem Library
  • Types of sets
    • Homework
    • Gateway Quiz - timed exam where all questions are submitted at once.
    • Just in Time - a form of adaptive homework which offers remedial exercises if a questions is answered incorrectly

Managing Students

  • Classlists -- Add/edit/delete students using the Classlist Editor.
  • Classlist Files -- A convenient way to add a large number of students to a course at once.

Integration with your LMS

Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas and Desire2Learn (D2L) BrightSpace all support a protocol called LTI (for D2L, see LTI for D2L) which then automatically manages student accounts in WeBWorK; for Moodle also the module wwassignment is available.

Optional Modules

  • Achievements -- A gamification feature that rewards students for doing their homework and practicing good WeBWorK behavior; also see Achievement Evaluator and Achievement Items.
  • Conditional release -- Students are not able to start a homework set until a sufficient score is obtained on a previous set.
  • Show me another -- Show students an alternate version of their assigned problem (with or without solution).
  • Periodic re-randomization -- After a certain number of attempts, the randomization of a problem will change.
  • Reduced scoring -- After the Reduced Scoring Date, additional work done by the student counts at a reduced rate.


Model Courses (finding content)