Search Pools and Assessments

Overview

This section discusses how to select specific questions from Pools and other Assessments. Instructors may choose questions based on category, keyword and question type.

Find this page

Click Search Pools and Assessments for a question from the Test Canvas page.

Field

The table below details the fields on this page.

 

Field

Description

Search the pools and assessments below

Select a Test or question Pool from which to select the questions.

Question Types

Select All to choose questions from all question types or select one or more question types.

Related Categories

Select a category to choose questions from. This option is on the Advanced tab.

Keywords

Enter keywords to search for questions. When entering more then one keyword, insert a comma between keywords. If more than one keyword is entered, only questions that have all of the keywords will be retrieved. This option is on the Advanced tab.

 

Points

Once questions from a Pool are imported to a Test a point value must be assigned. If a default point value has been set in Test Creation Settings the imported questions will automatically be set to the default.

Choose Questions

Select one or more questions to include on the Test. Click Preview to view the question as it will appear on the Test.

Instructors may select 20 questions at a time from a Pool or another Assessment to add to a Test. When the search is performed 20 questions will appear on a page, if more the 20 questions are found during the search, multiple pages may be viewed.  Instructors may only select and submit questions from one page at a time.  For example, if the search returns three pages of questions, the Instructor must select the questions to add on the first page and click Submit, then proceed to the second page of the search, select questions on that page and select Submit, and so on until finished.