Pepperdine Canvas New Quizzes: Question Types
Overview
Here are the various types of questions you can employ in your assessments.
- Categorization
- Multiple Choice
- Survey
- Essay
- Fill in the Blank
- Formula
- Matching
- True/False
- Hot Spot
- File Upload
- Ordering
- Numeric
Categorization
Categorization questions require students to place answers in the correct categories while ignoring all distractors. When Categorization questions are graded, students must categorize all items correctly to earn full points. There is not an option to assign partial credit for Categorization questions.
Instructions
Multiple Choice
Multiple Choice (M/C) is a very common assessment question type. It offers a statement and then students must select the correct answer(s) from a list of possibilities. This question type can assess information recall, reading comprehension, critical thinking/problem solving, and other student learning factors.
Instructions
Tip:
How to Prepare Better Multiple-Choice Test Items: Guidelines for University Faculty from Brigham Young University
Survey
While Canvas New Quizzes does not offer a survey question type, instructors can assign a zero point value to a question and treat it as if it were a survey question. Instructors may also consider Google Forms for another method of administering surveys to students through Google@Pepperdine.
Essay
The Short Answer/Essay question type allows for an open-ended response. The student is presented with a text box and either types or copy/pastes a response into the box.
Instructions
Tips:
- Be sure to advise your students to "Save" their work often.
- It's recommended that students write long responses in a word processor (saving often) and then paste work into the text box. It's too easy for a student to accidentally quit a web browser, hit the "back" button, or close the tab or window -- and then lose all of his/her work.
Fill in the Blank
The Fill in the Blank question type will present a statement with words or phrases omitted. The student is expected to enter the appropriate words, terms, or phrases into each "blank" text box.
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Formula
The Formula question type is another form of fill in the blank. In this situation, the system will expect numbers rather than text. This can be helpful for simple math, statistics, or science questions.
Instructions
Tip:
Be sure to clearly explain to students the type and format of answer you expect. For the question, "Five times two equals _____" -- a student might enter "ten" instead of "10."
Matching
The Matching question type offers two lists and asks the student to "match" the correct pairs. The professor enters each "pair" set (question and its answer). In the live assessment, the system automatically randomizes the lists and the student must make the correct selections. Instructors may award partial credit or require an exact match.
Instructions
True/False
True/False questions offer a statement and the selection of either "True" or "False."
Instructions
Hot Spot
Hot Spot questions allow teachers to upload images and have their students identify a specific area in that image.
Instructions
File Upload
The File Upload question type is helpful for multiple use cases. Commonly used by quantitative classes, it can allow for the upload of a Microsoft Office Excel file. It can be used for any file upload, such as a Microsoft Word document, an image file, etc.
Instructions
Tip:
Be sure to explain to students how to complete these questions. We recommend that you offer a practice self-quiz before a high-stakes exam is administered.
Ordering
Ordering questions require students to place answers in a specific order.
Instructions
Numeric
Numeric questions will accept answers from students that contain numbers, text, and/or symbols. However, instructors can only use numeric entries for accepted answers. Student answers in non-numeric format will not be graded automatically.