One Question at a Time - 3900.37

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Impact: Instructors, Students, Course Builders

Careful assessment design is important. Instructors desire flexibility in question presentation. For example, an instructor may select a one-question-at-a-time presentation so that students:

  • Focus on a single question at a time without feeling overwhelmed by all the questions
  • Enhanced browser performance for student access on older computers
  • Enhanced experience for students in remote areas with poor network connections
  • Have an improved user experience when test taking from a mobile device, where touch scrolling can lead to mistakes

Image 1. Instructor View - Test Settings - Without Display One Question at a Time

Instructor View - Test Settings - Without Display One Question at a Time

Image 2. Instructor View - Test Settings - With Display One Question at a Time

Display one question at a time from test settings is highlighted.

Image 3. Student View - Test Question Presentation - Without Display One Question at a Time

Student View - Test Question Presentation - Without Display One Question at a Time

Image 4. Student View - Test Question Presentation - With Display One Question at a Time

Student View - Test Question Presentation - With Display One Question at a Time

Instructors may enable this setting, if desired, from the Test Settings panel. This option also appears in Assignment Settings when the assignment includes questions.

For administrators: This feature is available for all Ultra courses. There are no configurations needed.


Watch a video about the display of one question at a time in assessments

The following narrated video provides a visual and auditory representation of some of the information included on this page. For a detailed description of what is portrayed in the video, open the video on YouTube, navigate to More actions, and select Open transcript.

Video: Display one question at a time shows how an instructor may select a one-question-at-a-time presentation for students and its potential benefits.

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