{"id":16472,"date":"2021-03-10T18:18:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T00:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=16472"},"modified":"2021-03-10T18:23:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T00:23:42","slug":"brightspace-tip-215-quizzes-question-types-and-when-to-use-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-215-quizzes-question-types-and-when-to-use-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightspace Tip #215: Quizzes &#8211; Question Types and When to Use Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tnecampus.helpspot.com\/index.php?pg=file&from=2&id=1606\" alt=\"question types\" width=\"609\" height=\"471\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments. As part of your quantifiable assessment procedures, you can use quizzes to help evaluate students\u2019 learning progress and learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Quizzes are often thought to only be useful for quick knowledge checks. However, the Quizzes tool has eleven <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/le\/question_library\/instructor\/types_of_questions.htm\">question types<\/a> that allow you to test different levels of knowledge. The question types available in the Quizzes tool are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>True or False (T\/F)<\/li>\n<li>Multiple Choice (MC)<\/li>\n<li>Multi-Select (M-S)<\/li>\n<li>Written Response (WR)<\/li>\n<li>Short Answer (SA)<\/li>\n<li>Multi-Short Answer (MSA)<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the Blanks (FIB)<\/li>\n<li>Matching (MAT)<\/li>\n<li>Ordering (ORD)<\/li>\n<li>Arithmetic (2+2)<\/li>\n<li>Significant Figures (x10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>What Question Type Should You Use?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/guides-sub-pages\/blooms-taxonomy\/\">Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy<\/a> is a model that is used to classify different levels of comprehension, starting with the lower levels such as remembering and understanding, and then moving upwards to create\/evaluate. You should select question types according to what level of understanding you want to practice. <\/p>\n<p>Information Technology Services at Algonquin College developed a resource that goes through in detail, matching question types to the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy they practice. The table below shows the question types they suggest for the level of Bloom's Taxonomy you want to practice:  <\/p>\n<table style=\"width:100%\">\n<caption style=\"caption-side:bottom; color:#E87511; text-align:center;\">TABLE 1: Mapping Bloom's Taxonomy to Brightspace Question Types<\/caption>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #E87511;\">\n<th>Bloom's Taxonomy<\/th>\n<th>Question Types<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Create<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Evaluate<\/td>\n<td>M-S, WR, MAT, and ORD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Analyze<\/td>\n<td>MC, M-S, and WR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apply<\/td>\n<td>MC, WR, FIB, MAT, ORD, 2+2, and x10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Understand<\/td>\n<td>MC, M-S, SA, FIB, 2+2, and x10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Remember<\/td>\n<td>T\/F, MC, M-S, SA, and FIB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>If this has piqued your interest, you can find more information on mapping your questions to the best quiz question type for your assessment in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algonquincollege.com\/dlekb\/knowledge-base\/question-types-when-to-use-them\/\">Question Types & When to Use Them<\/a> resource from Algonquin College.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at Memorial University of Newfoundland created a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/instructionalresources\/question-types-in-brightspace\/\">Question Types in Brightspace<\/a> resource that explains the question types, highlights their strengths and challenges, provide some tips to consider when choosing to use a question type, including the average time to allot for each question item type.<\/p>\n<p>Some question types have grading options associated with them. It may be helpful to review this <a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/Understanding-grading-options-for-question-types-in-Question-Library-1601065545\">Understanding Grading Options for Question Types<\/a> article from the Brightspace Community if you plan to use the Quizzes tool for your tests\/exams.<\/p>\n<p>ICYMI, follow these links to watch a recording of our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RFND2Cw2_sg\">Back to Basics: Tests and Quizzes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L4u5HdqnIlM\">Beyond the Basics: Complex Tests in Brightspace<\/a> training sessions.<\/p>\n<h3>Want more information?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/#quizzes\">Understanding Quizzes in Brightspace<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.algonquincollege.com\/dlekb\/knowledge-base\/question-types-when-to-use-them\/\">Question Types & When to Use Them<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/instructionalresources\/question-types-in-brightspace\/\">Question Types in Brightspace<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/Understanding-grading-options-for-question-types-in-Question-Library-1601065545\">Understanding Grading Options for Question Types<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-184-test-quiz-question-generator\/\">Brightspace Tip #184: Test\/Quiz Question Generator<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/Best-Practices-The-Quiz-Tool\">Best Practices: The Quiz Tool<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tqMrSNrLDgM&list=PLxHabmZzFY6kAoPnl_PgFb9q-qCbRST3m\">Quizzes Tool for Instructors (video tutorials)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RFND2Cw2_sg\">Back to Basics: Tests and Quizzes (workshop recording)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L4u5HdqnIlM\">Beyond the Basics: Complex Tests in Brightspace (workshop recording)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View all the <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?s=Brightspace+%2Brecap\">Brightspace training recaps<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/Brightspace:_Instructors_Quick_Start_Tutorial\">Instructors Quick Start Tutorial<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/s\/article\/All-Release-Notes\">Continuous Delivery release notes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/index.php\/Brightspace_Known_Issues\">Brightspace Known Issues<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-2-sandbox-courses\/\">Request a sandbox course<\/a><br \/>\nSign-up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/events\/\">Brightspace training sessions<\/a><br \/>\nYou can find <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.brightspace.com\/EN\/-\/-\/-\/welcome_page.htm\">Brightspace help<\/a> at D2L's website.<br \/>\nJoin the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.brightspace.com\/\">Brightspace Community<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Brightspace How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-documents\/\">Brightspace How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit our <a title=\"Brightspace FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-faq\/\">Brightspace FAQs<\/a> for additional Brightspace information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Are you doing something innovative in Brightspace or perhaps you've discovered a handy tip? Share how you are using Brightspace in your teaching and learning in <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-189-educator-share-showcase\/\">The Orange Room<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments. As part of your quantifiable assessment procedures, you can use quizzes to help evaluate students\u2019 learning progress and learning outcomes. Quizzes are often thought to only be useful for quick knowledge checks. However, the Quizzes tool has eleven question types that allow you to <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-215-quizzes-question-types-and-when-to-use-them\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Brightspace Tip #215: Quizzes &#8211; Question Types and When to Use Them\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[403],"tags":[402,468],"class_list":{"0":"post-16472","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-brightspace","7":"tag-brightspace","8":"tag-quiz","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-4hG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18366,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-325-quizzes-question-types-and-when-to-use-them\/","url_meta":{"origin":16472,"position":0},"title":"Brightspace Tip #325: Quizzes &#8211; Question Types and When to Use Them","author":"Janice Florent","date":"May 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments. 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