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How do I create a Categorization question in New Quizzes?

When creating a quiz, you can create a Categorization question in New Quizzes. Categorization questions require students to place answers in the correct categories while ignoring all distractors.

When Categorization questions are graded, students must categorize all items correctly to earn full points. There is not an option to assign partial credit for Categorization questions.

You can also duplicate Categorization questions to create a new question.

00:07: How do I create a Categorization question in New Quizzes?

00:11: To create a question, click the Add button anywhere in the quiz.

00:16: Click the Add Categorization button.

00:19: In the Question Title field, add a question title. Question titles

00:23: are optional and are not visible to students.

00:27: In the Question Stem field , add a question stem.

00:30: The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional

00:34: instructions and information. You can use the Rich Content Editor

00:38: or the HTML view to format and add content to your question

00:42: stem.

00:44: To name a category, type the name in a Category field.

00:47: Each category must have a unique name.

00:51: To add a new category, click the Add Category link.

00:55: To delete a category, click the Delete icon.

00:59: To add an answer for a category, type

01:02: the answer name in an Answer field below the category where it belongs.

01:07: To add a new answer, click the Add Answer link.

01:11: To delete an answer, click the Delete icon.

01:14: You can also add distractors to a question. Distractors will appear

01:19: with the answer choice but do not belong to any of the categories. To

01:23: add a distractor, click the Add Distractor link.

01:27: And type the distractor name in the Additional Distractor field.

01:32: To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question.

01:35: Click the show on screen calculator, checkbox?

01:39: If you select this option, you can enable a basic calculator or scientific

01:43: calculator. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic

01:48: math functions. Add subtract multiply divide, the

01:52: scientific calculator, displays more options for advanced calculations.

01:58: To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the Align to Outcomes

02:02: section.

02:04: If you want to save a question to use in other quizzes, you can add it to an item

02:08: bank. To add the question to an item bank,

02:12: click the Add to Bank link.

02:15: To customize the point value for the question, type the point value in the Points field

02:19: or use the arrows to increase or decrease the point value.

02:23: To leave feedback for students, click the Feedback icon.

02:27: To save the question, click the Done button.

02:31: This guide covered how to create a Categorization question in New Quizzes.

Add Question

To create a question, click the Add button anywhere in the quiz.

Add Categorization Question

Click the Add Categorization button.

Add Question Title and Stem

In the Question Title field [1], add a question title. Question titles are optional and are not visible to students.

In the Question Stem field [2], add a question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information. You can use the Rich Content Editor or the HTML view to format and add content to your question stem.

Add Categories

To name a category, type the name in a Category field [1]. Each category must have a unique name. To add a new category, click the Add Category link [2].

To delete a category, click the Delete icon [3].

Add Answers

To add an answer for a category, type the answer name in an Answer field below the category where it belongs [1]. To add a new answer, click the Add Answer link [2].

To delete an answer, click the Delete icon [3].

Add Distractors

You can also add distractors to a question. Distractors will appear with the answer choice but do not belong to any of the categories. To add a distractor, click the Add Distractor link [1] and type the distractor name in the Additional Distractor field [2].

Set Options

To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question, click the Show on-screen calculator checkbox [1].

If you select this option, you can enable a basic calculator [2] or a scientific calculator [3]. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic math functions (add, subtract, multiply, divide). The scientific calculator displays more options for advanced calculations.

Notes:

The on-screen calculator option is intended to be used while displaying one question at a time. If the quiz does not display one question at a time, students may be able to use the calculator for all questions.
If enabled at both the individual question level and in the Quiz Settings, the on-screen calculator will display within the question instead of at the top of the page.

Align to Outcome

To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the Align to Outcomes section.

Add to Item Bank

If you want to save a question to use in other quizzes, you can add it to an item bank.

To add the question to an item bank, click the Add to Bank link.

Note: After a question has been added to an item bank, it can only be edited in the item bank. You can still set unique point values and options in the quiz for an item bank question.

Add Point Value and Feedback

To customize the point value for the question, type the point value in the Points field [1] or use the arrows to increase or decrease the point value [2].

To leave feedback for students, click the Feedback icon [3].

Save Question

To save the question, click the Done button.

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