Create Tests

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When you create a new test, select the plus sign to open the menu and select a question type. You can also reuse questions and content from existing assessments. If you add questions to a test, you can't enable parallel grading.

The Test Content area opens where you type the question and answer choices if required, such as for Multiple Choice questions. Questions have a default value of 1 point. Select the Points box to type a new value.

You can use the options in the editor to format the text.

To help keep your test content organized, you can add files within individual questions. Make a selection from the editor's Insert Content menu, such as Insert from Cloud Storage.

You can align goals with individual assessment questions to help your institution measure achievement. After you make the assessment available, students can view information for the goals you align with questions so they know your expectations.

Access a question's menu, select Align with goal, and select goals.

Creating test questions takes a significant amount of time. The AI Design Assistant can offer suggestions for test questions, giving you extra time to focus on more complicated tasks. The AI Design Assistant is beneficial for both formative and summative assessments. Test questions are generated based on the course context that you select.

On the test creation page, select  Auto-generate question from the new question menu.

You have several ways to refine the test questions that the AI Design Assistant generates.

You can select from the following question types:

The "Inspire me!" question type suggests a variety of question types to give you more options.

Optionally, you can select which course items you’d like the AI Design Assistant to provide context for test questions. Select Select course items to start.

Select any course content item to include it in the context for your test.

You can select a folder or learning module to include items from them. When you’ve finished choosing items for context, select Select items to return to question generation.

Once you’ve finalized all of your settings, select  Generate. Choose the questions that you’d like to add to your assessment, then select  Add to Assessment.

Review each question for accuracy and bias. You can also edit questions to better fit your learning goals.

Edit a test. Select the plus sign to open the menu wherever you want to add questions, text, or a file. You can add as many text blocks and files as you want.

Add text blocks. Select Add text to open the editor. You can include instructions for a section of the test or introductory text for an audio file or image. You can also paste text from a Word doc.

If you create a test that only includes text blocks, you can manually change the Maximum score in the Test Settings panel. For example, you may want students to upload submissions or use the freeform text fields.

Add files. Select Add local file to browse for files on your computer. Your institution controls the maximum size of a file that you can upload. You can't add a folder of files.

Add file from Cloud Storage: You can instantly connect to multiple web apps where you store files, such as OneDrive. The files you add are copies. If you make a change to a file in cloud storage, you need to upload a new copy in your course. If your browser allows, media files you add from cloud storage display inline.

Page breaks allow for easy creation of sections within an assessment and afford flexibility in the presentation of assessment content. For example, you can add a page with test instructions at the beginning of the test, or group related questions around a topic on a single page. When students navigate a paged test, they will see all the information that you have added to a page all at once.

Select the plus sign to open the menu wherever you want to add a page break. Add Page Break is at the very bottom of the menu.

To combine two separate pages, select Combine pages anywhere along the line that separates these two pages. Selecting this will combine these two pages into one.

Questions are numbered automatically in the order you add them. The question numbers update when you reorder. Before students open the test, you can reorder the elements of your test.

Edit a test. Point to a test item to access the Move icon. Press and drag the question, text block, or file to a new location.

You can navigate the tabs at the top of an assessment you have created, to easily access information such as:

When you create a test and make it visible to students, they're notified in their activity streams.

After you post test grades, students can select View your grade to display their grades. Any feedback you provide appears after the test title.

You'll see an alert in the stream when you have submissions to grade. Select the test title to begin grading on the test submissions page.