Create Inspera Questions

1.  Log in to Inspera Assessment (https://uqi.inspera.com/admin).
2. Select Question from the Author drop-down menu.

3. Click on the Create New button

4. Select the required question type (e.g. Muitiple Choice)

5. Enter the question name.

Tips:

• Each question should have a meaningful name. 
• Do not include the full question in the question name
• Do not use numbers (e.g. Q1) in the question name. This will cause problem later if you want to randomise the display of questions

6. Enter the question content.

7. Click on the Select one alternative button.

8. Enter the alternatives. By default the first option is selected (with the green radio button) as the correct answer.
9. Click on the radio button for the correct alternative if the first alternative is not the correct one.
10. Click on the Close button.

Considerations

When using Text Entry, Math Entry, Numeric Entry and Numerical simulation question types and you wish to place the input field into the cell of a table, use the following settings:

• Expand input field automatically = enabled
• Specify an "Expected length" on the input field
• Do not define a fixed width on the table (clear the "width" value in the Table Properties and leave it blank).

For automatic marks questions – marks are set for each answer.

By default, the correct answer is given mark 1

There are options to apply:

• negative marks
• marks per wrong answer
• marks for unanswered
• marks for all correct
• minimum marks

Optionally, individual marks can be set for each alternatives.

1. Click on the By alternative button.
2. Click on the Select one alternative button.

3. Enter the individual marks for each alternative.
4. Click on the Close button.

Mark scheme is used for manually marked questions to provide guidance to markers

1. Click on the Mark scheme button.
2. Click on the Edit button.

3. Enter the name of the marker scheme (e.g. Learning Theories mark scheme).
4. Enter the guide content to markers.
5. Click on the Save button.

Feedback can be prepopulated at a question level and will be displayed for students when they complete the assessment. 

You can provide a rationale for the question, a model answer, or refer students to further resources.

1. Click on the Feeback button.
2. Enter the feedback content.
3. Click on the Save button
4. Click on the preview (eye) button to test the feedback.

The question is displayed. 

5. Select one alternative.
6. Click on the Check answer button.

Note: The feedback is displayed when students complete the assessment regardless of their answer.

A video, audio or an image can be embeded to the top of the question.

Add a pdf of images (e.g. radiographs) or text (e.g. a case study or rubric) to the left hand panel of the question)

1. Click on the PDF panel button.
2. Click on the Upload PDF button.

3. Click on the Browse button.

4. Select the required file from your device. In this example, a rubric is selected.
5. Click on the Open button.

6. Click on the Insert button.

7. Click on the Save button.
8. Click on the preview (eye) button.

The rubric is displayed on the left pannel of the question.

You can add multiple labels to questions and filter by these.

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There are main 3 steps in creating a Question in Inspera:

• Enter the question name
• Enter the question content
• Select the required settings for the question

Question Name and Question Content

1.  Log in to Inspera Assessment (https://uqi.inspera.com/admin).
2. Select Question from the Author drop-down menu.

3. Click on the Create New button

4. Select the required question type (e.g. Muitiple Choice)

5. Enter the question name.

Tips:

• Each question should have a meaningful name. 
• Do not include the full question in the question name
• Do not use numbers (e.g. Q1) in the question name. This will cause problem later if you want to randomise the display of questions

6. Enter the question content.

7. Click on the Select one alternative button.

8. Enter the alternatives. By default the first option is selected (with the green radio button) as the correct answer.
9. Click on the radio button for the correct alternative if the first alternative is not the correct one.
10. Click on the Close button.

Question Settings

Depending on the question types and question content, different settings need to be included.

Marks

For automatic marks questions – marks are set for each answer.

By default, the correct answer is given mark 1

There are options to apply:

• negative marks
• marks per wrong answer
• marks for unanswered
• marks for all correct
• minimum marks

Optionally, individual marks can be set for each alternatives.

1. Click on the By alternative button.
2. Click on the Select one alternative button.

3. Enter the individual marks for each alternative.
4. Click on the Close button.

Mark scheme

Mark scheme is used for manually marked questions to provide guidance to markers

1. Click on the Mark scheme button.
2. Click on the Edit button.

3. Enter the name of the marker scheme (e.g. Learning Theories mark scheme).
4. Enter the guide content to markers.
5. Click on the Save button.

Feedback

Feedback can be prepopulated at a question level and will be displayed for students when they complete the assessment. 

You can provide a rationale for the question, a model answer, or refer students to further resources.

1. Click on the Feeback button.
2. Enter the feedback content.
3. Click on the Save button
4. Click on the preview (eye) button to test the feedback.

The question is displayed. 

5. Select one alternative.
6. Click on the Check answer button.

Note: The feedback is displayed when students complete the assessment regardless of their answer.

Main illustration

A video, audio or an image can be embeded to the top of the question.

PDF panel

Add a pdf of images (e.g. radiographs) or text (e.g. a case study or rubric) to the left hand panel of the question)

1. Click on the PDF panel button.
2. Click on the Upload PDF button.

3. Click on the Browse button.

4. Select the required file from your device. In this example, a rubric is selected.
5. Click on the Open button.

6. Click on the Insert button.

7. Click on the Save button.
8. Click on the preview (eye) button.

The rubric is displayed on the left pannel of the question.

Label

You can add multiple labels to questions and filter by these.

When using Text Entry, Math Entry, Numeric Entry and Numerical simulation question types and you wish to place the input field into the cell of a table, use the following settings:

• Expand input field automatically = enabled
• Specify an "Expected length" on the input field
• Do not define a fixed width on the table (clear the "width" value in the Table Properties and leave it blank).