Import Questions into the Question Library

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Import External Questions into the Question Library

Brightspace can import questions from other learning management systems, from textbook publishers and from other assessment management programs such as ExamView and TestGen. If you want to import questions generated through one of these programs, follow the export instructions for the program to generate a file.

Note: Questions from random sections cannot be imported to the Question Library. You have to create questions in the Question Library first then add them to a quiz. 

  1. From Course Home, go to Course Admin on the navigation bar and click the Import / Export / Copy Components link under Site Resources.
  2. Click on the Import Components radial button and then click Copy All components or  Select Components
  3. Click Start to search for your file.
  4. Click Upload to select your file or drag the file into the box (note: file must be zip format).
  5. Click Import All Components to begin the process.
  6. When the import summary indicates that the import was successful, click the View Content to return to the course.
  7. To view the Question Library
    1. Click on  Assessments in the navigation bar and select Quizzes.
    2. Click on Question Library. If the import worked correctly, you should see your imported questions.
    3. Click Done Editing Questions in the top right hand corner to return to the Manage Quizzes page.
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Import Questions from Quiz into Question Library

Generally it’s recommended to create questions in the Question Library, and then add them to your quiz, rather than creating questions in the quiz itself. But if you have already created questions first within a quiz, you can copy them out to the Question Library for use in other Quizzes.

  1. Go to Assessments > Quizzes > Go to Question Library tab
  2. Click on Import > Browse Existing Questions
  3. To choose a particular Quiz, use the Source filter to select a Quiz.
  4. You can choose the whole section or select questions to copy into the Question library. Then, select Import.  This will copy the question from Quizzes into the Question library.
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