What are Question Groups?
Question groups are multiple questions that relate to the same information, image, or table. Questions within a question group, will remain together when scrambled.
Use cases for Question Groups
Question groups are most commonly used:
1) Case study-style questions.
Multiple questions related to a common image, table, or text. For example, "Use the diagram below to answer the following 3 questions."
2) Topic/ Chapter Grouping.
Group questions by concept, chapter, or lecture to ensure related questions remain together during scrambling. For example, All Chapter 2 questions are grouped together.
3) Question Type.
Group all of the same questions type together to ensure they stay together during scrambling. For example, all True/False questions are in a question group.
Structure of a Question Group
Question groups are comprised of:
Group Title (optional): A title to identify the question group
Preamble (optional): a block of text, images, or a table, that contains the information the student will use to answer the question, and
One or more question
Creating Question Groups
Importing Question Groups from a Word Document
Akindi will automatically identify question groups in your word document.
Akindi looks for wording similar to "Use the [image/table/ information] below to answer the following X questions."
💡 Avoid mentioning specific question numbers in the question group preamble, if you plan to scramble the questions, as the location of the question will change from one version to the next.
For example:
❌ "Use the image to answer Questions 2-5."
✅ "Use the image to answer the following 3 questions."
Manually Group Questions Together
To group existing questions together:
1) Use the checkboxes next to each question, to select the desired questions.
2) Click the bulk 'options' icon.
3) Select 'Group'. Akindi will create a question group with the selected questions
4) Add Question Group Preamble. Preambles can contain text, images, and tables.
Add Question Group Title
1. Click the Group options button.
2. Enable the 'Group Title' toggle.
A placeholder text will be added to the question group.
3. Add the desired question group title.
The group title will be automatically formatted on exported test question PDFs and Online Assessment.
Scrambling Question Groups
The default scrambling behaviour for question groups:
The group is scrambled across the assessment: The entire group moves to different positions relative to other questions and groups.
Questions are scrambled amongst the group: Questions stay together, but are randomize amongst themselves.
Pin Group Position
Pin Group Position locks the question group to a specific location in the assessment, ensuring the group will always appear at the same position across all versions.
To keep a question group from scrambling across the assessment:
1. Enable 'Scramble Questions' toggle on left-hand panel.
2. Click Group Options icon.
3. Enable 'Pin at Question X' toggle.
An pin icon will appear next to the question group preamble to indicate that the questions within the group will remain in the same position across all versions.
Pin Group Order
Pin Group Order locks the sequence of questions within a group so the questions always appear in the same order across all versions.
To keep questions within a question group from scrambling:
1. Enable 'Scramble Questions' toggle on left-hand panel.
2. Click Group Options button.
3. Enable 'Pin Group Order' toggle.
Pin icons will appear next to each question to indicate that the questions within the group will not be scrambled.
