Basic Guide to Question Creation with WirisQuizzes

First, we need to select which type of question we will use. Among all the possible options, the best one for adding two fractions is Short answer because we expect the student to answer with just the result.

Second, we will write the statement of the problem. Let us ask the students to sum $\frac14$ and $\frac54$. Fractions can be written with MathType

Third, open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking .

Here you can provide the correct answer to the question.

It is always a good practice to test how they behave using the Test this question section, even with simple questions. We can check that all the correct answers the student may provide are indeed correct.

Once you have finished testing the question, go back to the home page and click to save changes and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes.

Finally, we must assign the full grade to the correct answer and save the question by clicking Save changes and continue editing. This way, we will save the question, but we will be left on the same page.

Now, we should be able to preview the question. Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Here, we can test the behaviour of the question again.

Note we do not require the answer to be simplified. We'll look at how to do that in the next exercise.

First, we need to select which type of question we will use. Among all the possible options, the best one here is Short answer because we expect the student to answer with just the result.

Second, we have to write the statement of the problem. Let us ask the students to sum $\frac14$ and $\frac54$. Fractions can be written with MathType

Third, open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking on .

Here you can provide the correct answer to the question.

Go to the Validation options section and select the Simplified option under Simplification > General:

It is always a good practice to test how they behave using the Test this questions section, even with simple questions. We can check that all the correct answers the student may provide are indeed correct. Note that if the answer is not simplified, the question is mismarked.

Once you have finished testing the question, go back to the home page and click to save changes and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes.

Finally, we must assign the full grade to the correct answer and save the question by clicking on Save changes and continue editing. This way, we will save the question, but we will be left on the same page.

Now, we should be able to preview the question. Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Here, we can test the behaviour of the question again.

First, we need to select which type of question we will use. Just as in the examples above, the best possible options are Short answer because we expect the student to answer with just the result.

Before writing the statement, let us write the algorithm of the question. Open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking .

The Basic Mode allows us to retrieve a random integer number in a given interval. We need four random numbers: two numerators and two denominators, which we will call a, b, c, and d (the name of the variables is essential, as we will see later on). We need to click on the Add variable button to add them.

We have four random numbers, the numerators between 1 and 9 (both included) and the denominators between 2 and (both included too). That is all we have to do regarding the generation of the random variables.

Now, we need to define the correct answer in the corresponding input field, considering that the answer is not a number now. As you may see, the evaluate() command will be automatically displayed there to be used if we want our solution to be computed.

If we directly write the correct answer without the evaluate() command, the result showed to the student as the expected answer will appear without any performed calculus. Both options are valid, but we prefer to display the final fraction when the students answer the question in this example. Conversely, that's what it would be displayed.

Finally, go to the Test the question section and try some possible answers: check everything works as expected. Although the provided correct answer provided is simplified, if no additional property is selected, any answer mathematically equal to the correct one will be accurate.

Once you have finished testing the question, go back to the home page and click to save changes and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes.

Assign the full grade to the correct answer.

Now we proceed to write the statement of the problem. Recall that our numerators and denominators were stored in variables called a, b, c, d. Remember, we have to write the name of the variables preceded by the pound sign #. Fractions can be written with MathType

Finally, save the question by clicking Save and continue editing , so the question is held, but we are still viewing the editing page.

Now, we should be able to preview the question. Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Here we can test the behaviour of the question again.

Every time we preview the question, the numbers in the statement will be different.

Let's select which type of question we will use. As above, the best of the possible options here is Short answer because we expect the student to answer with just the result.

Second, let us write the statement of the problem. We will ask the students, for instance, to compute the area of a rectangle with base $4\text{cm}$ and height $5\text{cm}$.

WirisQuizzes can automatically grade the student's answer once we provide the correct answer. It will not only compare if the answer is the same, but it will also check if the answers are mathematically equal. In our example, it will grade as correct both $4·5{\text{cm}}^2$ and $20\;\text{cm}^2$. We will provide, for instance, $20\;\text{cm}^2$ as the correct answer.

Go to the Input options section and check the units of measure and prefixes you are interested in under Input syntax. In this case, you have to select, at least, m (for the unit meters) and c (for the prefix centi).

Note that now both c (centi) and m (meters) are coloured blue because they are selected as explained above to be understood as a metric prefix and a unit, respectively.

It is always a good practice to test how they behave using the Test this question section, even with simple questions. We can check that all the correct answers the student may provide are indeed correct. Moreover, we can see that if the students forget to write the units, they will get zero points.

Once you have finished testing the question, go back to the home page and click to save changes and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes.

Finally, we must assign the full grade to the correct answer and save the question by clicking Save changes and continue editing. This way, we will save the question, but we will be left on the same page.

Now, we should be able to preview the question. Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Here, we can test the behaviour of the question again.

First, we need to select which type of question we will use. Among all the possible options, the best one here is Short answer because we expect the student to answer with just the result.

Before writing the statement, let us write the algorithm of the question. Open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking .

The Basic Mode allows us to retrieve a random integer number in a given interval. We need two random numbers: one for the rectangle's base and one for the height. We will name these variables b and h, respectively. As we've seen in previous examples, the variables' names are essential. We need to click on the Add variable button to add them.

Now we have two random units whose magnitude is between 1 and 9, inclusive. That is all we have to do regarding the generation of the random variables.

Now, we need to define the correct answer in the corresponding input field, considering that the answer is not a number now. As you may see, the evaluate() command will be automatically displayed there to be used if we want our solution to be computed. Since the variables don't have units, we'll include them here.

If we directly write the correct answer without the evaluate() command, the result showed to the student as the expected answer will appear without any performed calculus. Both options are valid, but we prefer to display the final fraction when the students answer the question in this example. Conversely, that's what it would be displayed.

Go to the Input options section and check the units of measure and prefixes you are interested in under Input syntax. In this case, you have to select, at least, m (for the unit meters) and c (for the prefix centi).

Note that now both c (centi) and m (meters) are coloured blue because they are selected as explained above to be understood as a metric prefix and a unit, respectively.

It is always a good practice to test how they behave using the Test this question section, even with simple questions. We can check that all the correct answers the student may provide are accurate. Moreover, we can see that if the students forget to write the units, they will get zero points.

Once you have finished testing the question, go back to the home page and click to save changes and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes.

Assign the full grade to the correct answer.

We have to write the statement of the problem. Recall we have stored the base length and height in two variables named b and h, respectively. Therefore, as for the correct answer, we have to write the name of the variables preceded by the pound symbol #. We also have to include the units in the statement since the variables are just numbers, not quantities.

Finally, save the question by clicking Save changes and continue editing.

Now, we should be able to preview the question. Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Then, we can test the behaviour of the question again.

Every time we preview the question, the numbers in the statement will be different.

First, we need to select which type of question we will use. As above, the best of the possible options for this question is Short answer because we expect the student to answer with just the result.

Before writing the statement, let us write the algorithm of the question. Open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking .

The Basic Mode allows us to retrieve a random integer number in a given interval. We need two random numbers: one for the rectangle's base and one for the height. We will name these variables b and h, respectively. As we've seen in previous examples, the variables' names are essential. We need to click on the Add variable button to add them.

Now we have two random units whose magnitude is between 1 and 9, inclusive. That is all we have to do regarding the generation of the random variables.

Now, we need to define the correct answer in the corresponding input field, considering that the answer is not a number now. As you may see, the evaluate() command will be automatically displayed there to be used if we want our solution to be computed. Since the variables don't have units, we'll include them here.

If we directly write the correct answer without the evaluate() command, the result showed to the student as the expected answer will appear without any performed calculus. Both options are valid, but we prefer to display the final fraction when the students answer the question in this example. Conversely, that's what it would be displayed.

Go to the Input options section and check the units of measure and prefixes you are interested in under Input syntax. In this case, you have to select, at least, m (for the unit meters) and c (for the prefix centi).

Note that now both c (centi) and m (meters) are coloured blue because they are selected as explained above to be understood as a metric prefix and a unit, respectively.

It is always a good practice to test how they behave using the Test this question section, even with simple questions. We can check that all the correct answers the student may provide are accurate. Moreover, we can see if the students forget to write the units, they will get zero points.

Once you have finished testing the question, go back to the home page and click so changes are saved, and the WirisQuizzes Studio window closes.

Assign the full grade to the correct answer. Note the answer has units.

We have to write the statement of the problem. Recall we have stored the base length and height in two variables called b and h, respectively. Therefore, as for the correct answer, we have to write the name of the variables preceded by the pound symbol #. We also have to include the units in the statement since the variables are just numbers, not quantities.

Finally, save the question by clicking Save and continue editing.

Until now, this question has behaved exactly the same as the previous one. Therefore, let us add the penalization to those students who forget to write the units.

Click Blank for another choice, so a new possible answer shows.

Open WirisQuizzes Studio in Answer 2:

Notice everything is the same as before except that the Correct answer editor is empty now. Provide the correct answer as back but do not write the units.

Save the changes by clicking , and assign 50% of the score to the second answer so the Answers field looks like

Finally, save the changes.

And preview the question.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Then we can test the behaviour of the question again.

Every time we preview the question, the numbers will appear will be different.

First, we need to select which type of question we will use. There are several possible options , and once again, the best one for this example is Short answer because we expect the student to answer with just the result.

Before writing the statement, let us write the algorithm of the question. Open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking .

The Basic Mode allows us to retrieve a random integer number in a given interval. We just need one random number: the number of grams of ammonia we'll request to convert into moles and particles. We will name this variable g. As we've seen in previous examples, the variables' names are essential. We need to click on the Add variable button to add it.

Now we have one random variable whose value is between 20 and 50, inclusive. That is all we have to do regarding the generation of the random variables.

Now, we need to define the correct answer in the corresponding input field, considering that the answer is not a number now, and we are asking two questions: the number of moles and the number of particles. Firstly, we need to write both subquestions in different lines.

As you may see, the evaluate() command will be automatically displayed there to be used if we want our solution to be computed (in this case, just once, so we would need to write it again for the second subquestion). If we directly write the correct answer without the evaluate() command, the result showed to the student as the expected answer will appear without any performed calculus. Both options are valid, but we prefer to display the final fraction when the students answer the question in this example. Conversely, that's what it would be displayed.

Then, we need to select Grade answer boxes separately in the Input options section not to evaluate the entire content as a single value. We have two choices regarding the grading: either the whole question is correct if all the subquestions are correct, or the whole mark is the sum of the distributed grades for each subquestion. Here, for instance, we distribute the grade equally: 50% for the first one and 50% for the second one.

It is always a good practice to test how they behave using the Test this question section, even with simple questions. We can make sure the whole grade combines each subquestion's grade.

Until now, we were using the default tolerance setting: 0.1 per cent error. In this question, we want to count as correct an answer if it is accurate to two right decimal places. Go to the Validation options section and modify the tolerance field, which becomes two decimal places, as in the animation below.

Click so changes are saved, and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes. Next, assign the full grade to the correct answer.

Finally, we have to write the statement of the problem. Recall we have stored the number of grams in a variable named g. Therefore, as for the correct answer, we have to write the name of the variables preceded by the pound symbol #. We will ask the students to convert $g$ grams of ammonia, ${\mathrm{NH}}_3$, to the number of moles and particles.

Save the question by clicking Save changes and continue editing.

Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Here, we can test the behaviour of the question again.

Note that the question is not entirely accurate if the student's answer does not have two correct decimal places.

First, we will select which type of question we will use. Until now, we have been using Short answer, but now we will choose Multiple choice since we want the student to select the correct option among all the possibilities that we will give.

For instance, we will show the plot of $x^2$, and then students will have to choose from some possibilities. Let us then create the plot of $x^2$. Open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking . As we need to create more complex variables, such as the graphical representation of a function, we need to click on the Advanced mode button.

What you see is CalcMe.

We directly write $x^2$ and click on Plot. Pay attention that the graph appears in the first plotter, plotter1.

That is all we have to do regarding the algorithm. Click the arrow on the upper left corner to go back to WirisQuizzes Studio

Click so changes are saved, and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes.

In the Answers section, create three different choices $x^2$, $x^3$ and $2x+1$ and assign 100% of the grade to the correct one.

It is possible to specify some feedback for each choice. Feedback is what appears once the student has answered the question. We can write Congratulations! for those who answer correctly, and Your answer is not correct; that is a parabola! for those who fail.

Finally, let us write the statement of the problem. Recall that the function graph was plotted in the first plotter , plotter1, to be our variable. Then we need to precede by # the variable's name, in this case, plotter1. The statement will look like

For example, if we want to display our plotter with a custom size of 800px per 600px, we need to use the syntax #plotter1_800_600 on the question statement.

We have almost finished, but small details are missing. We should specify that only one answer is correct, whether we want to shuffle the choices or not (so that the order in which the choices appear is different for each student), and which label is used for each choice.

We have finished with the creation of the question. Now, save the question by clicking Save changes and continue editing.

Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Then, we can test the behaviour of the question again.

We'll select which type of question we will use. Most of the examples on this page use Short answer. Since we expect the student to answer this question with just the result, Short answer is the best of all the possible options for this one as well.

Now let's write the statement of the problem. We will ask the students to write a monic polynomial of degree two with roots 2 and -3.

Open WirisQuizzes Studio by clicking , then go to the Correct answer section and write the correct answer.

Next, click on the Advanced mode button and open CalcMe.

As you can see, it's now the default option to generate the question's algorithm, and unless you are working with a previously created question, you can't use Wiris CAS (the old calculator) anymore.

The student's answer is stored in a parameter called answer. Therefore, to work with it, we have to define this parameter. As we want to compare the correct and the student's answers, we have to plot both. The code to do so looks like this:

The default value for the parameter answer is zero; that is why the red plot is always zero. Don't worry; it will look more friendly with the response from the student.

It is always a good practice to test how they behave using the Test this question section, even with simple questions. Once again, the order is not essential. The plot will appear in the preview of the whole question.

If the student answers with the polynomial in expanded form, it will be graded as correct since it will be mathematically equal to the right answer we have provided.

Click so changes are saved, and WirisQuizzes Studio window closes. Next, assign the full grade to the correct answer.

Recall that the correct answer's graph is blue, and the one stored in the parameter answer (the student's answer) is red. The plot is stored in a variable called plotter1 so that we will include it on the feedback preceded with the pound symbol #.

Save the question by clicking Save changes and continue editing.

Click Preview.

A new window will show up with the question shown as the student will see it. Then, we can test the behaviour of the question again.