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Question Pool Function | MyUCDavis | Samigo | Funtion Loss / Gain |
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create a question | Questions are created independently and are added from the pool in the pool and may then be added to a quiz or a collection to a quizquestions are created | Questions may be created either in a pool or in a quiz; a question can be . A question is shared from a quiz to a pool, but it is duplicated from a pool to a quiz, it is a duplicate. | Samigo questions are primarily associated by their relationship to a quiz or a pool. Creation is more flexible and can be shared from either creation point. |
edit a question | A Modifications to a question in the pool are displayed in the quiz the question appears in. The exception is that a question cannot be modified if it is on a quiz that has been taken. | A quiz question shared to a pool shares modifications; a pool question copied to a quiz does not share modifications. | User should be cautious about aware of the question origination point depending on whether they want a copy or the original. |
delete a question | Questions can be removed from a quiz, but cannot be deleted from the pool | Questions can be deleted from a quiz or a pool; once shared, the question must be deleted in both locations if complete removal is desired. | Deletion is a feature gained. Users should be aware of deletion specifics based on question origin; the program checks requires confirmation on every deletion request. |
question pool hierarchy | QB consists of a single pool; collections offer a single subpool level of organization. | Samigo allows for multiple pools/subpools in unlimited number of levelsSamigo Performance issues and usage studiesEven . | Unlimited subpool design may change due to issues with performance and after usage studies. Even if subpool hierarchy is limited in the future, this is a gain. |
pool/collection features | questions may be sequentially stored in collections | multiple subpools allowed | Even if subpool hierarchy is limited in the future, this is a gain |
question/pool ownershipquestions | Questions, pools and collections are owned by a single individual. | Questions, pools and collections are owned by a single individual. | |
sharing questions, pools | question pools/collections cannot be shared through the UI | ||
question types | QB has the following types: multiple choice, fill in the blank (ordered and unordered), matching, essay, and calculated | Samigo has importable types: multiple choice, survey, fill in the blank, matching, True/False, and essay | All question types except for calculated questions are importable from QB to Samigo. Imports are already successfully completed for questions in quizzes |
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