Calculated Questions

Calculated: students answer a mathematical question. You specify the mathematical formula and the set of variables, along with a range of values for each variable. A set of answers is generated for a randomly selected set of variables.
  1. From your course Homepage, in Designer Options view (the default location and view when you log in as an instructor), Click on the link you created with the Quiz/Survey Tool. In this example, the link is titled "Quizzes".
    Select Quizzes from the Homepage
  2. Select "Question Bank" from the Quizzes/Surveys page.
    Select Question Bank
  3. You should see a page similar to the one below. Note the Category and Question Type selections that must be made before creating the new question.
    The Question Bank page
  4. After selecting the desired category for your question, select the type of question you wish to add from the drop-down box. For this example, select "Calculated" then click on "Go".
    Select Go
  5. Enter the question title and the content of the question. One suggestion is to use enough of the initial part of the actual question so that when you see just a list of the titles, you will be able to easily associate the title with the actual question. For Calculated Questions, enclose variables in curly brackets, { }. For example:
    Type the question
  6. If you want to create, import, or edit an equation, use the WebEQ Equation Editor for Windows or for Macintosh. Note: Depending on administrator settings, the Equation Editor may not be available.
    Create an equation
  7. From the Calculated Question screen, under Formula, in the Formula text box, enter the mathematical formula using the supported functions in the following table:
    Operators table
  8. For instance, the formula for this example question (How long does it take to travel {x} miles at a speed of {y} mph?) has been entered as:
    Input formula
  9. Select "Analyze Variables" and set the parameters of your formula variables.
    Set variable parameters
  10. Next, generate a table of values for the variables and the resulting answers. These values will be used to replace the variables and will determine the appropriate answer when the question is generated for the student.
    Set variable parameters
  11. Finally, type in any general question feedback and select "Save".
    Save the question
  12. To enter additional questions into this category, return to Step #4.


  13. To view the specific instructions associated with creating the different question types, please click the appropriate link below. Note that a True / False question is a form of a Multiple Choice question. However, there are only two possible answers, either True or False.

    Multiple Choice
    Matching
    Calculation
    Short Answer
    Long Answer

  14. Return to Building Your Question Database.