Quizzes help part 2

The hotspot question is represented as a question and an image. Students should point their mouse cursor to a certain area (spot) on the image and click it. If Students click within the right area, the question is considered to be answered correctly.

Fig. ‘Hotspot Question’

To add a hotspot question:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Choose the required quiz from the list and click its name link. The list of questions for the selected quiz will be shown.
3. Select Hotspot from the Select Question type list and click the New question icon (). The following form will be displayed:

4. Fill out the form fields as described in the table below:

   Field	Step
   Question text	Enter text of the question. Use the embedded Visual Editor to format the question.
   Quiz	Select under which quiz the question will appear.
   Category	If necessary, select a category to which the question should belong.
   Points	Specify how many points Students will get for the correct answer to this question. Enter whole numbers only.
   Attempts	Specify how many attempts Students will have for answering this question. Enter whole numbers only.
   Ordering	With the help of the drop-down list set the order for the question (the order, in which it should appear among other quiz questions). Note: This option will be available only after you save the question.

5. Click the Browse icon () in the Image section and upload an image from your computer (or else select from the drop-down list an image that was previously uploaded to the server).
6. Click the Apply icon () at the top of the form to save changes and stay on the same page.
7. Click the Create (View) HotSpot button at the bottom of the form. The uploaded image will be opened in a new window. Click on the image to start defining the hotspot; click for the second time to stop the selection. When finished, click Save HotSpot to apply changes; click Close Window to discard changes.
    
   Fig. Defining Hotspot Area’

    

8. Open the Feedbacks tab to customize messages that should be displayed when Students answer the question (read the Creating Quiz Questions for details).
9. When finished, click the Apply icon () at the top of the form to save changes and stay on the same page; click Save question () to save changes and navigate to the list of quiz questions. Click Back () to discard changes and close the form.

The surveys question is represented as a question and an empty text field. Students should enter any answer into the text field (for this type of questions there is no need to define correct answers, as the major aim of this question is to gather certain information from Students, for example, their vision of the problem, their opinion on the course, etc.). Such questions may also be used if the answer cannot be expressed with one or two words, but requires a verbose description.

Fig. ‘Survey Question’

To add a survey question:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Choose the required quiz from the list and click its name link. The list of questions for the selected quiz will be shown.
3. Select Surveys from the Select Question type list and click the New question icon (). The following form will be displayed:

1. Fill out the form fields as described in the table below:

   Field	Step
   Question text	Enter text of the question. Use the embedded Visual Editor to format the question.
   Quiz	Select under which quiz the question will appear.
   Category	If necessary, select a category to which the question should belong.
   Points	Specify how many points Students will get for the correct answer to this question. Enter whole numbers only.
   Attempts	Specify how many attempts Students will have for answering this question. Enter whole numbers only.
   Ordering	With the help of the drop-down list set the order for the question (the order, in which it should appear among other quiz questions). Note: This option will be available only after you save the question.

2. Open the Feedbacks tab to customize messages that should be displayed when Students answer the question (read the Creating Quiz Questions for details).
3. When finished, click the Apply icon () at the top of the form to save changes and stay on the same page; click Save question () to save changes and navigate to the list of quiz questions. Click Back () to discard changes and close the form.

If necessary, you can add questions to the quiz from the Question Pool (the Question Pool is a repository of questions that can be used by all quizzes).

To add a question from the pool:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Choose the required quiz from the list and click its name link. The list of questions for the selected quiz will be shown.
3. Select From question pool from the Select Question type list and click the New question icon (). The following form will be displayed:

4. Fill out the form fields as described in the table below:

   Field	Step
   Quiz	Select under which quiz the question will appear.
   Select question from pool	Select the question that will be added to the quiz.
   Ordering	With the help of the drop-down list set the order for the question (the order, in which it should appear among other quiz questions). Note: This option will be available only after you save the question.

5. When finished, click the Apply icon () at the top of the form to save changes and stay on the same page; click Save question () to save changes and navigate to the list of quiz questions. Click Back () to discard changes and close the form.

To modify properties of a question that was added earlier to a certain quiz:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Choose the required quiz from the list and click its name link. The list of questions for the selected quiz will be shown.
3. Select a check box next to the question that you want to modify and click the Edit question icon ().
4. Modify question properties as described in the Creating Quiz Questions topic.
5. Save changes.

When you create a new quiz question, you do not have to create it from scratch. The system allows you to copy questions that already exist in the system and modify them later. It is possible to copy one or several questions at once. Copied questions can be stored in the same quiz or moved to another one.

To copy one or several quiz questions:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Choose the required quiz from the list and click its name link. The list of questions for the selected quiz will be shown.
3. Select a check box next to the question (or several questions) that you want to copy and click the Copy question icon () at the top of the questions list. The system will display a list of questions that you want to copy:

4. From the Copy (Move) to Quiz list select the quiz where copied questions should appear.
5. Click the Copy question () icon at the top of the list to apply modifications; click Back () to discard changes.

Copied questions will have the same name as the original questions; thus if you store copied questions in the same quiz, there will be several questions with one and the same name.

Each question you create belongs to a certain quiz. However it is possible to move questions from one quiz to another one. To do so:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Choose the required quiz from the list and click its name link. The list of questions for the selected quiz will be shown.
3. Select a check box next to the question (or several questions) that you want to move to another quiz and click the Move question icon () at the top of the questions list. The system will display a list of questions that you want to move:

4. From the Copy (Move) to Quiz list select the quiz to which moved questions should belong.
5. Click the Move question () icon at the top of the list to apply modifications; click Back () to discard changes.

After you create a quiz question, you can view how it will look like to Students who do the quiz. To preview a quiz question:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Choose the required quiz from the list and click its name link. The list of questions for the selected quiz will be shown.
3. Select a check box next to the question that you want to preview and click the Preview question icon () at the top of the questions list. The selected question will be opened in a new browser window.

For each quiz you may apply a certain certificate that can be printed by Students if they pass the quiz. The system allows you to create customizable certificates containing Students’ personal data.

To work with the list of quiz certificates:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Click the Certificates icon () in the top menu. A list of available certificates will appear:

Use the icons at the top of the list to perform the following operations:

Icon	Name	Step
	--	The same as in the Quiz Categories List topic.
	New certificate	Click the New certificate icon to create a new quiz certificate.
	Edit certificate	Select a check box next to the certificate that you want to modify and click the Edit certificate icon.
	Delete certificate	Select check boxes next to certificates that you want to delete and click the Delete certificate icon (use the Name check box to select all entries in the list).
	Preview certificate	Select a check box next to the certificate that you want to preview and click the Preview certificate icon. The selected certificate will be opened in a new window.

The system allows you to design quiz certificate yourself: you may use any background image or text that you need.

To create a new quiz certificate:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Click the Certificates icon () in the top menu. A list of available certificates will appear.
3. Click the New certificate () icon at the top of the list to display the following form:

4. Fill out the form fields as described in the table below:

   Field	Step
   Choose a file	Click the Browse button to specify a path to an image file on your computer. Uploaded image will be used as a background of the certificate.
   Certificate text	Enter the text that should be displayed on the quiz certificate. If necessary, use variables.
   Text alignment	Select how the certificate text should be displayed: - Left-aligned, - Centered, - Right-aligned.
   Show shadow	If you want to apply a shadow effect to the certificate text, select Yes. Select No to leave the text without shadow.
   X,Y coordinate of the text (px)	Set coordinates of the text (in pixels) against the image background (these fields accept whole numbers only).
   Height of the text (px)	Set the height of the text (in pixels) that will be displayed on the certificate (this field accepts whole numbers only).

5. When finished, click the Save certificate icon () at the top of the form to add the new certificate. Click Back () to discard changes and close the form.

The Certificate text field allows you to use the following variables (the variables will be replaced by specific data later on for each particular Student):

To edit a quiz certificate that was earlier added to the system:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Click the Certificates icon () in the top menu. A list of available certificates will appear.
3. Select a check box next to the certificate that you want to modify and click the Edit certificate icon () at the top of the list.
4. Modify certificate properties as described in the Creating Quiz Certificates topic.
5. Save changes.

A Teacher can view certificates that were earlier added to the system. To do so:

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Click the Certificates icon () in the top menu. A list of available certificates will appear.
3. Select a check box next to the certificate that you want to view and click the Preview certificate icon () at the top of the list. The system will open the certificate in a new browser window. An example of a quiz certificate is represented below:
   
   Fig. Quiz Certificate

When a Student does a quiz, his/ her answers are saved and included into a quiz report. A Teacher can check the report later on to see Student’s answers. Each attempt to do the quiz generates one Report.

To view the list of quiz reports (that is to view how many times Students tried to do the quiz):

1. Enter the necessary course and click the Quizzes icon () in the top course menu. The system will display a list of quizzes for the given course.
2. Click the Reports icon () in the top menu. A list of reports will appear:

Each list row contains information on one attempt to do the quiz:

• Date and time when the quiz was started;
• Student who did the quiz;
• Name of the quiz;
• User score;
• Total score of the quiz;
• Passing score of the quiz in percents;
• Icon defining whether the user passed the quiz or not;
• Time spent by the user to do the quiz.

Icon	Name	Step
	--	The same as in the Quiz Categories List topic.
	Print CSV report	Click the Print CSV Report icon to export the list of displayed reports into a CSV file. The file with reports can be opened or saved on your computer.
	Delete report	Select check boxes next to reports that you want to delete and click the Delete report icon (use the Name check box to select all entries in the list).

By default the system displays reports for all users. However you can use the filter drop-down lists under the top menu to define the quiz and the user who tried to do the quiz.

To view detailed statistics on Student’s answers, choose the necessary report from the list and click date time link in a corresponding list row. You will be able to see statistics on quiz questions:

• To delete statistics on a particular question from the report, select a check box next to the required question and click the Delete question report icon ().
• To preview statistics and Student’s answer to a particular question, click the question link in the list. An example of the question report is given below: