Instructors can add either a Multiple Choice question or a Short Answer question directly to a Lessons page. The questions can either be in poll form (no correct answer) or in graded form (correct answer).
Go to Lessons.
If you titled your page something other than Lessons, select the title of the page as it appears in your Tool Menu.
To add a multiple choice question:
Select Add Content.
Select Add Content from the Actions Menu.
Select Add Question.
Below the Advanced Content Items heading, select Add Question.
Select Multiple Choice.
Select the radio button labeled Multiple Choice.
Add the question text and any additional settings as needed.
- Enter the question text.
- Enter the possible answer choices.
- Place a checkmark to the left of the correct answer. (If this is a Multiple Choice poll with no correct answer, you may leave the correct answer check boxes blank.)
- Select the red "X" to remove a possible answer option if needed. (Optional)
- Select Add New Answer to add additional multiple choice answer options if needed. (Optional)
- Check the box for Show students a graph of how others responded after they answer the question if you want the question/poll results to be displayed. (Optional)
- Check the box next to Grade this Question if you want the question to be automatically graded and recorded in the Gradebook tool. Also, enter a Gradebook item title and point value in the boxes provided. (Optional)
- Add feedback for correct student answers if desired. (Optional)
- Add feedback for incorrect student answers if desired. (Optional)
- Check the box next to Don't release item until all prerequisites are completed if you want to restrict this item based on completion of a prerequisite.
- Check the box next to Require this item if you want to require students to complete the item before they can move on to subsequent Lessons pages or items. (Optional)
- If the course contains groups and you would like to display the question only to specific groups, select the Edit the groups for which this item should be shown link to designate groups. (Optional)
- Select Save to save your question and return to the Lessons page.
View question on the page.
The question displays on the page.
To make changes to the question, select Edit. (Optional)
To make changes, select the pencil (Edit) icon that appears when your cursor hovers over the question.
To see student responses, select the grading pane.
To view student responses to the question, select the grading pane icon that appears when your cursor hovers over the question.
To add a short answer question:
Select Add Content.
Select Add Content from the Actions Menu.
Select Add Question.
Below the Advanced Content Items heading, select Add Question.
Select Short Answer.
Select the radio button labeled Short Answer.
Add the question text and any additional settings as needed.
- Enter the question text.
- Check the box next to Grade this Question if you want the question to be automatically graded and recorded in the Gradebook tool. Also, enter a Gradebook item title and point value in the boxes provided. (Optional)
- Check the box next to Don't release item until all prerequisites are completed if you want to restrict this item based on completion of a prerequisite.
- Check the box next to Require this item if you want to require students to complete the item before they can move on to subsequent Lessons pages or items. (Optional)
- If the course contains groups and you would like to display the question only to specific groups, select the Edit the groups for which this item should be shown link to designate groups. (Optional)
- Select Save to save your question and return to the Lessons page.
Note: While the same fields appear in the question creation interface for short answer as multiple choice, several are not applicable. For instance, there is no need to designate a correct answer option or to author answer feedback.
View question on the page.
The question displays on the Lessons page.
To make changes to the question, select Edit. (Optional)
To make changes, select the pencil (Edit) icon that appears when your cursor hovers over the question.
To see student responses, click Show Grading Panel.
To view student responses to the question, select the grading pane icon that appears when your cursor hovers over the question.