The question bank allows teachers to create, preview and edit questions in a database of question categories.
The question bank can only be accessed from within a course. If you don’t yet have a course, you will need to create one.
How to access the question bank
How to create a new sub-category in the question bank
How to create questions in the question bank
How to access the question bank
Step 1. Enter a course.
Step 2. Select the COG icon in the top right hand corner.
Step 3. From the drop down select More… button
Step 4. Select the Course administration tab
Step 5. Scroll down to find the Question Bank heading
Step 6. There are 3 contexts that have already been established -
- Course - Questions placed in this question bank will be accessible in this course only
- Category - Questions placed in this question bank will be accessible for courses in this category only
- System - Questions placed in this question bank will be accessible in all courses, site wide.
You can create new categories or subcategories within any of these contexts.
How to create a new sub-category in the question bank
Step 7. Follow instructions 1 - 5 above.
Step 8. Select the Categories link
Step 9. Scroll down to find Add a category
Step 10. Complete the following fields to add a new category.
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Field |
Description |
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Parent category |
Which category would you like to place this subcategory into or create a new subcategory of. The parent category is the one in which the new category will be placed. ‘Top’ means that this category is not contained in any other category. Category contexts are show in bold type. There must be at least one category in each context. |
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Name |
What would you like to name this category? This is a mandatory field. |
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Category Info |
If you wish to, place a description of what this category is or what it contains. This will appear beneath the category on the categories page. |
Step 11. Select Add category
Your new category has now been created and has been placed beneath the context and category that you have chosen.
How to create questions in the question bank
Step 12. Complete steps 1-5 above
Step 13. Select Questions link
Step 14. Select the Questions Tab
Step 15. Select Create a new question
Step 16. From the drop down select which type of question that you’d like to add.
Please note, each questions will have different set up options.
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Question Type |
Description |
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Multiple choice |
Allows the selection of a single or multiple responses from a predefined list. |
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True/False |
A simple form of multiple choice question with just the two choices 'True' and 'False'. |
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Matching |
The answer to each of a number of sub-question must be selected from a list of possibilities. |
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Short answer |
Allows a response of one or a few words that is graded by comparing against various model answers, which may contain wildcards. |
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Numerical |
Allows a numerical response, possibly with units, that is graded by comparing against various model answers, possibly with tolerances. |
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Essay |
Allows a response of a file upload and/or online text. This must then be graded manually. |
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Calculated |
Calculated questions are like numerical questions but with the numbers used selected randomly from a set when the quiz is taken. |
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Calculated multichoice |
Calculated multichoice questions are like multichoice questions which choice elements can include formula results from numeric values that are selected randomly from a set when the quiz is taken. |
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Calculated simple |
A simpler version of calculated questions which are like numerical questions but with the numbers used selected randomly from a set when the quiz is taken |
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Drag and drop into text |
Missing words in the question text are filled in using drag and drop. |
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Drag and drop into markers |
Markers are dragged and dropped onto a background image |
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Drag and drop onto image |
Images or text labels are dragged and dropped into drop zones on a background image. |
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Embedded answers (cloze) |
Questions of this type are very flexible, but can only be created by entering text containing special codes that create embedded multiple-choice, short answers and numerical question |
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Random short-answer matching |
Like a Matching question, but created randomly from the short answer questions in a particular category. |
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Select missing words |
Missing words in the question text are filled in using dropdown menus. |
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Description |
This is not actually a question. Instead it is a way to add some instructions, rubric or other content to the activity. This is similar to the way that labels can be used to add content to the course page. |
Step 17. For each question type you will need to nominate which question bank category you’d like the question to be put in.
Step 18. Once you have completed filling in all the field for the question you’d like to add, scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save Changes. 
Step 19. The completed question will now appear under the category in the question bank.
