What is Question Bank

Question bank is a new feature on OpenLearning. Create, manage and import questions that can be reused in exams and quiz activities in the future.

Note - If you cannot see this feature within your course it is because it is currently only available to pilot users. 

Why is this important? How might it be relevant for my team?

• Assessment designers no longer have to create questions in the course repeatedly

• Assessment designers can seamlessly import questions into the question bank from other platforms or existing files used to manage questions

• Assessment designers can easily add their questions to an exam, and in the future, to a quiz activity on the block page

Who can access the feature?

• Course admins

• Assessment designers

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Each course will have a default bank that cannot be deleted. This is to ensure that when assessment designers design exams, they always have a bank to save questions to (if the questions are created from the exam)

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Create new question

Step 1

Go to Assessment > Question Banks

 Step 2

Click on Create new bank. Enter a name for your question bank and then click Create.

Step 3

Click the newly created Question bank from the list. Click on Add question > Create new question

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 Pro tip: If you want to import questions from CSV (Comma-Separated Values) or MBZ (Moodle Backup) files, refer to the article here. (article will be available soon).

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Step 4

a) Enter a unique name for this question. This name is a unique identifier that helps you identify the question. It is not the question text. 

b) Select a response type and add your question and answer.

c) Click Save to save the questions, and click Preview to see a preview of the questions.

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Adding more response types

A question can support multiple response types to form a multi-part question.

To add a new response type, click on Add another response type.

How do you set up each response type?

Please refer to the help articles below for instructions on how to set up the response type.

How to set up the Multiple-choice widget

How do I use the Short answer widget?

How do I use the Fill in the blanks widget?

How do I use the Match it widget?

How do I use the Categorise widget?

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Adding context to a question

Context can also be added to a question with formatted text and media. Incorporating diverse media like videos and articles into questions creates a richer learning experience that enhances understanding, engagement, and knowledge retention.

To add context to a question, click on Add more context.

How do you set up each context widget?

Please refer to the help articles below for instructions on how to set up the context widget. 

How do I use the text widget? How do I post text? How do I show text to students?

How do I use the audio widget?

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Changing the score of each response type

By default, each response type will have a default score of 1 when added to the question.

To adjust the score of each response type in the question, go to the Scoring tab.

How are question scores used in exams?

The score stored on the question level can affect the learner's score in the exam, especially in a multi-part question.

In this example, the question consists of 2 response widgets, each with a score of 1. The total score of this question is 2 in the question bank.

 

When the question is added to an exam, the question will be given a default score of 2 in the exam. 

If a learner only gets the Categorise right and gets Short Answer wrong, the learner will score 1 mark in the exam.

If the question is worth 10 marks in the exam, the learner will score 1/2 x 10 = 5 marks in the exam.

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Edit a question

To edit a question created in the question bank or imported from a file, select a bank and click Edit next to the question you want to edit.

Don't forget to click Save after you're done editing.

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FAQs

Supported response types

• Multiple-choice

• Short Answer

• Fill in the blanks

• Match it

• Categorise

Note: The crossword widget is not included in the exam.

Supported context widget types

• Text

• Audio

Note: Video and File are currently not supported. However, they will be added soon.

Are there any limitations to the number of response types or context widgets supported in a question?

There are no limitations to the number of response types or context widgets that can included in a question.

What happens when edits are made to the question after it has been added to an exam?

Assessment designers will see a message on the exam level notifying them that a change has been made to a question from the question bank.

 

Assessment designers can choose to review and update the question or keep the current version.

 

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