How to

Complete an assignment
-Student account-

In the Full Version, teacher accounts can assign courses and drills to student accounts. If you have a student account, you will see your assignments on your student dashboard. Read below to learn how to complete an assignment in Wizard.


Complete an assignment

Follow the steps below to complete an assignment:

  1. From your student dashboard, select an Active Assignment by clicking on it. student dashboard
  2. If you have not yet started an assignment, click Start Assignment. If you have previously started the assignment, this button will say Continue Assignment, select this to pick up where you left off.
  3. view assignment

  4. From here, you can view the assignment details, including your progress on the course or drill. Press start to begin the assignment.
  5. start

  6. Some courses also include Stories, which provide valuable background information you'll need before you start the drill.
  7. stories

  8. One you begin the drill, simply read and answer the question shown on the screen. To have the question and answer choices read aloud to you, click the speaker icons.
  9. read aloud

  10. If you get the question correct, it will turn green and show feedback for why that is the correct answer.
  11. green feedback

    If you get the question wrong, it will show your answer in red and the correct answer in green with feedback explaining why that is the correct answer so you can learn for next time! The star will also move backward in the progress bar.

    wrong

  12. As you answer questions correctly, you'll see the star in the progress bar move forward. The assignment is not complete until you get to 100%.
  13. star

  14. If you would like to stop your assignment before it is complete and come back to it later, press the x on the left side.
  15. stop drill

  16. This will take you out of the drill. To go back in later, follow the same steps as above. You'll notice that your progress was saved and you can pick up where you left off.
  17. progress saved

Progress and completed assignments

An assignment is complete when you have reached 100% proficiency (the star in the progress bar is all the way to the end) on each story and drill.

  • When you have reached 100% proficiency, you will see the screen below. You can click on any part of the assignment to continue practicing or click close to exit the assignment.
  • report

  • Once you have reached 100% proficiency, the assignment moves to Archived Assignments on your dashboard. You can still access this drill through the assignment archive.assignment archive
  • You can view your results by clicking into the assignment and selecting review assignment.
  • my progress

  • This will show you your path to 100% mastery and predict your future proficiency on this topic.
  • my progress

Badges

Completing certain assignments can earn you a badge!

  • Visit the badges page from the student dashboard to see what drills are available to you.
    report
  • Hover over on an unearned badge to see what you have to complete in order to earn the badge.
    report
  • Click on an earned badge to see more information and to download or print out a certificate.
    reportreport
  • Sort the badges by grade level to find content that is right for you.assignment archive

Question types

Questions will vary by drill. You may see different question types in different subjects, or all question types within the same drill. Read below to learn about the question types and how to answer them.

  • Multiple choice is the most common type of question. Click on an answer to select it.
  • multiple choice

  • Hot spot questions show a picture. To answer this question, click on an area of the picture to select it. You can use the magnifying glass to zoom in to or out of the picture.
  • hot spot

  • Drop-down questions contain a list of answers to choose from. To select an answer, click the blank to reveal the list of choices and click on the answer you wish to select.
  • drop down

  • Fill in the blank questions require you to type in an answer. Put your cursor in the blank and use the keyboard to type your answer.
  • fill in the blank

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