Creating Quizzes

Question Type	Description	Grading and Features	D2L Video Tutorial
True/False (T/F)	True or false is a type of question where the question-creator indicates whether a statement is truthful or not.	Automatic	Question Library- Creating True or False Questions
Multiple Choice (MCQ)	Multiple choice questions give users multiple possible answers to a question and asks them to select the correct or best answer	Automatic	Question Library – Creating Multiple Choice Questions
Multi-Select (MS)	Multi-select is a type of question where the user selects one or more correct answers from a group of possible answers.	Automatic	Question Library – Creating Multi-Select Questions
Written Response (WR)	In Brightspace Learning Environment, written response (formerly know as long answer) is a type of question that is more than a few words long. It is an open-ended text response. You can allow learners to upload files to this question type, as well.	Manual, Allows files to be uploaded	Question Library – Creating Long Answer Questions
Short-Answer (SA)	A short answer question is a type of question where the user responds to a prompt with a short, one or two-word text response. Traditionally, many people think of a short answer question as a sentence or two in length, but for the short answer question type in Brightspace Learning Environment, it can be automatically graded, and for this reason, is shorter.	Automatic	Question Library – Creating Short Answer Questions
Multi-Short Answer (MSA)	Like the short answer question, multi-short answer is a few short-word text responses. It is well-suited for situations that require an answer in the form of a list	Automatic	Question Library – Creating Multi Short Answer Questions
Fill in the blanks (FIB)	A fill in the blanks question is a question type where the user has to insert the correct response into a blank space in order to complete a sentence. You can have more than one blank in this question type, and it can be automatically graded.	Automatic	Question Library – Create Complex Fill in the Blanks Questions
Matching (MAT)	Matching questions ask users to pair correct items together for points. For example, users may be asked to match a term to its proper definition or a date to its event.	Automatic	Question Library – Create a Matching Question
Ordering (LA)	An ordering question is a type of question where the user places the answers in the correct order.	Automatic	Question Library – Creating Ordering Questions
Arithmetic Questions (2+2)	An arithmetic question is a question type in which numbers can be randomly chosen for each variable. The numbers used for each variable in the question are based on specific number ranges.	Automatic, Allows files to be attached	Question Library – Create an Arithmetic Question
Significant Figures (x10)	The significant figures question type is most applicable to science and math related questions. Users are able to enter their answers in scientific notation format.	Automatic, Allows files to be attached	Question Library – Create a Significant Figures Question
Likert Question (LIK)	The likert question is unique to the Survey tool. Likert questions are a way to gather feedback by creating questions with answers based on one of the six scales available.	Used in Surveys only, Ungraded	Question Library – Creating Likert Questions

To Add new Questions to a Quiz

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
   • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
3. Locate your quiz in one of the following ways:
   • In the navbar, click Tools and select Quizzes in the drop-down menu. Find your quiz on the Manage Quizzes page.
   • In the navbar, click Content and select the module or submodule that holds your quiz.
4. Click on the arrow next to the quiz you want to add questions to.
5. In the drop-down menu, select Edit.
6. Under the Quiz Questions heading, click Add/Edit Questions.
7. Click the Add button.
8. Select New Question, then select a question type from the menu.                                                                       →Click here to view D2L’s instructions and video tutorials for each specific question type
9. Enter the required and optional fields for your selected question type, which may include one or more of the following:
   • Question Text: This is the text that is displayed to students.
   • Points: The default is 1 point for certain question types. This is the point value for your quiz question.
   • Answers: This is where you enter the answers for a multiple choice question, or select true or false for a true or false question.
10. When you are finished entering your question details, click Save.

To Import Questions from the Question Library

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. Click on your course under My Courses.
3. Find your course using the Course Selector Icon in the mini-navbar 
4. Locate your quiz in one of the following ways:
   • In the navbar, click Tools and select Quizzes in the drop-down menu. Find your quiz on the Manage Quizzes page.
   • In the navbar, click Content and select the module or submodule that holds your quiz.
5. Click on the arrow next to the quiz you want to add questions to.
6. In the drop-down menu, select Edit.
7. Under the Quiz Questions heading, click Add/Edit Questions.
8. Click the Import button.
9. Select Browse Question Library.
10. Click the checkbox next to the section or question(s) you want to import. 

    TIP: Click the arrow next to a section name to view and select/deselect individual questions within a section. You can preview a question by clicking the magnifying glass icon

11. Click Import, or select the drop-down arrow to select one of the following import options:
    • Import to bottom of Quiz
    • Import to top of Quiz
    • Import to Section

You will now see a list of all imported questions. Click the move icon to reorder your questions. To return to your quiz editing page, click Back to Settings for (quiz name).

To Create Question Sections

Quiz sections can be created to organize question groups in your quiz, or to shuffle a specific set of questions.

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
   • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
3. In the navbar, click Tools, then select Quizzes in the drop-down menu. Find your quiz on the Manage Quizzes page.                                                
4. Click on the quiz you want to add a section to.                                                        
5. Click the Add/Edit Questions button.                                                          
6. Click Add, then select Section from the drop-down menu.
7. Enter a section title and a description (optional). Customize the following settings:
   • Hide Section Title from learners: Select this box to hide the section title from students as they take the quiz.
   • Hide Section Text from learners: Select this box to hide the text entered in the “Section Text” text box.
   • Shuffle questions in this section: Select this box to shuffle the order of the questions within the section. This will not shuffle sub-sections.
8. Click Save.
9. You will now see your section on your quiz page. You can drag and drop a question into the section using the move icon                              

To Add Page Breaks

For longer quizzes, you can add Page Breaks to control how many questions are displayed per page.  When a student advances to a new page of the quiz, all answers are saved automatically.

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On your Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • Click on your course under My Courses.
   • Click the Course selector icon , then select your course from the menu.
3. Locate your quiz in one of the following ways:
   • In the navbar, click Tools and select Quizzes in the drop-down menu. Find your quiz on the Manage Quizzes page.
   • In the navbar, click Content and select the module or submodule that holds your quiz.
4. Locate the quiz you want to edit and click the arrow next to the quiz name.
5. In the drop-down menu, select Edit.
6. Scroll down to the list of questions under the Quiz Questions heading, then add a page break in one of the following ways:
   • Click the page break bar (grey line) between the the questions. 
   • Enter the number of Questions per page, then click Apply.
7. Page breaks will now be indicated with a blue line. To remove a page break, click the blue line.
8. Click Save and Close when you are finished making changes.

Creating Randomized Quizzes

You can shuffle a quiz at the quiz level, or you can create a Question Pool to create a randomized question set.

• Question Pool – Create a set of questions within a larger question pool so that each student will receive a different version of the quiz. The greater the difference between the number of questions in the question pool and the number of questions on the quiz, the greater the chance that each student will get different questions.
• Shuffle Questions –  Any quiz can be shuffled at the quiz level. When a quiz is shuffled, the questions will be reordered for each student’s quiz attempt.

To Create a Question Pool

Create a Question Pool to create a randomized question set within a quiz. Question pools can be drawn from question libraries and/or from questions that are in other quizzes in the course. See the Using the Question Library page for instructions on how to add questions to the Question Library

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
   • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
3. In the navbar, click Tools, then select Quizzes in the drop-down menu.  
4. Locate an existing quiz on your Manage Quizzes page or click New Quiz.
5. Click the Add/Edit Questions button.                                                          
6. Click Add, then select Question Pool from the drop-down menu.
7. Enter a Question Pool title.
8. Enter the Number of Questions to select.
9. Enter the Points per Question.
10. Click Browse Question Library.
11. Select the questions you want to import, then click Import.
12. You will now see a list of your selected questions and a preview on the right side of the page.

    TIP: Click the Refresh button to shuffle the preview.

13.  Click Save.

To Shuffle a Quiz

Follow the instructions below to shuffle questions at the quiz level.

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On your Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • Click on your course under My Courses.
   • Click the Course selector icon , then select your course from the menu.
3. Locate your quiz in one of the following ways:
   • In the navbar, click Tools and select Quizzes in the drop-down menu. Find your quiz on the Manage Quizzes page.
   • In the navbar, click Content and select the module or submodule that holds your quiz.
4. Click on the arrow next to the quiz you want to add questions to.                          
5. In the drop-down menu, select Edit Quiz.
6. Under the Quiz Questions heading, select the Shuffle questions at the quiz level checkbox.
7. Click Save and Close to return to your Manage Quizzes page, or click Save to continue editing your quiz settings.

To Preview a Quiz

Video Tutorial: Preview a Quiz as a Student

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
   • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
3. In the navbar, click Tools.
4. In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
5. Click on the arrow next to the quiz you want to preview.
6. In the drop-down menu, select Preview.
7. Click Start Quiz! to begin previewing your quiz.

To Make Your Quiz Visible to Students

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials
2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
     • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
3. In the navbar, click Tools.
4. In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
5. Click on the arrow next to the quiz you want to make visible. Quizzes that are hidden from students are indicated with a crossed out eye icon 
6. In the drop-down menu, select Make Visible to Users.

To Submit Quiz Attempts in Progress

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
     • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
3. In the navbar, click Tools.
4. In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
5. Click the arrow next to the quiz name.
6. Select Grade from the drop-down menu.
7. Under the Users tab, click Show Search Options.
8. From the Restrict to drop-down menu, select Users with attempts in progress.
9. Scroll back to the search field and click the magnifying glass icon 
10. Scroll down to view the filtered list of students with attempts in progress.
11. Click the Enter quiz as user icon next to the in-progress quiz attempt you want to submit.
12. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to enter the quiz as a user. Click Confirm.
13. Click Submit to submit the quiz as that user.
14. You will see a Quiz Submission Confirmation page. Click Submit Quiz. 

Adding a Quiz Submission View

Submission views are what students see when they complete a quiz. The default submission view in Brightspace displays the quiz score to students. The default view can be edited, or you can create a new submission view to customize what students will see once a quiz has been submitted.

To Add a Quiz Submission View

1. Log in to Brightspace with your MyCarletonOne credentials.
2. On the Brightspace homepage, locate your course in one of the following ways:
   • • Click on the course tile under the My Courses widget.
     • Click the Course Selector Grid  and select the course from the drop-down menu. If you are enrolled in more than 20 courses, you can search for the course name using the search bar.
3. In the navbar, click Tools.
4. In the drop-down menu, select Quizzes.
5. Click the quiz you want to set a submission view for. You will be taken to the Edit Quiz page.
6. Click the Submission Views tab.
7. Click the Add Additional View button.
8. On the Add View page, enter the following:
   1. Enter a name for the submission view (Post-Test Submission View for example).
   2. Enter a message for students (optional).
   3. Set the date and time when this Submission View (feedback) will be viewable for students.
   4. Scroll down to View Details:
      • Under Show Questions?, select Yes.
      • Select Show all questions with user responses. All quiz questions and learner responses are displayed in the submission view when this option is selected.
      • Select Show Question Answers to display the answers next to each question that appears.
      • Select Show Question Score and Out of Score to display a student’s score for each question and the value of each question
      • To display the standards associated to quiz questions and the evaluation a student received on them, select the Show standards checkbox (optional).
   5. Under Statistics, you can select either of the following optional settings:
      • Show class average – This allows learners to view the class average for the quiz.
      • Show score distribution – This allows learners to view the distribution of scores.
   6. Click Save.
9. You will be taken back to the Submission Views page where you can see that the new view has been added.

When students review their attempt on the quiz and see your feedback, they will see the questions they received on this quiz, their answers as well as any feedback you and your TA Team have provided.