Tasks, and activity completion

Each module is made up of tasks, which are lessons, homeworks, and quizzes. Tasks contain activities you complete, and most activities are questions you answer, so we'll focus on questions here. For each task, you'll see two things: completion and points. Completion is the circle on the left, and points are on the right. Why two?

Your instructor sets a due date for each task. A lot of courseware locks you out after the due date. Learnvia does the opposite: we want you to finish tasks even after the due date. Skipping content can leave gaps in what you learn, and your instructor might give you an exception, offer partial credit, or move the due date later. That is why completion and points are shown separately. 

Completion: For lessons and homeworks, a question is "complete" when you answer it correctly. You get unlimited attempts, and solutions are available. For quizzes, a question is complete once you answer it, right or wrong. The circle shows the percent of questions you have completed. In the example above, that is 100%, or 8/8. Note: most questions are worth 1 pt. A rare multi-point question (usually a long-answer question) counts as several 1-pt questions when the percent is calculated.

Points: Points show how many questions you completed before the due date. Points are what gets sent to your course gradebook. After the due date, your completion can keep going up, but your points stay the same. When the due date passes, if your points don't yet match the total possible, you'll see two numbers on the right: the points you earned by the due date, and how many items you have completed so far. A calendar icon appears to show the due date has passed. The screenshot below was taken on Aug 29, 3 days after the due date of Aug 26. You completed 4 items before the due date (4 / 12 pts) and 5 more after, so the right side also shows "Completed 9 / 12", which is 75% (shown in the circle on the left). 

The difference between completion and points can feel a little tricky at first. We think it's worth it, because it encourages you to finish items even after a due date, for your own learning and in case your instructor grants an extension or changes the due date. 

Note: You don't have to "submit" a task by the due date. Every item you complete before the due date updates your points right away. If your course is connected to your school's gradebook, each point you earn updates the gradebook almost immediately. So there's no "all or nothing", and no "I forgot to submit and got a 0". You earn partial credit all along the way. This should mean less frustration, fewer lost points, and fewer times you need to ask your instructor for an extension.