You’ve created a quiz—now it’s time to add exercises. This article guides you step by step, so you can start using Grasple Quizzes in your teaching and help your students truly grasp the topics they grapple with.
This article first focuses on the basic steps. The second part covers more advanced Grasple features. Feel free to explore and try things out, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions—either via the chat icon at the bottom of the screen or by emailing hello@grasple.com.
Basic first steps for creating a quiz exercise
Learn by doing! Create your first math exercise step by step and experiment with interactive features.
With the following steps you will create a simple math exercise:
Step 1. Create a Quiz.
If you haven’t created a quiz yet, start by creating one in My Grasple by clicking "Create New Exercise"
Step 2. Select Answer Type.
By default, the editor selects the Math answer type. This allows you to create mathematical questions and correctly interpret your students’ math answers.
This help article uses the Math answer type. Want to explore other answer types? Check out this help article.
Step 3. Write your Question. Start by providing context for the mathematical question. Then, enter your actual math question in the question box.
To include mathematical expressions in your question, you can add a math box to your text in one of the following ways:
Click the plus icon on the left and select the sum symbol,
or by using the shortcut Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + E while typing.
In a math box, you can type LaTeX directly or use the menu buttons to insert mathematical symbols. Want more info on how to add math symbols and formulas to your question? Read this help article.
There are even more question editing options to explore as you go—such as adding images and graphs to enrich your questions.
Step 4. Give the correct answer.
Enter the correct answer in the answer box. For numeric and mathematical answers, you can simply type LaTeX (for example, a command can be written and executed by pressing the space bar). If you’re not familiar with LaTeX, you can use the menu around the answer box to insert mathematical expressions.
Step 5. Give specified feedback.
You can provide a detailed solution for a correct answer and a hint for an incorrect answer. This feedback is shown to students when they interact with the exercise.
If a student answers the question incorrectly, they will see the hint for the incorrect answer. If they answer correctly, they will see the detailed solution.
Step 6. Preview your Question. Click "Preview" in the top right corner to see how the exercise is presented to students. In preview mode, you can answer the question yourself by entering an answer in the answer box and clicking "Check my answer".
For example, if the correct answer is 2x, you can enter x + x and see that it is also marked as correct by default.
Click Edit to return to the editor and further refine your exercise—for example, by adding a sub-question.
These steps illustrate the basics of creating an exercise in Grasple. There are a lot more awesome features that you can use to make your exercises even better!
More Grasple features....
Now that you’ve set up a basic question, you may want to refine your feedback or adapt the question for different purposes. Below, you’ll find an overview of the most prominent question and feedback features:
Change the way your students interact with your question with our other answer types. These include multiple choice, one-word answers, units, and more!
Validate more than final answers. Grasple supports advanced checks for algebra, linear algebra, and physics, from algebraic equivalence and vector properties to systems and numerical conditions.
This help document explains how LaTeX works in Grasple, including how to use math boxes, shortcuts, and editor buttons
Correct common mistakes by providing specific feedback for different student answers to help get them back on the right track!
Create a question once, then let Grasple generate different values for your parameters each time the question is loaded in
Create personalised learning paths for students where each follow up question is determined by the students response to the previous question
Create graphs by typing mathematical formulas to help your students visualise the problems
Change questions without affecting students who have already answered and old version, or revert back to an old version of an exercise
If any of these features spark your interest, you can explore each topic in even greater depth via the linked help articles.
Do you have questions?
If you are lost, have questions or want to know if Grasple can be used in a different way, please reach out to us. We are happy to help :).
Reach out to us via the blue chat icon or hello@grasple.com!