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Developing the Question Database

Instructors can create assessment questions in the question database independent of a particular assessment. This is useful for instructors who want to create assessments with randomly selected questions, or if there will be several assessments that will cover the same material. Questions are grouped under categories and can be accessed by any assessments used in the course site.

Creating Question Categories

To access the Assessments tool, select the Build tab, and under Course Tools select Assessments.

Screenshot of Build tab and Assessments Button

From the Assessments main screen, select Go to Question Database.

Screenshot of Go to Question Database button

From the Question Database main screen, click on Create Category.

Screenshot of Create Category button

Enter a Title for the category and select Save. This will create a questions category in the Question Database.

Screenshot of Create Category window

Adding Questions to a Category

From the Question Database main screen, check the questions you wish to add to the new category. Then select the category name from the dropdown box and click on the green arrow to move the questions over to the new category.

Screenshot of Add Questions to a New Category

You should see the questions moved to the appropriate category.

Screenshot of Questions Added to a New Category