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Create Questions
You can create questions in the Quizzes, Self Assessments, and Surveys tools. You can also create them in the Question Library, accessible from the Quizzes tool.
Quizzes and Self Assessments may contain the following question types:
- True or False (T/F)
- Multiple Choice (M/C)
- Written Response (WR)
- Short Answer (SA)
- Multi-Short Answer (MSA)
- Multi-Select (M-S)
- Fill in the Blanks (FIB)
- Matching (MAT)
- Ordering (ORD)
- Arithmetic (2+2)
- Significant Figures (x10)
Surveys may contain the above question types and also the Likert (LIK) question type.
True or False (T/F) question
True or false (T/F) questions present a statement which learners must determine is correct or incorrect.
Multiple Choice (M/C) question
Multiple choice (M/C) questions present a statement or question with a list of possible answers, in which learners must choose the best possible answer. Multiple choice questions differ from multi-select questions in that the learner selects one answer for each multiple choice question.
If you create a multiple choice question that has more than one possible solution, you can specify custom weights on a scale of 0 (no credit) to 100 (full credit) to the correctness of each possible answer. For example, if two answer choices out of five options are accepted as correct, both (a) and (b) answers can be weighted 100% and the other three options (c, d, e) can be weighted at 0%.
Multi-Select (M-S) question
Multi-select (M-S) questions require respondents to identify one or more correct answers in a list of possible answers. Unlike multiple choice (MC) questions, multi-select questions enable you to choose a grading format and allow users to select more than one answer.
Create a Written Response (WR) question
Written response (WR) questions require learners to write detailed answers in response to open-ended questions. You can enable learners to respond in multiple sentences, paragraph answers, or mathematical explanations and calculations. Learners can also respond using the HTML Editor.
Note: Written response questions are not auto-graded.
Short Answer (SA) question
Short answer (SA) questions require respondents to create one word or brief sentence answers in response to open-ended questions.
Multi-Short Answer (MSA) question
Multi-short answer (MSA) questions require learners to answer a multi-solution question and input their answers into individual input boxes. A learner’s answers are checked against each possible answer stored in the answer fields. D2L recommends that the required number of answers corresponds with the number of input boxes provided.
An MSA question's maximum point value is reflected by a 100% weight. You can specify custom weights on a scale of 0 (no credit) to 100 (full credit) to automatically grade the questions. The weights must be entered as numerical values into a text box between 0 and 100, inclusive. As a best practice, D2L recommends that each possible answer's weight calculation equals 100% divided by the number of answers required by the question.
For example, the question “Name 3 state capitals” displays three input boxes to users. Each answer users submit is checked against 51 possible correct answers stored in the answer fields and each answer field has a weight of 33.3%.
Fill in the Blanks (FIB) question
Fill in the blanks (FIB) questions require respondents to fill in one or more missing words for an incomplete sentence, statement, phrase, list, or key terminology.
As a best practice, it is recommended that answers in blank fields be no more than one or two words to ensure auto-grading accuracy. Your listed order of blank and text fields corresponds with the sequence displayed to users.
You can specify custom weights on a scale of 0 (no credit) to 100 (full credit) to automatically grade the questions. Each weight represents percent of full credit.
An FIB question's maximum point value is reflected by a 100% weight. As a best practice, the combined weight of answers for a blank should equal 100%.
- If your FIB question has one blank field, the answer weights should be 100 so that full credit is awarded for supplying the correct answer.
- If your FIB questions has multiple blank fields with only one answer for each blank, the answer weights should be 100 for each blank so that full credit is awarded for supplying all correct answers.
- If your FIB question has multiple blank fields and each blank field has multiple answers, it is recommended the combined weight of each blank field's most correct answer equals 100%.For example, if there are 3 blanks to fill in the question but the third blank is deemed 'less important' than the others, you could assign weights of 40 to the first two blanks and 20 to the third blank.
Matching (MAT) question
Matching (MAT) questions require respondents to choose from a set of possible match choices from drop-down lists and correctly pair them with related items. This question type enables you to assess users' recognition of information and demonstrate comprehension of specific relationships.
Ordering (ORD) question
Ordering (ORD) questions require respondents to arrange a series of items into a correct sequence or order.
Arithmetic (2+2) question
Arithmetic questions enable you to assess a learner’s knowledge and comprehension of mathematics and number theory. You can ensure each learner receives a unique question by including variables enclosed with curly braces that randomly generate numbers within the problem. For example, if you set variables x, y, and z with a Min 1 to Max 5 number range in 1-step increments, the question “You have {x} green marbles, {y} red marbles, and {z} blue marbles. How many marbles do you have in total?” will randomly generate a rational number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) for {x}, {y}, and {z}.
Significant Figures (x10) question
Significant figures questions require respondents to answer in scientific notation and provide solutions that contain a specified number of significant figures. Math and science courses commonly use this question type. You can ensure each respondent receives a unique question by including variables enclosed with curly braces that randomly generate scientific notations within the problem.
Understanding arithmetic and significant figures question components
- In arithmetic questions, use answer precision to limit the number of acceptable decimal places allowed in a response. You can require that correct answers contain a specific number of decimal places.
- In significant figure questions, you can select a percentage of the answer's score to deduct for including incorrect significant figures in a response.
Use tolerance levels to accept near-accurate, estimated, or rounded answers.
Likert (LIK) questions
Create Likert (LIK) questions to measure subjective information such as personal opinions, knowledge, abilities, and attitudes. Likert questions enable you to create surveys that evaluate the intensity of respondents’ feelings towards statements presented to them. There are seven measurement scales available to Likert questions, including the default “One to Five (1 to 5)” option.