(1) When are the Practice Tasks available?

Practice Tasks become available on certain dates. Check Dr. Stewart's Tentative Course Schedule. You can find a (brown) button on the Canvas Course Home Page.

No Practice Task can be completed for a grade after its availability period. You must achieve a 100% on the Syllabus Review before you can start Practice 1.

For most other Practice Tasks, you must achieve at least a 75% on a previous Practice Task before you can access them. The Practice Task right after a Module Quiz requires at least a 1% on the Module Quiz.

NOTE: Completing the Practice Tasks at the last possible minute might not let you make other arrangements in case of an emergency that the instructor is then unwilling to perceive as such. Therefore, it is recommended that you complete the Practice Tasks as soon as they become available.

(2) Where can the Practice Tasks be found?

The course consists of several modules located in MyOpenMath. You can find the Practice Task in the tasks folder of each module.

(3) How do the Practice Tasks grades affect my course grade?

The average of ALL practice task grades counts for 30% of your course grade.

(4) What types of qustions are on the Practice Tasks?

The Practice Tasks questions are selected to closely match the examples in the instructor lecture notes.

(5) Do Practice Tasks have due dates?

YES! ALL graded tasks (practice sets, quizzes) have a due date/time (Nevada time zone). It is expected that you complete ALL tasks by then. The instructor is giving “Late Passes” for the practice sets. THEY ARE A GIFT, and you cannot demand them back should you use too many because you are not doing your Practice Tasks on time.

Please be aware, that if you use the Late Passes, it is still your responsibility to be mindful of the days they expire for certain Practice Tasks. Check Dr. Stewart's Course Schedule. You can find a (brown) button on the Canvas Course Home Page.

(6) How many times can each Practice Task be accessed?

You can access the Practice Tasks an unlimited number of times during their availability period to continue to improve your grade. Only the highest grade counts toward your course grade.

(7) Can Practice Tasks questions be reworked?

YES! If you answered a question incorrectly THREE TIMES in a row, it will be marked as "incorrect", and you will be given the correct answer. To get credit for this question, you can work an unlimited number of similar replacement questions immediately or later (within the availability period).

(8) Can learning aids be used while doing the Practice Tasks?

YES!

(9) How much time is given to complete each Practice Task?

There is no time limit for completing the Practice Tasks. You can save your progress and come back later.

(10) Does a Practice Task have to be completed once it is started?

NO! You can stop at any time and come back and finish each Practice Task later if you do it before the end of the availability period.

(11) What happens if there is a technical problem while doing a Practice Task?

Send the instructor an email IMMEDIATELY using ingrid.stewart@csn.edu. YOU CANNOT CLAIM "TECHNICAL PROBLEMS" AFTER THE HARD DUE DATE!

(12) When can the grades and answers be reviewed?

You will be able to open and review all your Practice Tasks immediately after submitting them. Click on the "Gradebook" link then find the practice task in which you are interested.

(13) How will the Practice Tasks be graded?

MyOpenMath will grade the online Practice Tasks. It is your responsibility to review the graded work. If you have an answer that you believe has been graded incorrectly, you should send the instructor an email immediately.

(14) Are additional questions available?

For every lesson there exists an "OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL PRACTICE" link. There, you can work the practice questions as often as you want throughout the entire semester. This work is NOT graded!