Assessments
Question types
An assessment can mix all five types.
| Type | Marked by |
|---|---|
| Program | Running it against test cases |
| Choice, one answer | The single choice you marked correct |
| Choice, several answers | The choices you marked correct |
| True or false | The answer you set |
| Open ended | You |
Everything except Open ended can be marked automatically. An open ended question always waits for a person, whatever the marking settings say.
Program
The student writes and runs code.
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Question | What you are asking |
| Language and Version | What their code runs in |
| Mark/Score | What the question is worth |
| Marks to take off | Penalty, when the assessment takes marks off |
| Score/Mark at test case level | Marks per test case instead of all or nothing |
Test cases have their own page.
Choice, one answer
The student picks a single option from the list.
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Question | What you are asking |
| Choices | The options, and which one is right |
| Mark/Score | What the question is worth |
| Marks to take off | Penalty, when the assessment takes marks off |
| Score/Mark at Choice level | Marks per choice instead of all or nothing |
Choice, several answers
The same, except more than one option is correct and the student has to find them all. It takes the same fields.
Per-choice marking matters more here. Without it, a student who finds two of three correct answers scores the same as one who found none.
True or false
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Question | The statement |
| Mark/Score | What it is worth |
| Marks to take off | Penalty, when the assessment takes marks off |
Open ended
A written answer.
| Field | What it is |
|---|---|
| Question | What you are asking |
| Minimum Length | Shortest answer you will accept |
| Maximum Length | Longest answer you will accept |
An open ended question carries no marks of its own. You decide what the answer was worth when you read it. Every other type works the other way round.
What next
Test cases decide what a program question scores.
Supported languages lists what an assessment will accept.