Create an Inspera Question Set (Original)

The first step in creating an Inspera assessment is to create its content in a Question Set on the Author page.

A Question Set contains a series of questions you create for an assessment.
You have access to all the question sets you created and those shared with you by other authors.
All questions in a question set are stored in your question bank for future use.

Tip: If you are responsible for part of an Inspera assessment (e.g. you create several questions in an exam), you should create a question set with the questions you develop for the assessment and add your colleagues (i.e. collaborators) to your question set.

The workflow in creating a question set includes:

Creating a question set and questions
Applying the required settings to the question set

Video Guide

Create a Question Set (YouTube 4m 56s)

Create a Question Set

Create questions in a Question Set

Click on the Create New button.

Select the required question type (e.g. Text Entry).

Enter a name for the question (e.g. Argument structure).
Enter the question content to the textbox.
Click on the preview button (eye).
Click on the Save & Close button.

The question is added to the question set.

Refer to the Create questions guide for detailed instructions.

Create common question types in Inspera

Add questions from question bank to question set

Notes:

You can add the questions you created or those shared with you by colleagues working on the same question set. If you edit the questions you added, the changes will be applied to the original questions.
If you do not want to change the original question, you should duplicate the question before adding it to your question set.

Click on the Add from Question Bank button.

Your questions bank is displayed.
Check the relevant question checkbox.
Click on the Add button.

The selected question is added to the question set.

Delete a question from a question set

Move a question within a question set

Duplicate a question in a question set

Export/Print a question set

Preview a question set

Previewing of a Question Set displays all question from a student perspective.

Click the preview button (eye) in the top-right corner of the Question Set.

All questions in the question set are displayed.
Select a question to view by clicking on the question type or the number list.

The selected question content will be displayed.
Click on the number list or the arrow to move to the next question to preview.

Question set design settings

After you complete creating the questions in your question set, you should complete the design settings for your question set.

Click on the Design tab (at the bottom of the screen).

Design settings will be displayed on the right panel.

You can have an overview of your question set:

Number of questions
Maximum marks

Select the question set's required numbering scheme:

Section alphanumeric (1a, 1b, 1c) is for a set with stimulus and sub-questions
Section numeric (1.1, 1.2, 1.3): same as above.
Test sequential (1, 2, 3) is for a set without sub-questions.

Select the required settings for the question set.
Note: the image below shows the recommended settings for a question set.

Design setting explanations

Setting Name	Setting function	Recommendation	Reasons
Hide navigation bar	Displays/hides numbered navigation at the bottom of the test page.	Unchecked	Displaying navigation assists students with planning their time and navigating more easily through the test
Disable navigate back button	Disabling the navigate back button removes the back button from the bottom-right corner.	Unchecked	Displaying navigate back button assists students with easier navigation between the test questions.
Table of contents	Displays a list of questions at the beginning of the test.	Checked	Displaying the table of contents allows students to see at a glance what questions they will need to answer, and the marks associated with them.
Hide question titles	Displays/hides question titles	Checked	Questions titles can potentially reveal answers.
Show sections in table of contents	Displays/hides sections of table of contents.	Checked	Displaying the sections in table of contents allows students to see the structure of the test, which is especially important when several questions are related to one topic or a case study.
Enable flagging	Allows students to flag questions they may wish to return to.	Checked	Enabling flagging allows students to manage their test time.
Enable Notes	Allows students to highlight question and stimulus text and write private notes (like digital scratch paper).	Checked	Assists students with a better comprehension of the question/task.
Question maximum marks	Indicates the maximum number of marks possible for a question. Shown on the question itself as well as the Table of Contents page.	Checked	Knowing question marks allows students to choose the questions they wish to attempt.
Show progress indicator	Displays a progress bar in the bottom-right corner of the screen, indicating how far a student has progressed through an assessment.	Checked	Assists students with staying on track with their test time.
Show warning when navigating away from pages with incomplete responses	If enabled, a dialogue box will display whenever a student tries to navigate away from a question without answering it.	Unchecked	It could disrupt a student’s flow during perusal time when students just go through questions without answering them.
Highlight next button when responses are completed	This makes the next button shake to draw the student’s attention to it once they have provided a response to the question.	Checked	To prompt students to proceed further.