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Question Banks allow you to group Items together and quickly deploy the entire bank (or a subset) in an Assessment Task.
For example, if you had a Question Bank of 20 questions, you could elect for each Learner to receive only 5 of the questions, enhancing the academic integrity of the Assessment.

Question Banks are tied to Base Assessment Types, meaning that you can’t use a Question Bank with Quiz Items in an Observation Assessment.

Like Items, Question Banks can be reused across multiple Tasks.

To access & use Question Banks, users will need the following permissions:

  • Assessments - View
  • Assessments - Add
  • Assessments - Update

Create a Question Bank

To create a Question Bank:

  1. Click the New Question Bank button
  2. Enter a Name and optional Description
  3. Choose the Assessment Type the Bank will be used for
  4. Click Save

Add Items to a Question Bank

To add Items to a Question Bank:

  1. Select a Question Bank
  2. Click Add Items
  3. Select the Items to add to the Bank
  4. Click Add selection to Question Bank
 

Note: If some Items are not appearing in the Item List, ensure they are not already part of the Question Bank, and that they are supported by the Question Bank type.

Reorder Items in a Question Bank

Question Banks can be deployed in a randomised or ordered manner.
To reorder the Items within a Question Bank:

  1. Choose a Question Bank
  2. Click the Reorder button
  3. Drag and Drop the Questions into the desired order
  4. Click Save

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When inserting a Question Bank into an Assessment Task, deselect the Randomise order option to use the order that you have specified.

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Using Question Banks

Question Banks are inserted into Assessment Tasks and exist within their own Sections. The Items delivered to Learners are determined when a new attempt is started.

If the Assessment Type setting 'Build on Attempts' is enabled, then the Items are determined on the first attempt, and will remain the same for future attempts.

To randomise the Items upon each Assessment attempt, disable the 'Build on Attempts' setting against the Assessment Type.

To use a Question Bank:

  1. Navigate to the Authoring page of an Assessment Task
  2. Select Add Question Bank

  3. Select a Question Bank from the list
  4. Review the Items within the Question Bank and configure the options on the left
  5. If you wish to deliver a random subset of questions, use the Number of Questions to include option.
  6. Click Save to insert

To modify the options later, click Settings.

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Note: It’s possible to use multiple Banks in a single Task, however each bank will need its own section.

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