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 + or v 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 usually lists the learning standards associated with a content item. For quizzes, do NOT fill out this section.

• Every assessment in the quiz should have at least one associated learning standard. Link Learning Standards to the quiz's assessments, not to the quiz itself.

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