Quizzing: Process Overview
Using Desire2Learn to administer quizzes allows for easy distribution and grading. You can create several types of quiz questions including: long answer, fill in the blank, matching, and multiple choice. You can also customize quiz options to allow special access, permit multiple attempts, and create a report.
Although it may seem daunting at first, the steps involved with creating a quiz are all contained in a logical, step-by-step area of Desire2Learn. This streamlines the process and makes creating quizzes a simple task.
| Step |
Description |
Step I:
Create the Quiz |
- Create a quiz name
- Decide whether to use a pre-existing grade assessment item or create a new one
- Allow or disallow the attempt grade to be seen by the student
- Create introductory and quiz description messages
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Step II:
Set Quiz Restrictions |
- Set the quiz as active or inactive
- Set the quiz availability time
- Set the time allotment for quiz completion
- Specify special access for students
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Step III:
Set Quiz Attempts |
- Specify the number of times students can take the quiz
- Specify the overall grade calculation
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Step IV:
Set the Submission View |
- Type a message students will see upon quiz completion
- Specify whether students will see questions/answers answered correctly/incorrectly
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Step V:
Create the Reports |
- Type a message students will see upon quiz completion
- Specify what statistics students are allowed to view
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| Step VI:
Creating Questions in the Question Library |
- Create sections in the Question Library for organizing questions
- Create questions within the Question Library
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Step VII:
Add Questions to the Quiz |
- Import questions to the quiz
- Specify the number of questions to be displayed on each page
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Step VIII:
Finish the Quiz |
- Save the quiz
- Preview the quiz
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