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attempt

An attempt is one try by a learner to answer or complete an assessment task, counted as a separate submission for marking.

In plain English

It means one single try at doing assessed work. Each try counts on its own as a separate submission when marking happens.

In context

Here, it identifies one specific permitted or recorded try that is counted as its own submission for marking.

Situation
Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
What it communicates
identifies one permitted or recorded submission instance

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say how many tries are allowed overall or what result was received for this one.

Examples

“Maya's second attempt at the test was marked separately from her first.”

Core meaning

“Only one attempt has been recorded for the test so far.”

In context