Question Options

Create Bonus Question(s)

Note

Randomly drawn questions from a Question Pool cannot be bonus.

Step 1

Select Quizzes from the navbar.

Step 2

Select the quiz name.

Step 3

Select the checkboxes corresponding to the bonus question(s) in your quiz.

Checkbox next to question

Step 4

Select the More Actions button and the Toggle Bonus button.

More Actions and Toggle Bonus buttons

Note

You must designate specific questions to be bonus questions.

Step 5

Select the Save button to remain in the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

If your goal is to have the Bonus question replace a missed question in the quiz (in other words, the highest score a student can earn is 100%), then you are finished. If students can earn higher than 100%, proceed.

Step 6

Select Grades in your course navbar.

Step 7

Make sure you are in the Manage Grades view.

Step 8

Select the grade item.

Quiz name

Step 9

Select Can Exceed.

Can Exceed option

Step 10

Select Save and Close.

In the gradebook (if your grade item is nested under a category): if you want any bonus points to replace missed points in that category (in other words, if the max score students can earn for that category is 100%), you are finished. If you want students who earn higher than 100% in that category to bump up their final grade, then proceed:

Step 11

Select the category.

Grades category

Step 12

In a points grade book, check the box for Can Exceed.

Checkbox for Can Exceed

In a weighted grade book, check the box for Allow category grade to exceed category weight.

Checkbox for Can Exceed

Step 13

Select Save and Close.

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Create Questions Referring to an Image, Text, Video or Equation

Step 1

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2

Select the Question Library tab.

Step 3

Select the New button and select Section from the menu.

New Section button

Step 4

Type in a Section Title that will help you to identify the questions stored inside this section.

Note

By default, the title is visible to students. To change that, select the Hide Section Text from Students option.

Step 5

  • To refer to an image: In the Section Text box, select the Insert Other Options button and the Insert Image button. Follow the help page instructions for adding and formatting an image.

    Insert Image button

  • To refer to an item of text: Add your text to the Section Text field; follow the [LINK: help page instructions for using the HTML Editor to format your text so that it is accessible].

    Section Text field

  • To refer to a video: In the Section Text toolbar, select the Insert Other Options button and the Insert Stuff button.

    Section Text field



Step 6

Select Shuffle questions in this section if you want to randomize the order of the questions.

Checkbox for Shuffle questions in this section

Step 7

Select Save.

Step 8

Select the Section folder to open it.

Section

Step 9

Create your questions related to the item being referenced inside this folder.

Step 10

When you are finished, select Done Editing Questions.

Step 11

Select your quiz to open it.

Step 12

Import the section from the Question Library.

Note

Make sure you check both the section (so the image displays) and the questions.

Section and question selected

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Note

The option is only available with the Written Response question type.

Step 1

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2

Select the Question Library tab.

Step 3

Select the name of any Section folder to open it.

Section and question selected

Step 4

Follow these instructions for creating a Written Response question.

Step 5

Select Enable HTML Editor for student responses.

Checkbox for Enable HTML Editor for learner responses

Note

Students cannot upload images into a quiz question. If they select the Insert Image icon, they are directed to enter a URL (web address).

Step 6

To enable students to add media, select the checkbox for Allow learners to insert images and add attachments.

Checkbox for allow learners to insert images and add attachments

Step 7

Select the Save button.

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