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How do I create a Numeric question in New Quizzes?

When creating a quiz, you can create a Numeric question in New Quizzes. Numeric questions will accept answers from students that contain numbers, text, and/or symbols. However, instructors can only use numeric entries for accepted answers. Student answers in a non-numeric format will not be graded automatically.

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

Note: Admins can set the thousand and decimal separators for number formatting in New Quizzes for your institution.

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

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

00:15: Click the Add Numeric button.

00:18: In the Question Title field, add a question title. Question titles

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

00:26: In the Question Stem field, add the question stem. The question stem contains

00:31: the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information.

00:35: You can use the Rich Content Editor or the HTML view

00:39: to format and add content to your question stem.

00:43: To select a requirement for the answer.

00:45: Select an option from the requirement drop-down menu, you can

00:49: select exact response margin of error within a range or precise

00:54: response.

00:55: To add additional answers, click the Add Possible Answer link.

01:00: To add an exact response answer select the exact response option.

01:05: Enter an answer by typing the answer in the answer field or using

01:09: the arrows exact response answers can be added in scientific notation.

01:13: For example, accepted format 1.234 10-5,

01:19: Students responses will be marked correct if they match the answer.

01:22: Exactly.

01:24: To add a margin of error answer, select the margin of error option.

01:27: Enter the answer in the answer field then add the margin

01:32: in the margin field and select the margin type in the margin type drop-down

01:36: menu, you can select percentage or absolute margin type

01:40: margin of error Fields, do not accept entries written in scientific

01:44: notation. Student answers will be marked.

01:48: Correct? If they fall within the margin above or below the answer.

01:53: To add an answer that must fall within a specific range.

01:57: Select the within a range option, then select the

02:01: range start and range end for the answer range.

02:04: Inputs can be in scientific notation, for example, accepted format

02:08: 1.234 and signed carat.

02:10: 5 student responses will be marked, correct? If they are greater

02:14: than or equal to the range start and less than or equal to the range end.

02:19: To add an answer with a precise requirement,

02:22: select the Precise Response option. Then select the answer,

02:26: precision value, and precision type. The options for precision

02:30: type are significant digits and decimal places. Precise response

02:34: fields do not accept entries written in scientific notation.

02:39: Student responses will be marked as correct if they match the answer to the given

02:43: number of significant digits or decimal places.

02:47: To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question.

02:51: Click the show on screen calculator, checkbox.

02:53: If you select this option, you can choose either a basic calculator or scientific

02:58: calculator. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic

03:02: math functions, such as add subtract multiply divide, the

03:06: scientific calculator, displays more options for advanced calculations.

03:12: To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the Align to Outcomes

03:16: section.

03:18: To add the question to an item bank,

03:20: click the Add to Bank link.

03:23: To customize the point value for the question, type the point value in the Points

03:27: field or use the arrows to increase or decrease the point value.

03:32: To leave feedback for students, click the Feedback icon

03:37: To save the question, click the Done button.

03:40: This guide covered how to create a Numeric question in New Quizzes.

Add Question

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

Add Numeric Question

Click the Add Numeric 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.

Select Requirement

To select a requirement for the answer, select an option from the Requirement drop-down menu [1]. You can select Exact Response, Margin of Error, Within a Range, or Precise Response.

To add additional answers, click the Add Possible Answer link [2].

Select Exact Response

To add an exact response answer, select the Exact Response option [1]. Enter an answer by typing the answer in the Answer field [2] or using the arrows [3]. Exact response answers can be added in scientific notation (accepted format: 1.234*10^5).

Student responses will be marked correct if they match the answer exactly.

Note: The Range fields only accept numbers, periods, commas, asterisks, and carets.

Select Margin of Error

To add a margin of error answer, select the Margin of Error option [1]. Enter the answer in the Answer field [2]. Then add the margin in the Margin field [3] and select the margin type in the Margin Type drop-down menu [4]. You can select percentage or absolute margin type. Margin of error fields do not accept entries written in scientific notation.

Student answers will be marked correct if they fall within the margin above or below the answer.

Note: The Answer and Margin fields only accept numbers, periods, and commas.

Select Within a Range

To add an answer that must fall within a specific range, select the Within a Range option [1]. Then select the range start [2] and range end for the answer [3]. Range inputs can be in scientific notation (accepted format: 1.234*10^5).

Student responses will be marked correct if they are greater than or equal to the range start and less than or equal to the range end.

Note: The Range fields only accept numbers, periods, commas, asterisks, and carets.

Select Precise Response

To add an answer with a precise requirement, select the Precise Response option [1]. Then select the answer [2], precision value [3], and precision type [4]. The options for precision type are significant digits and decimal places. Precise response fields do not accept entries written in scientific notation.

Student responses will be marked as correct if they match the answer to the given number of significant digits or decimal places.

Note: The Answer field only accepts numbers, periods, and commas. The Precision field only accepts whole numbers greater than 1.

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 choose either a basic calculator [2] or a scientific calculator [3]. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic math functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). 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

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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