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File upload question

Mike Rietveld
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A file upload question can be selected to let the student upload a file during the test. You can view the uploaded file during grading or download the file to view on your own computer. 

How to create a file upload question?

  1. Create an assignment. Read here how to create an assignment. 
  2. Click New exercise, fill in a title and click Save.
  3. Click New subquestion and select File upload.
  4. Fill in the question description.
  5. Click the more_vert-icon at the top of the question and you can use various options.
  6. Click Save.

Options for an open question:

  • Bonus: this marks the question as a bonus question.
  • Skippable for special students: this question will not be taken into account for the grades of special students.

How to review a file upload question?

  1. Click Grading scheme in the menu at the top.
  2. Go to the question for which you want to set the grading scheme.
  3. Click the more_horiz-icon and click Edit. 
  4. Click the drop-down button Grading method and choose your method:
    • Points per criterion:
      1. Click Save and click the add-icon.
      2. Fill in the criterion description, set the number of points and click Save. 
      3. Repeat this for all criteria
      4. Click the more_horiz-icon and click Edit. 
      5. You can use the Calculate points-button to calculate the maximum points. The points of all the criteria will be summed up automatically.
        Or You can manually set the maximum number of points. 
    • Slider:
      1. Set the maximum number of points. 
    • Rubrics with levels:
      1. Click Save and click the add-icon.
      2. Fill in the name of the level and fill in the level description. 
      3. Set the number of points and click Save.
      4. Repeat this for all criteria
      5. Click the more_horiz-icon and click Edit. 
      6. Set the weight of the levels. 
      7. You can use the Calculate points-button to calculate the maximum points. The points of all the criteria will be summed up automatically.
        Or You can manually set the maximum number of points. 
  5. Click the more_vert-icon and you can use various options.
  6. Click Save.

Options for grading:

  • Grading description: a solution for the reviewers (and for students when published). The grading description can be an extensive elaboration, an image, or a file.
  • Start with zero points (For the points-grading method only): select this to let every student start with zero points before grading.
  • Limit minimum to zero points (For the points-grading method only): select this to let every student get no negative points for this question.
  • Limit maximum to total points (For the points-grading method only): select this to let every student get a maximum amount of points of the total amount of points for this question.

Note: the maximum file size is 25MB.

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