There's two main steps to create a quiz in Spaces Learning. First you create the quiz, and then you add questions to the quiz. This is true for informal "Knowledge Checks" as well as for formal quizzes and assessments.
This article covers adding questions to a quiz. The steps for creating a quiz is covered in a separate article: Add a Quiz
There are two options for adding questions to your quiz:
And feel free to use these links to skip to specific sub-sections:
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Multiple Select Questions
- Matching Questions
- Sorting Questions
- Sequence Questions
- Text Input Questions
- Change Question Order
- Delete Question
- Preview Quiz
Option 1 - Import Quiz Questions All At Once
To save time, Spaces Learning allows you to import quiz questions as a batch, instead of adding them one-by-one. Watch this video for a quick example of how to import quiz questions in Composer. You can also follow the Step-by-Step instructions below.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Prepare Questions for Import
1. Download and use the Quiz Bank Design template to create a "question bank" for the quizzes in your course. Use the "Questions" tab in the template to document the questions and question choices for each competency in your course, either by writing them from scratch or by copy/pasting them from an existing source/file.
Download the attachment "Template - Quiz Bank" (at bottom of this article) and then follow the steps below.
(Click image to see how to use this template.)
2. When you are finished documenting your questions and answer choices, you need to convert them into an XML format that can be imported into TILE Composer. To do this, click the Export button in the template:
(If you see a "Grant File Access" message, follow the prompts to select a folder on your device and grant access to the template Macro.)
A message displays, confirming that the questions were exported into XML format. Take note of the XML filename.
Import Quiz Questions
1. When you have created the XML import file with your quiz questions, go to TILE Composer and select the Quiz Questions option in the side menu.
2. The Quiz Questions page loads. Select your quiz in the quiz drop-down menu. (NOTE: Don't forget to click the Lock & Edit button if you haven't already.)
3. Select the Import button.
4. The 'Import Quiz Questions' box opens. Select the Choose File button.
5. Browse to the XML file you created and select it. Then select the Open button.
6. The XML from your file appears in the 'XML Content' window. Select the OK button.
7. The questions are imported and added to the selected quiz question bank.
8. To see what a question will look like to learners, just click the context menu and select Preview.
9. If you want to remove a question, just click the context menu and select Delete.
Your quiz and quiz questions are ready to go! The final step is to map your quiz to a resource. Refer to the Map Quiz to a Resource article to learn how.
Option 2 - Add Questions One-by-One
If you prefer, you can add quiz questions directly in the learning interface with the Quick Editor. (NOTE: This isn't the best option if you have a large amount of quiz questions. If you have more than 10 questions, we recommend using the import steps in the previous section.)
1. First, go to the Skill page that contains the Quiz, and click the Preview/Edit button (if you’re not in Edit mode already).
Select the context menu for the Quiz and then select the Manage Questions option.
2. The Quiz Questions panel opens, without any questions. Click the + Add Question option to start adding questions.
3. The question editor displays.
Variations for Different Question Types The proper settings for quiz questions vary based on the type of question. The instructions below describe the settings that are necessary for each question type.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Set the question text and settings as desired:
- Enter the Question Text.
- Set the question to a harder Difficulty, if desired.
- Set Randomize Choices as desired (it is recommended to randomize, except for T/F questions or questions where randomized choices would be confusing.
- Enter a custom value for Points if desired.
- Enter an Explanation/Hint if desired.
2. Set the text and settings for each choice as desired. First, click the blue choice header to expand the edit section for that choice.
- Enter the Choice Text.
- Set the appropriate Type for the question. (e.g., choose “Single Select” for Multiple Choice and True/False questions).
- Set Choice Correct to Yes or No, (e.g., Yes if choice is correct, No if it is incorrect).
- The Choice Options field is only used for certain question types (see below for more info). Ignore this field for Multiple Choice questions.
- Select Delete if you want to remove the choice.
NOTE: each choice for the question should be set to the same Type.
3. Repeat the previous step for each question choice. Then click Save.
3. The new question is added.
4. If you want a preview of what the question will look like, click the context menu for the question. Select the Preview option.
5. Answer the question to check that it’s working as desired. Then click Close.
True/False Questions
True/False questions use the same settings as Multiple Choice questions, except the Randomize Choices option should be set to ‘No.'
Multiple Select Questions
Multiple Select questions are very similar to Multiple Choice questions, except they have more than one correct answer.
Set Type for each choice to ‘Multi Select,’ and make sure the Choice Correct field for each correct choice is set to ‘Yes.'
Matching Questions
For matching questions, set the Type for each choice to ‘Match,’ and make sure the Choice Correct field for all choices is set to ‘Yes.'
Enter the matching description text for the current choice in the Choice Options field. (Do this for each choice in the question.)
Sorting Questions
Sorting questions are very similar to Matching, except there are multiple matches for each choice (e.g., the choice is a category for the choice options to be sorted into). Set the Type for each choice to ‘Sorting,’ and make sure the Choice Correct field for all choices is set to ‘Yes.'
Enter the items that map to the current choice in the Choice Options field.
NOTE: If there is more than one option, separate each with a |~|.
Sequence Questions
For Sequence questions, set the Type for each choice to ‘Sequence,’ and make sure the Choice Correct field for all choices is set to ‘Yes.'
Enter the sequence order/position in the Sequence field. Leave the Choice Options field blank.
Text Input Questions
There are multiple types of text input questions. Each of these requires some basic scripting commands in the Choice Options field.
Single Input Box
Put a dash in the Choice Text field. Set the Type field to ‘Input Text.’ Set the Choice Correct field to ‘Yes.'
Enter script in the Choice Options field to set the size of the text input box, the prompt text, and what the correct answer is. Separate each element with a semi-colon (;).
Size/format: rows=#, cols=#, maxLength=# Prompt text: prompt=prompt text Correct answer: regex=/correct answer|variation of correct answer/
Fill-in-the-Blank
Put a “[TEXBOX]” tag at the desired location within the Choice Text field (this will be replaced with a text input box when the question renders). Set the Type field to ‘Input Text.’ Set the Choice Correct field to ‘Yes.'
Enter script in the Choice Options field to set the size of the text input box, the prompt text, and what the correct answer is. Separate each element with a semi-colon (;).
Size/format: rows=#, cols=#, maxLength=# Label width: label_width=none Correct answer: regex=/correct answer|variation of correct answer/
Change Question Order
To change the question order in the quiz, just click the drag icon in the lower right corner of a question and drag the question to a new position.
Delete Question
To delete a question, just click the context menu for the question, then select the Delete option.
Preview Quiz
To preview the entire quiz, select the context menu for the quiz. Then select the Preview option.
