Adding questions to the question pool in assessments

The Assessment tab allows admins to create the questions that will be part of informal, comprehension, diagnostic, and formal assessments, as well as create revision questions. Once created, the admin can attach these questions to individual items of content or chapters in the topic.

Question creator subtab

The Question creator subtab allows you to create questions and add them to the assessment.

The following settings are available in the Question creator subtab:

Setting	Description
Question field	Enter and format the text for the question.
Attach question image	To upload an image for the question, click Choose file. For information on supported image formats, see the Images section in Supported formats.
Answer type	The Answer type dropdown allows you to specify the answer type for the question. Click the left dropdown to select one of the following answer types: One correct: Only one answer, from the list of possible answers provided below, is correct. Many correct: More than one answer, from the list of possible answers provided below, is correct. Scale: Select a number on a scale of 1-5 or 1-10. Ordering: Rearrange a set of answers to appear in the correct order. Variation: The answer that is entered must match a one of the terms in the predefined list. Free text: Enter a free text answer. If you select the Many correct option: You must select the checkbox next to each correct answer. You can also specify how many points the user will receive for each of the correct answers, by entering a number in the field to the right of each answer. For example, each correct answer might be worth 1 point, and each incorrect answer might be worth 0. For all answer types, with the exception of Variation and Free text, click the right-hand dropdown to select one of the following formats: Text: Enter text for each answer. Image: Upload an image for each answer and select which images are the correct answers. An example of a question with image answers might be: Which one of these signs represents "Danger of electrocution"?. Fraction: Add one or more fractions.
Answers	The options in the Answers section change depending on the format of the answer type selected in the Answers type field above. The Answers section does not appear if you have selected the Free text answer type.
Question value	The value of the question in relation to the whole assessment. For example, if the question is worth 10% of the whole assessment enter 10.
Add "Non applicable" answer	Add an extra answer in which none of the answers are applicable.
Working out text box	Allows the user to enter extra information to explain how and why they chose their answer. For example, if it is a mathematics question, the user might add the steps for how they worked out the answer. This setting does not appear if you have selected the Free text answer type.
Add recording box	Allows the user to upload a file or record a video/audio clip to accompany their answer. For example, the user might want to verbally explain their answer in a recording or upload a document containing more information. The recording box only works with comprehension questions.
Calculator	Allows the user to use a on-screen calculator to work out the answer. Any calculations that are included in the user's answer automatically.
Shuffle answers	Select to shuffle the answer for this question so that they appear in a random order when viewed. It also allows the user to provide extra information related to how they worked out the answer. This setting does not appear if you have selected the Ordering or Free text answer types.
Teacher's tip	Enter a tip or helpful clue to help users when answering the question.
Question Bank	Questions you have created automatically appear in the Question bank. When you have configured a question, you must click Add to bank to add it to the Question bank.

Attach questions subtab

The Attach questions subtab allows you to attach questions created in the Question creator subtab to specific topics or chapters.

The following settings are available in the Attach questions subtab:

Setting

Description

Question Bank

Questions created in the Question creator tab automatically appear in the Question bank.

You can edit a question directly in the Question Bank.

To edit a question in the Question Bank:

Click on the question.
The question editor expands.
Edit the details of the question.
Scroll down to the bottom of the question editor and click Save.

The changes are saved.

Assessment type

Select the assessment type. For example, if you want to add questions to an informal assessment, select Informal assessment.

Select one of the following:

Informal: Allows a user to causally test their knowledge and see their results before participating in a formal assessment. Users can take an informal assessment for a particular chapter or item of content by clicking the Test yourself icon next to the chapter or item of content. They are then presented with questions that have been attached to the topic or item of content.
Formal: A formal way of testing a user's knowledge. A scored assessment in which the user is given a final mark at the end.Formal Assessments consist of multiple-choice questions, with either one or many correct answers that can be marked by the system. Admins can limit the number of times a formal assessment can be taken, as well as set an expiry date by which the assessment must be taken. Once a user has finished viewing a topic, they must take the formal assessment by clicking theTake formal assessment button on the topic homepage.
Comprehension: A way of testing a user's basic understanding of a topic. Comprehension assessments must be signed off by a Fuse admin, community admin, or the user's manager once the user has completed it.
Survey: A way of gather feedback from users about a topic. A take survey button will appear when the user has finished viewing the topic, prompting them to take the survey.

To add one or more questions to the question pool of a topic or chapter, drag a question from the Question bank to the desired chapter or topic.

Attaching questions to a chapter or item of content

There are two different different ways to attach questions to content and chapters within a topic:

Mandatory questions

You can make it mandatory for the user to answer every question that is attached to a chapter or item of content. To set this up, drag and drop each question over the title of the chapter or item of content, and the questions will be listed individually.

When a question is added, you will see a 1 Question added label on it. To view the attached question, click the chevron to the left of the question.

To edit the details of an attached question, click the question name.

Select one question out of a pool of questions

Fuse is able to ask users a question at random, from a pool of multiple questions attached to a chapter/item of content. To set this up, drag and drop each question on top of one another and they are grouped together in a question pool underneath the chapter or item of content.

The number of questions you have grouped together is displayed underneath the chapter or item of content. For example, if 5 questions have been grouped together in the question pool, you will see "5 questions added".

It is not possible to number the questions that have been attached.

Click Save to save all settings.

Removing a question from an item of content/chapter

To remove a question from an item of content/chapter:

Click on the question name.
Question configuration options appear.
Scroll down to the bottom of the question configuration options and click Delete.
The question is removed from the assessment.

Removing a question from an assessment does not delete the question from the Question bank.

Editing an attached question

To edit the details of a question that is currently attached to an item of content/chapter :

Click on the question name.

Question configuration options appear.
Edit the necessary details.
Scroll down to the bottom of the question configuration options and click Save.