To download the program, click this link.
To use the program online, visit this website: https://jaredtweed.github.io/TextToQuestionBankOnline/.
Format them consistent with the following examples. Leave a blank line between questions. Mark the correct answer with an asterisk:
Justin sees an illogical argument for a particular belief. If Justin likes this belief and wants it to be true, there’s a good chance he'll find it difficult to notice the problem with the argument. This effect is called
Parkinson's law
The Peter Principle
*Belief bias
Which of the following is explicitly making a claim about cause?
*If you learn to manage your stress, that will make you more likely to get promoted to a management position
People who supervise more people at work tend to have lower levels of stress
People who exercise regularly tend to have fewer medical problems
Write this in the "Quiz Name" space in the top left of the conversion program
Note that the questions with errors will be highlighted in red.
Type or paste your test questions into the big textbox on the left side of the screen. Or instead, write your test questions in your word processor (e.g., Microsoft Word). Afterwards, save your word processor file as a textfile on your computer, and then click the "Open Textfile" option at the bottom left of the conversion program to select that saved file from your default file manager application.
- Found near the bottom of the conversion program window.
- You will be asked by using the file manager application to select where you want to save the output file.
- You will now have a Question Bank file (a .zip file) that can be imported to Blackboard or Moodle. If you are importing the test questions into Moodle, specify that your file is in Blackboard format.
The testbank will be in Blackboard format, so you may need to select that option when you import it into Moodle (or whichever Learning Management System you use).
To change the font size displayed in the conversion program press a digit key (1 through 9) while holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard.
Ctrl+F: Opens a search bar to the right of the quiz name input box.
Enter: Pressing Enter from the search bar searches for and scrolls the main textbox to the next text matching the searched term.
Ctrl+Enter: Pressing Ctrl+Enter from the search bar searches for and scrolls the main textbox to the next question with an error.
Helpful Tip: When in the main textbox, Ctrl+Down Arrow moves cursor to the next question thereby allowing you to review questions quickly.
Ctrl+S: Saves the textbox contents as a textfile.
Ctrl+Shift+S: Saves the textbox contents as a textfile with the name you choose.
Anyone can use the TextToQuestionBankConverter program or build on it at no cost, provided they give the author, Jared Tweed, credit when they distribute this program or its derivatives.