Quiz Standards
Description and Purpose
A quiz is a collection of multiple choice and fill-in-the-code assessments (where each assessment is an individual question) that is surfaced to the learner in a random order. It is intended to test a learner’s understanding of the learning standards covered in the preceding lesson.
Content Location
A quiz is a type of content item. It must be contained within a module to be surfaced to a learner. It is typically given to a learner after a lesson. It consists of a series of randomly ordered multiple choice and fill in the code assessments. The following diagram illustrates where a quiz exists within our content model.
Overarching Standards
- All content is written in Markdown and adheres to Codecademy’s Markdown Style Guide.
- All content adheres to Codecademy's Editorial and Pedagogy standards
- Content adheres to Codecademy’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility standards.
- All work is original. Sources are cited via links or, for datasets, by following the Dataset Guidelines.
Fields in Author
Content
Description
The description should provide a brief summary of what the quiz covers.
- The description should include key terms when appropriate (for SEO purposes).
- The description should be written in sentence case.
- The description is not surfaced to learners.
Assessments
The assessments that are included in the Quiz.
- Standalone assessments cannot be added to quizzes, and quiz assessments must be created within each specific quiz. This can be done using the
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buttons in Author. - The assessments are written in the order their subject appears in the lesson. This helps make quizzes easier to maintain
- Quiz assessments are randomized when presented to learners.
- Quizzes should use a variety of assessment types where possible.
- Quiz assessments may be Multiple Choice Assessments or Fill-in-the-Code Assessments.
Attributes
Title
The title of the quiz.
- The title is displayed to learners at the top of the article in the LE and in the course menu.
- Titles should include key terms when appropriate (for SEO purposes.)
- The word "quiz" should not be included in the quiz title field.
Slug
The slug is used to create a URI for the content item.
- The slug is auto-generated based on the Title field though it can be edited.
Minutes to Complete
This field should be how long you think the quiz will take to complete.
- This field is not surfaced to learners.
- A minute per assessment can be a good baseline to estimate if you’re not sure, although harder or more conceptual topics may require more time (e.g. 3 min/assessment).
Credited Authors
This field allows you to add an associated author(s) to the item.
- For now, this field is not publicly visible, but is helpful as a reference.
Access Control
Curriculum developers use this field to determine whether a Free or Pro audience has access to this item.
Linked Content
Learning Standard List
This field lists the learning standards associated with the quiz.
- Every learning standard associated with an assessment in the quiz should be listed in this section.
Containers That Use This Quiz
This field is auto-generated and will populate any containers that contain this quiz.
Examples
- Learn Swift: Loops Quiz uses a mix of conceptual and syntax questions. Asking for the outcome of some code or identifying a bug are both effective assessment strategies