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How to Reorder Problems in an Assignment

Need to change the order of problems in an assignment? Magma makes it easy to organize questions in the sequence that works best for your students.

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Edit or Create an Assignment

To get started:

  1. Create a new assignment, or

  2. Edit an existing assignment by clicking the three dots (...) next to the assignment and selecting Edit.

Open Settings and Order

After selecting the problems you want to include:

  1. Locate Settings and Order in the lower-right corner.

  2. Click Settings and Order.

Reorder Problems

Select Reorder Problems to view the available ordering options.

You can organize problems by:

  • Subchapter

  • Difficulty Level

  • Random

  • Manual

Create a Manual Order

To arrange problems yourself:

  1. Select Manual.

  2. Drag and drop problems into your preferred sequence.

This is helpful for:

  • scaffolding instruction

  • grouping similar problem types

  • gradually increasing difficulty

  • customizing assessments

Save Your Changes

Once you're finished reordering the problems, click Save to apply your changes.

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