Creating and Managing Questions in the Local Item Bank

Creating a custom question for a local item bank can be completed in a few steps similar to the test question creation process. 

Note: If you copy and paste text from another source, be sure to click the Clear Formatting button on the Questions tab.

Users may link a question to one or more resources. They may also edit or delete a question using the buttons attached to each question. Add reading passages, graphs, and charts as Resources when you have multiple questions associated with the resource. Resources have to be approved before adding associated questions.

Creating a New Question

Quick Guide

1. Log in to Aware and select Questions & Resources under Item Bank.
2. Select My Questions and Resources. 
3. Under the My Questions tab, select the Add Local Item button. Then, select the Question Type.
4. Select Add Course to add an associated course to the question. 
5. Add any standards, complexity level information, and/or language preferences, then enter the question text.

Once the question is created, it will pass through the item bank workflow for approval. You can learn more about how to manage these workflows or the approval process for submitted items.

Illustrated Guide

Step 1: Log in to Aware and select Questions & Resources under Item Bank.

Step 2: Select My Questions and Resources.

Step 3: Under the My Questions tab, select the Add Local Item button.

Then, select the Question Type.

Step 4: Select Add Course to add an associated course to the question.

Step 5: Add any standards, complexity level information, and/or language preferences, then enter the question text. This process is similar to the test question creation process. Questions must have at least one standard attached to them before they may be created and published, depending on the user’s role.

Once the question is created, it will pass through the item bank workflow for approval. You can learn more about how to manage these workflows or the approval process for submitted items.

Managing Existing Questions

Users may link a question to one or more resources. They may also edit or delete a question using the buttons attached to each question. 

Note: Linking an item to more than one passage in the item bank will require a test author to add both resources to see the item linked appropriately.