How to update Questions Behaviour in Quiz Activities

How to update Questions Behaviour in Quiz Activities

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Overview
The following question behaviours are available when setting up a quiz activity and when previewing questions. 

This tutorial explains how to set up different question behaviours and when to use each one.

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NOTE: You need Trainer or Manager access before you can perform this action.
Step 1: Open the question behaviour settings
  1. Go to the course that contains the quiz.
  2. Select the quiz activity

  3. Open the Settings tab, then find Question behaviour.
Step 2: Choose a question behaviour
Select the option that best suits how you want students to answer questions and receive feedback.
Adaptive mode and Adaptive mode (no penalties)
This behaviour requires that the "Whether correct" box is ticked under "During the attempt" in the "Review options" section, at a minimum. Enabling Marks would show the mark the student receives and penalties if applicable.
Allows students to have multiple attempts at the question before moving on to the next question.
  1. Students can check whether their answer is correct before moving to the next page.

  2. When they check an answer, the system confirms whether it is correct.

  3. If a student does not check an answer or checks it but does not select the correct answer, the question is treated as unanswered. When the student submits the attempt, the system still assesses their answer and grades it accordingly.
The difference between the two adaptive modes is whether students receive a penalty when they check an answer and get it wrong. Any penalty is based on the settings for that question.
  1. Open the quiz activity and select the Questions tab. Choose the question to update.

  2. Under Multiple tries, set the penalty for each incorrect answer and add a hint for each try, if required.

  3. Penalties are applied when the quiz attempt is submitted.

Deferred feedback
Students must enter an answer to each question and then submit the entire quiz before anything is graded or they get any feedback.
  1. Students must enter an answer to each question and then submit the entire quiz

  2. Attempt will be graded and provide with feedback.

Deferred feedback with Certainty-based marking (CBM)
With CBM, the student does not only answer the question, but they also indicate how sure they are they got the question right. The grading is adjusted by the choice of certainty so that students have to reflect honestly on their own level of knowledge in order to get the best mark.
  1. Each time a student answer the system will require them to state their certainty when answering.

  2. What is Certainty-Based marking (CBM)?
    1. After each answer, indicate confidence in its correctness using a three-point scale:
      1. C=1: Unsure
      2. C=2: Mid
      3. C=3: Quite sure
    2. Use the numbered scale rather than terms such as “sure” or “very sure”, as these can mean different things to different people.
    3. Choose a confidence level based on the marking scheme and the potential penalty.
      Certainty level
      C = 1
      C = 2
      C = 3
      No Response
      or 'No Idea'
      Mark if correct
      1
      2
      3
      (0)
      Mark if wrong
      0
      -2
      -6
      (0)
      Probability correct
      < 67%
      67–80%
      >80%
      -
      Description
      Unsure
      Mid
      Quite sure
      -
  3. The grade is calculated automatically when the attempt is submitted.

Immediate feedback
Student can submit their response immediately during the quiz attempt, and get it graded. However, they can only submit one response, they cannot change it later.


Immediate feedback with Certainty-based marking (CBM)
With CBM, the student does not only answer the question, but they also indicate how sure they are they got the question right. The grading is adjusted by the choice of certainty so that students have to reflect honestly on their own level of knowledge in order to get the best mark.
  1. Each time a student answer the system will require them to state their certainty when answering. After an answer is checked, the system indicates whether it is correct. If the answer is incorrect, the correct answer is shown only if this is enabled in the quiz activity’s Review options during the attempt.

  2. As with Deferred feedback with Certainty-based marking (CBM), the overall grade is calculated at the end of the attempt. The results show how the CBM marks are distributed.
  3. What is Certainty-Based marking (CBM)?
    1. After each answer, indicate confidence in its correctness using a three-point scale:
      1. C=1: Unsure
      2. C=2: Mid
      3. C=3: Quite sure
    2. Use the numbered scale rather than terms such as “sure” or “very sure”, as these can mean different things to different people.
    3. Choose a confidence level based on the marking scheme and the potential penalty.
      Certainty levelC = 1C = 2C = 3
      No Response
      or 'No Idea'
      Mark if correct123(0)
      Mark if wrong0-2-6(0)
      Probability correct< 67%67–80%>80%-
      DescriptionUnsureMidQuite sure-
Interactive with multiple tries
This option allows multiple attempts at a question, with a possible grade penalty. Students select Check to submit an answer. If it is incorrect, they can select Try again to enter a new response.

Add a hint to the question for each incorrect attempt. Hints can be brief. Once students answer correctly, they cannot change their response. If they use all available attempts without answering correctly, the system grades the response as incorrect or partially correct and displays the feedback. The number of attempts depends on the hints set for the question.
  1. Hints and penalties will be configured per question under Multiple tries.

  2. Students can check their answers and try again if they are incorrect, as long as hints remain. Once all available hints have been shown, any remaining incorrect response is marked incorrect. For questions with multiple answers, students may receive partial credit if some answers are correct.

  3. Once a student answers correctly, they cannot retry or change their response.


 Step 3: Save and preview questions.
  1. After selecting the question behaviour you need, save the changes to the quiz activity.
  2. After saving the changes, preview the quiz to check that the quiz behaves as expected.


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