In Sana, questions and learner assessments are essential to creating interactive learning experiences. These tools enable you to assess learners' knowledge, track their progress, and provide personalized feedback.
What are Questions and Learner Assessments?
Create multiple-choice questions (MCQs) or single select questions
Set timed assessments to control the testing scenarios
Generate question variations to enhance learner engagement and knowledge retention
Why should I use questions or Learner Assessments?
Using questions and learner assessments in Sana can:
Enhance learner engagement: Interactive questions make learning more engaging and fun
Improve knowledge retention: Timed assessments and question variations can challenge learners and improve their knowledge retention
Track learner progress: You can track how learners answer the questions and use this data to measure their progress
Generate insightful reports: By analyzing the results of the assessments, you can generate reports that help you understand where the content can be improved to ensure that learners are getting the right information
Use case examples for Questions and Learner assessments
Compliance Training: You can use Questions and Learner assessments to ensure that learners understand and comply with company policies or regulations
Product Training: If you're launching a new product, you can create a course with questions to assess whether the sales team understands the product features and benefits
Onboarding Process: For new hires, you can create an onboarding course with assessments to check their understanding of the company culture, values, and basic job responsibilities
💡 Remember to review and update your questions and assessments regularly to ensure they remain relevant and effective.
Question Cards & Blocks
Questions cards and blocks are available for both self-paced courses and live courses see more about how to use cards and blocks below:
Cards
To create Questions and Learner assessments in Sana, follow these steps:
Add card in the bottom left
Select the Question card
Blocks
All cards in Sana have blocks and you can add a new question block by typing on a new line with a forward slash '/'
You can add question blocks to a page card, simply type '/question' and press enter.
💡 Page cards allow you to add any type of block and some cards have limitations to what you can add. Only Page cards allow you to add '/question' blocks
How to set up your question
While in the course editor:
Add your question card or block
Write your question
Use the drop down and choose:
Select all that apply (Multiple-choice question)
Pick the best option (Single-select question)
Write the answers and select the 'Correct' drop down for the right answers
Add option to give the learner more answers to choose from
Add explanation to give more context of why an answer is right or wrong
Add variation so the learner is presented with a different question if they need to test their knowledge again. Learn more below
Additional settings:
Selecting the cog icon at the top of the question presents additional options:
Include in tests: This option only appears if placement tests or personalized reviews are turned on. Choose if you would like to include questions in tests (learn more about this feature here)
Hide correct answers
Assessment card
Assessments are essential tools in the learning and development process, serving as a measure of an individual's knowledge, skills, and abilities in a particular area. They provide valuable feedback, enabling tailored learning experiences and targeted upskilling efforts. Whether it's a formal examination, a practical skill test, or an informal self-assessment, these tools play a crucial role in facilitating effective learning and growth.
Create an Assessment
While in the course editor:
Add the Assessment card
Write your question
Use the drop down and choose:
Select all that apply (Multiple-choice question)
Pick the best option (Single-select question)
Write the answers and select the 'Correct' drop down for the right answers
Add option to give the learner more answers to choose from
Add explanation to give more context of why an answer is right or wrong
Add variation so the learner is presented with a different question if they need to test their knowledge again. Learn more below
Add next question
Configure the assessment parameters (see below)
💡 Assessments can only be added as cards and can only be placed outside of modules
Configuring Assessment Parameters: Timed, Pass Rate, and More
Once you have added all the questions you should consider configuring the parameters of the assessment.
Simply click the cog icon at the top of the page.
From this assessment card configuration menu you can set the following:
Passing criteria allows you to choose the % of correct answers required to pass
Allow retries when enabled lets learners retake the assessment an unlimited amount of times
Hide correct answers prevents the correct answers from displaying if a learner gets a question wrong
Time limit sets a maximum amount of time for a learner to complete the assessment. See more below:
Timed assessments
This feature allows you to set a time limit on the assessment card, enhancing your control over testing scenarios and capping how much time learners have to answer the questions of an assessment.
Here's how it looks from a learner perspective!
What happens if a learner doesn't pass or the time runs out?
Learners will be presented with a 'try again' screen if 'Allow retries' is enabled in the assessment settings. Also Sana AI recommends cards to learners to review at the bottom of the screen. These recommendations are related to the questions answered incorrectly and are provided as long as there is content in the course that the AI deems similar enough to the respective question in the assessment.
See below for an example of what this may look like:
💡 After reviewing the recommended relevant content, learners have a higher chance of passing the assessment the next time!
What happens if a learner answered enough questions to pass the assessment but runs out of time?
The learner still has the course marked as complete, however, they would not have passed the course. If the learner is unhappy with their results and the option to retry is enabled, they can do!
Navigating between questions in assessments
To optimize the learning experience, learners can navigate back and forth between questions within the assessment. This enables learners to browse through questions, gaining an overview of the assessment, and also allows them to revisit questions they are unsure about, especially beneficial in larger assessments.
How does it work?
Navigation arrows: At the top of the assessment cards, learners will find back and forth arrows. These can be used to navigate to the previous or next question, regardless of whether the current question has been answered
Answer submission: Once a learner submits an answer to a question, it cannot be changed. However, learners can still view their submitted answers
Completing the assessment: After answering all questions, learners must click ‘Correct my answers’ to submit their entire assessment for grading, irrespective of their position within the question sequence
Additional info: Variations and AI generation
Varying the questions in a course is a great way of helping learners stay engaged and retain new knowledge, instead of simply memorizing answers. After writing or generating a question, you can write up to 10 variations for each multiple-choice question, or let Sana’s AI generate them for you.
Here’s how it works:
Add variation: After writing or generating a question, choose Add variation at the bottom of the question block. This creates a new empty question variation for you to fill out.
Generate variation: To let Sana suggest a variation, choose Generate variation in the drop-down menu.
Refine and approve: You can edit and refine any question, cycle through the questions using the numbered buttons at the bottom of the question block, and delete the questions you don’t need.
Variations will be cycled through randomly for the learner, so that they don’t repeat the same questions over and over again.