Text Response questions require learners to type their answers into a text box and don't provide specific pre-set answer options. Answers are reported in the Single Question Report and can be checked manually by the course instructor.
They are great for assessing learners' independent thinking skills, as they are much better at examining understanding than closed questions.
How to create a Text Response question:
- Click
add question and select the Text Response question from the left-hand panel.
- Select the question appearance.
- Click on
button and mark
- Evaluation question- The question is answered and graded by the instructor.
- Manual score- The course instructor can grade the question using the Single Question Report. You may add an answer key to assist the question grading.
- Type in the question and the text.
- Click on
button to add content tags (Optional).
Click on the video to maximize it.
Best Practices
- The question instruction should be meaningful and state a specific problem that focuses on the learning objective.
- Make sure the question is clear and unambiguous.
- Specify boundaries. Open questions may be too vague sometimes. The right wording is very important when asking open questions.
- Avoid asking a question that can be answered with a simple yes or no.