Create Question Pools

Pearson can be set up to randomly draw a certain number of questions from a pool and use them to create an assessment.

Define a Question Pool

To set-up an assessment to draw questions from a pool:

1. Open the desired assessment from Editor or create an assessment.
2. In the Assessment editor > Settings tab > Assessment pool settings, you can:
   • Indicate the overall Desired number of questions you want drawn for the assessment. For example, if you have 50 questions in the assessment and want students to answer 10 of them, you would enter 10. 
   • Indicate how you want the question to break down by pool. Pools can be organized:
     • By groups you create. If you check this box, you must provide the question group name and the number of questions you'd like chosen from this group.
     • By learning objectives. If you check this box, complete the Select at least this many questions per learning objective field. Pearson Connexus ensures the guideline is followed; if there aren't enough questions aligned with the objective, Pearson Connexus just uses all of the available questions.
     • By question type. If you check this box, you must indicate how many of each question type you want represented in the assessment by completing the fields below it.
3. Select Save.

Create a question group pool

You can create a custom pool by adding questions to a group. To do so:

1. Open the desired assessment from Editor or create an assessment.
2. In the Assessment editor > Settings tab > Assessment pool settings, check the By groups box and select Add group.
3. Name the group with a Question group ID and indicate Minimum question count you want drawn from that group.
4. Select Done.

5. Select the Questions tab.
6. Select the question you want to add to the group or create a question.
7. On the Metadata card, enter the Question group ID in the Groups field. Repeat steps 5-7 for every question you want in the group.
8. Select Save.