Auto-Generate Test Questions

Summary

Creating test questions takes a significant amount of time. The AI Design Assistant can offer suggestions for test questions, giving you extra time to focus on more complicated tasks. The AI Design Assistant is beneficial for both formative and summative assessments. Test questions are generated based on course context.

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Test Question Generation

Creating test questions takes a significant amount of time. The AI Design Assistant can offer suggestions for test questions, giving you extra time to focus on more complicated tasks. The AI Design Assistant is beneficial for both formative and summative assessments. Test questions are generated based on content within the course.  See also Adding Questions to a Test.

In the test creation Side Panel, click the purple plus, then select Auto-generate Question from the menu.

Auto-generate question option in assessments

 

There are several ways to define the test questions that the AI Design Assistant generates:

  • Enter a description to narrow the focus of the questions
  • Select from existing course content as a reference
  • Adjust the complexity of the questions
  • Select the number of questions

You can select from the following question types:

  • Essay
  • Fill in the blank
  • Matching
  • Multiple choice
  • True/False

The Inspire me! question type suggests a variety of question types to give you more options. 

 

Once you’ve finalized your settings, select Generate. Choose the questions you want to add to your assessment, then select Add to Assessment.

Questions added to an assessment; instructors can edit as desired

 

Review each question for accuracy. You can also edit questions to better fit your learning goals. 

Auto-Generate Question Banks

To generate a question bank, select the Auto-generate option from the + on the Question Banks page found in the Details & Actions menu. 

Image 1. Auto-generate a question bank

Question bank main screen with the dropdown selected and Auto-generated appearing

 

From the menu, instructors can select content items that provide context for the questions. Instructors can further refine the questions they ask by entering a description of the learning objectives or topic. 

Image 2. The context picker for creating new questions

Context picker

 

Instructors can select the type of question to generate, such as multiple choice or fill in the blank. The complexity of the questions can also be adjusted. Instructors choose which questions to include in the question bank. 

Image 3. The Auto-Generate Question Bank page

Question bank generation page, showing options on the left and questions on the right

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Article ID: 37157
Created
Fri 9/8/23 9:00 AM
Modified
Fri 10/4/24 8:29 AM