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Exams: create and edit a question pool

Elizabeth Brown
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Summary

Create and edit question pools for use in exam modules. Re-use the question pool in multiple exams. 

This feature is available to all customers.

Create a new exam question pool

  1. Navigate to Library > Question Pools.
  2. Select Add Question Pool.
  3. In Question Pool Information enter a name and select Exam Questions in type. 
  4. Optionally: add tags to help find this pool in the library.
  5. Save the pool as a container for questions.
  6. From Add Question to Exam, select 1 of the 6 question types, and fill in the question content.
  7. Save to finish the first question. 
  8. Repeat the last 2 steps until your question pool is finished. 

Note: For the Order list question type, the correct answer is the order you enter the choices in the question. Make sure your list is in the correct order when you write the question.

The following screenshot shows a question pool started, and the 6 question type options.

Exam_question_types.pngAdding and removing questions from the pool 

LearnUpon handles adding and deleting questions differently from editing existing questions.

Taking out and putting in questions changes the whole pool. To get the latest version of the question pool to appear in a course, you must create a new version of the course, remove the old version of the question pool from the exam module and then add the new version and publish.

Editing individual questions like correcting typos, or changing the range of answers, does not require a new course version.

  1. From main navigation go to Library.
  2. From secondary navigation choose Question Pools > your question pool.
  3. To add a question to the pool select the question type, and enter the question and answer content.
  4. To remove a question from the pool select the question and from More (aka 3-dot menu) > Delete. 
  5. Save to finish.

The following screenshot shows an example of a question with More > Delete shown.

Delete_Question.png

Editing text in questions and answers

  1. From main navigation go to Library.
  2. From secondary navigation choose Question Pools > your question pool.
  3. Select a question.
  4. Change the text in the question or the answer.
  5. Save to finish.

Note:  Changes to existing questions appear immediately in all exam modules that use the question pool. You don't need to re-version the course to update an existing question.

Adding and removing answer choices

  1. From main navigation go to Library.
  2. From secondary navigation choose Question Pools > your question pool.
  3. Select a question.
  4. To add a choice:
    • select Add new choice to add a new answer option
    • Save the change
  5. To remove a choice:
    • select the X to delete it.
    • in the dialog that opens, select Yes to confirm.

The following screenshot shows an answer choice, with the X to delete the choice indicated.

Delete_Answer.png

Note:  Changes made to answer choices appear immediately in all exam modules that use the question pool.  You don't need to re-version the course to update an existing answer.

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