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Knowledge Check Questions

The Content Designer for Documents now includes a Knowledge Check block. The Knowledge Check enhances the learning experience. Knowledge checks allow students to engage with content and receive immediate feedback. Instructors are also given insights into students’ responses. 

Key Features:

  • Question Types: Multiple choice and multiple answer questions 
  • Feedback: Pre-populated correct and incorrect answer feedback, which instructors can edit 
  • Student Interaction: Students can select an answer and submit it. They receive immediate feedback on whether their answer is correct or incorrect. Knowledge checks allow unlimited attempts. 
  • Metrics: Instructors can access detailed metrics including:
    • Number of students participating 
    • Total number of attempts 
    • Average number of attempts to reach the correct answer 
    • Maximum number of attempts to reach the correct answer 
    • Level of difficulty metric 
    • Percentage of students selecting each answer option

To add – create a Document and the new Knowledge Check option will be available for you to add to the workspace at the top of the page

Select a type of content to add a block - knowledge check option

or by expanding the blocks list by clicking on the black plus icon

Black square with white plus sign along we undo and redo options that appear at the top of the document - add blocks functionality

to reveal the Block options:

List of blocks available including Knowledge Block.

The Multiple Choice Question page is now revealed to create the question:

Knowledge Check question example

After saving the Knowledge Check question, you may resize and move it as desired within the document.  Below is an animation

Animated Example of a Knowledge Check Question

As an instructor you can check the metrics for these question in real time – but at this moment in time these questions are not connected to the gradebook. To access the metrics – go back to the Question and you can also click on Statistics option to view the Knowledge Check metrics.

Locate the Statistics option to view question metrics.
Knowledge check results showing one person completed the question with 2 attempts before the correct answer selected. Green and red bars show the number of correct and incorrect answers.

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