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How do I create an Ordering question in New Quizzes?

When creating a quiz, you can create an Ordering question in New Quizzes. In an Ordering question, students must place answers in a specific order. You can add top and bottom labels to the list to help students know in which order they should place their responses.

When Ordering questions are graded, students must order all items correctly to earn full points. There is no option to assign partial credit.

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

00:07: How do I create an Ordering question in New Quizzes?

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

00:15: Click the Add Ordering button.

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

00:22: are optional and are not visible to students.

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

00:30: the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and

00:34: information. You can use the Rich Content Editor or the HTML

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

00:43: By default, Ordering questions will include a top label and a

00:47: bottom label. To name the labels, type the names in the Label fields.

00:53: To remove labels from the question,

00:55: click the Include Labels checkbox.

00:59: To add answers to the ordering question.

01:01: Type the answers in the answer Fields, one to add additional

01:05: answers. Click the add answer link.

01:08: To add additional answers, click the Add Answer link.

01:13: To delete an answer, click the Delete icon.

01:16: You can move an answer in an Ordering question by dragging and dropping or using

01:21: the Move icon. To drag and drop an answer, hover

01:25: over the answer until the Move cursor

01:27: appears. Then drag and drop the answer to its new location.

01:33: To move an answer using the Move icon, click the Move icon and select

01:37: the Move Up or Move Down option.

01:41: To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question.

01:44: Click the show on screen calculator, checkbox.

01:47: If you select this option, you can choose either a basic calculator or scientific

01:51: calculator. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic

01:55: math functions, such as add subtract multiply divide, the

02:00: scientific calculator, displays more options for advanced calculations.

02:05: To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the Align to Outcomes

02:09: section.

02:11: To add the question to an item bank,

02:13: click the Add to Bank link.

02:16: To customize the point value for the question, type the point value in the Points

02:20: field or use the arrows to increase or decrease the point value.

02:26: To leave feedback for students, click the Feedback icon

02:30: To save the question, click the Done button.

02:33: This guide covered How to create an Ordering question in New Quizzes?

Add Question

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

Add Ordering Question

Click the Add Ordering 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.

Display Options

You can choose options such as Show Onscreen Calculator [1] and Display Answers in Paragraph [2]. The Display Answers in Paragraph option arranges answer choices horizontally.

For Ordering questions, a Top Label and Bottom Label are included by default. To rename them, enter text in the Label fields [3]. To remove the labels entirely, clear the Include Labels checkbox [4].

By default, Ordering questions include a top label and a bottom label. To name the labels, type the names in the Label fields [1]. To remove labels from the question, click the Include Labels checkbox [2].

Add Answers

To add answers to the Ordering question, type the answers in the Answer fields [1]. To add additional answers, click the Add Answer link [2].

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

Move Answers

You can move an answer in an Ordering question by dragging and dropping or using the Move icon.

To drag and drop an answer, hover over the answer until the Move cursor appears [1]. Then drag and drop the answer to its new location [2].

To move an answer using the Move icon, click the Move icon [1] and select the Move Up or Move Down option [2].

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 (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

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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