Manage questions

Some properties of a question are the same for each question type. You can find these below.

Text editor

Each question in Ans has a text editor to format the text and add additional information to the question. The options are mentioned below.

• You can use HTML to format the text (html).
• It’s possible to make text bold(format_bold), italic (format_italic)or to underline text (format_underlined).
• You can make use of subscript (subscript) and superscript (superscript).
• You can format the size of the text or use code as content(<>). To highlight the code in the correct way, click the html  icon and change the code-line from <pre> to <pre class="hljs #code_language">. (For example <pre class="hljs python>)
• It’s possible to insert tables (table_rows), URLs (insert_link), images (image) and files (file_upload). Currently, the position option for images only applies to images in digital tests.
• It’s possible to add lists, with enumeration (format_list_numbered) or with dots (list).
• It's possible to undo (undo) or redo (redo) changes.
• You can give parts of a text a specific colour (format_color_fill), add headings (format_size) or add quotes (format_quote).
• You can insert equations (functions) or variables (Variable).
• With the omega button (Ω) you can insert special characters in the text editor.
• You can align your text to the left, right, or center (format_align_left). 
• With the microphone button (mic) you can record audio which will be embedded in the question directly.

Points

For each question, you need to define the maximum amount of points a student can earn for the question. For some question types you have additional options for points.

General question options

Each question has extra options which can be enabled. The standard options for each question are mentioned below. Options may differ depending on the question type chosen. You can find these options when you click the three dots settings -icon in the top right corner of the question.

• Bonus
  This marks the question as a bonus question, which means that its points are not included in the maximum amount of points achievable for that assignment. If a student answers the question incorrectly, this will not be detracted from the number of points and the mark. However, when awarding points, it is possible to achieve more points that the maximum points achievable for the assignment.
   
• Predefined answer
  Set a predefined answer which students can keep, edit or delete. This will show up in the answer field. This option is only possible for the open question type in a digital tests.
   
• Word limit 
  Indicates the maximum recommended number of words that can be submitted in the student’s answer. Students can continue writing and editing their response after exceeding this limit. When a word limit is set, the word counter is displayed as "X / Y words". This option is only possible for the open question type in a digital tests.
   
• Partial scoring
  Students will receive points when their answer is partly correct. For example, if the total number of points they can receive for a question is 2 and their answer is 50% correct, they will still receive 1 point. Without this option, they can only receive 0 or the maximum number of points.

Grading options for questions

• Limit minimum to zero points (for closed-ended questions only)
  With this option enabled, it’s not possible 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 closed-ended questions 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.

Copy a question

Questions that have already been created can be reused in different exercises within that assignment. Reusing questions can save you time. 

To copy a question to another exercise, follow the steps below. 

1. Navigate to your assignment.
2. Navigate to the question you want to copy. 
3. Click the more_horiz-icon and click Copy. 
4. Click the dropdown menu Exercise and select the exercise you want to copy the question to.
5. Click Save.                                                                   

Change the order of questions

If you have created multiple questions within an exercise, you may want to change the order in which the questions are displayed. 

To change the order of questions, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to your assignment.
2. Navigate to the question within the exercise that you want to change the order of. 
3. Drag and drop the question to the desired position by using the drag_indicator-icon. 

Change the question type

After creating a question, it is possible to change the question type. For example, you may decide that you would like to change an open question to a multiple choice question. 

To change the question type, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to your assignment.
2. Navigate to the question that you want to change the question type of. 
3. Click the more_vert-icon and click Change question type.
4. Select the question type and click Update.