What are Answer Choice Explanations?
Answer Choice Explanations are feedback notes teachers can add to answer choices to help students understand misconceptions as soon as their score is returned.
If scores are returned instantly, students see Answer Choice Explanations when they use Check Answer. Teachers can also set a Check Answer limit to control how many times students can check an answer before it becomes locked.
Note: Answer Choice Explanations are tied to the Return scores setting. They appear when scores are returned and only work when an answer key is set. If Return scores is set to Instantly, students see explanations when they use Check Answer.
Supported Question Types
Teachers can add Answer Choice Explanations to answer choices of the following question types:
Multiple Choice
Multiple Selection
True/False
Add Answer Choice Explanations
Enter your answer choices to the question, and define the answer key
Toggle on "Answer Choice Explanations"
Each answer choice will now display an additional field to enter an answer choice explanation
To add the Answer Choice Explanation, select from the following methods:
Manual Typing: Type in explanations for the answer choices you would like to provide this immediate feedback on. Answer choices with fields that are left blank will simply not display any explanation for the student when chosen.
AI Generation: Utilize AI to generate your answer choice explanations. Either select 'Bulk generate' when toggling on the Answer Choice Explanations button, or simply click on the AI (magic) icon within the answer choice explanation field. Once selected, AI will bulk-generate all answer choice explanations simultaneously with one click.
You can click on the little + icon to the far right of an answer choice explanation field to add content items to your explanation, for example an image, emoji, video or audio recording.
When assigning the activity, make sure Return scores is set to Instantly, After student submits, or When closed. Scores must be returned for Answer Choice Explanations to display.
If you select Instantly, students will use Check Answer to see whether their answer is correct and to view any Answer Choice Explanation. You can also set Total Check Answer Attempts to Unlimited, 1, 2, or 3.
Student Experience
When an answer choice explanation has been entered, and scores are set to return, students will receive the explanation along with their score.
When scores are set to return instantly, students click Check answer to find out whether their answer is correct or incorrect. The score and any Answer Choice Explanation appear at that time.
If the teacher set a Check Answer limit, students will see how many Check Answer attempts remain. Once the limit is reached, the answer is locked and changes are no longer allowed for that question.
When scores are set to return after submission or when the activity is closed, the answer choice explanation will appear for the student along with the appearance of the score.
