Importing Test Questions

The Quiz Question Converter currently supports the following question types.

• True or False (T/F)
• Multiple Choice (MC)
• Multi-Select (M-S)
• Written Response (WR)
• Short Answer (SA)
• Matching Question (MAT)
• Ordering Question (ORD)

Benefits:

• If scripting is done to match the Question Formatting Instructions (requires Community login). it makes adding quiz questions much quicker.
• Minimizes errors and the questions can be imported from one screen, eliminating the need to copy/paste each individual question and answer.
• Multiple questions can be copied into the converter at once.

Limitations:

• The setting of “Randomize answer order” cannot be checked using the import feature. If this is required, each question will need to be opened after importing so this can be checked. This is a great time to double-check the question to see if it imported in as expected.
• Points and difficulty levels are assigned by import, not individual quiz questions.
• Not all question types are supported, but you will find the majority are.
  Questions cannot contain MathML or image information. To still use the converter you can use placeholders for these questions and add the image/mathml in Brightspace after the questions are imported. To aid in this process, you can create a temporary quiz with all questions, and use the search function to locate quiz questions with placeholder text.

Note: Positive feedback from users that it was a benefit when creating quizzes and a decrease in number of Customer Care tickets for errors in quizzes and tests has been reported after implementing this process.

1. Script quizzes using the MV Google Template – “3. Develop Folder: Quiz or Test Template”
2. Open the Brightspace Quiz Question Converter (requires Community login). See training video in Resources on this page for more detailed directions on how to use the converter.
3. Paste questions from the script into the converter. Generally, you would want to do this at the pool level. If there are no pools, then import in each quiz separately.
4. Use the Question Formatting Instructions (requires Community login) as a guide to edit the import text. You may also need to adjust point value, difficulty value, and/or remove remuneration. These settings are at the bottom of the page.
5. Export the file by clicking on “Convert” at the bottom of the page.
6. In Brightspace, open the Question Library. Navigate to the folder where you would like the questions to be placed.
7. Click Import, choose “Upload a File”. Browse and choose or drag and drop the exported file from Step 5.
8. Open each question to check for errors and to select “Randomize answer order” if required. Adjust Points and Difficulty level if needed.

• Brightspace Community: Brightspace Quiz Question Converter
• Training video using the Brightspace Quiz Question Converter.
• Desire2Learn: Question Formatting Instructions
• Style Guide: Question Library
• Style Guide: Quiz Pools
• Style Guide: Quiz Settings