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Mini challenge - Create a short objective item quiz using wiki markup

Summary:	Learn how to publish cloze, true-false and multiple choice quiz questions with learner feedback using wiki syntax
	30 mins - 1 hour (Depending on prior knowledge of wiki text and general understanding of markup languages)
	Linked to final: Intermediate wiki skills challenge

During this challenge you will learn how to use wiki text (markup) for different interactive question types while developing draft content for reuse in the learning materials you are developing in this course.

Purpose

The purpose of this learn-by-doing challenge is to:

• Acquire the skills for publishing different types of interactive quiz questions using wiki markup.
• Utilize the pedagogical advantages of immediate feedback for formative assessment.
• Prepare initial draft questions for use in your own online course materials.

Overview

This mini challenge is divided into four steps.

Step 1: Review examples of wiki-based interactive quiz questions

Familiarize yourself with the following wiki-based quiz types by answering the following questions. Please select incorrect answers as well to observe how feedback works for each quiz type. Refresh / reload your browser page to reload questions after answering.

Fill in the Blanks

There are three main purposes for assessment in teaching. Fill in the blanks by inserting the words of, for and as corresponding with the descriptions below. (Use the tab key or mouse pointer to advance to the next space.)

• Assessment for learning is a formative assessment approach used to gain information from learners – for example, to understand what your students already know and/or can do, or to guide your teaching.
• Assessment as learning is a formative assessment approach where learners reflect on their own learning, for instance, by completing guided self-assessments.
• Assessment of learning is a summative assessment approach, typically used at the end of a learning cycle, where evidence of student learning helps the teacher to see how well the learning outcomes have been achieved.

True false question

Indicate whether the following statement is true or false:

• You can create interactive quiz questions using wiki markup in WikiEducator
  • True
    • Correct. You have just answered a quiz item that was authored using wiki text.
  • False
    • Incorrect. WikiEducator has markup that provides functionality for interactive quizzes.

Multiple choice question

• Another name for a "Fill in the blanks" question type is ...
  • Multiple choice question
    • Incorrect. This question is an example of a multiple choice question where the learner must select the correct answer from a list of options.
  • Multi choice question
    • Incorrect. A multi choice question is a multiple choice question where the correct answer requires more than one option to be selected.
  • Cloze question
    • Correct.
  • Open question
    • Incorrect. There are typically predefined answers for the "blanks", so this can't be an open question.

Step 2: Consider the advantages and limitations of wiki-based quiz questions

Wiki-based interactive quiz questions are quick and easy to set up using the basic structure of a nested bullet list with an associated template for managing the layout within an iDevice. They are well suited to formative assessment applications because they provide learners with immediate feedback for correct and incorrect answers. As wiki text, it is easy to work collaboratively with fellow teachers on developing and editing questions because the wiki provides a detailed edit history, when compared to third party quiz authoring tools that don't support collaborative editing.

These wiki-based questions are not suited for summative assessment, because:

• they do not track results, and
• learners with knowledge of HTML will be able to view the page source to determine the answers before answering the question.

If you are planning to use objective items for grading purposes, it would be better, for example, to use a learning management system for administering summative assessments.

Step 3: Practice editing a cloze quiz

Review the basic wiki markup for a cloze quiz, then follow the steps to create and edit a cloze quiz.

Basic wiki markup for a simple cloze quiz

{{Quiz_Cloze
|ID01
|Cloze quiz (Edit title)
|theme=line
|Start question text here
* The opposite of up is <u>down</u>
* A triangle has <u>three</u> sides
}}

Notes

1. Template name: The template name is "{{Quiz_Cloze" . It is case sensitive and should not be changed.
2. ID01: The first parameter is an identification (ID) parameter. Each instance of a cloze question template on the same page must have a unique ID number, for example ID01, ID02, ID03 etc.
3. Display title text: The second parameter is the display title for the cloze quiz, for example you can replace the text with "Fill in the blanks" to change the title.
4. Theme: Always use the theme "line" (case sensitive) for publishing to the OERu WordPress theme.
5. *: Each phrase or paragraph (question) where missing words must be filled in is prefaced with a star ("*").
6. Answer box: Each word that is replaced by an answer box for the learner to fill in must be contained between the markup for underline, for example: <u>word</u>. This simple close quiz:
   • does not check for capitalisation when marking answers, and
   • does not cater for alternate correct answers.

Create and edit a simple cloze quiz

Purpose: To use wiki markup to publish a cloze quiz with two questions.

1. Open your sandbox page in a new tab or window.
2. Insert the following following syntax [[/Quizzes/|Quizzes]] in edit mode onto your sandbox page. This will create a subpage for practicing wiki-based quizzess.
3. Copy the markup for a simple cloze quiz from Step 3 above, onto your quizzes subpage you set up on your sandbox page, and save the page.