Create an online assessment

You can easily create diverse autograded online assessment to submit in Pensive.

In the Assignment list page, click Create New and click Online Assessment.

Name the assignment, and configure basic settings like due dates or enabling group submissions.

Note: Release time is set to be immediately released by default, if this is not desirable please change the release time.

Now that blank online assessment is created, it is time to configure it. Our online assessment system works in Blocks. You compose the text blocks, image blocks, and question blocks to create an online assessment.

Important difference from many other platforms is that the question text goes in a separate text block than the question block itself. This gives you a lot of flexibility on how to structure your assignment, for example having both Multiple Choice and a Short answer corresponding to the same question text.

Start by creating a "Text (Markdown)" block and typing in your question.

To edit / move / create a block after your first block you will need to hover over the left margin of the block. You will see 3 icons, each represnting 'Edit' 'Move' and 'Add'. To edit a block, click the first icon. To move a block, click the middle icon.

Hover over the left margin of your text block and create a new block by selecting the 'Add' button. Currently there are 4 types of question blocks: Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank (Coding), Fill in the Blank (Markdown), and Short Answer.

For example, you can configure a multiple choice question:

Question Number: Questions will be referred as this string with throughout the app, for example the question list page. Ex) "Question 1", "1.a"

Choices: The list of multiple choice options. Press 'Enter' to add new options.

Choose all that apply: You can also make this 'Select all' question by toggling this option.

Solution Explanation (Optional): Use this when you want to explain further after students solves the problem. This can be optionally configured to be shown to the students when they are correct or grades are published.

After you've configured the quesitons, move on to the Rubrics tab to configure the points and rubrics for each questions.

You can also import rubrics from other online assessments or questions in the same assignment.

You can test if your assignment is configured correctly by submitting a test submission in Submissions tab. Click 'Submit Assignment' and choose a user to submit as to submit a submission.

After you have submissions, you can start the autograder in Grade tab. Press the 'Play' button on each row to start autograding submissions.

After the autograding is done, you can review the grades. Modify the grades as you fit and press "R" to mark a submission as reviewed.