A Classification-type item asks the respondent to categorize the elements, which can be words or images, into what looks like file folders. The tab on the folders is labelled with either text or an image.
Here is a quiz entitled Cinéquiz-français that contains a Classification item, and whose subject is Quebec actors, TV series and films. I will choose this item and edit its content.
Under the Content tab, I wrote a title for the item, and then stated the question in which I ask the respondent to file the names of TV series and films in which two well-known Quebec actors, Raymond Bouchard and Rémi Girard, had acted.
First, I click on STEP 1 – DEFINE THE FOLDERS. That is here, and as the name suggests, I define my folders. We can choose between four types of folders: Image/Image, Image/Text, Text/Image or Text/Text. The first term of the word pair determines the type of labelling on the tabs of my folders (whether I choose text or an image). The second term determines the nature of the elements to be put in the folders (text or image). For this example, I have chosen Image/Text, for I want my folders to be identified using a photo of the actor. The elements to file will be the names of TV series and films.
A Classification item can include from 2 to 6 folders. For this example, I have only two folders. For each of the folders, I can write a positive feedback that will be shown when the respondent has correctly placed all of the elements, and only the elements intended for this folder; negative feedback in case the folder contains at least one wrong element; and feedback for if the folder has no wrong elements, but is incomplete.
If I want to add another folder, I just have to click on the + button on the right side. Now I must choose an image from my library or from my computer to be used as the label for this file folder. Then I will write the feedback.
Now, I click on STEP 2 - EDITING FILE CONTENT. This is where we add elements that the respondent must place in each of the folders. In this example, the first folder already contains four elements. To add an element, we just need to click on the button Add an element. A new element entitled Element without text will be added to the list. By clicking on this text, a zone appears under the folder that allows me to modify the title of this element. Then I write the respective feedback depending on whether the respondent places the element in one folder or the other. These feedback messages are more precise than the ones associated with the folders because they are specific to the element itself.
I can move from one element to another, either by clicking on the elements within the folder, or by using the arrows placed above this zone.
To delete elements, you can check their boxes and then click on the Delete selected elements button, or click on Delete this element above in the element-editing zone.
As in the case of the other types of items, the Add-ons tab allows me to include additional information. For this question, I have not added any additional media or text.
This type of question includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer, that are common to all the question types, a parameter that allows you to choose the orientation, either horizontal or vertical, of the elements to be filed. I kept the default value, Horizontal. This means that when the quiz is published, the elements to be filed will be one beside the other, above the files, and not one above the other.
To get a preview of how this item will appear and function after it is published, you just have to click on the Preview button on the top or bottom of this screen. So, this is what my Classification item will look like to the respondents, in the published quiz.
The respondent must slide each of the names of TV series and films into the appropriate file folder. When the respondent clicks on the Submit button, the elements that are in the correct folder will be shown in green. Otherwise, they will be red. The feedback specific to each element or each of the folders will be displayed if, of course, you wrote feedback.
And that was Classification-type items!
This tutorial explains how to create a new quiz with Netquiz Web.
In the Quizzes, section there are two ways to create a new quiz: I can either click on the tab Add a new quiz, above the menu that lists my quizzes, or use the tab Add a new quiz in the pop-up menu that appears when I move the mouse over My quizzes in the left-hand column.
As soon as I add a new quiz, its components will be shown in the left column. By default, the new quiz will be entitled Untitled Quiz and will have a title page and an end page. Right away, I can give my quiz a more meaningful title. For example, Quiz about Netquiz Web. You must not forget to click on the Save tab so that the changes will be recorded. On the editing page for the quiz, we can see that several parameters can be modified. For now, let’s keep the default values. Other help sections will help you understand what these values do. The Theme tab offers you several different styles. I will use the default theme.
I will now add a first question to my quiz. When I move my mouse over the title of the quiz in the left column, a pop-up menu appears and offers me 14 different types of question: Matching, Multiple choice, Classification, etc. Other help sections will give you more information about each type of question. For now, I will choose a question type that everyone is familiar with: True or False.
When the question that I have just added is highlighted in the left column, I will be able to edit the question in the right part of the screen. Under the first tab, Content, I write the name of my question, the text of the question, the choice of answers and the respective feedback. You must not forget to indicate which of the answers is the correct answer. The Add-ons and Parameters tabs allow me to fine tune and personalize my question. The other help sections explain in greater detail how to add questions.
As soon as a question is finished, I save it and I click on the Preview tab to see how the question will appear to my respondents when the quiz is published online.
Once I have finished preparing my quiz, I can publish it. First however, I must complete its title page by clicking here in the left column. This is the first page that the respondents will see when they go to the URL address of my quiz. The end page, however, is optional, so I will leave it empty.
And there we go! My first quiz is ready!
A Dictation item asks the respondent to transcribe the content of a sound track or a video.
I have several items in my Cinéquiz-français quiz, including a dictation that can easily be recognised by its icon that represents a loudspeaker. I click on this item entitled Court Métrage “Nelligan. Profils et regards.” Émile Nelligan was a 19th century Québec poet.
Under the Content tab, I wrote the title of the item, and then the text in which I ask the respondents to listen to the short film and to write down the poem that they hear, in the answer field.
Under the text, in the Correct Answer input field, I put my transcription of the poem, which serves as the basis for the correction of the dictation. In order to avoid problems with the correction algorithm, it is best to use short dictations. A long text can be divided into shorter sections, which can be placed into separate dictation items.
Farther down, I can write feedback messages. The Positive feedback and Negative feedback fields should be used to give more meaningful feedback than just Correct answer or Incorrect answer, since this information will be given automatically when the respondent submits the item for correction, whether or not you have written feedback. By clicking in these text boxes, icons appear that will allow you to format your text.
Let’s now see what is under this Add-ons tab. In the top part of the window, there are two fields where I can insert additional information. They can be used for clues, extra help or additional information about the subject of this item. In this case, I used one the fields to indicate the source of the video that I used for the dictation. I even added a hyperlink to the CCDMD product page that contains this video.
A dictation always requires the presence of an audio file in order to hear the text. And so, I must insert either an audio or a video file in the section Media in the header. When I move the mouse over Add a video, a pop-up menu offers me two choices: choose either a file that is already in the library or import a new file from my computer.
Now I click on the Parameters tab. I leave the weighting default setting at one point. Farther down, I choose not to start the media automatically. In this way, the respondent can start it when he or she is ready. I also choose to allow the solution to be displayed.
One parameter lets me indicate how many points will be deducted for each word wrongly spelled; I wrote 0.05. You can use the value of your choice, but note that it is important to adjust the weighting in relation to the number of words in your dictation, in order to avoid cases where the respondent receives a note of 0 after having a single error in a long dictation, or 9/10 for a short sentence full of mistakes!
A final parameter lets me indicate whether I want the correction to take into consideration upper and lower case letters, as well as punctuation. Check one or the other of these options if you want these types of errors to be counted in the correction of the dictation.
Now I check the Web preview of my Dictation item.
The Solution button appears because, if you recall, I chose this option in the Parameters. If I click on the Solution button, the text of the dictation will appear in the lower part of the screen, under the heading, Solution.
The Submit button gives feedback that corresponds with the transcription that the respondent wrote in the field under the media:
There you go! You are now ready to create your own Dictation item!
An Essay-type item asks the respondent to respond freely or express an opinion about the given subject.
The quiz that we now have on screen is about Quebec and international cinema. It includes one essay question.
In the field Item title, I wrote Your opinion matters. I could have just as well written Essay question, or anything else, since this title will not appear anywhere in the published quiz. However, it is very useful to me to have a meaningful title because it helps me find this question among all the others that make up this quiz.
In the Question text field, I invite the respondent to give his or her opinion on Quebec cinema.
In the Suggested answer field, I can either write a comment or an answer that will appear in the published quiz when the respondent clicks on the Solution or Submit buttons.
The fields that we just completed can be found under the Content tab. But like the other item types, the Add-ons tab allows me to add information such as clues or a short helpful text, an image or a video that will show above the text in the published quiz. For this item, I have added an image.
This type of question includes, under the Parameters tab, only the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start or not the media and Display or not of the Solution button) in the published quiz.
Now, I will click on the Preview button to see how this item will appear in my published quiz. The image that I added under the Add-ons tab can be seen over the text and the field where the respondent must write his or her answer. When the respondent clicks on the Submit or the Solution button over the text, the suggested response will appear in the lower part of the screen, under the title Suggested answer.
Because there is not an automatic correction for this sort of question, unlike other types of items, your suggested answer will allow respondents to correct themselves by comparing this answer with theirs.
And that was the Essay item !
This tutorial will show you how to export the questions and quizzes from Netquiz Pro 4 into Netquiz Web.
First, I open the bank of questions and quizzes that were prepared using Netquiz Pro 4 (having the file format .npro). Next, in the File menu, I select Export in XML format. Then, I save the exported file to the desktop of my computer, so that I can find it easily. This can take a few seconds or more, depending on the quantity of material you have to export and the size of the media files that it contains. When this operation is finished, a window will appear that indicates the name of the exported file and the path showing where to find it. Then, I click on OK.
In order to import the file that I just exported from Netquiz Pro 4 into Netquiz Web, I must compress it into ZIP. format. To do this, I open the exported file. Then I select the two elements that it contains: the XML files and the media file — while pressing on the Shift key. Then I right-click with the mouse and select the function that lets me compress the selected files in ZIP. format.
Now, I open the Netquiz Web application. In the left column next to the sub-menu My quizzes, I select the option Import elements. I click on Choose file in order to find the compressed file on my computer. Then I click on Import.
And there you are! All of the files that were in the older .npro format are now imported into My quizzes, My items and My media.
In order to confirm that everything is in place, I click on My quizzes: the quiz entitled Thema is there. And when I check in the library, I can find all the freshly imported items, either by searching in the column Modification date, or in the column Category, because all the elements imported by Netquiz Pro 4 are automatically categorized by the name of the compressed file. When I click on My media, I can also find all the newly imported media in the My media list.
A Fill-in-the-blanks item asks the respondent to complete a text by adding the missing words or expressions.
In my quiz entitled Multidiscipline, I have one Fill-in-the-blanks item that I named Past Continuous and Simple Past in a scientific report. I will click on this item so that I can modify it.
Under the Content tab, I wrote the title of this item, and then the text in which I ask the respondents to choose the appropriate past form of the verb from each of the drop-down menus that appear in the text.
Below, in STEP 1 - DEFINE THE TYPE OF BLANKS, I define the way in which the respondents will fill in the spaces:
Now we go to STEP 2 – ADD TEXT AND BLANKS. First I must add a text, and then create the blanks one at a time by choosing the expressions that I want to hide from the respondents, by clicking on the button Add a blank. A box appears under the text that allows me to edit this blank; I can add several good answers and several wrong answers. If the blank is of the Drop-down menu type, these good and bad answers will be among the potential answers in the menu. If the blanks are of the type Drag and drop, all of the options will be seen on top of the text. If this is a Short answer type of blank, the potential answers will be used in correcting the answers given by the respondent. In all of these situations, it is possible to create a feedback message for all of the good and bad answers. The wrong answers anticipated should reflect the types of errors the respondents are most likely to make. Give them feedback that will explain why they made this mistake. For each of the blanks in a Short Answer item, a general feedback message for all the unforeseen answers is required.
The arrows situated above the editing zone of a blank allow me to move from one blank to another without having to click on each blank in the text. This can be very helpful when I am revising my feedback messages, for example.
In order to delete blanks, I can either select a portion of the text that includes the blanks to be removed, then click on the Delete selected blanks button, or I can click on the button Delete this blank, placed over the blank-editing zone.
And like all the other types of items, the Add-ons button allows me to insert additional information. In the first field for additional information, I added some clues. In the second field, I added the source of the text. For this item, I did not add anything for Media in the header, but I could have added a text, an image or a video.
This type of item includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), a parameter that only applies to Fill-in-the-blanks items. This allows us to specify whether we want the correction of the respondent’s answer to take into consideration upper and lower case, or punctuation. For this item, I did not check either option.
Now, let’s look at the Preview to see how this item will appear in my published quiz. The additional information that I provided appears when the respondent clicks on the words Clues and Sources on the top part of quiz. Under the text of the question, we see the text with the blank spaces. There is a drop-down menu for each of the blanks.
I try out a few quick answers. And when I click on the Submit button, the feedback messages are displayed as they are in the other item types: Correct answer in green for a good reply and Incorrect answer in red otherwise, followed by either a green circle or a red square depending on whether the answer is valid or not. And finally, a feedback message that I wrote specifically for this answer.
And there you have the Fill-in-the-blanks item!
A Highlight item asks the respondent to find certain elements in a text and highlight them with markers of different colours.
Here is the quiz, Recognising tenses of verbs, which contains an item entitled Highlight verbs in imperative and present tenses.
Under the Content tab, I wrote the title of this item, and then the text in which I ask the respondents to highlight verbs in the present tense in yellow, and verbs in the imperative tense in blue. In stating my question, I tell the respondent not to include either the spaces or the punctuation adjacent to the verbs they are highlighting, because the automatic correction will see this as an error. I also gave an example.
In Step 1, entitled DEFINE THE HIGHLIGHTER COLOURS, I define the two colours that I need for this item: a yellow highlighter for verbs in the present tense, and the blue highlighter for verbs in the imperative tense. Under each of the highlighters, I can write positive feedback that will be shown when the respondent has used the correct colour to highlight all of verbs and only the verbs from the requested categories, or negative feedback if the respondent has highlighted at least one expression that does not correspond to the verb of the required category, and the feedback Incomplete answer if he or she has neglected to highlight certain verbs of the given category. It is possible to define up to 9 different highlighter colours for a Highlight item.
Now I click on Step 2 - ADD TEXT AND HIGHLIGHTING. This step includes writing my text and then highlighting the present indicative verbs in yellow, and those in the present imperative in blue. To highlight a verb, I just have to choose the verb, being careful not to select spaces or punctuation that are adjacent to the verb. Then I click on Add highlighting. A field appears under the text that allows me to choose the appropriate highlighter colour. When I move the mouse over the little square, the two colours that I defined in Step 1 are available. I choose yellow, if a verb is in fact a present tense, or blue if the verb is imperative. However, a third colour, red, is automatically added to my list, with the comment Incorrect answer. It is thus possible to anticipate the errors that the respondents are likely to make, and to explain to them why they made these mistakes. In fact, for every highlighting, red or otherwise, it is possible to write a feedback message specific to highlighter colour that the respondent can use: positive feedback if the respondent highlighted the verb with the correct colour, or a negative feedback if not.
The arrows situated over the highlight-editing zone allow me to pass from one highlight to another without having to click on each one. This can be very useful when I am revising my feedback messages, for example.
To delete a highlight, I can either choose a part of the text that includes the highlighting to be deleted and then click on the Delete the highlighted sections button, or click on the Delete this highlight button, over the highlighter editing the zone.
And like all the other types of items, the Add-ons button allows me to insert additional information. In the first information field, I gave a clue about the forms of verbs. In the second box, I added a link to a language reference site. I did not add any media for this item.
This type of item includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), a parameter that allows me to indicate the number of points to be deducted for each incorrect answer. I wrote one tenth of a point. You can use the value of your choice, but note that it is important to adjust the weighting in relation to the number of potential wrong answers, in order to avoid cases where the respondent receives a note of 0 for a single error, or 9/10 despite having numerous mistakes!
Now I click on the Preview button to see how this item will appear once it is published. The Add-ons that I provided are accessible by clicking on the links on top of the screen, Verb forms and Language reference.
When the respondent clicks on the Submit button, each of the highlights that he or she made on the text (all of the sections that the respondent highlighted) will appear in a text box that corresponds with a highlighter colour. If the highlighting is of the correct colour, there will be a green circle before the section. Otherwise, there will be a red square. Feedback messages specific to each highlight or to each colour will appear if, of course, you wrote them!
Highlight items a great for language learning, but can be used for many other subjects as well. Your imagination is the limit!
An Identify-parts-of-an-image type item asks the respondent to identify different sections of an image.
My quiz entitled Cinéquiz-français contains an Identify-parts-of-an-image item on the subject of Quebec film producers.
Under the Content tab, I wrote the title of this item, and in the question text I ask the respondents to identify the producers of the films represented in the images.
An option over the image allows me to choose a colour for the contours of the sections within the image. It is important to select a colour that contrasts with the image we have chosen. I chose black for the contours. Farther down, I have already inserted an image and indicated the sections. I will delete it by clicking on the "x" situated in the upper right corner of the image, in order to demonstrate how I proceeded. When we move the mouse over Add an image, we are given the option of taking an image from our Library or importing a new image from our computer. I will retrieve an image from my library; it’s called film_poster. It is an image made up of six movie posters that I put together using a graphic editing software.
Under the image, I identified each section that the respondent must identify within the image. My question asks the respondent to associate the name of the producers with the films represented by the posters that make up my image. I also could have defined the sections by using images (photos of the producers, for example), by choosing the option Image in the small drop-down menu. Each time that I define another section to identify, a small label is added to the top-left corner of the image. I must move this label to the appropriate part of the image. For each section that has been defined in this way, I can write two feedback messages: positive feedback if the respondent places the label in the right place, and negative feedback if not.
An Identify-parts-of-an-image item can include from 2 to 30 sections to identify.
Under the Add-ons tab, I did not write any extra information in the fields available, nor did I put anything in Media in the header.
This type of item includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), two special parameters. The first parameter gives you two options for how the sections to identify are displayed. You can choose Random order, which means that each respondent will see the list of film producers in a random order. If you choose Predetermined order, the respondents will see the list in the order in which you prepared it. I chose the second option. The second parameter allows you to choose the type of label (letters or numbers) that the respondent must place on the images. I chose Alphabetic.
Now I will look at a preview of how the respondents will see this item in the published quiz. Under my question statement appears the image with the black contour to separate the sections into which the respondents must put the labels that are below the image. The letter on each label corresponds with a film producer, and must be placed in the right section of the image. I quickly place the labels on the image, and then click on Submit. The sections that have been correctly identified have a green dot before them. Otherwise, they have a red square. Each section to be identified shows an appropriate feedback message, if I wrote one, of course.
And there you have the item, Identify parts of an image!
A Matching-board item asks the respondent to find pairs of elements that go together within a sort of checkerboard. The elements can be texts or images.
Here is a quiz entitled Cinéquiz-français that contains a Matching-board item, and whose subject is characters from Quebec films. I will choose this item and edit its content.
Under the Content tab, I wrote a title for the item, and then stated the question in which I ask the respondent to match the photos of actresses and actors with the names of films in which they acted.
The way to edit a Matching-board item is quite similar to that of Matching items, since we are using pairs of elements. We put one element in the Element column and the other in the Associated Element column. The elements can be either texts or images, depending on what I choose in the drop-down menu above the columns. I have inserted photos of actresses and actors in the Element column, and the names of films in which they played in the Associated element column. And like Matching items, the last column allows us to write feedback for each pair of elements, as needed.
Matching-board items have two main differences in comparison with Matching items. First, Matching-board items have a Mask image column, which includes a small image for each pair of matching elements and will be used to hide the element and its matching element in the checkerboard. The column already contains a default image that works perfectly, but you can change it as needed. Second, the checkerboard must include 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 pairs of matching elements in order to function. The small icons, x and +, at the end of each line allow you to either delete or add a pair of elements.
Under the Add-ons tab, I did not add anything for this item. I could have written the source of my photos in an information field, for example.
This type of question includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), some parameters that are special to Matching-board items:
I chose the second option for my item. Let’s click on the Preview button to see what the quiz will look like once it is published. My squares are all uncovered. The objective is to hide them by finding all the matching pairs. If I click on two squares that are not associated, nothing will happen. But if I click successively on two elements that are correctly associated, they become hidden. And so it goes until all the squares of the checkerboard are hidden.
And that explains Matching-board items!
A Matching item asks the respondent to match elements from one column with those in a second column.
In my quiz that deals with Quebec and international cinema, I have an item that asks the respondents to match actresses with the films in which they performed.
Under the Content tab, in the Item Title field, I wrote Hollywood Stars. This meaningful title helps me to identify this item from among the other questions in my quiz. I then state my question.
Now I must choose the type of elements that I want to be matched: texts in the left column with texts in the right column, or as in this case, images in the left column (photos of famous actresses) with the names of films in the right column.
When I have made my choice, I can add my pairs of items to match, one pair at a time, along with their respective feedback. Positive feedback will be displayed when the respondent correctly matches the actress with the film she played in, and negative feedback to be shown if the answer is wrong. A Matching item can include between two and 30 pairs of answers. Take note however, that it can become difficult for the respondents if there are too many pairs to match.
To add another pair to match, I just have to click on the [+] button to the right of each line of items. To add an element to the left column, I click on Add an image and then, in the pop-up menu that appears, I choose an image that I already have in my library, or I can import a new image.
In the same way as with other types of items, the Add-ons tab allows me to give additional information. For this question, I used two Add-ons fields: one for clues and the other for the source of my photos.
This type of question includes, under the Parameters tab, as well as Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer, that are common to all the question types, a parameter that allows us to choose the type of label that will be shown on the left of each matching pair in the published quiz.
I now click on the Preview button in order to see what this item will look like in the published quiz, depending on the theme that I chose for my quiz. At the top of the page, the respondent can click on the Clue and Source fields to discover what I have written in these add-ons. Under the text of the question, there are two columns: the photos of famous actresses on the left are in the same order that I had given them when I edited the question. On the other hand, the film titles on the right are in random order. To answer, I drag the items in the right column to the appropriate spot and leave them. Once I have finished matching the items, I click on the Submit button in order to see the feedback at the bottom of the page.
See you next time!
The Multiple-answer item allows the respondent to choose more than one of the several potential answers offered.
This quiz entitled Cinéquiz-français contains a Multiple-answer item about Denys Arcand.
The Content tab allows me to write the title of this item and then state the question, in which I ask the respondent to mark in which of the listed films Denys Arcand performed.
Then I added the choice of answers below. These answers can be in either Text or Image format. I chose to use text, because the answers are film titles. A Multiple-answer item can include from 2 to 30 choices. In this this item, I present 10 film titles, out of which four are marked as Correct answer. In the right column, I wrote pertinent feedback messages that explain why the answer is correct or incorrect.
Now let’s see the Add-ons tab. In the Media in the header section, I inserted a photo of Denys Arcand. In the Add-on 1 field, I wrote the source of this photo, which happens to be Wikipedia.
This type of item includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), three special parameters. The first allows me to choose whether the order of the potential answers will be random or predetermined. The second offers a choice of labels that will appear to the left of the each potential answer in the published quiz. And finally, the last offers two options: ask the respondent to give either all of the correct answers, or give at least one of the correct answers from among the choices offered. I left the default option requiring all of the correct answers.
Now let’s click on the Preview button to see how the respondents will see this item in the published quiz. The photo of Denys Arcand occupies a good part of the top of the page. The source of this photo is seen directly underneath. And below, as the question asks, I checked all of the films in which I believe Denys Arcand acted. Then I click on the Submit button to see the correction of my answer. There is a green circle before each of my correct answers, and a red square before my wrong answers. For each answer, I receive an appropriate feedback message.
And that was the Multiple-Answer item!
A Multiple-choice item asks the respondent to choose one correct answer from among several possibilities.
Here is a quiz on the subject of cinema. It already contains one multiple-choice item.
Under the Content tab, first I give a meaningful title to an item about film music. Then I state the question. Below, I can add from 2 to 30 potential answers, and match the answers with appropriate feedback. The Feedback fields are used to write an explanation or give meaningful feedback, rather than simply say Correct answer or Incorrect answer, because this general feedback is automatically given when the test is submitted, whether or not you have written feedback for each choice. You are not obliged to write feedback for each choice, but it is worth the effort for this enhances the teaching aspect of our quizzes. For this item, the answers are in text format but the small drop-down menu situated over the Answer column also offers you the possibility of using Image format. In the column Correct answer?, you must indicate which is the correct answer from among the choices by clicking on the appropriate button.
As in the case of the other types of items, the Add-ons tab allows me to include additional information. For this question, I have not written anything in the add-ons fields, but I have included a photo of Clint Eastwood. He was the main actor in a film directed by Sergio Leone. Our musical excerpt is, of course, from the soundtrack of this film, and is the subject of this question. To add a media file, we can either choose one that is already in our Netquiz Web library or import a new file from our computer.
This type of item includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), two special parameters. One allows us to choose the order in which the answers will be shown (Random or Predetermined). The other lets you choose the type of label that will be shown on the left of each matching pair in the published quiz.
I have now finished creating my item, and I will look at a preview of it in order to see how it will appear to my respondents when I publish the quiz online. The question asks which film the musical excerpt comes from. First I play the excerpt. Do you recognize it? It’s the music from the film For a Few Dollars More. I choose this answer, then I click on Submit. At the bottom of the screen, I have the confirmation that I chose the right answer. And the feedback tells me more about this film, which is part of the famous trilogy directed by Sergio Leone.
And that was the Multiple-choice item!
Here is my Cinéquiz-français quiz. As we can see in the left column, this quiz is made up of 19 items divided into two sections. The first section is entitled International cinema, and the second is called Quebec cinema. When a quiz is divided into sections, the title of the section will always appear in the top part of the published quiz, above the content.
At the beginning of each of the sections, I have inserted a page, which will introduce the content of the section. A Page item does not include any questions or possible answers. It is simply a text page into which we can add media. Page-type items can serve different purposes. For example, they can be used to write lessons, give explanations or instructions. After this, we add a series of exercises prepared using the other item types.
As we can see under the Content tab, first I wrote the title of this item and, farther down the page, I added the text for the page.
Under the Add-ons tab, in the section Media in the header, I added a decorative image that will appear above the text of this page in the published quiz.
Under the Parameters tab, I can associate this item with a category. There is only one parameter that I can modify, Automatically start media. In this case, I will leave the default setting.
Now I check the preview of my page. The decorative image can be seen, with the text on the page just below.
And that was the Page item!
A Sequencing item asks the respondent to place a group of elements in order. The elements can be either texts or images.
In my quiz entitled Multidiscipline, I have a Sequencing item on the subject of geography. I will click on this item in order to modify it.
Under the Content tab, I wrote the title of this item, and then the text in which I ask the respondents to place six countries in descending order in terms of their Human Development Index.
Then I add one of the elements to put in order, after having chosen, in a drop-down menu, whether I will use texts or images. For this item, I chose to use text elements. I added six elements for which I wrote the names of six countries in descending order according to their Human Development Index. For each of the elements, I can write positive feedback, which will show when the respondent places the element in the right order, or negative feedback in the opposite case. It is pointless just to write Correct answer or Incorrect answer, since this message will show automatically when the quiz is corrected, whether or not you have written a message. For this item, I wrote, as positive feedback for this item, the Human Development Index of the country along with its ranking.
A Sequencing item can include from 2 to 30 elements to be placed in order. Please note that too many elements can become difficult to manipulate in the Web version of this question.
As with all the other types of items, the Add-ons tab allows you to supply additional information. For this item, I have added links to two online encyclopaedias that offer information on this subject. Farther down, in the Media in the header section, I inserted a short text and an image that will appear over the text of the question in the published item.
Under the Parameters tab, I have the option of associating this item with a category. I placed it in the Multidiscipline category, which I had created previously. It is useful to categorize items in this way, to make it easier to find them in our library. And farther down, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), this type of item offers a parameter offering you to choose the type of label that will appear on the left of each element in the published quiz. I chose to use numbers, which is an appropriate for Sequencing questions.
Let’s see a preview of how my quiz will appear when it is published. The two information sources I inserted in the Add-ons are on top of the screen. The text and image that I’d also added can be seen on top. Then we have the question statement, followed by the elements that the respondent must put in order. I answer the question by dragging and dropping the countries in the correct order. When I have finished, I click on Submit. Depending on my answer, either the message Correct answer will appear in green or Incorrect answer will appear in red after each of the elements, followed by either a green circle or a red square indicating whether the order is valid or not. Under each element, a positive or negative feedback message will appear that has been composed specifically for each element.
And there you are, the Sequencing item!
A Short-answer item asks the respondent to write a short answer to a given question.
Here is a quiz entitled Multidiscipline containing a Short-answer item entitled Past participle agreement.
Under the Content tab, you find a field for writing the title of the item and another for stating the question. In this item, I ask the respondents to conjugate the past participle of a verb.
Under the question statement, we can give any answers, good or bad, that we imagine the respondents might give for this question. For this item, I have anticipated three answers: agreement of the past participle with a feminine singular subject, the word elle (which is the correct answer); agreement with the masculine singular, with the word air (which is the most frequent error); and the infinitive (not conjugated) form of the verb, for those who don’t understand the concept of past participle agreement. For each of these potential answers, I have written a pertinent message. A text box at the bottom of the screen also allows me to compose a general message for all of the responses that I had not anticipated.
Now I go to the Add-on tab. In the first field for additional information, on top, I indicated the source of the sentence, which I took from a quiz about past participles created by the CCDMD. Farther down, in the zone Media in the header, I added a purely decorative image.
This type of item includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types, a parameter that is specific to this type of item, which asks if you wish the corrector to take upper and lower case letters, and punctuation into consideration. For this item, did not click either option.
This type of item includes, under the Parameters tab, in addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), a parameter that is specific to this type of item, which asks if you wish the corrector to take upper and lower case letters, and punctuation into consideration. For this item, did not click either option.
Let’s now take a look at a Preview of how this item will appear in the published quiz. At the top, the word Source is clickable. It shows the information that I wrote in the More Information field under the Add-ons tab. The decorative image, which I put in the section Media in the header, appears above the question statement. The respondent must write his or her answer in the text box under the question statement. I wrote the word choquée in the feminine singular form, because the past participle agrees with the word elle.
And what does the correction say? I get the message, Correct answer, written in green. My answer is preceded by a green circle. If I had given a wrong answer, I would have received the message Incorrect answer, in red and it would have come after a red square. The feedback message that I wrote for this answer is shown below.
And that was the Short-answer item!
A True-or-False item provides only two options in response to a question.
My quiz, Cinéquiz-français, contains a True-or-False item entitled Cet obscur objet du désir. I click on this item in order to modify it.
Under the Content tab, I wrote the title of this item, and then the question text in which I ask the respondents whether it is true or false that Luis Buñuel gave the role of Conchita to two different actresses who alternately assumed the role throughout the film Cet obscur objet du désir.
The two choices, True and False, are already written by default. You can modify the options (Yes or No, for example). I indicated the correct answer by clicking on the appropriate radio button. In the right-hand column, I wrote feedback messages and added, for respondents who want to learn more, a link to Wikipedia.
Now let’s move to the Add-ons tab. I did not use the two Add-on fields for this item, but I could have given clues, help, the source, etc.
In the section, Media in the header, I inserted a photo of the producer Luis Buñuel next to a poster for the film Cet obscur objet du désir.
Now, let’s see the Parameters tab. In addition to the parameters that are common to all of the question types (Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer), this item type offers a parameter that lets you choose the type of label that will appear to the left of each element in the published quiz. For this item, I chose letters of the alphabet.
I will now preview how this item will appear and function in the published quiz. Under the image that I added as complementary information, and the question statement, are the options, True and False. I click on True, then on Submit. The message Correct answer appears in green, followed by a green circle to the left of the answer I chose. The positive feedback message that I wrote under the Content tab appears below.
And there you have the True-or-False item!