Desire2Learn 8.3

Creating Quiz Questions

To help organize your questions, you can create sections relating to each quiz. This document will help you with the process of creating sections and questions.

Other documents relating to quizzes can be found in the Quiz section of the Desire2Learn Table of Contents.

Creating Sections
Creating Questions from Scratch
Importing Questions from the Question Library

Creating Sections

Sections provide a way to organize your quiz questions; therefore, sections can be created based on the types of questions in the quiz. For example, the true/false questions could have their own section, while multiple choice questions make up a different section. A midterm or final exam could also have sections dividing the quiz into major units or chapters.

From the My Home page, in the My Eau Claire Courses widget, select the desired course
The Course Home pane appears.
From the Course Home page, on the Navigation bar, click QUIZZES
The Quizzes pane appears.
In the Current Quizzes section, select the desired quiz
The Edit Quiz pane appears.
Select the Layout/Questions tab
The quiz questions appear.
NOTE: If you have not yet created quiz questions, the section will read, "This quiz is empty."
Click ADD/EDIT QUESTIONS
The Quiz Layout pane appears.
From the Create New pull-down menu, select Section
Click GO
The New Section pane appears.
In the General section, in the Section Name text box, type a name for the section
OPTIONAL: In the Message scroll box, type the desired section message
NOTE: This will appear under the section name during the quiz. You may also choose to have it appear next to each question in that section.
HINT: To use HTML to type your message, click HTML EDITOR
To specify how your section will appear, in the Display Options section, select the desired options
NOTE: If you choose display message and image, you must select display section message and image once or repeat section message and image before each question.
Click SAVE
The new section is created and added to the Quiz Layout page.

Creating Questions from Scratch

After creating the quiz sections, you can create several different types of questions for your quiz.

From the My Home page, in the My Eau Claire Courses widget, select the desired course
The Course Home page appears.
From the Course Home page, on the Navigation bar, click QUIZZES
The Manage Quizzes pane appears.
In the Current Quizzes section, select the desired quiz
The Edit Quiz pane appears.
Select the Layout/Questions tab
Click ADD/EDIT QUESTIONS
The Quiz Layout page appears.
From the list, select the section that will contain the questions to be created
NOTE: An item is selected if a checkmark appears before it.
From the Create New pull-down menu, select the type of question you want to create
Click GO
The New Question pane appears.

FIll in the information as appropriate
NOTE: Options will vary depending on the type of quiz question.

Option	Description
Title	Including a title for your question is optional, but it may help in organizing your questions in the Question Library. The title of the question appears in the Question Library rather than the entire question text.
Points	This is the number of points the question is worth.
Difficulty	Assigning a difficulty can be helpful if you are weighting your questions. You can select difficulty settings of 1-5.
Question Text	This is the actual text of the question to be answered by the student. It can be written in plain text or HTML.
Image	Specifying an image to be displayed is optional. EXAMPLE: An instructor might want to display a chart to be analyzed before answering a question.
Enumeration	Indicates how the answers will be labeled. EXAMPLE: For a multiple choice question, you can choose to label each answer option (a,b,c,d).
Style	Indicates how the answers will appear (e.g., horizontal, vertical).
Randomize options	Selecting this option will randomize the answers; the answers will not be in the same order for each student. EXAMPLE: Answer a will not be the same for every student.
Value	Indicates the possible answers for that question.
Weight	Specifies how much that answer is worth. You may choose to make all answers except the right one 0, or you can choose to give partial credit for certain answers.
Feedback	This section allows you to explain why this answer is perhaps right or wrong. This will appear when the student reviews their answers.
Hint	You can choose to give hints for specific questions. NOTE: This is found by clicking EXPAND QUESTION HINT.
Question Feedback	Creating question feedback (comments) is optional and can be written in plain text or HTML. This will be seen when the student reviews their answers. NOTE: This is found by clicking EXPAND QUESTION FEEDBACK.

To preview the question, click PREVIEW
To save the question, click SAVE
To save the question and create another, click SAVE AND NEW
To save the question and create another of the same type, click SAVE AND COPY
When finished creating your questions, click BACK TO QUIZ LAYOUT/QUESTIONS
Click SAVE QUIZ
The new quiz questions are created.

Importing Questions from the Question Library

The Question Library serves as your own test bank of quiz/exam questions. Its features and flexibility make it a valuable tool when creating quizzes. For more information, refer to the Question Library: An Overview.

From the My Home page, in the My Eau Claire Courses widget, select the desired course
The Course Home page appears.
From the Course Home page, on the Navigation bar, click QUIZZES
The Manage Quizzes pane appears.
In the Current Quizzes section, select the desired quiz
The Edit Quiz pane appears.
Select the Layout/Questions tab
Click ADD/EDIT QUESTIONS
Click IMPORT
The Import Into [Quiz Name] pane appears.
From the Source Collection pull-down menu, select Question Library
From the Source Section pull-down menu, select the section containing the questions you want to import
The screen refreshes showing the questions in that section.
In the Source Collection section, select the questions you want to use
HINTS:
To select all questions in the section, select the section name.
A question is selected if a checkmark appears before it.
Click SAVE
The questions are added to the quiz.
Click BACK TO QUIZ LAYOUT / QUESTIONS