The Test Content tab allows for adding, changing, and removing questions for the test or survey.
Area |
Description |
Tabs |
Various properties (fields) are grouped together under tabs. Each tab is defined in detail in the knowledge base. |
Commands |
Actionable icons. Please refer to the commands table for more detail. |
Question Text Area |
To define the question text. |
Question Choices Area |
To define choices for the current question. |
Question Index |
Allows navigating and displays the type of question. |
Commands
Command Name |
Command Icon |
Description |
Bold Text |
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Bold the text. |
Italics Text |
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Italicize the text. |
Underline Text |
Underline the text. |
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Remove formatting | Remove any text formatting (bold, italic ...). | |
Insert special character (symbol) | Insert math characters or special business symbols like ©, ®, etc. | |
Add Question After |
Add the question after the current highlighted question. An option to select the question type is presented. See details in the Question Type section. |
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Add Question Before |
Add the question before the current highlighted question. An option to select the question type is presented. See details in the Question Type section. |
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Add Passage |
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Mostly used in reading comprehension type of questions. Where one passage is displayed and more than one question is based on the passage. |
Move Up | Move the currently displayed question or passage up in the sequence. | |
Move Down | Move the currently displayed question or passage down in the sequence. | |
Delete Question |
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Delete the current question. |
Insert Attachment |
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Image, audio, video clip can be attached at question text or choice level |
Text Color |
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To change the text color. |
Add Choice |
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Add the choice to the current question |
Remove Choice |
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Delete the choice from the current question |
Move Choices |
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To change choice sequencing |
Add Row |
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Adding a row to the choices (Only for MT, HGR, VGR, HGMR, and VGMR question types) |
Remove Row |
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Remove the highlighted row from the choices (Only for MT, HGR, VGR, HGMR, and VGMR question types) |
Add Column |
Adding a column to the choices (Only for MT, HGR, VGR, HGMR, and VGMR question types) |
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Remove Column |
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Remove the highlighted column from the choices (Only for MT, HGR, VGR, HGMR, and VGMR question types) |
Question Metadata |
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Metadata or attributes of a specific question. These are used to for generating tests, analysis, and reporting |
Question Solution |
Opens a new window, where the question's specific solution can be defined. User will see this solution in the detail report if the user is granted to have the access |
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Multiple Question Metadata |
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Metadata or attributes of the range of questions. These are used for generating tests, analysis, and reporting. |
Upload Questions from Word Doc |
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Allows to upload questions from the word template |
Import Questions | Allows to import questions from existing tests and append to the end. | |
Import Questions | Allows to import questions from an existing test using the questions list and appends them to the end. |
Fields / Properties
Field |
Description |
Mandatory to Pass | A question can be marked as mandatory to pass question, user's test attempt result will enforce passing this questions along with passing score criteria. |
No Points Question |
A question can be tagged as No points question, There wouldn't be any point for this question in overall test score and no points will be awarded on question's right or wrong answer. |
Points |
By default, the question inherits the points defined at the test level (see Scoring Tab). Points defined here override the test level setting. |
Penalty Points |
By default, the question inherits the penalty points defined at the test level (see Scoring Tab). Penalty points defined here override test level setting. |
Choice Randomization |
Choice randomization can be specified only for SR and MR type of questions. Also, the radio buttons are visible only when the Choice randomization property at the test level (as specified in the Properties tab) is ON. This question-level property can be used to randomize all the choices, all choices except the last one (useful for questions having "All of the Above" / "None of the above" kind of choices), or disabling randomization completely for this question. |
Survey Comments
For survey questions, you can also enable comments entry on a specific question by checking the checkbox. To enable comments on all questions, just go to the Properties tab and check the Enable Survey Comment checkbox.
Question Types
The EduBrite Platform supports 14 types of questions. These question types are selectable when adding a new question. Please click here to see more details about question types.
Meta Data
Metadata helps define the type of content that is in an individual question. Metadata is defined two ways:
1. Click to define the metadata for an individual question.
This is what the metadata screen looks like. Click on any metadata grouping and select the appropriate value.
2. Click to define metadata for multiple questions at a time.
Change Log (Approval Log)
For viewing the approval or rejection activities for a test. The following screen appears when the user clicks the Change Log icon -
Test Authoring
- Test/Survey editor
- Editing Questions
- Basic Properties
- Scoring Options
- UI Options
- Sections
- Authorization
- Rules & Adaptive Testing
- Defining Objectives
- Using MS Word to create tests
- Test collection
- Test Creation Using Existing Questions
- Preventing Backward Navigation
- Updating an already published test
- Question Solutions
- Deliver N random questions from question pool
Reference
Adaptive Test Examples
- Random Questions Section wise
- Simple Branching
- Test with Section Timeouts
- Branching & Custom Objectives
Videos