Quia 2011 Create Questions

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	Modify labels	Import questions	Student view of scores	Student summary	Labels details report	Expanded results summary
	Delete labels	Formatting difficult questions	Multiple attempts	Expand student scores		Student and question details
		Export questions	Quiz actions	Score by question		Archiving
			Revising/editing	Score by student		From quizzes
			Duplicating	Print Reports:		From "Grade Link"
			Organizing into Folders	Summary		Restore from archive
				Question details
				Labels
				Student
				Trouble spots

There are three methods of entering questions in Quia:
     1. Create the questions directly in Quia
     2. Create the questions in a word processor then copy/paste into Quia
     3. Create an import text file then import into Quia
          You must have a "paid" account to use this feature
               (copy from word processor to text editor application strips hidden coding from the file - "save as txt" does not)
          Difficult question types & formats
               You may need to create one of the more difficult questions in quia first
                    then export the question to see how it is set up
                         you can then set up your import file using this template

Exporting questions from Quia to a text document (you must have a 'paid' account to use this feature)

Creating questions directly in Quia

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Select Question Bank from the navigation panel

Choose the "create new questions" button

choose amount & type then click add to enter your questions

click here for a video showing how to enter questions

When finished click the "done" button - notice your questions are now included with the label highlighted

back to question bank with questions showing

Create new questions in a word processor then copy/paste into Quia

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Create word processing file

Copy/paste each field into the corresponding field in Quia's create new questions box

Click here for a video showing the process of copy/paste from word processor to Quia

Click "done" when finished

Create questions in text editor for inputting into Quia

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Before you begin:

It is highly recommended that you create your questions/answers in the word processor - then spell check the document

NOTE: students enjoy pointing out your typos (and you will have to go to Quia to edit them)

then copy/paste into your text editor

Why? click the show/hide button in your word processor

You should see:

Note that you see all the non-printing formatting characters

Even when you "save as text" some of these characters stay with the text document

So, copy/paste your questions (after spell checking) into a text editor to strip all formatting from the document

click here for a video showing the process of converting word processing document to a text document

Now that you have a text document, open it in your favorite text editor

Choose your question type from the list of two-character identifier for each type of question

Review the list of the question fields (not all questions will use all of these fields)

Here are examples for each question type (available on Quia import "Help topic" How do I set up the text file?")

mc
What is the capital of Thailand?
Beijing
Tokyo
*Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Points: 5
Randomize: Y
Image URL: /files/quia/users/username/thailand.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/username/thailandsounds.wav
Feedback for correct: Great job!
Feedback for incorrect: Maybe next time.
HTML: Y
Label: Geo
Label: Asia

mt
Which of these are African countries?
*Ghana
*Togo
Slovenia
*Namibia
Tibet

tf
Isaac Newton invented calculus.
*t

tf
Clouds are made out of hydrogen vapor.
*false

tf
L'eau est une liquide.
*true
Rename true: vrai
Rename false: faux

pu
What is the capital of England?
*London
Paris

pu
The city * is the capital of Thailand.
Beijing
Tokyo
*Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Points: 5
Randomize: Y
Feedback for correct: Great job!
Feedback for incorrect: Maybe next time.
HTML: Y
Label: Geo
Label: Asia

fi
The first President of the U.S. was *.
*Washington
*George Washington

fi
Write the name of a day of the week.
*Monday
*Tuesday
*Wednesday
*Thursday
*Friday
*Saturday
*Sunday
Answer field length: 10
Image URL: /files/quia/users/username/calendar.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/username/audio.wav
Feedback for correct: Great work!
Feedback for incorrect: Maybe next time.
HTML: N
Grading type: A
Accept blank as correct: no
Points: 5
Label: Vocab
Label: Lesson3

ia
Correct the sentence: *
Initial answer: I went two the store.
*I went to the store.

sa
Who was Achilles?
*He was the hero of The Iliad.
Feedback: You'll get full credit if you mentioned the Iliad.
Image URL: /files/quia/users/username/achilles.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/username/audio.wav
HTML: No
Points: 10
Label: Iliad

es
Who was Odysseus?
He was the hero of The Odyssey.
Feedback: You'll get full credit if you mentioned The Odyssey.
Answer field lines: 10
Points: 15

ma
Match the countries to their capitals.
Canada *Ottawa
Italy *Rome
Japan *Tokyo
India *New Delhi
Randomize: both
Feedback for correct: Great work! You got them all.
Feedback for incorrect: You missed some.
Image URL: /files/quia/users/username/map.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/username/audio.wav
HTML: No
Points: 5

or
Put these planets in order, from nearest to farthest.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Feedback for correct: Great work! You know your planets.
Feedback for incorrect: Better luck next time.
Points: 5
Label: Solar System
Label: Chap4

You are now ready to begin the import file set-up process

click here to view video of setting up the import file

Difficult Question Types formats

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Don't know how to format something?

Create it in Quia first, then export the question so you can see how it is formatted

Matching is a difficult one to master in text formatting

Here are two different matching questions as seen in quiz format

To create these in Quia - follow the instructions above for generating questions through Quia's interface

Export the questions to see the text formatting for matching stryle questions

Importing questions - Remember you must have a paid Quia account to import your questions

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Go to the question bank and choose "import questions"

click the browse button to locate your import text file

browse for your file, then click the "import" button

click here to view a video of the import process

Exporting questions from Quia to a text file (you must have a 'paid' account to use this feature)

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Go to the question bank

Choose a label from which to export the questions

In this case, I have a label I called "00-export" (so it would appear at the top of my label list)

Within this label, I have 14 samples - at least one of each type of question

Choose question(s) within this label to export

Select "export" from the drop-down list

click here to view the video to export questions

Save the export file to a location of your choosing - view the file - modify or share (the reason for exporting ;-)

es
You essay question goes here (remember spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization count)
Your answer goes here\:
Points: 10
Answer field lines: 20
Label: 00-export

sf
not graded free response
Short name: ng
Answer field lines: 10
Label: 00-export

sp
not graded pop up
1
2
3
Short name: ng
Label: 00-export

sy
not graded yes/no
Yes
No
Short name: ng
Label: 00-export

sm
not graded multiple correct
a
b
Short name: ng
Label: 00-export

or
put in order
a
b
c
Points: 1
Label: 00-export

ma
matching
a *b
c *d
e *f
*g
*h
Points: 1
Randomize: both
Scoring: partial
Label: 00-export

sa
short answer
cc
Points: 1
Label: 00-export

ia
initial answer
Initial answer: ggg
*ggg ggg
*hhh
Points: 1
Answer field length: 60
Label: 00-export

fi
fill in
*u
*i
*o
Points: 1
Answer field length: 60
Label: 00-export

mt
multiple correct
*x
y
*z
Points: 1
Randomize: Y
Label: 00-export

pu
pop up
*x
y
z
Points: 1
Randomize: Y
Label: 00-export

tf
true-false
*True
False
Points: 1
Label: 00-export

mc
multiple choice
*1
2
3
Points: 1
Randomize: Y
Label: 00-export

Create Account	Create Labels	Create Questions	Create Quizzes	Score Students	Evaluate Questions	Export & Archive	Back to Index
	Question Creation	Directly in Quia	Creating	Overall summary	Scoring process report	Export
	Create/edit labels	Copy/Paste Word to Quia	Controlling Access	Question summary	Question details report	Results summary
	Modify labels	Import questions	Student view of scores	Student summary	Labels details report	Expanded results summary
	Delete labels	Formatting difficult questions	Multiple attempts	Expand student scores		Student and question details
		Export questions	Quiz actions	Score by question		Archiving
			Revising/editing	Score by student		From quizzes
			Duplicating	Print Reports:		From "Grade Link"
			Organizing into Folders	Summary		Restore from archive
				Question details
				Labels
				Student
				Trouble spots