WebAssign includes many different question types. You might
want to use a combination of different question types in your assignments, or you
might want to use a
particular kind of question to assess your students' knowledge in a specific way.
Discipline-Specific Question Types
Some question types are discipline-specific, and some types might not be available
for the textbook
you selected for your course.
Chemistry
Math
Physics
Statistics
calcPad Questions calcPad tool to enter a correctly formatted math expression. calcPad is not enabled for all questions. calcPad is intended for pre-calculus and higher math courses.ChemDoodle Sketcher Questions WebAssign questions require you use the ChemDoodle Sketcher tool to draw a model of a molecule.chemPad Questions Essay Questions You or your teaching assistant must grade your students' responses manually.
After your instructor grades essays, your scores and instructor comments
are displayed on the assignment, if enabled. Upload Files for Questions You or your teaching assistant must grade your students' responses manually.
Fill-In-The-Blank Questions Graphing Questions WebAssign when you submit the assignment for grading. Identification Questions JME Questions Logic Tool Marvin JS Questions Marvin JS supports drawing and grading of Lewis structures, reactions, and mechanisms.
Answers are automatically scored in WebAssign .Matching Questions Math Questions with Calculator Notation mathPad Questions mathPad tool to enter a correctly formatted math expression. mathPad is not enabled for all questions. mathPad is intended for developmental math, algebra, and basic trigonometry
courses.Matrix Questions Multiple-Choice Questions Multiple-Select Questions NumberLine Questions Numerical Questions physPad Questions physPad tool to enter a correctly formatted math expression that might include
symbols used in physics. physPad is not enabled for all questions. physPad is intended for physics courses.Poll Questions SALT Questions Some WebAssign statistics questions include a
SALT in a
new tab with the dataset or frequency table defined by the WebAssign
question. Use SALT to perform your statistical analyses. Then, enter
your answers in the WebAssign question.