Quizzes/Surveys - Question Database

• About Quizzes/Surveys
• Creating Quizzes or Surveys
• Managing Quizzes or Surveys
• Editing Quizzes or Surveys

• Question Database
• Grading Quizzes
• Details, Statistics, and Reports
• Importing and Downloading Questions

About the Question Database

The Question Database contains all of the questions that are used in your course's quizzes and surveys. When you create a question, it is saved in the Question Database. You select questions from the Question Database to add to your quiz or survey. You can organize your questions within categories. The Question Database contains the following fields:

What do you want to do?

• view categories
• sort questions within a category
• create categories
• edit category titles
• delete categories
• create questions
• edit questions
• delete questions
• import questions
• download questions
• move questions to another category
• view question statistics
• search the Question Database
• modify columns in the Question Database
• add or edit an upper textblock in the Question Database

Viewing Question Categories | Top

In the Question Database, you can organize your quiz or survey questions within categories. For example, you may want to store all questions related to anatomy under a category of the same name. You can create as many categories as you need.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Category, from the View drop-down list, select a category:
   • To view all categories, select All categories and click Go. The Question Database screen updates and all questions from all categories are displayed.
   • To view individual categories, select the category and click Go. The Question Database screen updates and the questions from the selected category is displayed.

Sorting Questions | Top

In the Question Database, you can sort questions by question title, question type, category, or the quiz or survey containing the question.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Locate the column by which you want to sort the questions and click its title. The Question Database screen updates and the table is sorted by the selected column.

Creating Categories | Top

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Category, click Create category. The Create Category screen appears.
4. In the Category title text box, enter the category title and click Create. The Question Database screen appears with the new category displayed. Note: Your new category does not yet contain questions. For information on creating questions and adding them to a category, see Creating Questions.

Editing Category Titles | Top

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. From the Question Database screen, under Options: Category, click Edit category titles. The Edit Categories screen appears.
4. Locate the category title you want to edit and, in the text box, enter the new title.
5. Click Update. The Question Database screen appears.

Deleting Categories | Top

Warning: When you delete a category, you also delete all questions belonging to that category.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options:Category, from the Delete drop-down list, select the category you want to delete and click Go.
4. A confirmation message appears.
5. Click OK. A second confirmation message appears.
6. Click OK. The Question Database screen updates and the category and all its questions are deleted.

Creating Questions | Top

You can create the following five types of questions:

• Multiple choice: students select either one or multiple correct answers to a question.
• Matching: students match items in two columns.
• Calculated: students answer a mathematical question. You specify the mathematical formula and the set of variables, along with a range of values for each variable. A set of answers is generated for a randomly selected set of variables.
• Short answer: students enter a word or short phrase, which is then matched against the possible answers.
• Paragraph: students answer in a longer, essay-type format. The designer or the teaching assistant must grade this type of question manually. For more information, please refer to Grading Quizzes .

For each question type, you can create an equation using the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh.

Creating Multiple Choice Questions | Top

Multiple choice questions require students to select one or more correct answers from a list of possible answers.

Example: Which of the following is not a breed of cat:

1. Siamese
2. Burmese
3. Chocolate Lab
4. Persian

The correct answer is (c).

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Questions, from the Create question drop-down list, select Multiple choice and click Go. The Multiple Choice Question screen appears.

The Multiple Choice Question screen contains the following five sections that you need to complete:

• Question
• Settings
• Answers
• General Feedback

Completing the Question Section for Multiple Choice Questions | Top

1. From the Multiple Choice Question screen, under Question, from the Category drop-down list, select the category to which you want to add the question.
2. In the Title text box, enter the question title.
3. In the Question text box, enter the question.
4. If you want to create, import, or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh. Note: Depending on administrator settings, the Equation Editor may not be available.
5. For Format, select whether you want the question to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, the student will see the question exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the question. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text.
6. If you want to display an image with the question, in the Image text box, enter the image filename or click Browse to search for it. For more information, see WebCT Browser.

Completing the Settings Section for Multiple Choice Questions | Top

1. From the Multiple Choice Question screen, under Settings, for Allow students to choose, select one of the following:
   • To allow one correct answer, select One answer.
   • To allow more than one correct answer, select Multiple answers.
2. If you selected Multiple answers, for Scoring, select one of the following:
   • To allow the score for any correct answer to be included in the total score, select Cumulative.
   • To only allow a score of 100% if all the correct answers are selected, select All or nothing. Note: If you selected One answer, these settings do not affect student scores.
3. Select whether you want to allow a negative score.
4. For Answer layout, select one of the following:
   • To have answers appear in a column, select Vertical.
   • To have answers appear in a row, select Horizontal.
5. For Answer order, select one of the following:
   • To have answers appear randomly, select Randomized. Note: When students finish the test and view the results, the answers will not be randomized. The answers will appear in the order in which you entered them.
   • To have answers appear in the order you enter them, select As listed below.
6. For Indices, select one of the following:
   • To have answers appear in a numbered list, select Numbers.
   • To have answers appear in an alphabetical list, select Letters.

Completing the Answers Section for Multiple Choice Questions | Top

1. From the Multiple Choice Question screen, under Answers, in the Answer text boxes, enter the answers.
2. For each answer, for Format, select whether you want the answer to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, the student will see the answer exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the answer. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text.
3. Select the correct answer(s):
   • If one answer is allowed, do one of the following:
     • If you do not want to allow negative scoring, select the Correct Answer check box of the answer that is correct.
     • If negative scoring is allowed, select the Correct Answer check box of the answer that is correct, and for each incorrect answer, in the Value (%) text box, enter the negative percentage to be deducted from the total question points.
   • If multiple correct answers are allowed, do one of the following:
     • To allocate each correct answer the same value, select the Correct Answer check box for each correct answer, and leave the Value (%) text box empty. WebCT distributes the total points for the question equally over the number of correct answers. For example, if the question is worth ten points and you have selected two correct answers, each correct answer is allocated five points.
     • To allocate each answer different values, do not select any Correct Answer check boxes and in the Value (%) text box, enter the percentage value. For example, if the question is worth ten points and there are two correct answers, you can allocate 70% to the first correct answer and 30% to the second correct answer. Students receive seven points for the first answer and three points for the second answer. Furthermore, if negative scoring is allowed, you can enter a negative value for incorrect answers.
4. If you want to enter feedback specific to an answer:
   1. In the Feedback text box, enter your comments.
   2. For Format, select whether you want the feedback to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the feedback exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the feedback. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text. You can edit settings for releasing feedback from the Quiz Settings screen.

Completing the General Feedback Section for Multiple Choice Questions | Top

1. From the Multiple Choice Question screen, under General Feedback, if you want to provide feedback that pertains to the question (instead of to specific answers as above):
1. In the General feedback text box, enter your comments.
2. For Format, select whether you want the feedback to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the feedback exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the feedback. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text. You can edit settings for releasing feedback from the Quiz Settings screen.
2. If you want to provide additional answers, click More answers. The Multiple Choice Question screen updates and additional answer boxes are provided.
3. Click Save. The Question Database screen appears and the multiple choice question is saved to the selected category.

Creating Matching Questions | Top

Matching questions require students to match up items from one column with items in a second column.

Example: Match the following capitals with their countries:

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Question, from the Create question drop-down list, select Matching and click Go. The Matching Question screen appears.

The Matching Question screen contains the following four sections that you need to complete:

• Question
• Settings
• Matching Pairs
• General Feedback

Completing the Question Section for Matching Questions | Top

1. From the Matching Question screen, under Question, from the Category drop-down list, select the category to which you want to save the question.
2. In the Title text box, enter the question title.
3. In the Question text box, enter the question.
4. If you want to create, import, or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh. Note: Depending on administrator settings, the Equation Editor may not be available.
5. For Format, select whether you want the question to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the question exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the question. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text.
6. If you want to display an image with question, in the Image text box, enter the image filename or click Browse to search for it. For more information, see WebCT Browser.

Completing the Settings Section for Matching Questions | Top

1. From the Matching Question screen, under Settings, select a Marking scheme:
   • To allocate the total points for the question equally among all correct answers, select Equally weighted. For example, if the question is worth 20 points and has four question and answer pairs, if a student selects three correct answers they are awarded 15 points. Note: With this marking scheme, there is no penalty for selecting an incorrect answer.
   • To only award points to students if all of their answer selections are correct, select All or nothing.
   • To subtract points for incorrect answer selections from the total points allocated to the question, select Right less wrong. For example, if the question is worth 30 points and has three question and answer pairs, if a student makes two correct answer selections (+20) and one incorrect answer selection (-10), they are awarded 10 points.
2. For Preview columns, select whether or not you want students to see a preview of that question's set of matches. If you select Yes, WebCT displays the Match column in the specified order, and randomizes the with column. The preview appears above the drop-down lists students use to match the pairs. Note: Yes must be selected for long answer formats. For more information, see the Matching Pairs section below.

Completing the Matching Pairs Section for Matching Questions | Top

1. From the Matching Question screen, under Matching Pairs, for both the Match and with columns, from the Answer type drop-down list, select one of the following:
   • To require answers that are single words or short phrases, select Short answer.
   • To require answers that are long phrases or sentences, select Long answer. WebCT assigns each long answer a number or letter that students select from the matching question drop-down lists. The full text of the long answers appears in the Match column's preview. Note: Selecting Long answer requires that you select Yes for Preview columns.
2. If you selected Long answer for either of the columns, click Refresh. The Matching Question screen updates and the larger text boxes for long answers appear.
3. In the Match text boxes, enter the questions to which students must match answers. The questions entered in the Match column appear in the order in which you enter them. Note: If you want to format the text or add images to the questions that appear in the Match column, use HTML tags.
4. In the with text boxes, enter the matching answers to the questions in the Match text boxes. The answers entered in the with column appear as a drop-down list. Note: If you want to format the text or add images to the questions that appear in the with column, use HTML tags.

Tip: If you want to increase the difficulty of the question, you can include items that have no match by entering more items in one column than the other.

Completing the General Feedback Section for Matching Questions | Top

1. From the Matching Question screen, under General Feedback, if you want to provide feedback that pertains to the question:
   1. In the General feedback text box, enter your comments.
   2. For Format, select whether you want the feedback to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the feedback exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the feedback. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text. You can edit settings for releasing feedback from the Quiz Settings screen.
2. If you want to provide additional questions and answers, click More answers. The Matching Question screen updates and additional Match and with text boxes are provided.
3. Click Save. The Question Database screen appears and the matching question is saved to the selected category.

Creating Calculated questions | Top

Calculated questions require students to apply a mathematical formula to answer the question. Calculated questions are designed using variables. Random values, based on a specified range, are automatically generated for each variable in the question. Calculated questions are unique for each student.

Example: If a car is traveling {x} miles per hour for {y} hours, how far does it travel (in miles)? Depending on the range you specify, values are inserted for {x} and {y}.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Question, from the Create question drop-down list, select Calculated and click Go. The Calculated Question screen appears.

The Calculated Question screen contains the following four sections that you need to complete:

• Question
• Formula
• Units
• General Feedback

Completing the Question Section for Calculated Questions | Top

1. From the Calculated Question screen, under Question, from the Category drop-down list, select the category to which you want to save the question.
2. In the Title text box, enter the question title.
3. In the Question text box, enter the question. Enclose variables in curly brackets, { }. For example: How long does it take to travel {x} miles at a speed of {y} mph?
4. If you want to create, import, or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh. Note: Depending on administrator settings, the Equation Editor may not be available.
5. For Format, select whether you want the question to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the question exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the question. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text.
6. If you want to display an image with question, in the Image text box, enter the image filename or click Browse to search for it. For more information, see WebCT Browser.

Completing the Formula Section for Calculated Questions | Top

1. From the Calculated Question screen, under Formula, in the Formula text box, enter the mathematical formula using the supported functions in the following table:

   Note: WebCT supports additional mathematical functions, such as modulus and factorial. For a complete list, perform a search for "mathematical functions" in the WebCT Knowledge Base.

   Enclose variables within curly brackets, { }. Example:

   Question	Formula
   How long does it take to travel {x} miles at a speed of {y} mph?	{x}/{y}
   What is the square root of {x}?	sqrt({x})

2. Click Analyze variables. A list of variables appears.
3. For each variable, in the Minimum text box, enter the minimum value.
4. For each variable, in the Maximum text box, enter the maximum value.
5. For each variable, from the Decimal places drop-down list, select the number of decimal places allowed.
6. From the first Calculate answer sets to drop-down list, select the number of decimal places or significant figures to which the answers should be calculated. Note: To specify integer results, select 0.
7. From the second Calculate answer sets to drop-down list, select either decimal place(s) or significant figure(s).
8. From the Number/set drop-down list, select the number of answer sets you want WebCT to generate.
9. Click Generate random answer set. The Calculated Question screen updates and the random answer set appears.
10. If you want to edit the random answer set:
    1. Click Edit answer set. The Calculated Question screen updates and text boxes appear in the variable columns.
    2. In the variable text boxes, edit the variables and click Update. The Calculated Question screen updates and the edited variables appear in the random answer set.
11. If you want to specify a percent or number of units students' answers can deviate from the correct answer, specify an answer tolerance:
    1. In the Answer tolerance text box, enter the tolerance value.
    2. From the Answer tolerance drop-down list, select either % or Units.

Notes:

• The values for trigonometric functions are expressed in radians not degrees. For conversion purposes, Pi radians = 180 degrees.
• Scientific notation is expressed using the format xEy, where x is the coefficient and y is the exponent. To convert numbers from scientific notation to standard notation, use x times 10 to the power of y. For example:
• 3.2E4 equals 32000
• -2E0 equals -2
• 3.14E-2 equals 0.0314
• For all calculated questions that have two correct answers (for example, the square root of 9 is +3 and -3), only the positive number answers appear in the answer set.

Completing the Units Section for Calculated Questions | Top

1. From the Calculated Question screen, under Units, in the Units text box, enter the unit type. For example, mph or mg/L.
2. Select whether or not units are required for a correct answer.
3. Select whether or not to ignore spaces in the Units portion of the answer.
4. Select whether or not to ignore case in the Units portion of the answer.
5. From the Percentage of question value drop-down list, select the percentage of the question's total points you want to allocate to the Units portion of the answer. For example, if the unit is worth 50% of the question's total points, select 50.

Completing the General Feedback Section for Calculated Questions | Top

1. From the Calculated Question screen, under General Feedback, if you want to provide feedback that pertains to the question:
   1. In the General feedback text box, enter your comments.
   2. For Format, select whether you want the feedback to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the feedback exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the feedback. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text. You can edit settings for releasing feedback from the Quiz Settings screen.
2. Click Save. The Question Database screen appears and the calculated question is saved to the selected category.

Creating Short Answer Questions | Top

Short answer questions require students to provide a single word or a short phrase as the answer. There can be a single correct answer or multiple correct answers.

Example: To the nearest 10,000,000 km, what is the distance from the earth to the sun? The correct answer, 150,000,000 km, is worth 100%.

Alternately, you can create a short answer question that requires entering the answers in the correct order.

Example: Name the four planets in our solar system that are nearest to the sun from closest to farthest. The correct answers in the correct order are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars each worth 25%.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Question, from the Create question drop-down list, select Short answer and click Go. The Short Answer Question screen appears.

The Short Answer Question screen contains the following four sections that you need to complete:

• Question
• Settings
• Answers
• General Feedback

Completing the Question Section for Short Answer Questions | Top

1. From the Short Answer Question screen, under Question, from the Category drop-down list, select the category to which you want to save the question.
2. In the Title text box, enter the question title.
3. In the Question text box, enter the question.
4. If you want to create, import, or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh. Note: Depending on administrator settings, the Equation Editor may not be available.
5. For Format, select whether you want the question to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the question exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the question. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text.
6. If you want to display an image with question, in the Image text box, enter the image filename or click Browse to search for it. For more information, see WebCT Browser.

Completing the Settings Section for Short Answer Questions | Top

1. From the Short Answer Question screen, under Settings, from the Number of answer boxes drop-down list, select the number of answer boxes you want to provide students.
2. If you want to provide more answer boxes than what is currently available:
   1. Click More answers. The Short Answer Question screen updates and additional answer boxes appear.
   2. From the Number of answer boxes drop-down list, select the number of answer boxes you want to provide students.
3. Select whether or not answers are case sensitive.

Completing the Answers Section for Short Answer Questions | Top

For each answer, complete the following steps:

1. From the Short Answer Question screen, under Answers, in the Answer text box, enter the answer text.
2. In the Value (%) text box, enter the percentage value of the answer:
   • If there is only one correct answer, enter 100.
   • If there is more than one correct answer, enter the percentage of question points you want to allocate to each answer.
3. From the Width drop-down list, select the width of the answer box (in pixels).
4. From the Grading option drop-down list, select one of the following:
   • To require students' responses to exactly match the specified answer, select Equals.
   • To require that students' responses contain at least part of the specified answer, select Contains.
   • To specify a Perl regular expression in the Answer text box, select Regular expression. WebCT uses the regular expression you provide to evaluate students' responses. For more information on Perl and regular expressions, go to www.perl.org
5. From the Allow in answer box drop-down list, select whether student responses must be given in a specific order:
   • To allow students' responses to be given in any order, select All.
   • To require students' responses to be given in a specific order, select the number that corresponds with the answer box number.

Completing the General Feedback Section for Short Answer Questions | Top

1. From the Short Answer Question screen, under General Feedback, if you want to provide feedback that pertains to the question:
   1. In the General feedback text box, enter your comments.
   2. For Format, select whether you want the feedback to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the feedback exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the feedback. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text. You can edit settings for releasing feedback from the Quiz Settings screen.
2. Click Save. The Question Database screen appears and the short answer question is saved to the selected category.

Creating Paragraph Questions | Top

Paragraph questions require students to answer in a paragraph or essay format. Paragraph questions must be graded manually by the instructor or teaching assistant.

Example: Explain the difference between these two genres: comedy and tragedy. You should have at least five points of difference in your answer.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Question, from the Create question drop-down list, select Paragraph and click Go. The Paragraph Question screen appears.

The Paragraph Question screen contains the following three sections that you must complete:

• Question
• Settings
• Answers

Completing the Question Section for Paragraph Questions | Top

1. From the Paragraph Question screen, under Question, from the Category drop-down list, select the category to which you want to save the question.
2. In the Title text box, enter the question title.
3. In the Question text box, enter the question.
4. If you want to create, import, or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh. Note: Depending on administrator settings, the Equation Editor may not be available.
5. For Format, select whether you want the question to display in HTML or Text. Note: If you choose text format, students will see the question exactly as you have entered it. If you choose HTML format you can use HTML tags to format the question. For example, you can add bolding, italicizing, and color to the text, or create paragraphs using the paragraph tag.
6. If you want to display an image with question, in the Image text box, enter the image filename or click Browse to search for it. For more information, see WebCT Browser.

Completing the Settings Section for Paragraph Questions | Top

From the Paragraph Question screen, under Settings, from the Answer box size drop-down lists, select the length and width of the answer box presented to students.

Completing the Answers Section for Paragraph Questions | Top

1. From the Paragraph Question screen, under Answers, if you want to provide introductory text and/or an equation in the answer box to aid or orient students:
   1. In the Pre-fill answer box text box, enter the text.
   2. If you want to create, import or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh.
   3. You can edit settings for releasing feedback from the Quiz Settings screen.
2. If you want to provide students with the correct answer and/or the correct equation, which displays once the question has been graded:
   1. In the Correct answer text box, enter your version of the correct answer.
   2. If you want to create, import or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh.
   3. You can edit settings for releasing feedback from the Quiz Settings screen.
3. Click Save. The Question Database screen appears and the paragraph question is added to the selected category.

Editing Questions | Top

Warning: If students have already completed a quiz, editing a question that is used by that quiz can result in grade modifications. To avoid this potential problem, save the changes as a new question by clicking Save As New.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Category, from the View drop-down list, select the category containing the question you want to edit, and click Go. The Question Database screen updates and the questions in the selected category are displayed.
4. Locate the question you want to edit and click its title. The Question screen for the selected question type appears.
5. Edit the question as desired. For more information on completing the Question screen for the different question types, please refer to:
   • Multiple choice
   • Matching
   • Calculated
   • Short answer
   • Paragraph
6. If you want to overwrite the existing question:
   1. Click Save. If the question is used by a quiz, a confirmation message appears.
   2. Click OK. The Question Database screen appears.
7. If you want to save the changes as a new question:
   1. Click Save As New. If you have not changed the question title a confirmation message appears.
   2. If a duplicate question title is not a problem, click OK. The Question Database screen appears.

Deleting Questions | Top

You can delete quiz or survey questions from the Question Database. If the questions are used in a quiz or survey, you cannot delete them until they are removed from the quiz or survey.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Category, from the View drop-down list, select the category containing the question you want to delete, and click Go. The Question Database screen updates to display the questions in the selected category.
4. Do one of the following:
   • To delete one or multiple questions:
     1. Next to the questions you want to delete, select the check box.
     2. Under Options: Question, click Delete questions. A confirmation message appears.
   • To delete all questions in the category:
     1. In the table heading row, select the check box. All questions are selected.
     2. Click Delete questions. A confirmation message appears.
5. Click OK. A second confirmation message appears.
6. Click OK. The Question Database screen updates and the selected questions are deleted.

Moving Questions to Another Category | Top

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Category, from the View drop-down list, select the category containing the questions you want to move. The Question Database screen updates and the questions in the selected category are displayed.
4. Do one of the following:
   • To move one or multiple questions:
     1. Next to the questions you want to move, select the check box.
     2. Under Options: Question, from the Move to drop-down list, select the category to which you want to move the questions and click Go. The Question Database screen updates and the selected questions are moved.
   • To move all questions in the category:
     1. In the table heading row, select the check box. All questions are selected.
     2. Under Options: Question, from the Move to drop-down list, select the category to which you want to move the questions and click Go. The Question Database screen updates and the selected questions are moved.

Viewing Question Statistics | Top

Note: Before you can view the statistics for an individual question, you must submit the quiz statistics. For more information on question statistics, please see Details, Statistics, and Reports.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Category, from the View drop-down list, select the category containing the question for which you want to view statistics, and click Go. The Question Database screen updates and the questions for the selected category are displayed.
4. Do one of the following:
   • To view the statistics for one or multiple questions:
     1. Next to the questions, select the check box.
     2. Under Options: Question, click View question statistics. The Question Statistics screen appears with the statistics for the selected questions displayed.
   • To view the statistics for all questions in the category:
     1. In the table heading row, select the check box. All questions are selected.
     2. Under Options: Question, click View question statistics. The Question Statistics screen appears with the statistics for the selected questions displayed.
5. If you want to view the statistics for multiple choice questions, click Multiple choice statistics. The Multiple Choice Statistics screen appears.
6. If you want to reset the question statistics, click Reset. A confirmation message appears.
7. Click OK. The Question Statistics screen updates and the statistics are reset.

Searching the Question Database | Top

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Options: Search, from the Search drop-down list, select whether you want to search All questions in the Question Database or only the Listed questions from the category that is currently displayed.
4. From the Criteria drop-down list, select the question attribute on which you want to perform the search. For example, the question Title or question Type.
5. From the Comparison drop-down list, select the comparative value you want to use for your search:
   • Contains: searches for questions containing the specified text string.
   • Starts with: searches for questions starting with the specified text string.
   • Equals: searches for numerical values equal to the specified numerical value.
   • Greater than: searches for numerical values greater than the specified numerical value.
   • Less than: searches for numerical values less than the specified numerical value.
   • After: searches for alphabetical values occurring after the specified text string.
   • Before: searches for alphabetical values accruing before the specified text string.
   • Ends with: searches for questions ending with the specified text string.
   • Blank: searches for questions containing no information.
   • Not Blank: searches for all the questions containing any information.
6. In the Value text box, enter the text for which you want to search.
7. Click Search. The Question Database screen updates and the search results are displayed.

Modifying Columns in the Question Database | Top

You can add, edit, or delete columns in the Question Database. However, you cannot modify the following default columns:

• Title
• Type
• Category
• Used by

Adding Columns | Top

You can add a column to the Question Database. The column can can contain alphanumeric, numeric, or text information.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Organize, click Manage columns. The Columns screen appears.
4. Under Organize, click Add column. The Add Column screen appears.
5. In the Label text box, enter the label for the new column.
6. From the Type drop-down list, select the column type:
   • Alphanumeric: the new column can contain letters or numbers.
   • Numeric: the new column can contain numbers only.
   • Text: the new column can contain a text phrase or a paragraph.
7. Click Add. The Columns screen updates and the column is added.

Deleting Columns | Top

Note: The following default columns cannot be deleted:

• Title
• Type
• Category
• Used by

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Organize, click Manage columns. The Columns screen appears.
4. Locate the columns you want to delete and, in the Select row, select the check boxes.
5. Under Organize, click Delete columns. A confirmation message appears.
6. Click OK. The Columns screen updates and the column is deleted.

Editing Columns | Top

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Organize, click Manage columns. The Columns screen appears.

From the Columns screen, you can:

• change column labels.
• hide columns.
• display columns.
• move columns.

Changing Column Labels | Top

Note: The labels for the following default columns cannot be edited:

• Title
• Type
• Category
• Used by

1. From the Columns screen, locate the column for which you want to change the label and, in the Select row, select the check box.
2. Under Options, in the Change label text box, enter the new label and click Go. The Columns screen updates and the new label appears.

Hiding Columns | Top

You can can hide columns in the Question Database.

1. From the Columns screen do one of the following:
   • To hide one or multiple columns, locate the columns and, in the Select row, select the check boxes.
   • To hide all columns, next to Select, select the check box. All columns are selected.
2. Under Options, from the Hide columns drop-down list, select Yes and click Go. The Columns screen updates and, in the Hidden row, the status of the selected columns updates to Yes.

Displaying Columns | Top

You can display columns that have been hidden in the Question Database.

1. From the Columns screen, do one of the following:
   • To display one or multiple columns, locate the columns and, in the Select row, select the check boxes.
   • To display all columns, next to Select, select the check box. All columns are selected.
2. Under Options, from the Hide columns drop-down list, select No and click Go. The Columns screen updates and, in the Hidden row, the status of the selected columns updates to No.

Moving Columns | Top

You can change the order in which columns appear in the Question Database.

1. From the Columns screen, locate the column you want to move and, in the Select row, select the check box.
2. If you want to move the column left, under Organize, from the Move item left drop-down list, select the number of positions you want to move the column, and click Go. The Columns screen updates and the selected column is moved.
3. If you want to move the column right, under Organize, from the Move item right drop-down list, select the number of positions you want to move the column, and click Go. The Columns screen updates and the selected column is moved.

Adding or Editing an Upper Textblock in the Question Database | Top

You can add an upper textblock to the Question Database screen.

1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
2. Click Question Database. The Question Database screen appears.
3. Under Organize, click Edit/Add upper textblock. The Edit/Add Upper Textblock screen appears.
4. In the Edit textblock text box, enter or edit your textblock. Note: You can use HTML tags to format your entry.
5. Click Update. The Question Database screen appears and the upper textblock is added.

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