New Question Types
New Quizzes has introduced four new types of questions. Learn about them here!
Categorization
You can create a Categorization question in New Quizzes. Categorization questions require students to place answers in the correct categories while ignoring all distractors. When Categorization questions are graded, students must categorize all items correctly to earn full points. There is not an option to assign partial credit for Categorization questions.
- After you have created a New Quiz, select Build at the bottom right corner of the page.
- To create a question, select the Add button anywhere in the quiz.
- Select the Add Categorization button.
In the Question Title field [1], add a question title. Question titles are optional and are not visible to students. In the Question Stem field [2], add a question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information. You can use the Rich Content Editor to format and add content to your question stem. - To name a category, type the name in a Category field [1]. Each category must have a unique name. To add a new category, click the Add Category link [2]. To delete a category, click the Delete icon [3].
- To add an answer for a category, type the answer name in an Answer field below the category where it belongs [1]. To add a new answer, click the Add Answer link [2]. To delete an answer, click the Delete icon [3].
- You can also add distractors to a question. Distractors will appear with the answer choice but do not belong to any of the categories. To add a distractor, click the Add Distractor link [1] and type the distractor name in the Additional Distractor field [2].
- To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question, click the Show on-screen calculator checkbox [1]. If you select this option, you can enable a basic calculator [2] or scientific calculator [3]. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic math functions (add, subtract, multiply, divide). The scientific calculator displays more options for advanced calculations.
Note: The on-screen calculator option is intended to be used while displaying one question at a time. If the quiz does not display one question at a time, students may be able to use the calculator for all questions.
In New Quizzes, there is no need to Update Question to save. Your questions are auto-saved.
How do I create a Categorization question in New Quizzes? Links to an external site.
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Hot Spot
You can create a Hot Spot question in New Quizzes. Hot Spot questions allow teachers to upload images and have their students identify a specific area in that image. The following image types can be used for Hot Spot questions:
- BMP
- GIF
- JPG/JPEG
- PNG
Note: Hot spot questions are not accessible for users who require keyboard-only access or screen readers. We DO NOT recommend that you use it at this time.
- After you have created a New Quiz, select Build at the bottom right corner of the page.
- To create a question, select the Add button anywhere in the quiz.
- Select the Add Hot Spot button.
- In the Question Title field [1], add a question title. Question titles are optional and are not visible to students. In the Question Stem field [2], add the question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information. You can use the Rich Content Editor to format and add content to your question stem.
- To upload an image for the Hot Spot question, drag and drop the image [1] or select a file by clicking the Browse link [2].
- You can use one of three shapes to draw the hot spot: square [1], circle [2], and polygon [3]. To delete a hot spot and create a new one, click a shape tool or the image.
- To create a square or circle hot spot, click the shape [1] then drag the shape over the hot spot [2]. To complete the shape, click your mouse.
- To create a polygon hot spot, click the polygon shape [1]. Click the image then drag the tool around the image to create each side of the polygon [2]. To end one side of the polygon, click your mouse. To close the hot spot area, double click your mouse at any time.
- To expand the image when creating a hot spot, click the Expand icon.
- From the expanded view, you can use any shape to create a hot spot [1]. To save the hot spot, click the Done button [2]. To return to the quiz question, click the Close icon [3].
In New Quizzes, there is no need to Update Question to save. Your questions are auto-saved.
How do I create a Hot Spot question in New Quizzes? Links to an external site.
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Ordering
When creating a quiz, you can create an Ordering question in New Quizzes. In an Ordering question, students are required to place answers in a specific order. You can add top and bottom labels to the list to help students know in which order they should place their responses.
When Ordering questions are graded, students must order all items correctly to earn full points. There is not an option to assign partial credit for Ordering questions.
- After you have created a New Quiz, select Build at the bottom right corner of the page.
- To create a question, select the Add button anywhere in the quiz.
- Select the Add Ordering button.
- In the Question Title field [1], add a question title. Question titles are optional and are not visible to students. In the Question Stem field [2], add the question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information. You can use the Rich Content Editor
Links to an external site. to format and add content to your question stem.
- By default, Ordering questions will include a top label and a bottom label. To name the labels, type the names in the Label fields [1]. To remove labels from the question, click the Include Labels checkbox [2].
- To add answers to the Ordering question, type the answers in the Answer fields [1]. To add additional answers, click the Add Answer link [2]. To delete an answer, click the Delete icon [3].
- You can move an answer in an Ordering question by dragging and dropping or using the Move icon.
- To drag and drop an answer, hover over the answer until the Move cursor appears [1]. Then drag and drop the answer to its new location [2].
In New Quizzes, there is no need to Update Question to save. Your questions are auto-saved.
How do I create an Ordering question in New Quizzes? Links to an external site.
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Stimulus
The most similar feature in classic quizzes to Stimulus is Text (No Question). Instructors often use this feature to preface a group of questions or to include a passage of text, image, or video that will be reference in subsequent questions.
- After you have created a New Quiz, select Build at the bottom right corner of the page.
- To create a question, select the Add button anywhere in the quiz.
- Select the Add Stimulus button.
- To create a stimulus title, add a title to the Title field [1]. To add instructions for the stimulus, add instructions to the Instructions field [2]. Note: The title of the stimulus question is visible to students taking the quiz.
- To add content for the stimulus, type or paste content into the Rich Content Editor [1]. To format text or add media, links, or tables, use the Rich Content Editor icons [2].
- In the stimulus options [1], you can select where the questions are located and a source URL. To select where attached questions are placed in regards to the stimulus, click the Orientation drop-down menu [2]. You can place attached questions to the right of the stimulus or below the stimulus. To add a source URL, enter the URL in the Source URL field [3].
- To add the stimulus to an item bank, click the Add to Bank link.
- To attach a question to the stimulus, click the Attach Question button [1]. Then click the question type you want to attach [2]. You can also select content from an item bank [3]. All question types can be associated with stimulus content. Note: If a question is not attached to the stimulus, the stimulus will not appear in students' quizzes.
- The stimulus and question will appear side by side in the quiz. To attach another question to the stimulus, click the Attach Question button. Note: Each question attached to a stimulus will each appear next to the stimulus when the quiz is set to display one question at a time.
In New Quizzes, there is no need to Update Question to save. Your questions are auto-saved.
How do I insert stimulus content in New Quizzes? Links to an external site.
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