What question formats are available?

Students sketch a graph using their mouse or by touching their screen. The results are displayed as a single composite sketch, with each student's individual sketch overlaid semitransparently on top of each other. This format works well with large classes when you want to get an overall sense of the common themes among sketches. For smaller classes or when you want to view individual sketches in class, try the regular sketch format.

Never automatically scored

Students distribute a fixed number of votes among the response choices. (For example, students might place all of their votes on a response choice they are very confident of, or might indicate uncertainty by spreading out their votes among several choices.) You may select one or more answers to be counted as correct. Indicate opinion questions by not marking any answers as correct.

Never automatically scored

Respondents report a numeric data point, and the results are displayed as a histogram with descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, etc). Use this question type when students are reporting numeric data that is the result of an experiment.

Never automatically scored

Students graphically draw an arrow/vector indicating a direction. Only the direction of their arrow counts towards the correctness of their answer.

Always automatically scored

Students enter a mathematical expression like x^2(y+1) or sin(t)*cos(t). A computer algebra system automatically scores expressions as correct when they are algebraically equivalent to the correct answer you provide (e.g., xy and yx are considered to be the same). For purely numerical responses, use the numeric question format.

Always automatically scored

Students highlight one or more points in a passage, and the results are displayed as a heat map, where the most frequently highlighted parts of the passage are highlighted more brightly.

Never automatically scored

Students upload an image from their computer, or use their iPhone or iPad to take a picture. You can hover over an individual image to see it magnified at a larger size.

Never automatically scored

Students enter free text in a large input box.

Never automatically scored

Students select zero, one, or many choices. You may select one or more answers to be counted as correct. Indicate opinion questions by not marking any answers as correct.

Always automatically scored

Students are presented with a set of subquestions and a set of options, and must select the appropriate option for each subquestion.

Always automatically scored

Students select one choice. You may select one or more answers to be counted as correct. Indicate opinion questions by not marking any answers as correct.

Can be automatically scored

Respondents enter a numerical value. You may optionally set a tolerance to accept a range of responses as correct (e.g., the correct answer may be 4.23, but you may wish to accept any value between 4.2 and 4.3 as correct). To indicate scientific notation, use an "E" or "e" to indicate the exponent (e.g., 4.2e6 means 4.2 x 10^6).

Always automatically scored

Students prioritize the given choices, and the results are summarized by showing the relative strength of the preference of each choice. There is no correct answer.

Can be automatically scored

Students rank a list of items in order. Students may specify that several items on the list are equal.

Always automatically scored

Students click or touch their screen to indicate a point on an image. You draw a region on the image that defines what answers should be considered correct.

Always automatically scored

Students enter free text in a small input box.

Can be automatically scored

Students sketch a graph using their mouse or by touching their screen. The results are displayed as a tiled set of individual student sketches. This format works better for smaller classes or when you want to be able to look at individual student sketches during class. For larger classes, try the "composite sketch" format.

Never automatically scored

Students enter free text in a small input box, and the results are displayed to the instructor in a word cloud.

Never automatically scored

Students are shown a static slide with text, graphics, or both. No response is requested from the students. Consider using slide "questions" in lieu of a short PowerPoint or Keynote presentation so that you can more simply integrate your slide content with your questions.

Never automatically scored