{"id":931,"date":"2022-05-03T11:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbc\/?post_type=chapter&p=931"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:20:01","slug":"question-bank","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbc\/chapter\/question-bank\/","title":{"raw":"Question Bank","rendered":"Question Bank"},"content":{"raw":"

Building and Using a Question Bank<\/h2>\r\nThe Question bank is an organized repository for all the questions in your course, separate from any quiz activities that might use them. It is good practice to create categories to organize your questions. This makes it easier to find questions and it also allows you to use random questions as well as reuse questions in later quizzes.\r\n

Process:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n1. Create question categories in Moodle<\/strong> for all of the types of questions you want to have in your test (eg. 1 category for Multiple Choice Questions, 1 category for True\/False questions, 1 category for Short Answer questions). The category name should include the course number\/semester, the test name and type of questions (eg. HHSC-101Winter2025-Quiz1-MC)\r\n\r\n2. Add your questions to their category.<\/strong> You can either add them one by one manually, or contact your CTLT Instructional Designer or ctlt@unbc.ca - we can batch upload questions quickly from a word document. Let us know the correct answers by putting a * beside it in the word document.\r\n\r\n3. Add questions to your test.<\/strong> Using Categories (also known as Question pools) can enable you to use randomization - presenting students with a subset of randomly chosen questions from the question pool).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTo find the Question Bank in your course, click on the \"More\" tab and select \"Question Bank\" from the drop-down menu.\r\n\r\n\"find\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFrom the left-hand drop down menu, select \"Categories\"\r\n\r\n\"category\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nClick on \"Add Category\" button.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"add\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nType in the name of the question category you wish to create.\r\n\r\nCreate question categories in Moodle for all of the types of questions you want to have in your test (eg. 1 category for Multiple Choice Questions, 1 category for True\/False questions, 1 category for Short Answer questions). The category name should include the course number\/semester, the test name and type of questions (eg. HHSC-101Winter2025-Quiz1-MC)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"name\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAfter you are done naming the category, click on \"Add category\" button to save.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nYour category will now appear in the list of categories for your course. Click on the category name to view it.\r\n\r\n\"create\r\n\r\nNow you can add questions to the category. You can either add them one by one manually, or contact your CTLT Instructional Designer - we can batch upload questions quickly from a word document.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTo add a new question manually, click on the \"create a new question\" button.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nChoos \"create\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nChoose the question type you wish to add.\r\n\r\n\"select\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nType in the question name\u00a0 (this is hidden from students and just for your reference)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nType in the Question Text - this is the question shown to students. You can also include images or even video here.\r\n\r\n\"questions\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSince this is a multiple choice question, you can add in possible answers under Choice 1, Choice 2, Choice 3, etc. For the one that is the correct answer, choose \"100%\" from the Grade drop down menu to tell Moodle to grade that answer as the correct one.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"answer\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nClick \"Save changes\" to save the question & return to the question pool.\r\n\r\n \r\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

<\/a>\r\nHow do I edit questions?<\/a><\/h2>\r\nTo edit quiz questions:\r\n
1. While in edit mode, click on the More<\/strong> menu item at the top of your course,<\/span> then select Question bank<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\"find\r\n\r\n \r\n
2. Select Categories the drop-down list.<\/h5>\r\n\"category\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nClick on the category the question is in.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"create\r\n
3. Select the Edit <\/strong>link for the question you want to edit and select Edit question<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n \r\n\r\n\"edit\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"edit\r\n\r\nMake your desired changes to the question, and click \"Save changes\"\r\n\r\n \r\n

<\/a>\r\nCan I preview questions?<\/a><\/h2>\r\nTo preview questions:\r\n
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  1. Click on the \"Edit\" menu beside the question<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Select \"Preview\" from the drop down menu<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\"preview\r\n\r\n \r\n
    \r\n\r\nNote<\/strong>\r\n\r\nYou are also able to preview a question while you are editing it, click Preview<\/strong> located on the right side of the Save changes and continue editing <\/strong>button. If the Preview<\/em> link is not visible click the Save changes and continue editing<\/em> button to display the link.\r\n\r\n\"preview\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n

    <\/a>\r\nCan I move questions to another category?<\/a><\/h2>\r\nYes, you can move questions from one category to another. To move questions:\r\n
    1. While in edit mode, click on the More<\/strong> menu item at the top of your course, then select Question bank<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\"find\r\n\r\n \r\n
    2. Select Categories the drop-down list.<\/h5>\r\n\"category\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nClick on the category the question is in.\r\n\r\n\"create\r\n
    3. Select the questions you want to move and select Move to<\/strong> at the bottom of the screen.<\/h5>\r\n\"select\r\n\r\n4. Select the category you want to move the questions to from the list:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"select\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n5. Click the \"Move to\" button to move the questions.\r\n\r\n\"move\r\n

    <\/a>\r\nIs there a quicker way to add multiple choice questions to the question bank?<\/a><\/h2>\r\nYes, we recommend you use the Aiken format<\/span>. The Aiken format lets you create multiple-choice or true-false questions using a simple, human-readable format that you can save as a plain text file and import into a Moodle course.\r\n\r\n \r\n
    Creating Your Questions<\/strong><\/h5>\r\nThe most important things you need to know about using this format are:\r\n