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How do I create a File Upload question in New Quizzes?

When creating a quiz, you can create a File Upload question in New Quizzes. You can limit the number of files and the file extensions that can be uploaded by students.

You can also duplicate File Upload questions to create a new question.

Note: DocViewer commenting and annotations tools are not available when grading file upload submissions in SpeedGrader.

00:00: How do I create a File Upload question in New Quizzes?

00:04: To create a question, click the Add button anywhere in the quiz.

00:09: Click the Add File Upload button.

00:12: In the Question Title field, add a question title. Question titles are

00:16: optional and are not visible to students.

00:20: In the Question Stem field, add the question stem. The question stem

00:24: contains the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information.

00:28: You can use the Rich Content Editor or the HTML view

00:32: to format and add content to your question stem.

00:36: To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question.

00:39: Click the show on screen calculator, checkbox?

00:43: If you select this option, you can enable a basic calculator or scientific

00:47: calculator. The basic calculator displays numbers and

00:51: basic math functions (add, subtract, multiply, divide).

00:55: The scientific calculator displays more options for advanced

01:00: calculations.

01:01: To limit the number of file uploads allowed for students, click the Limit File number checkbox.

01:06: Then type the file number in the Number field or use the arrows to increase

01:11: or decrease the value.

01:13: To restrict the file types that can be uploaded by students, click the Restrict

01:17: File Types checkbox.

01:20: Then enter the file extensions separated by commas in the File Types

01:24: field.

01:26: To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the Align to Outcomes

01:30: section.

01:32: To add the question to an item bank,

01:34: click the Add to Bank link.

01:37: To customize the point value for the question, type the point value in the Points

01:41: field or use the arrows to increase or decrease the point value.

01:47: To leave feedback for students, click the Feedback icon

01:51: To save the question, click the Done button.

01:54: This guide covered how to create a File Upload question in New Quizzes.

Add Question

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

Add File Upload Question

Click the Add File Upload 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 the 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.

Enable On-Screen Calculator

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.

Limit File Uploads

To limit the number of file uploads allowed for students, click the Limit File number checkbox [1]. Then type the file number in the Number field [2] or use the arrows to increase or decrease the value [3].

Note: If the Limit File number option is not selected, students are allowed unlimited uploads to a question.

Restrict File Types

To restrict the file types that can be uploaded by students, click the Restrict File Types checkbox [1]. Then enter the file extensions separated by commas in the File Types field [2].

Align to Outcome

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

Add to 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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