The basic question types are HTML-based with a text editor provided to style the body of the questions.
Multiple Choice | Short Answer | Essay | |
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Description | The typical formatting choice for a simple multiple choice question. The choices are shuffled each time the question appears. | Graded based on provided keywords for comparison. | Manually graded using the built-in essay grading portal. |
Requirements | at least 2 answer choices and an explanation | Case-sensitive, exact-matching keywords and an explanation | Question body and explanation |
Automatically graded | yes | yes | no |
Multi-part | yes | yes | yes |
Eligible for all assignment types | yes | web assignments and learning modules only | learning modules only |
Randomization level | low | none | none |
All question types require a body and an explanation, however certain types have additional requirements.
Description | Additional | Description | Requirements | Automatically graded | Eligible for all assignment types | Randomization level | ||
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Multiple Choice | The typical formatting choice for a simple multiple choice question. The answer choices are shuffled each time the question appears. | at least 2 answer choices and an explanation | yes | yes | low | |||
Short Answer | Graded based on provided keywords for comparison. | Casecase-sensitive, exact-matching keywords and an explanationprovided for answers | yes | web assignments and learning modules | none | |||
Essay | Manually graded using the built-in essay grading portal. | Question body and explanationnone | no | learning modules only | none |
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