To add a question to a new or an existing test, click "Add question" (1), and from the drop-down list, choose the question type you want to use:
- Empty spaces: Learners fill the blanks in sentences
- Free text / File upload: Learners either submit their answer using the text editor or upload it as a document so instructors can review and grade
- Free text with keywords: Learners submit their answers using the text editor, and it’s automatically graded based on keywords set by the instructor. Each keyword adds or subtracts points, and an answer is marked correct when a specified amount of points is collected
- Multiple choices - Single answer: Instructors mark only one answer as correct, and learners must choose one of them to continue
- Multiple choices - Many answers: Instructors mark multiple answers as correct, and learners must choose many of them to continue
- Match: Learners have to match words and phrases from the left column with words and phrases from the right column
- True/False: Learners mark sentences as true or false
- Drag and Drop: Learners have to match terms and phrases with words and phrases from a drop-down list
- Matrix: Learners can score and evaluate row items using the same set of column choices. Click here for more details on eFront’s matrix questions and how to use them.
- Hotspot: Learners have to find the correct spot on an image
- Fuzzy correctness: Instructors mark many answers as correct, but each answer has a different weight and score
- Ordering: Learners need to put sentences and answers in the right order
- Randomized: Learners are presented with a specific number of questions drawn randomly from a question pool. Click here for more details on eFront’s randomized questions and how to use them
| Note: Empty spaces are defined with ### and then the size of the space (in pixels). For example ###300 will create a text box 300 pixels wide. For this reason, to separate any numbers from the pixel size, use dash (-) or double spacing. Keep in mind that you need to ‘create’ the empty spaces in the question to proceed with saving it. |
Note: With “Multiple Choice - Many answers” question types, you can select three different grading options. The “Score calculation mode” can be:
Example 1: a question comes with 5 answers, and 4 of them are correct. A learner who checks all 5 answers will receive a score of 75%, based on the following formula: 100% (4 out of 4 correct answers) - 25% (1 out of 1 wrong answers) = 75% Example 2: a question comes with 5 answers, and only one is correct. A learner who checks all of them will receive a score of 0% based on the following formula: 100% (1 out of 1 correct answers) - 100% (4 out of 4 wrong answers) = 0% |
New questions are automatically added to the test's questions list and labeled as in use (2). To remove a specific question from a test, go to the "Use" column, and click the "YES" button to change it to "NO.” To re-add the questions, go to the same "Use" column, and click "NO" to change it to "YES.”
All changes are auto-saved.