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You need editor access to create a question in Quest. If you do not see the link to the editor in the top right corner of the main course page, simply send us an email at questhelp@austin.utexas.edu to request authorization. |
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Clicking on new question from the editor home page will take you to the Create a Question page
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We do reserve the right to manage the question items and banks, but are committed to providing high-quality assessment items and maintaining their confidentiality. Please contact us if you have any concerns or questions, we would be happy to discuss unique solutions on a case-by-case basis. |
- Each question must have a unique name, so we ask you to be as brief but descriptive as possible. You can always add numbers to the title to help with popular titles.
- Tags are optional on this page and can be added later once the question is completed.
- Questions created as a contributing editor are placed in your personal bank and will be included in the list on your home page.
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Question Types
The Quest editor supports a number of question types that break down into two categories:
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Expects TeX formatting in a generic text box and includes a code area to write programs to generate graphs and randomization within a question. For more information about creating one of these question types click here: Advanced Question Types
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If you have a question that you like but would like to edit, you can use it's ID number to create your own copy of a question that will be added to your bank. |
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After you select the question type and click continue, the next page will have a few similarities across question types.
At the top of the page is the name you designated when creating the question (for this example it is "MC Documentation") along with the question ID in parenthesis and the version number of the question.
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Finally, the searchable checkbox controls whether other users can search for the item.
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