Inspera

Question Sets and Questions

Questions Sets

Exams

Each exam is one Question Set.
Collections of questions that can be reused across multiple exams.

It’s like a question bank, but not organized, very difficult to find questions you want later.

Structure

Level 1 Headings
- Multiple Choice
- Open-Ended Questions
Level 2 Headings
- Each topic
Level 3 Headings (Optional)
- Open-Ended Sub-Questions in a topic

For questions that include sub-questions, use letter labels (a, b, c, …) for each sub-question to maintain clarity and organization.

Multiple Choice:

Questions 1 to 9, add two spaces after the period to keep the numbers and items aligned.
Questions 10 and above, add one extra space.
Question groups should be numbered with letters (a, b, c, …) to keep consistency with Inspera.
- Inspera does NOT add numbering for sub-questions.
- One benefit of this is it won’t break the numbering of the main questions. This saves lots of time trying to fix numbering after adding/deleting questions.

Naming Convention:

01_FIN5005_final_exam_2025Fall.qmd
02_FIN5005_formula_sheet_2025Fall.qmd

https://elearning.uq.edu.au/guides/inspera-assessment/create-inspera-question-set

Nord SharePoint $\rightarrow$ Snarveier $\rightarrow$ Inspera, log in with Feide

Author $\rightarrow$ Create New Question Set

Workflow for Inspera Exam

Workflow

Create Inspera assessment and share with the course assessor (Johanna); deadline: 2 weeks before the exam date;

Cover Page + Formula Sheets
Examiner guidance is to be uploaded to Inspera, this can be done after the exam day. 考试日后，要上传答案到Inspera 和 Canvas。
- It should also be made available to students in Canvas. (cf. the examiner guidelines shall be available to students when examination results are published.)
Marking and grading need to be done no later than 3 weeks after the exam.
- Grading deadline for home assignment: 3 weeks
- Grading deadline for school exams: 4 weeks
  
  Where to check Grading deadlines: Go to the exam > click the work flow icon $\rightleftarrows$ on the top right corner > Details > Check “Grading deadline”

Create a question set

Select Question Sets from the Author drop-down menu.
Click on the Create new button.
Enter the name of the set.

Exam Solutions

After the exam date, need to upload the solution (examiner guidance) to Inspera so that sensors get access and can start grading.

Grade tab $\rightarrow$ Choose your exam $\rightarrow$ Options $\rightarrow$ Download

The solutions can be uploaded one day before the exam, once the exam office has set it up.

It is acceptable to upload solutions sometime after the exam, rather than immediately. Sometimes there are students scheduled to take the exam at a later time than other. It is ok to upload the solution after all have taken the exam.
Also need to upload the solutions to Canvas.

How to add examiner guidelines (exam solutions) in Inspera:

Open the “Grade” tab.
Choose a topic.
Click “Options” in the upper right corner.
Click “Mark Scheme not found”.
Upload from computer.

Formula Sheets

In the bottom right corner, click Show resources.
Click Add resource, it can be a pdf or URL.

Cover Page

Create a new section, then add a non-marked document.
Copy and paste the content from word to Inspera.

Tips

Questions types:
- Multiple Choice [#(MC): ~40]: save time for marking, but take lots of time to create the questions
- Open Response [#(OR): ~2]: save time for creating questions (MC takes more time to prepare than OR), but more time to mark, and more room for student argument.
Save your edits frequently, especially when you insert images or type latex formulas!

No auto saving in Inspera.
Leave Section 1 empty, saving it for the Cover Page.
It is possible to add several multiple choices in one question to create a question set with sub-questions. Click +Insert to add alternative sets.

Note that for open response questions, only one response field is allowed. So one question at a time.

It is possible to add a “Stimulus” on the left pane, and questions inn the right pane. The stimuli provides general info applicable to all question. While students scroll through the questions in the right pane, the stimulus remains constantly visible for reference.

Different layouts for stimulus and questions are available in “Section Layout”.
Create Tables in LatexiT, copy to png, save to loacal. Add table as png pictures.
- You can copy and paste tables from Microsoft Word to Inspera.
  
  This feature is convenient as it is easier to edit tables in Word or Excel.
- Inspera does NOT supoort html syntax; Canvas supports html.

Appearance Design

Could choose for instance, whether to show TOC, hide question titles, …
Also could choose Numbering Scheme to include section numbers, such as 1.1, 1.2, …
Note that in the Design tab, you can see the total number of questions and maximum marks.

This information is helpful if you wish to include the number of questions and total marks in the general instructions at the beginning of the exam.

Latex mode in Inspera

Nord does NOT provide this feature. Must click $\Sigma$ to type latex formulas.

But when you need to insert latex formulas in alternatives in multiple choice, you can choose LaTex then type latex directly. Do NOT add dollar signs or any delimiters, type your equations directly.

Before rendering:

After rendering: (No in time preview in edit mode. Have to exit and preview the whole question.)

Writing LaTeX directly in Inspera (if equipped)

refer: https://support.inspera.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024281571-LaTeX-mode

Enable LaTeX mode by clicking {} or use the hotkeys ⌘ + ⇧ + M.
Write your LaTeX code directly in the question text.
Highlight the code and click Σ to activate rendering of the preview.
Disable LaTeX mode

Note that

Inspera Assessment does not support import of packages in LaTeX.
This feature requires activation. Contact Inspera Service Desk to activate.

Question Scoring

设定问题分值

原则是每一题分值要小，并且每一个小问需要分别设定分值。这样 sensors 之间给分差异的空间会小。

Setting maximum marks for manually marked questions

The Maximum marks defines the highest possible number of marks a grader may give to a candidate answer in the grading tool. When creating a manually marked questions, the author can define the maximum marks.
Automatically marked questions.

In the question’s edit mode, click Marks tab in the general options setting area ❹.

Note that you need to put your cursor around area ❶ to set Marks. If your focus is on the alternatives, there are no options for Marks.

By clicking on the interaction element (答题框) gives you the specific options for the question type.

Always set the correct answer as the first alternative. The choices will be randomnized anyway, set the answer as 1st saves some hassle.

Open response questions need to choose Essay type, so that it is possible to type equations in the answer box.

Access to required software for a new configuration

Have to request a new exam configuration.
Developing new exam configurations can be a lengthy process, so please submit your request ahead of the deadline if possible.

Request for Norsk Exam

Situation: A student requested that the exam shall be provided in Norwegian for him/her due to reading difficulties.

Answer (from Ellen Sirnes): The student must apply for accommodation of teaching and exam (søke om tilrettelegging av undervisning og eksamen) beforehand. → But changing the language of a study program they have been admitted to is not something they are entitled to.

check whether they have applied for the accommodation → in the case, the student here did not apply for individual accommodation
I can easily say no and refer toThe regulation that the student has been admitted to a program with English as the language of instruction.

De kan søke om tilrettelegging av undervisning og eksamen, men å endre språket på et studieprogram de er tatt opp er ikke noe de utgangspunktet har rett til. Fristen for å søke om tilrettelegging er dessuten gått ut (Tilrettelegging ved eksamen). Vi har ofte vært fleksible og latt dem velge om de svarer på norsk eller engelsk, så lenge sensuren tillater det (vi ikke har kun engelskspråklige sensorer). Jeg forstår det slik at studenten her ønsker en norsk oversettelse av eksamensoppgaven? Det er opp til deg om du ønsker å gi det, men de har da ikke rett på det. Den må da også gis til alle (siden studenten her ikke har søkt om individuell tilrettelegging). Du kan fint si nei og henvise til forskriften under. Studenten er tatt opp på et program med engelsk som undervisningsspråk.

Regulation: Language and Form of Norwegian (refer to the image for reference to the original document)

Examination papers are given in the language of instruction of the course, unless otherwise stated in the course description.
Examination questions must be answered in the language of instruction of the course, unless otherwise stated in the course description.

If the examination is to be answered in Norwegian, it may also be answered in Swedish or Danish, unless otherwise stated in the course description. If the course description does not require testing in a specific language or a specific Norwegian target form, the candidate may choose which Norwegian target form is used in the answer.
Examination papers given in Norwegian shall be in Bokmål or Nynorsk in accordance with the target form chosen by the examination candidates when registering for the examination. Exceptions may be made in accordance with the regulations of 7 July 1987 No. 4148 on the target form of examination papers.
Candidates with a mother tongue other than Norwegian, and who have not had an assessment in Norwegian from higher education, may in special cases apply to receive the exam questions and submit their answer in English.

Exercises

Assignment submission makes life easier for teachers. Easy grading.
Quiz questions are better for students as they can practice digital exams and type math equations. Of course, they can write on papers on exams too.

Question Types

https://support.inspera.com/hc/en-us/sections/13367343277085-Question-types

Essay

Candidates can write longer texts with the opportunity to use formatting such as tables, LaTex, special symbols and mathematical symbols.
Text Area

Candidates can write shorter text answers of the plain text type into a text area. This means that the candidates do not have the opportunity to, for example, make words bold, make bullet lists or insert tables, special characters or formulas.
Upload Assignment

Candidate answers the prompt by uploading a file. This means that the candidate writes the answer in an external software, such as Excel or Word, and uploads the final answer as a file in the question.

You can change the following options:
- Prompt: Write an explanation text for the question. The text will appear in the workspace. “Upload your file here. Maximum one file.” is set by default.
- File types: Choose which file types should be allowed when uploading.
  
  To customize which files types should be allowed, uncheck Allow all files types and select from the suggested file types or define custom file type.
Programming

Section Layout

Section Layout can be used to alter how the Question Set is displayed for candidates. The default layout is one question per page. Optionally, section stimulus can be added, a one-page/text area that will appear to the left or at the top for each question in the section.

Q: What is stimulus?

A: A common text that is shown to all questions in the section.

Q: How to add stimulus?

A: Click “Create new Stimulus” $\rightarrow$ select “Document”. Then you can add text and/or images, just like an ordinary question.

“Vertical layout: With left stimulus” nice layout to show a common text to all questions in the section.
The standard layout in Inspera Assessment is one page per question, but by clicking the open book in the section tools you can change it to “Vertical layout”.
Vertical layout means that all questions are shown on the same page.

Be advised that if you have created a large question set where some/all of the questions contain images and/or figures, using vertical layout may cause candidates to experience slowness in navigation.

Q: What is non-marked document type?

A: The question is used to provide candidates with information. It is visible to the candidates, but is not counted in the numbering for the questions. The question type Document is presented to the candidates, with an “i” in the upper left corner as well as in the bottom menu.

Q: What is non-marked form type?

A: Form is a question type used as a questionnaire, so that the candidates can provide additional data (metadata) that the institution wants to collect. The purpose is mainly to gather information relevant to the submission, such as approval for publication, statements about the content, information about the candidates, etc.

(1) Shows maximum marks for the question. If you click this button on an automatically marked question you will also see the marks for each wrong answer.

(2) Shows the labels you have used on the question.

(3) Creates an identical copy of the question which can be retrieved from the question bank.

(4) Allows you to move a question within the question set. Left click the crossing arrows, hold and drag the question to the desired location.

(5) Previews the question as seen by the candidate.

(6) Deletes the question from the question set. Note that the question is still available in the question bank.

Q: How to add attachments to questions?

A: When the question is viewed, the inserted file will be available for downloading via a link. You insert a file in a question by clicking the “Attach” icon.

The File name and Link text is then displayed. Make sure to quality assure the link text, as this is the text that will be viewable for the end user.

Instructions for students:

Digital skoleeksamen i Inspera