Graded Quiz With Multiple Attempts

Jun 19, 2014

Hey there!

I'm trying to create a graded quiz with multiple attempts, but so that it will only grant the user points for their first attempt.  Another way to look at it I guess would be to make it so that the point value of the question goes down with each attempt (10 for a correct answer on the first try, 8 if correct on the second try, 6 for the third, so on and so forth).

Also, is there any way to generate an answer key from an existing question bank?

Thanks so much!

Edit:  Sorry! One last thing.  Is there any way to have a question's answers shuffled, but still have them lettered (A. B. C. D.).  Having the answers shuffle, but not the letters, of course.  Thanks!

2 Replies
Christine Hendrickson

Hi Galen,

Welcome to E-Learning Heroes!

I'm sure there's other options, but the only one that comes to mind for your first question is to create "hidden" question slides that are only shown if the learner fails the first attempt. 

For example, say a learner attempts the question for the first time and gets it wrong. You could customize the "Continue" button, if you're using the feedback layers, to jump to a quiz slide that wouldn't be shown to someone that answered that question correctly the first time. On that slide, you could simply insert the same question, but lower the points awarded. You could do this again with the third attempt. 

For your second question, I don't know of a built-in method to create an answer key. You could publish to Word from a project, then modify that document so that it only contains the information you need for the key and either use that document, or print for easy reference. 

For your last question - 

It really depends on how you have the answers organized in your slide. 

I would personally design it so that the answers are all on one line and spaced evenly. Then, I'd enable the shuffle option on the answers (if available). I'd add text on the slide itself, that's not a part of the answer, or even a shape. You could then add the lettering. Just pay close attention to how the letters and answers are organized. 

I hope that helps! If not, perhaps some of the community members can chime in with some suggestions. 

Best,

Christine

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