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Objectives for this exercise:

Part 1 Create a Preference Set called Crabapple-Tutor Preference which gives students in 4th Grade Math two tries per problem, sets the mastery percentage at 83%, disables printing of the Scoreboard, and does not require an answer for each problem.
       
Part 2: Apply your custom Preference Set to your custom Assignment.
     

Part 1: Create a Custom Preference Set.
       
 
1.
Access the Preference Editor.
      a. Click on the Instruction tab.
      b. Click on the Preference Editor sub-tab.
         
    2. Select TAKS Grade 04 Math from the Titles menu.
      a. Place the cursor on the Titles menu. Click the mouse button and hold..
      b. Select TAKS Grade 04 Math and release the mouse button. The preferences may take a minute to load.
      c. A prompt should appear reading “Select Factory Preference” in the Preference Set Name field. You will base your Custom Preference Set on either a factory Test or a factory Tutor Preference Set and make adjustments to create your new Preference Set
     
  3. Select a base Preference Set.
      a. Place the cursor on the Preference Set Name field. Click the mouse button and hold.
      b. Select Tutor and release the mouse button.
      c. All current Tutor preference settings should now appear in the lower left corner of your Preference Editor screen.
         
  4. Name your custom Preference Set.
      a. Click once on the Save As button on the right side of your screen.
      b. In the request box that now appears, type Crabapple-Tutor Preference and click the OK button. Your screen should now automatically show the Progression settings.
 
 
5.
Adjust Progression Settings.
 
a.
Using the mouse, position your cursor over the line “Number of Tries Allowed Per Problem” in the upper box and click once to highlight. The number “1” should be highlighted in the value box above the preference settings list. Type “2” in the value box above the preference settings list.
       
    6. Adjust Scoring Settings.
      a. Click once on the Scoring tab above the value box to select the Scoring preference settings window.
      b. Using the mouse, position your cursor over the line “Mastery Percentage” in the upper box and click once to highlight. Type “83” in the value box above the Scoring settings list.
         
    7. Select TAKS Grade 04 Math from the Title field.
      a. Click on the arrow to the right of the blinking “Pick a Title” field.
      b. Choose TAKS Grade 04 Math.
Note: You must choose a title of one of the Assignments you applied in your custom Prescription.
      c. EBC_Crabapple Prescription will appear under the Rx tab. To view the Assignments included in this Prescription, click the arrow to the right of Click for Assignment list. The Assignments will appear in a drop-down list to the right in the order that the students will work them.
         
    8. Adjust Miscellaneous Settings.
      a. Click once on the Miscellaneous tab above the value box to select the Miscellaneous Preference Settings window.
      b. Using the mouse, position your cursor over the line “Require an Answer for Each Problem” in the lower box and click once to highlight. Locate the highlighted green check mark in the “On/Off” column. Using your mouse, position the cursor directly over the check mark and click once (changing the check mark to an “X”).
9.
Save changes to the Preference Set.
      a. Click once on the Save button to save the changes for all categories.
      b. Your new Preference Set has now been created and will be available to attach to either an existing or custom Assignment.

Note: If the preference item has "T" selected, the teacher can change that specific preference in IT! If the Preference item has "S" selected, the student or teacher can change that specific preference in IT!

Part 2: Applying Your Preference Set to Your Assignment
1.
Access the Assignment Editor.
      a. Click on the Instruction Tab.
      b. Click on the Assignment Editor sub-Tab.
 
    2. Select TAKS Grade 04 Math from the Titles menu.

Note: you must select the title that you created your Preference Set for..
      a. Place the cursor on the Titles menu. Click the mouse button and hold.
b.
Select TAKS Grade 04 Math.
       
    3. Choose EBC_Crabapple-Obj 1 & 3 Test from the Assignment Name pull-down Menu.
         
    4. Choose EBC_Crabapple-Tutor Preferences from the pull-down list of Preferences at the bottom of the page and click on Save.

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