Accommodated Quizzes

Example:

Original scripted question:

1. Question
   1. Correct Answer
   2. Distractor 1
   3. Distractor 2
   4. Distractor 3

Accommodated quiz question:

1. Question
   1. Correct Answer
   2. Distractor 1
   3. Distractor 2

Note: If possible, the Subject Matter Expert should indicate which distractor can be removed on the quiz script. 

Course Admin Tasks

Create a Category and Group – “MC Accommodation” 

1. Course Admin > Learner Management > Groups > New Category
2. Category Name = MC Accommodation
3. No Description
4. Enrollment Type = # of Groups – No Auto Enrollments
5. Number of Groups = 1
6. Group Prefix: MC Accommodation
7. Advanced Properties: Leave all unchecked

Manage Quiz Section Tasks

Enter Quizzes Tool:

1. 1. Course Activities > Quizzes
   2. Identify whether quiz questions are Multiple Choice. If the quiz includes Multiple Choice questions, proceed with creating an Accommodated Version.
   3. On Manage Quizzes Screen:

• Per Quiz: Edit > Copy > Retitle to remove the prefix, “Copy of,” and add a suffix, ” (AV-MC3) “

On the Quiz Edit screen:

1. Title = X.X Quiz Name (AV-MC3)
2. Select, “In Grade Book”
   1. Confirm point value is correct
3. Availability Dates & Conditions
   1. For the first quiz, create a new Release Condition
      1. Add Release Condition- New
      2. Condition Type = Class List: “Group Enrollment” 
      3. Group = “MC Accommodation 1”
      4. For subsequent quizzes, select, “Add existing,” then “Member of group: MC Accommodation > MC Accommodation 1”
4. Timing & Display: No changes
5. Attempts & Completion: Select Category, “Accommodated Quizzes”
   1. Note: Create New category for first quiz only, subsequent select existing category
6. Evaluation & Feedback: No changes
7. Make quiz visible (toggle at the bottom of the screen)
8. Identify quiz questions that are Multiple Choice or Multi-Select
   1. Edit each question to remove one distractor. (If possible, the SME should select the distractor to be omitted.)
   2. Save the pool
      1. Note: Ensure you are only saving the edited version to the X.X Quiz Name (AV-MC3) version of the quiz. Do not select the question library or original version of quiz.
9. Confirm the above settings are correct, then select, “Save and Close”

Manage Grades Section Tasks

Enter the Manage Grades screen:

1. Course tools
2. Grades
3. Manage Grades

 From the Manage Grades screen:

1. Create a New Category 
   1. Title = Accommodated Quizzes
   2. Properties tab:
      1. Select, “Exclude from Grade Calculation”
   3. Restrictions tab:
   4. Select, “Hide from users”
2. For each AC-MC3 quiz:
   1. Enter Edit screen
   2. Properties tab:
      1. Select Category, “Accommodated Quizzes”
      2. Select,  “Exclude from Final Grade Calculation”
   3. Restrictions tab:
      1. Select, “Hide from Users”
3. Re-order the grade book so that the COMPLETED column comes last.

Lessons Page Tasks

1. Add the accommodated quizzes as topics in Lessons, within the corresponding units, located just after the respective non-accommodated quiz
2.  Note: This will not make it visible to every student, only to students who meet the condition by membership in the accommodation group.

• D2L Brightspace Community: About Release Conditions
• Style Guide: Quiz / Test Directions
• Style Guide: SLS Gradebook Setup
• Style Guide: Assessment Attachments
• Style Guide: Alignment