Instructor: Randomization Options

Answer choices will appear in a different order for every student.

1. Select Quizzes from the course navbar.
2. Select the Question Library tab.
3. Click on the name of the question you want to edit.
4. Click the Randomize answer order checkbox. ​​

5.  Click the Save button to remain on this page (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

   

If your quiz contains questions only (no sections), then every student will see the questions in a different order.

1. Select Quizzes from the course navbar.
2. Click on the name of your quiz.
3. Click to expand the Timing & Display section.
4. Click on the Shuffle questions and sections within the quiz check box.
5. Click the Save button to remain on this page (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

If you draw a limited number of questions from a larger pool of questions, it is possible that students will receive completely different questions from one another.

1. Select Quizzes from the course navbar.
2. Click on the name of your quiz.
3. Click on the Create New button and choose Question Pool. ​​
4. Give your Question Pool a Title (this is equivalent to creating a section within your Quiz, although students do not see the title).

5. Enter the number of questions you want D2L to randomly draw in the Number of Questions to Select field.

   
6. Enter the points each question will be worth in the Points per Question field.
7. Click the Browse Question Library button.
8. Place checkmarks next to the questions you want to include in the pool. D2L will select from these questions.

   Note:  Questions can come from different sections in your Question Library. You may have to click the triangle to the left of the section name to see the nested questions.

9. Click the Add button.
10. Click the Save button.
11. Repeat this process if you wish to have multiple sections in your quiz, with each section drawing from a random set of questions.
12. Click the Save button to remain in this tab (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

For this, you will have to put the questions you want to shuffle into a section in your quiz.

1. Select Quizzes from the course navbar.
2. Follow the instructions to create a section in your quiz. Be sure to select the Shuffle questions in this section option.
3. Click on the section folder to open it.
4. Import your questions (skip to step 3 after you open the link).
5. Click the Save button to remain in this tab (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).