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How to convert a form to an automatically self correcting quiz.

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Making a Form into a Self Correcting Quiz Solution
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Quick reference

Making a form into a self-correcting quiz

It is possible to set right and wrong answers with several question types in Google Forms.

When to use

Setting answers and entering feedback into forms allows forms to correct themselves and give automatic feedback to respondents.

Instructions

Make a form self-correcting

  • Click “Settings”
  • Click “Quizzes”
  • Click “Make this a quiz”
  • Quiz options:
    • Release grades
      • Immediately after each submission: Lets respondents see their right and wrong answers as soon as they submit the form
      • Later, after manual review: Lets respondents see their right and wrong answers when the teacher decides (this requires respondents to log in before filling out the form)
  • Respondent can see
    • Missed questions: Lets respondents see their wrong answers
    • Correct answers: Lets respondents see the answers they got right
    • Point values: Lets respondents see how many points each question was worth

Setting answers to questions

NOTE: At the moment, only multiple choice questions, checkbox questions, and dropdown questions can accept right and wrong answers.

  • Click on a question
  • Click “Answer key”
  • Click on an option to make it correct

Assigning point values to questions

  • Click on a question
  • Click “Answer key”
  • Set how many points the question is worth in the top right, next to “Points”

Setting feedback for questions

  • Click on a question
  • Click “Answer key”
  • Click “Add answer feedback”
  • For multiple choice questions, checkbox questions, and dropdown questions:
    • Incorrect answers: What the respondent sees if they get the question wrong
    • Correct answers: What the respondent sees if they get the question right

NOTE: At the moment, only multiple choice questions, checkbox questions, and dropdown questions have options for right and wrong answer feedback.

Data validation for short answer and paragraph questions

  • Click on a question
  • Click the three dots
  • “Data validation”
  • Choose what type of information to accept
    • Number: Only accept numbers
    • Text: Only accept text
    • Length: Only accept answers larger or smaller than a certain length
    • Regular expression: Match answer to a regular expression
  • Choose specific conditions (greater than, less than, contains, etc.)
  • Enter custom error text - The error message the respondent will see when they enter an answer that isn’t accepted

Data validation for checkbox questions

  • Click on a question
  • Click the three dots
  • “Data validation”
  • Choose how many boxes respondents much select
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  • 00:05 Another powerful way to use Google Forms is to convert your form into
  • 00:09 a self-correcting quiz.
  • 00:12 This can be helpful if you are teaching others, or
  • 00:15 you want to see what is their knowledge on a certain subject or topic.
  • 00:20 In this case, I have a very simple form that we are starting with,
  • 00:23 with only two questions.
  • 00:25 But I'd like to change this into a quiz so
  • 00:29 that those who take this quiz actually get feedback and get answers afterwards.
  • 00:35 In order to do so,
  • 00:36 we need to start by selecting Settings, and then selecting Quizzes.
  • 00:41 Here, we have the option to make this form a quiz.
  • 00:45 And by selecting this option, we get a few different options down below.
  • 00:50 Now, the first one, we get to choose if we would like to release the grade or
  • 00:54 release the results.
  • 00:56 By default, our choice is immediately after the form is submitted.
  • 01:01 Or we can choose to release them later after a manual review.
  • 01:06 This means that we as the owners and authors of this quiz
  • 01:11 would be able to say when those results are given back to the user.
  • 01:16 Down below,
  • 01:16 we have a few additional options in terms of what the respondent can see.
  • 01:20 We can let them see the missed questions that they have answered incorrectly.
  • 01:26 We can let them see the correct answers, if we want.
  • 01:29 Now, of course, if you don't want them giving away the correct answers,
  • 01:33 perhaps you will want to uncheck this item.
  • 01:35 And lastly, we can choose point values if we'd like.
  • 01:40 Now, in this case,
  • 01:40 I'm going to uncheck point values cuz I'm not going to create a point value system.
  • 01:45 But you may want to explore that option.
  • 01:48 I'm gonna select Save, and now we are brought back to our quiz.
  • 01:53 Now, if we click on a question at this point,
  • 01:57 we need to decide as to which one is the correct answer.
  • 02:02 To do so, we want to select on the answer key.
  • 02:05 So in this case, let's say that Kelly Singh is the class president.
  • 02:10 I need to tell it which one is the correct answer.
  • 02:12 I'm gonna select the answer key, and I'm gonna select Kelly Singh.
  • 02:17 Next, I can choose to add some answer feedback so
  • 02:20 that if people select a incorrect answer, or if they select the correct answer,
  • 02:26 they will get some feedback after they've submitted the form.
  • 02:30 So in this case, I'm going to choose for correct answers.
  • 02:34 I'm going to say Kelly was elected last month.
  • 02:41 And for incorrect answers,
  • 02:44 I'm going to say no, that is not correct.
  • 02:51 And I'm gonna hit Save.
  • 02:54 Now, you can always go back and change these answers,
  • 02:57 change this feedback if you like, or just delete this altogether.
  • 03:01 Sometimes you may want to give a little hint
  • 03:04 as to which one was the correct answer as a part of your answers.
  • 03:08 Now, let’s go back to the second question.
  • 03:09 First, we need to click on it.
  • 03:11 And again, I need to add a answer in order for this to be a successful quiz.
  • 03:16 So I’m going to select the answer key.
  • 03:19 And it should be noted, when you are using checkboxes,
  • 03:22 you can have more than one correct answer.
  • 03:26 So in this case, let's say that the local government only uses Facebook and
  • 03:31 Twitter as their official social media accounts.
  • 03:35 So I'm gonna select both of those.
  • 03:38 In order to get the question correctly right,
  • 03:42 or 100% right, they will need to select both of these options.
  • 03:46 All right, so lastly, let's add some feedback to this one here.
  • 03:51 Let's just say incorrect answers.
  • 03:54 Gonna say they are only using
  • 03:58 two official accounts.
  • 04:03 And that might give them a subtle hint as to which one they should be selecting.
  • 04:08 All right, so now, when a user comes in and
  • 04:10 takes this quiz, they will have either right or wrong answers.
  • 04:16 And they may receive a hint, or they may receive some immediate feedback,
  • 04:20 depending on how they answer that particular quiz.
  • 04:24 So get familiar with converting your forms to quizzes.
  • 04:28 If you would like to test the knowledge of some of the people that you're
  • 04:32 working with,
  • 04:33 you can give them immediate feedback as a part of a quiz here within Google Forms.

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