Questions are those that appear in an assessment. Questions are added to Question Sets, which are then attached to a Test during the Deliver process. Academics can use the same question in multiple question sets. Whenever a question is edited, the updates will be automatically reflected in all other question sets where it has been added.
Create a New Question
In Inspera Assessment, users can create questions either in the context of a question set or independently. The basics of authoring a question remain the same regardless of the question type that is authored. Every question type has a title and a question editor.
To directly create questions without using Question Sets, navigate to "Author" and choose "Questions". Next, click on "Create New".
Question Types
Inspera Assessment offers around 24 types of questions, 15 of which are automatically marked, 7 require manual marking, and 2 are not marked. For more information on how to create these specific question types please refer to the following links to Inspera guides:
Question types - Automatically marked
Question types- Manually Marked
Question Options
Question options are available for all question types. The following Question options are available:
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Marks: There are several ways of setting up marks for automatically marked questions vs. manually marked questions.
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Marks/ Maximum marks: For manually marked questions, the maximum achievable marks should be defined. For automatically marked questions, there are various marking options.
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Bands and Criteria: Award marks by using bands and criteria. This feature is available for the Essay and Oral question types.
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Criteria: Award marks by using criteria. This feature is available for the Essay and Oral question types.
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Rubrics: Award marks by using Rubrics. This feature is available for the question types: Essay, Oral, Text Area, Upload Assignment, Programming, Math working, and Audio Record.
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Mark Scheme: Mark scheme can be added to the question for the graders to use in the grading process.
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Feedback: Automatic predefined feedback can be added per question or per alternative.
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Feedback per question: Add predefined feedback per question. This feature is available for all question types.
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Feedback per alternative: Add predefined feedback per alternative. This feature is available for the question types Multiple choice, Multiple response, Inline choice and True/False
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Main illustration: Illustrative media such as an image, or embed code can be used as a header to the question.
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PDF Panel: A PDF file can be added as a stimulus to the left of the question.
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Labels: Use labels to tag the questions to aid in sorting and filtering within the Question Bank.
Randomisation Order of Alternatives
For questions with alternatives (e.g. MCQ, drop-down (inline choice), matching/ pairing, graphic gap match), the answer options will be shuffled within the question.
Add Image, Audio, Video and File in a Question
Inspera enables flexibility to add images, audio, video and files in a question through the following methods:
- In the question editor toolbar for all media types.
- Main illustration (Question options) for images, audio, and video.
- PDF Panel (Question options) for inserting PDF files.
File Size Limit
The maximum file size limit for file uploads in Inspera varies based on the user role and file type. Here are the specific limits:
- File Uploads: The "File upload" question type has a default cap on file size at 1GB (1024MB). This means that candidates can upload files up to 1024MB in size for this specific question type.
- Video Uploads: Authors can upload videos with a maximum size of 30MB.
- Admin Uploads: All admin uploads, except for videos mentioned above, have a hard limit of 50MB. This applies to every single upload type, including mark schemes, file attachments, and other administrative materials.
Preview a Question
Preview any question within Inspera allows staff to check how the question is set up and marks are awarded. Preview the question to make sure that it displays as intended. If the question contains images, math formulas (LaTeX) or other content, the preview will assure that the question will be displayed correctly for the students.
Note: For automatically scored question types the preview will contain an option to “Check answer”. This is not included in the student's version of the question.
Export and Import Questions
Questions can be transferred between Moodle Quiz and Inspera by exporting them into the QTI 2.2 format.
Note: Not all question types are transferable between Moodle Quiz and Inspera. Below are the conversion mapping tables of Moodle question types exported to Inspera and vice versa. Question types that are not listed in the tables are not supported for exporting.
For more information on the list of questions and process to export from Moodle Quiz to Inspera and from Inspera to Moodle Quiz, check the guide in Inspera Staff Sharepoint.
Delete a Question
To clean up unused questions in the Question Bank, staff can move the questions to Trash. The questions that are moved to Trash will only be hidden, never deleted. They can easily be restored from the Trashed Questions.
Share a question
Teaching staff can share their questions with others by inviting them as co-authors. When a question is shared with another author, this person gets full access to save new revisions to the question.
To share a question with another person:
- Click on the “Sharing with Users” icon in the top-right corner.
- Search the name or email of the person and click share. Check the "Notify via e-mail"-box for the user to receive an email notification.
Note: Inspera does not offer real-time collaboration on questions and question sets, which means that only one author can work on a question set at any given time. The question set has to be closed by the author before anyone else can modify it.
Preview Previous Version of a Question
Inspera question log events allow teaching staff to view dates and times the question is created, opened and revised. Staff can also preview the previous versions of a question.
How can I resolve my issue exporting questions from Moodle to Inspera?
The export of questions might fail due to unsupported question types in Inspera, resulting in various errors like "No question set found in file" or "No questions found in file."
For known issues during export please refer to this document - Export Moodle quiz to Inspera
Is there a maximum storage limit for an entire test in Inspera?
Inspera does not impose any hard limits on the storage capacity for an entire test. However, it is important to note that large data volumes may result in sluggish loading or no loading for candidates. This can be due to bandwidth limits on their end. To ensure optimal candidate experience, it is advisable to optimize file sizes and consider the potential impact of larger files on loading times.
I cannot edit a question and receive "Edited by someone else" error
Inspera does not offer real-time collaboration on questions and question sets. The user currently editing the test must close the question or question set before others can make modifications.
The correct way to exit a question is to click the boxes in the upper left corner. The correct way to exit a question set is to click on the house icon in the upper left corner.
If the staff exits a question/question set in another way, it will take up to 45 minutes before another author can make any changes to any question in the question set. This is to ensure no changes made by one author, get overridden by another.