How do I add a question to a page in Lessons?
Instructors can add either a Multiple Choice question or a Short Answer question to a lesson page. The questions can either be in poll form (no correct answer) or in graded form (correct answer).
Video Guide
Step-by-Step Instructions
Add a multiple choice question.
Go to Lessons.
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Select the Title of the page (e.g., Lessons, Activities, Week: 1) from the tool menu in your site.
Select Add Content.
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Select Add Question.
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Add question and answers.
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- Select Multiple Choice.
- Enter question text into the Question Text field.
- Enter answers into the Possible Answers field.
- Select the checkbox to the left of an answer to designate it as a correct answer. Leaving all answers unselected will treat the question as a poll.
- Select Add New Answer to add additional answers.
Select the grading and release options.
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- To show students a graph of student responses, select Show students a graph of how others responded after they answer the question.
- To add the question to the gradebook, select Grade this question and enter an item title and points into the appropriate fields.
- To add text to display after correct or incorrect answers, enter text into the appropriate fields.
- To prevent the release of the question until previous prerequisite items have been completed, select Don't Release Item Until All Prerequisites are Completed.
- To require students to complete the question, select Require This Item.
- To restrict the question to particular groups within the site, select the Edit the groups for which this item should be shown link.
- Select Save to save the changes.
Edit the question.
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If you would like to edit the question, select the pencil and paper (Edit) icon to the right of the question.
View the student responses.
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To view the student responses to the question, select the bulleted list (Grading Pane) icon to the right of the question.
Add a short answer question.
Go to Lessons.
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Select the Title of the page (e.g., Lessons, Activities, Week: 1) from the tool menu in your site.
Select Add Content.
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Select Add Question.
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Add question and answers.
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Enter the question and answers:
- Select Short Answer.
- Enter question text into the Question Text field.
- Enter answers into the Possible Answers field.
- Select Add New Answer to add additional answers (entering no answers will treat the question as a poll).
Select the grading and release options.
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- To add the question to the gradebook, select Grade this question and enter an item title and points into the appropriate fields.
- To add text to display after correct or incorrect answers, enter text into the appropriate fields.
- To prevent the release of the question until previous prerequisite items have been completed, select Don't Release Item Until All Prerequisites are Completed.
- To require students to complete the question, select Require This Item.
- To restrict the question to particular groups within the site, select the Edit the groups for which this item should be shown link.
- Select Save to save the changes.
Edit the question.
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To edit the question if necessary, select the pencil and paper (Edit) icon to the right of the question.
View the student responses.
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To view the student responses to the question, select the bulleted list (Grading Pane) icon.