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Essay Questions

  1. Enter or edit the question text in the first text box under the question type heading.
  2. In the Lines box, enter the number of lines for the student's response.
  3. When you are finished, save your question and return to your list of questions by clicking the Save & Exit button.

    If you want to continue authoring questions, select a question type from the New dropdown menu and click the New button. Clicking any of the active navigation buttons at the top of the page will also save your question.

Optional steps

  • Enter the text for the answer in the Answer box.
  • You can add optional hints for the students to view during the online exam. Enter the hint in the numbered text box. Click the Add hint icon <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::Question Editor Add Hint Icon::/sites/dl/free/0000065899/564496/icon_AddHint.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif">Question Editor Add Hint Icon (1.0K)</a>Question Editor Add Hint Icon to add additional hints.
  • Enter a Selection Title to allow the question to be listed by this title when viewing the question from the Select Questions from Banks page, and the list by title option is checked in the Source Frame.
  • If this question belongs under a Section Break heading containing instructions, enter the name of the Section Break reference in the Tie to Reference box.
  • If the answer is referenced within a textbook, enter the textbook page number(s) on which the question is referenced in the Textbook Page(s) text box.
  • If you are using Random Variables, enter the variable information by scrolling down and clicking the New Variable button.
  • If you want to add this question to a category, click the Categorize button and select the category you want to add the question to, or create a new category.







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