About; Question Title, Header, Prompt & Tips

This article covers how to add various types of text for common problem types including question title, header, prompt and tips.

This article relates to Common Problem types only and covers the various text levels and formats that can be used.

Common problem are accessible within a Unit > Problem Component.

Question title, prompt, header and text

Your questions may include several levels of text which will be visible to learners: Title, header, question text, question prompt, and question tip. Only 2 of these are required: Question Title is the title of the component and is a required field. Question prompt is also a required field.

This is how a question looks in learner view with all of the text fields:

4 levels of text available in Problem components

Modify the Question Title (component display name)

1. Select Edit

2. Click on Settings tab

3. Modify the Display Name to the title you wish to be displayed

Edit the Display name of your problem component

Add or Modify a Question Header

Question Header are optional. You can use Question header to add different sections in you exercise, in the case you add multiple questions into the same problem component.

Too add a question header:

1. Select Edit

2. Select '<H>'

3. Replace the word 'Header' with the text of your choice

To modify a question header:

1. Select Edit

2. Locate the text above the 5 equal signs (=====)

3. Replace the text with your header text

Anything written below the header will appear as 'regular' question text. This text will appear above the shaded area of the question.

Add or modify a Question Prompt

Question prompts are required - you can use this for the question text or for instructions on how to answer the question.

Question prompt and optional tip or note appear between 2 greater than and 2 lesser than signs (>> <<).

To add an optional tip, add 2 vertical lines (||) followed by the optional tip text.

Example:

>>Question prompt. || Optional tip or note <<

Markdown view of problem header, text and question prompt

Anything within the Question prompt (>> <<) will appear in the shaded area of the question.