Adding questions to Crowdmark assignment

Once the assessment has been created (for instructions on how to create an assignment please refer to the article Creating an assignment in Crowdmark) the next step after the assignment details is to add your questions to the assignment.

For each question, you can select which type of response students will submit. You have the choice between Image/PDF file, Text (with Markdown formatting) and Multiple choice (MC). To learn more about how students interact with the different response types, see Completing and submitting an assessment.
Note: You may use a mixture of MC, image upload, and text entry.

For multiple choice questions click on Multiple choice settings
If there are multiple correct answers, in the Multiple choice settings window, use the drop down menu to choose whether the students will need to select ONE or ALL of the correct answers:
If you select ONE of, the students will only be able to choose one option and if they select one of the correct options, they will receive the marks. If you select ALL of, the students will be able to select multiple options and must select all options correctly (and none of the incorrect ones) to receive the marks.
Type in the question content in the designated areas and a description of the assignment (optional). Note that there must be at least one character in the Question Content box to add another question or Save and continue. You will have the opportunity to Edit questions before distributing the assignment to students.
If multiple choice, choose Multiple choice option in the Response type drop down.
1. Add the Question content and responses, indicating which are the correct answers by selecting the box. You can indicate one or multiple (up to 5) correct response options. You may also update the Max points.
Text (with Markdown formatting) is supported and inline math equations can be entered by surrounding the text in single dollar signs. Displayed math is surrounded by double dollar signs. Students can type their answers directly into Crowdmark via their web browser. They can use Markdown to insert images and links in responses as well as LaTeX to add math equations and chemical notation. Images are automatically embedded in the text and files can be attached to answers for the grader to download. Crowdmark accepts all file formats including spreadsheets or a link to a video making this versatile for all subjects. More information is available in the following article on text response and pedagogy: https://crowdmark.com/blog/text-response-pedagogy-crowdmarks-newest-feature/
For some formatting examples, please refer to this Crowdmark article about Adding questions to an assignment
The Preview button shows how the formatted text will be visible to students.
Note: the usual grading tools are not available with this feature.
Tables, bullets, bold and italics fonts can all be used. Refer to https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet for some quick formatting tips.
Images can be added to the question content field by simply dragging an image file (jpg, png, etc) to the question content field or clicking the Attach files button at the bottom left of the content field. This will not be rendered as an image but placed as a link. Give the link a meaningful title by changing the text in the square brackets of the code. For example, [Click here](https://google.com)
Edit the question labels and maximum points for each question. The default labels are Q1, Q2, etc and default max points is 10 per question. Designate any questions you wish as Bonus. The maximum points for a bonus question will not be included in the total points available for the assessment.
click Add another question and repeat the above steps for each question you want to add to the assignment.
To preview how the entire assignment will appear to students, you can click on Preview Assessment at the bottom of the page during the creation process.
Once you are finished, click Save and go to Dashboard.
From the Dashboard, the Question content and max points can be edited later by clicking on the Questions tab on the right side of the screen. Questions can not be deleted once the assessment has been distributed to students. Changes to the question content or max points that are made after the assessment has been distributed to students will be updated live so that students revisiting the assignment page online will see the changes. There is no notification sent to students regarding any changes.

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