In plain English
This sets a cap on repeated submissions for one assessment or activity. One attempt means one time a submission is made. The count applies to that specific item.
In context
In this use, it denotes the maximum number of permitted submissions for that assessment or activity.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- names the setting for the maximum number of submissions
Meaning limits
The term alone does not show how many submissions have already been made.
Examples
“The practice quiz has three allowed attempts, but the final exam has only one.”
“The tutor increased the allowed attempts for the practice exercise from one to two.”