Creating & setting up a quiz
You can create a quiz within a chapter as a knowledge check or as a standalone test at the end of your course.
Navigate to the dashboard and to the Course where the quiz will be hosted
Select Course content from the menu on the left, and select the +Add button
Select Quiz
Enter the quiz title and description (optional)
After creating a new quiz, it’s saved in the “draft” status
Add questions to your quiz
You can add a variety of questions to your quiz, including multiple choice, text submissions, and matching questions:
Select the +Question button in the upper right hand side
Select the type of question you'd like to ask
Single select: The user can only select one answer from a list of answers
Multi select: The user can select multiple answers from a list of answers
Short answer: The user will enter text to answer the question
Matching: The user matches items from one column with the correct items in another column
From existing questions: This allows you to duplicate/copy an existing question
Create your question
This rich-text editor allows you to add images, hyperlinks or videos to your quiz questions
Add your answers in the Option 1, 2, 3, etc. fields
You can delete answers and add options from this configuration window
Select the correct answer(s) by selecting the check box beside the answer in multi and single select questions, or type out all available answer options for the short text questions. For matching questions, add each item and its correct match. Matching questions require at least two pairs, and each item and match must be unique.
Save your work by selecting the 'Create' button
For matching questions, learners will see two columns. They can drag the items in the right column up or down to match them with the items on the left, or use the dropdown on each item to select the correct match.
Reorder the questions
You can drag and drop the questions into your preferred order from this page as well.
Publish the quiz
When you've completed the quiz, you will select 'Actions' in the upper right-hand side, and select 'Complete Lesson'
Quiz options & settings
There are several options and settings for your quizzes. To make changes to these settings, select the 'Quiz Options' button in the upper right-hand side of the main Quiz page in the dashboard.
Options | Values | Notes/Description |
Passing score | 0-100% | Default: 100% |
Number of attempts | - 1-10 |
|
Timer | - On | When turning it on, |
Shuffle questions | - On | For each time the user starts this quiz, display the questions in a random order. |
Shuffle answer options | - On | For each time the user opens a question, display its answer options in a random order. |
Reveal Correct Answer | - On | For each time the user submits a final answer, display the right answers |
Learning Settings
Within the course dashboard, you can also set the learning settings for course completion and learning order.
Course Completion Settings
Course Completion Criteria
Decide if the course is completed when the user completes all lessons, or only certain lessons. By default, it will be set to 'completes all lessons'.
Learner's final status format
Decide if the learner's final status appears as complete/incomplete, or passed/failed. By default, it will be set to 'complete/incomplete'.
Passed/Failed
With this setting, you can select which quiz or quizzes will determine the passing or failing status. The system will use the average of selected quiz scores as the course score.
Learning order
Decide if the learner must complete the course in sequential order or in any order. By default it will be set to 'in any order'.
User's experience taking a quiz
The quiz appears within the course in your community, and the learner will be prompted with each question in sequence. The first screen in the quiz will show how many questions, the number of attempts the learner can take, and the passing score needed to complete the quiz. Matching questions appear in two columns, and learners can match items by dragging them into place or selecting a match from the dropdown.
Correct response
If the user selects the correct answer(s) the system will alert them and allow them to proceed.
Incorrect response
If the user selects the incorrect answer(s), the system will alert them and allow them to proceed.
Quiz results
Passes
If the user passes the quiz (dependent on the passing score) they will see a success screen. They will confirm their completion by selecting the 'Complete' button.
Does not pass
If the user does not pass the quiz (dependent on the passing score) they will see a fail screen. If you've alloted them multiple chances, they may see a 'Try again' button at the base of the screen.
Learners can see their progress from the course's page in the community and admins can see a user's progress and quiz scores from the Enrollees tab in the dashboard.
