2. Creating items

Background

In the assessmentQ backoffice, items are created in the Items submodule. Items is a submodule in the Authoring module. 

You can create more than 24 item types in the assessmentQ backoffice. A couple examples are:

The procedure below describes the creation of a multiple choice item in the assessmentQ backoffice. The other assessmentQ item types are created in, more or less, the same way. More information.

Procedure

Proceed as follows to create a new item:

1. Go to Authoring > Items. 
   
   Result: You're directly redirected to the Item bank.
2. Create a new folder by clicking on the button or open the folder in which you want to add an item.
3. Click on  at the top right.
4. Select the item type of your choice.
   Result: The content pane is opened.
   
5. Enter the name (1) of your item in the breadcrumb at the top. Click outside the name field to confirm. Everything is saved automatically.
6. Enter the question and instruction in the content block (2). 
   Result: The text editor is opened. You can now enter text, images, video, etc. More information.
   
7. Click in the interaction block (3) to enter your answers.

   Note: The procedure to enter your answers differs depending on the item type you selected. More information.

8. Click the correct answer bullet to indicate the correct answer.
9. Additionally, add feedback (4) or change some settings (5) in the right pane.
10. Click on to try out your item.
11. If your item is ready to be used in an assignment, change the status to Approved in the Item tab (5).
    

Next step

Creating an assignment