Question Browser Right Side

You use the right side of the Question Browser window to review and manage questions added to your assignment.

The right side of the Question Browser allows you to view questions on your assignment (including questions you have added to your assignment), manage question pools, view your assignment time estimate, and update your assignment. You can view assignment content using either a Summary or QID List view.

Summary shows a preview of questions and question pools on the assignment. This preview reflects any changes made in the Question Browser, so it might be different than the assignment state shown in the Assignment Editor.

image: question summary view
In Summary view you can:
  • see the time estimates for questions on the assignment
  • see the time estimate for the entire assignment
  • select questions and add them to question pools
  • remove questions from question pools
  • set the number of questions to use in a pool
  • remove questions from the assignment
  • change the order of questions on an assignment
  • update your assignment with changes made in the Question Browser

QID List shows the QIDs of questions included on the assignment.

image: qid list
Each QID is offset by a comma and is shown in the order questions are displayed on the assignment. Question Pools are shown in the following format #:(QID; QID; QID) where
  • # is the number of questions a student is assigned from the question pool
  • QID is the QID number of each question in the pool
You can make changes using the QID List view if you know the QIDs of the questions you want to work with, but it is not recommended. The following errors can occurr when using the QID List view, and these errors will block you from updating your assignment until they are corrected:
  • Duplicate QIDs: A question can only be included on an assignment once
  • Invalid QIDs: If a QID does not exist in the system WebAssign cannot validate the question
  • Question Pool syntax errors: These errors can include using a non-numeric character within the question pool, using too many colons or not using a colon, and not properly using semicolons
Parent topic: Question Browser