Multiple Answers (partial credit)

Overview

Questions can be added to a test (refer Create a Test guide) or pool (refer Create a Pool guide).

This type of question awards students partial marks if they select one of the correct answers (i.e. a student selects two correct answers and one incorrect answer). If you would prefer to award students full marks only if they select all the correct answers (i.e. no incorrect answers), refer to the Multiple Answers guide. 

Example question

This example allows students to receive partial marks (i.e. students will receive part marks if they select only some of the correct answers).

Change question settings

To ensure students do not receive full marks if they select all answers (where some answers are incorrect) you will need to turn on negative marking.

1. Click on the Question Settings button.

2. Check the Specify negative points options for answers checkbox.
3. Click on the Submit button.

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Select question type

1. Click on the Create Question button.
2. Select Multiple Answer from the dropdown list.

Question

1. Enter a title for the question in the Question Title textbox.
2. Enter the question in the Question Text textbox.
3. Optionally, to add an image within the Question Text textbox, refer to the Insert an Image using the Text Editor guide.

Options

1. Select the required option from the Answer Numbering dropdown list.

Note: Ensure you choose the same option consistently.

2. Select Vertical from the Answer Orientation dropdown list.
3. Check the Allow Partial Credit checkbox.
4. Check the Allow Negative Scores for Incorrect Answers checkbox.
5. DO NOT check the Allow Negative Overall Score for the Question checkbox, as it could cause students to receive a negative overall mark for the question.
6. Optionally, check the Show answers in random order checkbox to help stop cheating in summative assessments.

Answers

1. Select the required number from the Number of Answers dropdown list.

Tip: If you require less than four answer options, click on the Remove button to delete an answer option.

2. Enter each answer in a separate Answer textbox.
3. Check the Correct checkboxes for the correct answers.
4. Click on the Update Partial Credit % button to automatically calculate the partial credit percentage for each question. 

5. For incorrect answers, enter the required negative weighting in the Partial Credit textbox.

​​Warning: If incorrect answers are not allocated negative partial weightings, student will receive full marks if they select all answers.

Feedback (optional)

Giving specific correct or incorrect response feedback is optional. 

1. Enter correct response feedback in the Correct Response Feedback textbox. 
2. Enter incorrect response feedback in the Incorrect Response Feedback textbox. 

Categories and Keywords (optional)

Adding categories and keywords to questions allows you to search your tests and pools for questions by topic, category, level of difficulty or keyword.

Add a new topic/category/level of difficulty/keyword:

1. Click on the Add button.
2. Enter a word in the Add Tag textbox. 
3. Click on the OK button to submit.

Add an existing topic/category/level of difficulty/keyword:

1. Click on the Add button.
2. Click on the Choose from Existing button.
3. Select a word from the dropdown list.

Tip: Click on the (x) button to delete a topic/category/level of difficulty/keyword.

Instructor Notes (optional)

1. Enter any notes for the marker in the Instructor Notes textbox.

Note: Instructor notes cannot be viewed by students.

Submit

1. Click on the Submit button.
2. The question will then be added to your test.