Quizzes/Surveys - Editing


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Adding Questions to Quizzes or Surveys | Top

Once you create a quiz or survey, using the Question Browser, you can:

Adding Existing Questions to Quizzes or Surveys | Top

Note: Once a quiz or survey has been taken by students, questions cannot be added to or removed from the quiz or survey.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz or survey to which you want to add questions and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Under Options, click Add questions. The Question Browser pop-up window appears.
  4. Locate the category containing the questions you want to add and click its title. The category expands.
  5. Next to the questions you want to add, select the check box.
  6. Click Add selected. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears and the selected questions are added.

Creating Questions and Adding Them to Quizzes or Surveys | Top

Note: Once a quiz or survey has been taken by students, questions cannot be added to or removed from the quiz or survey.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz or survey to which you want to add a question and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Under Options, click Add questions. The Question Browser pop-up window appears.
  4. Under Create Question, from the Question type drop-down list, select the type of question you want to create.
  5. Click Create. The Question pop-up window for the selected question type appears. Note: For more information on creating the different types of questions, see Question Database.
  6. Enter the question information and click Save. The Question Browser pop-up window appears.
  7. Locate the category to which you saved the question and click its title. The category expands.
  8. Next to the question, select the check box.
  9. Click Add selected. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears and the question is added.

Note: To change the order in which the questions appear to the student, see Organizing Questions.

Assigning Points to Quiz Questions | Top

Note: Points are assigned to individual quiz questions. The sum of the question points comprises the total points for the quiz.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz containing questions to which you want to assign points and click its title. The Quiz Editor screen appears and the questions are displayed in a table.
  3. Locate the question to which you want to assign points and, under Points, in the text box, enter the number of points.
  4. Click Update total. The total points for the quiz is updated.

Adding Question Sets to Quizzes or Surveys | Top

A question set is a group of individual questions from which a random selection is presented to students. Use question sets to prevent answer-sharing between students.

Example: Specify a set of four questions from which one is randomly selected and presented to students when they take the quiz. If you use a number of question sets throughout the quiz, no two students will receive the same quiz.

Notes:

  • You can create a question set from an individual question by adding alternate questions (see Adding Question Alternates).
  • Once a quiz or survey has been taken by students, questions cannot be added to or deleted from the quiz or survey.
  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz or survey to which you want to add a question set and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Under Options, click Add question set. The Question Browser pop-up window appears.
  4. Select the questions you want to add as a set:
    • To add existing questions:
      1. Locate the category containing the questions you want to add as a set and click its title. The category expands.
      2. Next to the questions you want to include in the question set, select the check box.
    • To create questions and add them as a set:
      1. Under Create Question, from the Question type drop-down list, select the type of question you want to create.
      2. Click Create. The Question pop-up window for the selected question type appears. Note: For more information on creating the different types of questions, see Question Database.
      3. Enter the question information and click Save. The Question Browser pop-up window appears.
      4. Repeat steps a to c until you have created all the questions you want to add as a set.
      5. Locate the category to which you saved the questions and click its title. The category expands.
      6. Next to the questions you want to include in the question set, select the check box.
  5. Click Add selected. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears and the selected questions are added as a set.

Adding Question Alternates | Top

You can create a question set from an individual question by adding alternate questions. You can also add more questions to a question set by adding question alternates.

Note: Once a quiz or survey has been taken by students, questions cannot be added to or deleted from the quiz or survey.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz or survey to which you want to add a question alternate and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Next to the question to which you want to add an alternate, select the check box.
  4. Under Options, click Add question alternates. The Question Browser pop-up window appears.
  5. Select the questions you want to add as alternates:
    • To add existing questions:
      1. Locate the category containing the questions you want to add as a set and click its title. The category expands.
      2. Next to the questions you want to include in the question set, select the check box.
    • To create questions and add them as a set:
      1. Under Create Question, from the Question type drop-down list, select the type of question you want to create.
      2. Click Create. The Question pop-up window for the selected question type appears. Note: For more information on creating the different types of questions, see Question Database.
      3. Enter the question information and click Save. The Question Browser pop-up window appears.
      4. Repeat steps a to c until you have created all the questions you want to add as a set.
      5. Locate the category to which you saved the questions and click its title. The category expands.
      6. Next to the questions you want to include in the question set, select the check box.
  6. Click Add selected. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears and the selected questions are added as alternates, creating a question set.

Assigning Points to Quiz Question Sets | Top

Note: Points are assigned to individual quiz questions. The sum of the question points comprises the total points for the quiz. When you assign points to question sets, the points are allocated to each question that is randomly selected from the set.

Example: If you assign four points to a question set and two questions are randomly selected from the set, then the question set is worth a total of eight points.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz containing question sets to which you want to assign points and click its title. The Quiz Editor screen appears.
  3. Locate the question set to which you want to assign points and, under Points, in the text box, enter the number of points to allocate to each question in the question set.
  4. Under Select, from the drop-down list, select the number of questions from the set that WebCT should randomly select and display when students take the quiz.
  5. Click Update total. The total points for the quiz is updated.

Assigning the Number of Questions to be Selected from Survey Question Sets | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the survey containing the question set for which you want to assign the number of questions to be randomly selected and click its title. The Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Locate the question set and, under Select, from the drop-down list, select the number of questions you want to be randomly selected and presented to students when the take the survey.
  4. Click Update survey. The survey is updated.

Removing questions | Top

You can remove questions, questions sets, and questions within question sets from quizzes or surveys. When you remove questions from quizzes or surveys, they remain in the Question Database.

Note: Once quizzes or surveys have been taken by students, questions may not be added to or removed from the quiz or survey.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz or survey from which you want to remove questions and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To delete one or multiple questions, next to the questions you want to delete, select the check box.
    • To delete all questions, in the table heading row, select the check box. All questions are selected.
  4. Under Options, click Remove question. A confirmation message appears.
  5. Click OK. A second confirmation message appears.
  6. Click OK. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen updates and the selected questions are removed.
  7. If you removed questions from a quiz, click Update total. The total points for the quiz is updated.

Editing Quiz settings | Top

Before a quiz or survey can be taken by students, you must specify other information about the quiz, such as when to make it available to students and how the questions are presented.

Navigating to the Quiz Settings Screen | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz for which you want to edit the settings and click its title. The Quiz Editor screen appears.
  3. Under Options, click Edit quiz settings. The Quiz Settings screen appears.

The Quiz Settings screen contains the following six sections that you need to complete:

  • Basic: apply to all quizzes and include how the questions are delivered to students, the time limit, how many attempts are allowed, and the minimum amount of time between attempts.
  • Availability: apply to all quizzes and specify how long the quiz is available to students.
  • Selective release: optional settings that allow you to release the quiz to a list of students, or to students who satisfy specific release criteria.
  • Security: optional settings that allow you to control access to the quiz through the use of passwords and specific IP addresses.
  • Submission: optional settings that allow you to specify a message that students receive after submitting their quiz and an e-mail address to which a copy of each student's submission is sent.
  • Results: apply to all quizzes and specify how quiz results are released to students.

Editing Quiz Basic Settings | Top

  1. From the Quiz Settings screen, under Basic Settings, in the Quiz title text box enter any changes you want to make to the quiz title.
  2. If you want students to see the question titles when they take the quiz, select the Question titles check box.
  3. For Question delivery, select how questions are presented to students:
    • To deliver questions all at the same time and allow students to answer questions in any order, select Deliver all the questions at once.
    • To deliver one question at a time but allow students to revisit any question they need, select Deliver one at a time, where any question can be revisited.
    • To deliver one question at a time an not allow students to revisit any questions, select Deliver one question at a time, where students must answer or skip each question to proceed. Once a question has been answered or skipped, it cannot be revisited.
  4. For Quiz duration, do one of the following:
    • To give students an unlimited amount of time to complete the quiz, leave the Quiz duration text box empty.
    • To specify a time limit:
      1. In the Quiz duration text box, enter the number of minutes, hours, or days you want the quiz to last.
      2. From the drop-down list, select minute(s), hour(s), or day(s).
      3. If you want to prevent students from answering questions after the time has expired, select Disallow answer submission if time has expired.
      Note: The clock starts when students first access the quiz. Students can choose between a static clock (updates the time left when the student clicks Save answer) or dynamic clock (updates every second).
  5. From the Attempts allowed drop-down list, select the number of times students can take the quiz.
  6. If multiple attempts are allowed, for Attempts separation, specify the amount of time students must wait between attempts:
    • In the Minimum time between attempts text box, enter the number of minutes, hours, or days students must wait.
    • From the drop-down list, select minute(s), hour(s), or day(s).
  7. If you want to continue editing the quiz settings, proceed to the next section.
  8. If you want to save the current settings and return to the Quiz Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Quiz Editor screen appears.

Editing Quiz Availability Settings | Top

  1. From the Quiz Settings screen, if you want to make the quiz available to students, under Availability, do one of the following:
    • To make the quiz available immediately, click Allow access now. The Available after drop-down lists update to display the current date and time.
    • To make the quiz available available during a specific time period:
      1. From the Available after drop-down lists, select the month, day, year, hour, and minute the quiz becomes available to students.
      2. From the Available until drop-down lists, select the month, day, year, hour, and minute the quiz is no longer available to students.
  2. If you want to make the quiz unavailable immediately, click Deny access now. The Available until drop-down lists update to display the current date and time.
  3. If you want to continue editing the quiz settings, proceed to the next section.
  4. If you want to save the current settings and return to the Quiz Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Quiz Editor screen appears.

Editing Quiz Selective Release Settings | Top

You can make quizzes available only to a specific student, group of students, and/or students who meet specific criteria.

Example: You can specify that students must receive a minimum grade on an assignment or another quiz before the current quiz will become available to them.

Note: The quiz must be available for selective release settings to take effect. Selective release settings are optional.

  1. From the Quiz Settings screen, under Selective Release, if you want to release the quiz to a student or group of students:
    1. Next to Release to, click Browse. The Member Selection pop-up window appears.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To release the quiz to one or multiple students, next to each student to whom you want to release the quiz, select the check box.
      • To release the quiz to all students, in the table heading row, select the check box. All students are selected.
    3. Click Update. The Quiz Settings screen appears and the selected students' user IDs appear in the Release to text box.
  2. If you want to specify criteria that must be met before the quiz is made available:
    1. From the first Release based on drop-down list, select the column, quiz, survey, or assignment on which you want to base the release criteria.
    2. From the second Release based on drop-down list, select the release criteria:
      • Contains: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments containing the specified text string.
      • Starts with: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments starting with the specified text string.
      • Equals: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with a numerical value equal to the specified numerical value.
      • Greater than: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with a numerical value greater than the specified numerical value.
      • Less than: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with a numerical value less than the specified numerical value.
      • After: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with an alphabetical value occurring after the specified text string.
      • Before: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with an alphabetical values occurring before the specified text string.
      • Ends with: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments ending with the specified text string.
      • Blank: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments containing no information.
      • Not blank: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments containing any information.
  3. If you want to hide the quiz from students who do not meet the selective release criteria, next to Hide, select Remove this quiz from the quiz/survey list if students do not meet the selective release criteria.
  4. If you want to continue editing the quiz settings, proceed to the next section.
  5. If you want to save the current settings and return to the Quiz Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Quiz Editor screen appears.

Editing Quiz Security Settings | Top

You can restrict access to students who enter a proctor-specified password or to certain computers, based on their IP addresses.

Example: Use security settings if your course takes place in a lab setting. Proctors can give out the password at the beginning of the exam, ensuring that the correct students access the quiz at the proper time. Or, use an IP address mask, specifying the IP addresses of the computers in the lab, ensuring that the quiz is only available to those computers.

Note: Security settings are optional.

  1. From the Quiz Settings screen, under Security, if you want to specify a password that students must enter to gain access to the quiz, in the Proctor password text box, enter the password.
  2. If you want to use an IP address mask, in the IP address mask text boxes, enter the IP address. Note: You do not have to enter all four components of the IP address. For example, you can restrict access to computers with an IP address beginning with 196 by entering 196 in the first text box and leaving the other text boxes blank.
  3. If you want to continue editing the quiz settings, proceed to the next section.
  4. If you want to save the current settings return to the Quiz Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Quiz Editor screen appears.

Editing Quiz Submission Settings | Top

You can provide students with a message when they submit their quizzes. As well, you can send a text-only copy of all submitted quizzes to a specified e-mail address.

Example: You can provide students with a message thanking them for their effort in completing the quiz.

Note: Submission settings are optional.

  1. From the Quiz Settings screen, under Submission, if you want to provide students with a message when they submit their quiz, in the Submission message text box, enter the message.
  2. If you want to receive a text copy of students' submissions, in the E-mail submissions text box, enter your e-mail address.
  3. If you want to continue editing quiz settings, proceed to the next section.
  4. If you want to save the current settings and return to the Quiz Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Quiz Editor screen appears.

Editing Quiz Results Settings | Top

  1. From the Quiz Settings screen, under Results, if multiple attempts are allowed, from the Student score drop-down list, select which attempt to use for the students' grades.
  2. Under Student score release, select how you want to release quiz results to students:
    • To release quiz results without any restrictions, select Release the score once the quiz has been submitted. Note: If the quiz contains questions that must be graded manually, students see a partially graded quiz.
    • To release quiz results only when all questions have been graded, select Release the score once the quiz has been submitted and all the questions have been graded.
    • To release quiz results when the availability period ends without any restrictions, select Release the score once the availability period has ended.
    • To release quiz results when the availability period ends and only if all questions have been graded, select Release the score once the availability period has ended and all the questions have been graded.
    • To restrict students from seeing quiz results, select Do not release the score.
  3. If you want to allow students to see their grades in My Grades, under Release column, select Yes.
  4. For Student results display, select how you want students' results to display:
    • To display questions as they appear in the quiz, select a) Show the question text for each question.
      • To display students' responses to each question, select b) Show the student's response for each question. (requires: a)
        • To display how students' responses are graded, select c) Show the evaluation of the student's response only (requires: a, b; excludes: d).
        • To display how students' responses are graded as well as the points available for each question, select d) Show the full evaluation of each question (requires: a, b; excludes: c).
        • To display the correct response for each question, select e) Show the correct answer for each question (requires: a, b).
    • To display the general feedback for each question, select f) Show the feedback for each question. Note: if options a) b) and c) are also selected, students also see feedback about answers.
    • To display students' scores for each question, select g) Show the student's score for each question.
    • To display all the grader's comments for the quiz, select h) Show all the grader's comments for the quiz.
    • To display students' total scores for the quiz, select i) Show the student's total score for the quiz.
  5. Click Update. The settings are saved and the Quiz Editor screen appears.

Editing Survey Settings | Top

Before a survey can be taken by students, you must specify other information about the survey, such as when it is to be made available to students, and how the questions are presented.

Navigating to the Survey Settings Screen | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the survey for which you want to edit the settings and click its title. The Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Under Options, click Edit survey settings. The Survey Settings screen appears.

The Survey Settings screen contains the following five sections that you need to complete:

  • Basic: apply to all surveys and include how questions are delivered to students.
  • Availability:apply to all surveys and specify how long the survey is available to students.
  • Selective Release: optional settings that specify any restricted student access.
  • Security: optional settings that restrict access to students with passwords and/or specific IP addresses.
  • Submission: optional settings that specify a message that students receive when they submit their survey and/or an e-mail address to which a text copy of student submissions are sent.

Editing Survey Basic Settings | Top

  1. From the Survey Settings screen, under Basic Settings, in the Survey title text box enter any changes you want to make to the survey title.
  2. If you want students to see the question titles when they take the survey, select the Question titles check box.
  3. For Question delivery, select how questions are presented to students:
    • To deliver questions all at the same time and allow students to answer questions in any order, select Deliver all the questions at once.
    • To deliver one question at a time but allow students to revisit any question they need, select Deliver one at a time, where any question can be revisited.
    • To deliver one question at a time an not allow students to revisit any questions, select Deliver one question at a time, where students must answer or skip each question to proceed. Once a question has been answered or skipped, it cannot be revisited.
  4. For Survey duration, do one of the following:
    • To give students an unlimited amount of time to complete the survey, leave the Survey duration text box empty.
    • To specify a time limit:
      1. In the Survey duration text box, enter the number of minutes, hours, or days you want the survey to last.
      2. From the drop-down list, select minute(s), hour(s), or day(s).
      Note: The clock starts when students first access the survey. Students can choose between a static clock (updates the time left when the student clicks Save answer) or dynamic clock (updates every second).
  5. If you want to continue editing the survey settings, proceed to the next section.
  6. If you want to save the current settings and return to the Survey Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Survey Editor screen appears.

Editing Survey Availability Settings | Top

  1. From the Survey Settings screen, if you want to make the survey available to students, under Availability, do one of the following:
    • To make the survey available immediately, click Allow access now. The Available after drop-down lists update to display the current date and time.
    • To make the survey available available during a specific time period:
      1. From the Available after drop-down lists, select the month, day, year, hour, and minute the survey becomes available to students.
      2. From the Available until drop-down lists, select the month, day, year, hour, and minute the survey is no longer available to students.
  2. If you want to make the survey unavailable immediately, click Deny access now. The Available until drop-down lists update to display the current date and time.
  3. If you want to continue editing the survey settings, proceed to the next section.
  4. If you want to save the current settings and return to the Survey Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Survey Editor screen appears.

Editing Survey Selective Release Settings | Top

You can make surveys available only to a specific student, group of students, and/or students who meet specific criteria.

Example: You can specify that students must receive a minimum grade on an assignment or quiz before the survey will become available to them.

Note: The survey must be available for selective release settings to take effect. Selective release settings are optional.

  1. From the Survey Settings screen, under Selective Release, if you want to release the survey to a student or group of students:
    1. Next to Release to, click Browse. The Member Selection pop-up window appears.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To release the survey the one or multiple students, next to each student to whom you want to release the survey, select the check box.
      • To release the survey to all students, in the table heading row, select the check box. All students are selected.
    3. Click Update. The Survey Settings screen appears and the selected students' user IDs appear in the Release to text box.
  2. If you want to specify criteria that must be met before the survey is made available:
    1. From the first Release based on drop-down list, select the column, quiz, survey, or assignment on which you want to base the release criteria.
    2. From the second Release based on drop-down list, select the release criteria:
      • Contains: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments containing the specified text string.
      • Starts with: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments starting with the specified text string.
      • Equals: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with a numerical value equal to the specified numerical value.
      • Greater than: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with a numerical value greater than the specified numerical value.
      • Less than: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with a numerical value less than the specified numerical value.
      • After: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with an alphabetical value occurring after the specified text string.
      • Before: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments with an alphabetical values occurring before the specified text string.
      • Ends with: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments ending with the specified text string.
      • Blank: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments containing no information.
      • Not blank: specifies columns, quizzes, surveys, or assignments containing any information.
  3. If you want to hide the survey from students who do not meet the selective release criteria, next to Hide, select Remove this survey from the quiz/survey list if students do not meet the selective release criteria.
  4. If you want to continue editing the survey settings, proceed to the next section.
  5. If you want to save the current settings and return to the Survey Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Survey Editor screen appears.

Editing Survey Security Settings | Top

You can restrict survey access to students who enter a proctor-specified password or to certain computers, based on their IP addresses.

Example: Use security settings if your course takes place in a lab setting. Proctors can give out the password at the beginning of the survey, ensuring that the correct students access the survey at the proper time. Or, use an IP address mask, specifying the IP addresses of the computers in the lab, ensuring that the survey is only available to those computers.

Note: Security settings are optional.

  1. From the Survey Settings screen, under Security, if you want to specify a password that students must enter to gain access to the survey, in the Proctor password text box, enter the password.
  2. If you want to use an IP address mask, in the IP address mask text boxes, enter the IP address. Note: You do not have to enter all four components of the IP address. For example, you can restrict access to computers with an IP address beginning with 196 by entering 196 in the first text box and leaving the other text boxes blank.
  3. If you want to continue editing the survey settings, proceed to the next section.
  4. If you want to save the current settings return to the Survey Editor screen, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Update. The Survey Editor screen appears.

Editing Survey Submission Settings | Top

You can provide students with a message when they submit their surveys. As well, you can send a text-only copy of all submitted surveys to a specified e-mail address.

Example: You can provide students with a message, thanking them for their efforts in completing the survey.

Note: Submission settings are optional.

  1. From the Survey Settings screen, under Submission, if you want to provide students with a message when they submit their survey, in the Submission message text box, enter the message.
  2. If you want to receive a text copy of students' submissions, in the E-mail submissions text box, enter your e-mail address.
  3. Click Update. The settings are saved and the Survey Editor screen appears

Previewing Quizzes| Top

You can preview quizzes or quiz questions to see how they appear in the student view. Quizzes can be previewed from the Quizzes/Surveys screen or the Quiz Editor screen. Questions can be previewed from the Quiz Editor screen.

Previewing Quizzes from the Quizzes/Surveys Screen | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz you want to preview and click its Preview quiz icon. The Quiz pop-up window appears and the quiz is displayed as it appears in the student view. Note: Quizzes are read-only while in preview mode; you cannot save answers.
  3. Click Finish. A confirmation message appears.
  4. Click OK. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.

Note: The preview shows all of the questions at one time, even if you specified otherwise in the quiz settings.

Previewing Quizzes and/or Questions from the Quiz Editor Screen | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz you want to preview or that contains the questions you want to preview and click its title. The Quiz Editor screen appears.
  3. If you want to preview the quiz:
    1. Under Options, click Preview quiz. The Quiz pop-up window appears and the quiz is displayed as it appears in the student view. Note: Quizzes are read-only while in preview mode; you cannot save answers.
    2. Click Finish. A confirmation message appears.
    3. Click OK. The Quiz Editor screen appears.
  4. If you want to preview a question:
    1. Locate the question and click its Preview question icon. The Preview Question pop-up window appears with the question displayed as it appears in the student view.
    2. If you want to test the grading scheme of the question, enter or select your answer and click Grade. The Preview Question pop-up window updates and your answer and score are displayed.
    3. If you want to try a different answer, click Back. The Preview Question pop-up window updates to display the question. Repeat step b.
    4. Click Close. The Quiz Editor screen appears.

Previewing Surveys | Top

You can preview surveys or survey questions to see how they appear in the student view. Surveys can be previewed from the Quizzes/Surveys screen or the Survey Editor screen. Questions can be previewed from the Survey Editor screen.

Previewing Surveys from the Quizzes/Surveys Screen | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the survey you want to preview and click its Preview survey icon. The Survey pop-up window appears and the survey is displayed as it appears in the student view. Note: Surveys are read-only while in preview mode; you cannot save answers.
  3. Click Finish. A confirmation message appears.
  4. Click OK. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.

Note: The preview shows all of the questions at one time, even if you specified otherwise in the survey settings.

Previewing Surveys and/or Questions from the Survey Editor Screen | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the survey you want to preview or that contains the questions you want to preview and click its title. The Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. If you want to preview the survey:
    1. Under Options, click Preview survey. The Survey pop-up window appears and the survey is displayed as it appears in the student view. Note: Surveys are read-only while in preview mode; you cannot save answers.
    2. Click Finish. A confirmation message appears.
    3. Click OK. The Survey Editor screen appears.
  4. If you want to preview a question:
    1. Locate the question and click its Preview question icon. The Preview Question pop-up window appears with the question displayed as it appears in the student view.
    2. If you want to test the grading scheme of the question, enter or select your answer and click Grade. The Preview Question pop-up window updates and your answer and score are displayed.
    3. If you want to try a different answer, click Back. The Preview Question pop-up window updates to display the question. Repeat step b.
    4. Click Close. The Survey Editor screen appears.

Organizing Questions | Top

You can change the order in which questions appear to students when they take the quiz.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. Locate the quiz or survey you want to edit and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears.
  3. Next to the question or question set you want to move, select the check box.
  4. If you want to move the question or question set up, under Organize, from the Move item up by drop-down list, select the number of positions you want to move the question or question set and click Go. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen updates and the question or question set is moved up.
  5. If you want to move the question or question set down, under Organize, from the Move item down by drop-down list, select the number of positions you want to move the question or question set and click Go. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen updates and the question or question set is moved down.

Customizing the Quiz and Survey Screens | Top

You can:

Customizing Page Colors | Top

You can choose the colors for the background, text, links, and visited links for the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, and Survey Editor screens. You can either choose from predefined color schemes or create a custom color scheme. Note: Depending on administrator settings, the high contrast color scheme may be the default and you will not be able to change page colors.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Customize, click Customize page colors. The Customize Page Colors screen appears.
  4. If you want to apply a predefined color scheme to the screen, under Color Set, select the predefined color scheme and click Update. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears and the selected color scheme is applied.

Choosing the High Contrast Color Scheme | Top

In compliance with the US Rehabilitation Act, Section 508, WebCT offers a color scheme that provides high contrast between background and foreground elements. This high contrast color scheme allows users who have difficulty distinguishing colors to use WebCT. Note: Depending on administrator settings, this may be the default color scheme.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Customize, click Customize page colors. The Customize Page Colors screen appears.
  4. Under Color Set, select High contrast.
  5. Click Update. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears and the high contrast color scheme is applied.

Creating a Custom Color Scheme | Top

You can create a custom color scheme for the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen by selecting the colors for text, links, visited links, and background. Note: Depending on administrator settings, this feature may not be available. The high contrast color scheme may be the default.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Customize, click Customize page colors. The Customize Page Colors screen appears.
  4. Under Color Set, select Custom.
  5. If you want to customize the text color:
    1. Click Set text color. A color palette appears.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To select a color from the color palette, locate the color and click it. The selected color appears in the right-hand frame.
      • To specify a different color, in the Color value text box, enter the hexadecimal code and click Preview. The color appears in the right-hand frame.
    3. Click Update. The Customize Page Colors screen appears and, under Color Preview, the Text color is updated.
  6. If you want to customize the link color:
    1. Click Set link color. A color palette appears.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To select a color from the color palette, locate the color and click it. The selected color appears in the right-hand frame.
      • To specify a different color, in the Color value text box, enter the hexadecimal code and click Preview. The color appears in the right-hand frame.
    3. Click Update. The Customize Page Colors screen appears and, under Color Preview, the Link color is updated.
  7. If you want to customize the visited link color:
    1. Click Set visited link color. A color palette appears.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To select a color from the color palette, locate the color and click it. The selected color appears in the right-hand frame.
      • To specify a different color, in the Color value text box, enter the hexadecimal code and click Preview. The color appears in the right-hand frame.
    3. Click Update. The Customize Page Colors screen appears and, under Color Preview, the Visited link color is updated.
  8. If you want to customize the background color:
    1. Click Set background color. A color palette appears.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To select a color from the color palette, locate the color and click it. The selected color appears in the right-hand frame.
      • To specify a different color, in the Color value text box, enter the hexadecimal code and click Preview. The color appears in the right-hand frame.
    3. Click Update. The Customize Page Colors screen appears and, under Color Preview, the background color is updated.
  9. Click Update. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears and the colors are updated.

Choosing the Course Default Color Scheme | Top

You can choose the course color scheme specified in Course Settings.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Options, click Customize page colors. The Customize Page Colors screen appears.
  4. Click Course default. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears with the color scheme specified in Course Settings.

Adding or Modifying a Background Image | Top

If you want to display a background image, you must select an image file. Images must be saved as .gif or .jpg. Using the WebCT Browser, this image can be selected from the WebCT-Files, or uploaded from your computer to your My-Files folder. For information on uploading files to your My-Files folder, see Uploading a file with the WebCT Browser.

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Customize, click Modify/Add background image. The Modify/Add Background Image for Page screen appears with the current background image displayed at the top of the screen.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • To use your own background image:
      1. Select Use file.
      2. Enter the path or filename in the text box or click Browse and select the file. For more information on browsing for the file or for previewing the file, see WebCT Browser. Note: Files must be saved as .gif or .jpg.
    • To use the course default background image specified in Course Settings, select Use course default.
    • To use no background image, select None.
  5. Click Update. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears and the selected background image is displayed.

Adding or Modifying a Banner Image | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Customize, click Modify/Add banner image. The Modify/Add Banner Image for Page screen appears with the current banner displayed at the top of the screen.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • To use your own banner image:
      1. Select Use file.
      2. Enter the path or filename in the text box or click Browse and select the file. For more information on browsing for the file or for previewing the file, see WebCT Browser. Note: Files must be saved as .gif or .jpg.
    • To use personalized text:
      1. Select Use text.
      2. In the text box, enter the text. Note: You can use HTML tags to format the text.
    • To use the WebCT banner with the default text WebCT Quiz Homepage, select Use default text.
    • To use no banner, select None.
  5. Click Update. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears and the banner image is updated.

Adding or Editing an Upper Textblock | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Customize, click Edit/Add upper textblock. The Edit/Add Upper Textblock screen appears.
  4. In the Edit textblock text box, enter or edit the textblock. Note: You can use HTML tags to format the text.
  5. Click Update. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears and the upper textblock is updated.

Adding or Editing a Lower Textblock | Top

  1. From the Course Menu, click Quiz. The Quizzes/Surveys screen appears.
  2. If you want to customize the Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen, locate the quiz or survey and click its title. The Quiz Editor or Survey Editor screen appears. Note: The same steps, as outlined below, are followed for customizing the Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screens.
  3. Under Customize, click Edit/Add lower textblock. The Edit/Add Lower Textblock screen appears.
  4. In the Edit textblock text box, enter or edit the textblock. Note: You can use HTML tags to format the text.
  5. Click Update. The Quizzes/Surveys, Quiz Editor, or Survey Editor screen appears and the lower textblock is updated.

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