To Create a Quiz:

• From the Organizational Homepage, select the desired course using the My Courses widget or the Course Selector icon at the top-right of the page. 
• From your course level navbar, select Content to access the Content tool. You can also go to the Course Admin tab on your navigation bar to access Content.  
• From the Content tool, select the module you want the quiz to be created in 
• Select Upload \ Create > New Quiz 
• Fill in the quiz details, including the name of the quiz, grade value.  Be sure to Add to Gradebook to create an item in the Gradebook. You can also select Not in Gradebook for practice quizzes or summative assessment.
• Add a Due Date, if applicable. 
• Add a Description. 
• For additional quiz configurations, use the drop-down menus on the right side of the quiz creation page. 

To create a question in the quiz:

• Select Create New. 
• Select New Question on the quiz creation page. 
• Select the question type. 
• Fill out the question details. 
• To create another question, select Save and New; or select Save to return to the quiz creation page. 

If you wish to attach a file to a Quiz:

• Select Upload a File from your personal device. 
• Click Browse Files .
• Drag the file you want to add to the Upload a File window.

To Add Questions from Previous Quizzes:

• Select Browse Question Library. 
• Select the checkbox of the questions you want to add to your quiz. 
• Select Import.

After compiling all of your quiz questions, click Save and Close. If a grade item was entered, you will now see it in your Grade book. Date and grade information will also now be visible based on quiz details. 

When creating quizzes on CUNY Brightspace, there is a method to import all your questions in one upload.  You may want to choose this option if you want have existing quizzes that you want to re-use. Start by downloading a template from Brightspace.

• Log into your Brightspace course.
• Click on Course Admin and click on quizzes.
• Click on new quiz, then click on add existing.
• From the drop-down menu that appears, click on upload a file.
• In the pop-up window, click on the hyperlink to download the CSV template.  
• When it finishes downloading, open it in Microsoft Excel.
  • This template includes the formats for the following question types: Written, Short Answer, Matching, Multiple Choice, True or False, Multi-Select, and Ordering Type. 
• Create a CSV file.
• Determine the number of questions in your course of each type.
• Copy and paste the question template to equate the number of questions. 
• Replace the data in each respective cell with your questions. 
• When you are finished, save your document as a CSV file, as Brightspace will not accept any other file type.  
• Click on browse files in your Brightspace window, select your CSV file, and click on open to upload it.
• It will take a few minutes to upload, and you will receive a notification once it is done.

Brightspace’s template includes the formats for the following question types: Written, Short Answer, Matching, Multiple Choice, True or False, Multi-Select, and Ordering Type. [show the template, landing on each question and highlighting the fields as you describe] Each template includes an ID number, a category, points value, difficulty levels, a space to link an image, an area to place your correct and incorrect answers, hints, and feedback. These templates must also be filled out and exported properly, because any mistake will cause it not to upload properly. Here is what you need to do:

• Determine the number of questions you have in your test and how many of each type.  
• Create a new spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel.
• Copy the first six rows of the template and paste them into your new sheet.
• In the template, copy all the rows of the question type from the “question type” to “feedback,” as well as all the columns associated with it.
• Paste it into the new spreadsheet, skip one row, and repeat the process for the next question until you reach the number of questions in your quiz.  

Here is what you need to do in regards to filling out the templates:

• NOTE: The first column should be left alone, as it will be your guide to filling out the correct spots.  
• Place the initials MC next to where it says “New question” for it to be identified as a multiple-choice question.
  • NOTE: The initials for each question type are in their respective templates.
• Next to where it says “title,” type in the question category or topic.
• Paste the question itself next to where it says, “question text.”
  • NOTE: that this is the one area that can’t ever be empty.
• In the next two rows, determine the points value and difficulty level of the question.
• If you have an address to an image associated with the question, you can paste it in the column next to “image.” The multiple-choice template gives you four rows to place your correct and incorrect answers. These, however, will be pasted in the third column, as the second column contains numbers that help determine which is which.
• Incorrect answers should be pasted next to the cells containing the number 0.
• The correct answer will be pasted next to the cell containing the number 100.
• Next to the answers, in the fifth column, you can paste feedback phrases for each.
• On the next row, next to hint, you can paste a phrase that will provide a hint towards the correct answer to the question.
• Finally, in the last row, next to feedback, you can paste feedback that will be provided to the test taker.  

Here are the differences between each question template:

• For a written response question, you must paste initial text and answer key text. For Short Answer questions, you must provide an input box and some partially correct answers.  
• For a “Matching Question,” you need to specify the scoring method and provide matching choices. The second column provides the numbers 1,2, and 3 twice, and in the third column, each choice must be pasted to their respective matching number.  
• For a “True or False” question, you must indicate the correct answer by putting the number 100 next to it in second column, while putting 0 in the row for the incorrect answer.  
• For a “Multi-Select Question,” there are at least 3 rows provided for answers. The answers will be pasted in the third column, while the second column will contain numbers like 1, which indicates correct answers, and 0, which indicates incorrect answers. In the fifth column, you have the option to provide feedback for said answers.  
• Finally, for “Ordering Questions, after you indicate the scoring style, you must paste the text for each item in the second column, whether they are HTML in the 3^rd column, and then optional feedback in the fourth column.

NOTE: You must save the spreadsheet as a CSV file for it to be uploaded properly to Brightspace. It is best that you practice with these templates before using them regularly.