Create a Quiz Question Pool in Brightspace

A Question Library in Brightspace allows instructors to create a section (folder) of quiz questions from which a specified number of questions are randomly pulled into a quiz for each student. An example of this would be a section containing 25 questions, from which 10 questions are pulled randomly into the quiz for each student.

Create a Section

A section allows you to organize your quiz questions in folders. For example, if you want to create a pool of questions that might be used on Quiz 1, you can create a Quiz 1 Section that contains all possible Quiz 1 questions.

1. From the course navigation bar, click Course Activities and select Quizzes.
2. Click the Question Library tab.
   
3. Click New and select Section from the drop-down.
4. Name the section, review the remaining options, and click Save when finished.
5. Click the name of the section/folder you just created to open it.
   
6. Click New and select the first question type you would like to add from the drop-down. Create the question, save, and repeat this step to create additional questions for this section.
   1. PLEASE NOTE:  If you have already created these questions in a quiz, click Import and select Browse Existing Questions to select the questions and add them to this section.
   2. If you want students to be able to add media, including files, video notes, or embedded content in their responses, select Enable HTML Editor for learner responses and/or Allow learners to insert images and add attachments, depending on your needs.
7. Once all the questions have been created and/or imported for this section, click Done Editing Questions. Repeat these steps to create additional sections as desired.

Create a Question Pool

1. Click New Quiz and enter a title for the quiz.
2. Click Create New and select Question Pool.
   
3. Name the question pool and click Browse Question Library.
4. Select the section/folder you previously created and then click Import.
5. Enter the number of questions you would like to appear on the quiz out of the number you previously created in the section/folder (ex. 15 questions out of 35 questions created). Then enter the number of points each question will be worth.
6. Click Save when finished.
7. Repeat these steps to add any additional questions or question pools to the quiz.