WebCT GOLD: How to review question answer keys
February 19, 2008
To begin:
- Click on the BUILD tab.
- Click on ASSESSMENTS.
- Click on the GO TO QUESTION DATABASE button.
- If questions are stored in category storage folders, click the plus sign icon in front of a folder to see the list of questions contained within it.
- Now proceed with either Method 1 or Method 2 as described below. Method 1 is a “fast” way to see what the student sees for each question and verify the question answer key. You might want to use this method until you find an error in a question key. The way to fix problems is with Method 2. You can also discover problems through method 2, but it may be less obvious to see. So… use Method 1 and 2 in tandem, OR just use method 2. Your choice.
Method 1 - Review question grading
- Pull down arrow next to a question and click “PREVIEW”. The questions appears in a pop-up window.
- Select an answer (right or wrong) and click GRADE. Will then see a key indicating how WebCT is grading that questions.
Tip: Leave the popup open and just click on the next question link to see the next question. It will over write in the same pop-up window. This is faster than closing the window between each question.
Method 2 - Review and correct question answer key
- Click the actual linked question name (e.g. MC12) to open the question's template ("key"). This is where the question has been defined, including response options and answer.
- For multiple choice questions, the correct answer will have stored value = 100%.
- For True/False questions there is a radio button indicating which value is considered correct.
- For matching questions, the matches are listed side-by-side.
- If you see a problem in the template, change it and Save the question. If the question is currently associate with a quiz, you'll get a warning message but just click “OK” on the warning message pop-up window to proceed. If you change a question's answer, the students’ scores should be automatically adjusted.
