Creating Paragraph Questions
With this question type, students answer in a paragraph or essay format. Paragraph questions must be graded manually by the instructor or teaching assistant.
Example: Explain the difference between these two genres: comedy and tragedy. You should have at least five points of difference in your answer.
From either the Question Database, or the Assessment itself,
- Click Create Questions.
- Give the question a title so that you can distinguish it once it is in your question database. This Title will be visible to students unless you change the default in Assessment Settings.
- Type in the Question text. Insert an equation if needed. You may insert an image for this question by clicking Browse.
- Enter text in the Pre-fill answer box with text box if you want to display text in the answer box to aid or orient students.
- In the Correct response text box, enter your version of the correct answer. The correct answer displays to students after they submit an answer.
- Next to Settings, specify the size of the answer box that is presented to students.
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In the General feedback text box, enter the text feedback. The general feedback displays when students view their graded assessment. Section Designer notes will only be visible to you.
You can preview the question before saving it by clicking Preview.