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Numerical question

Brooke Henshall
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lightbulb_outline This question type can be used in a digital test only.

A numerical question can be used to limit the student’s answer to a number. You can specify the answer and margins to review automatically. A numerical question can be a question with a value or a question consisting of variables.

Create a numerical question with a value

To create a numerical question with a value, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the domain School name in the menu on the left.
  2. Click label_important Courses in the menu at the top.
  3. Select your course or use the search bar. 
  4. Select your assignment or create a new assignment. 
  5. Click New exercise, fill in a name and click Save.
  6. Click New question and select Numerical question.
  7. Formulate the question in the question content field.
  8. Fill in the number of points the question is worth.
  9. Fill in the value. Optionally, fill in the margin.
  10. Click the dropdown menu Margin type and select % or Absolute. 
  11. Click the more_vert-icon for more options.
  12. Click Save.

error_outline The maximum value for a numerical question is 256 digits before the decimal, and 16 digits after the decimal.

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Create a numerical question with a variable

To create a numerical question with a variable, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the domain School name in the menu on the left.
  2. Click label_important Courses in the menu at the top.
  3. Select your course or use the search bar. 
  4. Select your assignment or create a new assignment. 
  5. Click New exercise, fill in a name and click Save.
  6. Click New question and select Numerical question.
  7. Fill in the number of points the question is worth.
  8. Click the more_vert-icon and select Use variable.
  9. Click the more_horiz-icon and select Code editor.
  10. Use the script editor to create your variables. The coding language used is Python.
  11. When all variables are defined, click Run to run the code. To check if the variables are defined correctly, you can use print statements to check the values of the variables you have defined. This way, if running the code gives an error, mistakes can be found. 
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  12. Click the dropdown menu Variable, and select the variable you want to use.
  13. Formulate the question in the question answer field. You can add variables to your question by clicking the Variable button and selecting the variable you want to use.
  14. It is optional to set up a margin. Click the dropdown button Margin type and choose % or Absolute and fill in the margin. 
  15. Click Save.

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Options for a numerical question
  • Bonus
    This marks the question as a bonus question, which means the number of points awarded with this question will be counted until the maximum amount of points achievable for this assignment is reached. The points of the bonus question are not included in the maximum amount of points that can be achieved for the assignment If the student answers the question incorrectly, this will not be detracted from the number of points and the mark.

  • Skippable 
    You will first need to assign which students are exempted from answering this question within the settings of your course. You can then enable which questions can be skipped by these students. In a digital test, the student will be informed they can skip the question. For written assignments they will see a scissor icon next to the question, so students will need to be informed they can skip these questions. The number of points for this question will not be counted in their result. It is not possible to change this setting after the test has been taken. 
Add a grading scheme to a numerical question

To add a grading scheme to a numerical question, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the Grading scheme tab at the top of the assignment.
  2. Go to the question for which you want to set the grading scheme.
  3. Click the more_horiz-icon and click Edit. 
  4. Fill in the number of points.
  5. It is optional to fill in feedback that is shown when the results are published for:
    • the question is answered correctly
    • the question is answered incorrectly
  6. Click the more_vert-icon for more grading options.
  7. Click Save.

Read more about Grading methods here.

Options for grading a numerical question
  • Model answer
    A solution for the reviewers (and for participants when published). The model answer can be an extensive elaboration, an image, or a file.

  • Start with zero points (For the points-per-criteria and rubrics grading method only)
    If this option is enabled the marking of this question will always start at zero points and the points will be added up when selecting the criteria. When this option is disabled, the marking will begin with the maximum amount of points that can be awarded for this question and selecting the criteria will be subtracted from this maximum. This means that the criteria should be added as minus points of the total amount. The reviewer can then select the criteria if the student did not meet this with their answer, so it can be detracted from the total amount of points.

  • Limit minimum to zero points (For the points-per-criteria grading method only)
    With this option enabled, it’s impossible to go below zero points when selecting the different criteria. It is still possible to manually adjust the number of points to go below zero with the adjustment option during the reviewing.

  • Limit maximum to total points (For the points-per-criteria grading method only)
    In the grading settings it’s possible to set the maximum amount of points achievable with the question, separate from the points per criteria When this number deviates from the maximum amount achievable by adding up the criteria points, this option will cap the maximum amount of points to this manually set number.
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Find out how to use random variables for each student or for special functions here.

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