This is the page for writing Categorizing Questions
¶ Navigating to the page
- From the Dashboard, go to either the Homework & Quizzes tab or the In Class Exercises tab
- Create a new Exercise or edit an existing exercise
- From the Edit page, Click New → Question → Write → Multiple Choice → Categorizing
¶ Using the page
¶ Categories
The answers in this question type belong to categories that are written in the Categories table. A Categorizing question can have any number of categories. Each category can have a limit to how many answers fit in it. To have the category be unlimited, leave the limit input blank.
¶ Answers
The answers table is used to create the answers that students will match. Answers cannot be empty when saving a Matching Question. The table is sortable. The order of answers can be changed by clicking and dragging the bars icon next to the answer input.
¶ Settings
¶ How is this question graded?
There are three ways that Multiple Selection questions can be graded:
¶ Equally Weighted
Marks are evenly distributed across all answers. Learners earn part marks for each correctly categorized answer.
¶ All or Nothing
Full marks are provided only if every answer is in the correct category.
¶ Right Minus Wrong
Marks are evenly distributed across all answers. Learners earn part marks for each correct answer and lose points for incorrectly categorized answers. Learners cannot receive less than 0 marks.