How do I use the Multiple choice widget?
How to access the Multiple-choice widget
Widgets are the tools with which course administrators create and build the pages of their courses.
The Multiple choice widget can be used to set up questions where the user can choose from a number of different answers.
Steps to access the Multiple choice widget.
Step 1
Go to the page in your course where you'd like to add this widget.
Step 2
Select Edit mode.
Step 3
In the lefthand widget menu, click on the grey container with the word Core and toggle it to Quiz.
Step 4
Click on the Multiple-choice widget icon (or you can hold and drag it wherever you'd like on the page).
Please note that if there isn't a quiz widget on the page, adding a new quiz widget will automatically create a quiz section for you. For more information on how to use the quiz section, please refer to the article How do I use a Quiz Section?
How to set up the Multiple-choice widget
After adding the Multiple-choice widget to your page, you can set it up by following the instructions below:
- Click on the Setup tab at the top of the widget.
- Edit the widget settings.
Question text: You can enter your question here. If you'd like to use formatted text or images, you can use the Text widget instead and leave this box empty.
Number of correct answers: Here you can choose whether to allow learners to select only one correct answer or multiple correct answers.
If the option multiple is selected, more options will be available for you to choose from:
- All correct answers must be identified.
- Minimum of X answers must match the selection below whether selected or unselected. Please replace X with the number of answers that must match the correct answer.
Answers: This section is where you set up the answers that learners will pick from. The answer field now features a rich text editor, offering enhanced input options for a more versatile and dynamic response experience. Replace the default text with your own options. Click the grey Add answer box to add more answers if required. Click the circle or radio button on the left of the Answer you would like to be marked as the correct answer.
For each answer, you can also add:
- Feedback (optional): Give feedback if the learner selects the answer. It will only be shown after the learner attempts the quiz.
- Image (optional): The image relevant to that specific answer if required.
Randomise the order of answers: Ticking this box will randomise the order of answers for each learner.
Status Section
Show correct/incorrect status: Ticking this box will allow display text to appear letting learners know if they have selected the correct or incorrect answer(s).
When the answer is correct: You can customise the message to be displayed when the learner has selected the correct answer. The default message is "Correct!".
When the answer is incorrect: You can customise the message to be displayed when the learner has selected an incorrect answer. The default message is "Incorrect! Try again."
Hide correct/incorrect status: Ticking this box will allow you to customise the message to be displayed when the learner has selected the answer regardless of whether it’s correct or incorrect.
Feedback Section
Show feedback (optional): Ticking this box will allow you to customise the feedback message when the learner has selected the correct or incorrect answer for that particular question.
Completion settings
Completing activities on a page is how learners make progress and receive their certificates or complete the course.
As the course administrator, you can modify how each Quiz Section tracks this progress.
The completion settings tab in each widget gives the option to include the quiz as part of the quiz section’s progress and completion tracking. By unchecking the option, you are excluding this specific quiz block from being part of the quiz section’s progress. Any interactions with this excluded quiz block will not affect the completion status of the quiz section.
Where can I find the Submit Button
If there isn't a quiz widget on the page, adding a new quiz widget will automatically create a quiz section. At the end of a quiz section, a submit button will be added automatically. Therefore, you don’t need to add a submit button manually anymore.
For more information on the quiz section, please refer to the article How do I use a Quiz Section?