Essay (Original)

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Create an Essay Question (YouTube, 1m 17s)

Overview

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

Essay questions are marked in Grade Centre, therefore students cannot receive a final mark for the test until the instructor marked questions have been graded.

Example question

Select question type

1. Click on the Create Question button.
2. Select Essay 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.

Answer

1. Optionally, provide a model response in the Answer textbox.

Rubrics

1. If required, click on the Add Rubric button. Refer to the Rubric tool page for instructions on how to set up a rubric.

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.