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I am working with someone who has quiz questions with feedback for each possible multiple choice response. These materials are currently in a Word format, and I'd like to import them into Canvas using Respondus. To attempt to do so, I formatted the question like this:
- Answer the sample question correctly.
*a) Correct
@ this is the correct answer
b) Wrong
@ this is the wrong answer
c) Maybe
@ this is not correct- it’s possible
This went into Respondus beautifully, and it seemed happy. When I imported it as a QTI file into Canvas, this is what I got:
The question took the first feedback as the correct answer and the last answer as the wrong answer comment.
Is there any way to format or otherwise work with the materials to allow the input of content with feedback per question response?
Kona knows I love a challenge. 😉
The first thing I did was check the Respondus User Guide to make sure how feedback was to be formatted correctly. That manual is my "Bible" and I constantly refer to it, because Respondus can be quite fussy!
Then I set up a question in a Word document and formatted it with feedback options:
I notice mine looks a bit different from yours - - your "b" and "c" answer options have a "1." in front of them and mine do not. I'm wondering if Respondus is reading those differently? Respondus normally reads numbers as questions and letters followed by a period or a right parentheses as answer choices. Could the number in front of the answer choices be throwing things off?
Once I got the question published into Canvas, I went to the quiz and clicked on Edit, then also chose to edit the question and saw that it was set up like this:
All the feedback seemed to be where it was supposed to be. But just to make sure, I decided to test it out. I made a short video showing the results when I previewed the test: Feedback preview.
I hope this helps! If you have any questions please feel free to ask. Also, if you don't have a copy of the Respondus User Guide, it can be found here: Respondus 4.0 Guides . There is a LOT of good information there!
Nice Work No, I import the questions into Respondus and then use the "Publish" feature to publish it directly into Canvas. You can publish as either a quiz or a question bank..
I made a short video showing you what I do: Publish direct to Canvas
Hope this helps! 
This is almost what I need. I'm not looking for general feedback (the correct or incorrect at the bottom of the Quiz question), I'm looking for feedback per response, since the feedback is different depending on which wrong answer is selected. If you see below, I've noted where I want the feedback to show up (versus the auto-import into the general correct and wrong answer comment area):
Hi @ejackson ...
I may be totally "off" in this, but it seems to me that the process you've outlined to get images to upload into questions takes a few more steps that what is necessary. In my own testing today, I was able to upload a quiz via Respondus that had an image and also had many feedback options. I tested this with both a standard text file (using Notepad) and also a RTF file (using Wordpad). My reason for using those two instead of MS Word is here: Batch Uploading Quiz Questions with Respondus. Here's a sample question (the bold text is my own and should not be included in the file):
Title: Muppets (this line is optional)
1) Which Muppet is pictured here? [img: "Kermit.jpg" "Kermit"] (The second "Kermit" is supposed to be for the alt text for the image, but it didn't transfer over in my testing from Respondus to Canvas.)
~ Yes, this is Kermit. (The "~" indicates a correct response in general feedback.)
@ No, this is not Kermit. Kermit is green in color. You picked a Muppet who isn't green. (The "@" is for any wrong answer.)
a. Gonzo
@ This is not Kermit. This is his weirdo friend, Gonzo.
*b. Fozzie
@ This isn't Kermit. This is his bear friend, Fozzie.
c. Kermit
@ Yes, this is Kermit the Frog.
d. Miss Piggy
@ No. This is Miss Piggy.
Once I saved the text/RTF file, I created a folder on my computer to store the image of Kermit...giving it the same name as shown in the question, Kermit.jpg. Next, I launched the Respondus software and chose Import Questions. Next, I selected either Plain Text (for the text file) or Rich Text (for the RTF file) depending on the file I was using. I chose my file, and then also selected the folder where the image was stored. After confirming the rest of the settings, the question and image imported into the course as intended.
From the student perspective:
From the instructor perspective:
Now we need to look at where the image of Kermit was actually stored. So, I went to my course "Files", and I saw a new folder there called "Quiz Files". Inside that folder, there was another folder, "qti_import_NNNNN" where "NNNNN" is a five digit number (not sure how the number is generated/determined). The folder is also automatically set to "Hidden. Available with a link." In this folder is my JPG of Kermit.
So, in summary, inserting an image into the question is possible using this method vs. having to export/import. You just need to know where you want to put the image within your question. And, you still might need to move the image around after you've loaded the quiz into Canvas...in case it doesn't look exactly like you'd want it.
I hope this information is of help.
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