Assessment Learning Object

Updated October 05, 2026 22:14

The Assessment Learning Object evaluates Learners' understanding of delivered content.

This article explains how to add an Assessment to an Online Course, configure Assessment questions, and calculate how weighted Assessments contribute to a Learner's course score. For general information about Learning Objects, see An Introduction to Learning Objects.

Important

Once a Learner has answered a question, you can no longer remove that question, or any answer option a Learner selected, from the Assessment. A Question Group that contains answered questions also cannot be deleted.

You can still update question text. However, changing it can cause results in the Assessments Report to show mismatched question and answer pairings. If a Learner has started but not completed an Assessment and you replace the original question with a new one, the Learner's answers will no longer correspond to the Assessment in progress.

Add an Assessment Learning Object

These instructions begin from the Syllabus section of the Add Online Course page in the Admin Experience (AE). For details on creating a course, see How to Create an Online Course.

From the Add Online Course page, navigate to the Syllabus section.
Click Add Learning Object. The Add Learning Object modal opens with Object selected by default.
Click Assessment.
Click Next. The Add Assessment form opens.
Configure the Details, Options, Messages, and Questions sections of the form.
Click Apply.

The modal closes, the Assessment is saved, and you return to the Add Online Course page. Apply is unavailable until all required fields are complete. If you click Cancel instead, the new Assessment is discarded.

Add Assessment Form Sections

The Add Assessment form contains four collapsible sections: Details, Options, Messages, and Questions. The Details section is expanded by default.

Details Section

The Details section identifies the Assessment and determines whether its score counts toward the Course score. The following image shows the Details section:

Details section of the Add Assessment form

The following table describes the fields in the Details section:

Field	Details
Name	Enter a name to identify the Assessment. The name is visible to Learners in the Learner Experience (LE) and to Admins in the AE. This field is required.
Description	Enter a description to provide additional details about the Assessment. The description is visible to Learners in the LE and to Admins in the AE.
Assessment is Weighted	Click the toggle to turn weighting ON or OFF. The default state is ON. For more information, see Assessment Calculated Weight. ON: The Assessment is treated as an exam, and its score counts toward the Learner's final course score. The following fields appear: Assessment Weight: Enter the weight of the Assessment, from 0 to 500. This field is required. The default value is 10. Grade to Pass: Enter the percentage score, from 0 to 100, that a Learner must achieve to pass the Assessment. OFF: The Assessment is treated as a quiz. The quiz score is tracked at the Lesson level but does not count toward the final course score.

Options Section

The Options section controls attempts, failure handling, question order, feedback, timing, and layout. Click a toggle to turn an option ON or OFF. All options are OFF by default, and some display additional settings when turned ON. The following image shows the Options section:

Options section of the Add Assessment form

The following table describes each option:

Option	Details
Allow Multiple Attempts	Allow Learners to attempt the Assessment more than once. When ON, the following settings appear: Maximum Number of Attempts: Enter the maximum number of attempts allowed. Allow Additional Attempts After Pass: Click the toggle to allow attempts after a Learner passes. Highest Grade or First Passing Grade: Click a radio button to base the grade on the Learner's highest grade or first passing grade. The default selection is Highest Grade.
Allow Failure	Allow Learners to fail the Assessment. When OFF, the Course remains in progress until the Learner passes. When ON, click a radio button to choose what happens after a failure: Do Nothing (default), Allow Retake After, or Reset All Lessons. If you click Allow Retake After, enter the number of days before the Learner can retake the Assessment.
Randomize Question Order	Questions are presented to Learners in random order.
Randomize Answer Order	Answer options are displayed in random order.
Show Answers	Show the correct answer after a Learner answers a question.
Show Feedback	Show feedback for each question after a Learner answers it. When ON, the Correct Reply and Incorrect Reply fields appear on the Add Question form.
Timed Assessment	The Assessment expires after a set duration. When ON, enter the duration in minutes in Maximum Time Allowed. This field is required. The default value is 60. For information about connection loss during a timed attempt, see Internet Disconnections During a Timed Assessment.
Single Page Layout	Display the Assessment in a single-page layout. When OFF, the Show Navigation toggle appears.
Show Navigation	Show the navigation bar to Learners. This toggle appears only when Single Page Layout is OFF. When ON, the Allow Navigation toggle appears.

Messages Section

The Messages section lets you configure three optional messages for Learners: Introduction Message, Post Message, and Fail Message. The following image shows the Messages section:

Messages section of the Add Assessment form

The following table describes each message:

Message	Details
Introduction Message	Text entered here is shown to Learners before they begin the Assessment.
Post Message	Text entered here is shown to Learners after they complete the Assessment.
Fail Message	Text entered here is shown to Learners when they fail the Assessment.

Questions Section

The Questions section is where you configure Assessment questions. Questions are organized into Question Groups, which control the flow of the Assessment. Each Assessment starts with one Question Group. The following image shows the Questions section:

Questions section of the Add Assessment form

The following table describes the fields and buttons in each Question Group:

Field or Button	Details
Name	Enter a name for the Question Group. The default value is Question Group 1, and additional groups are numbered in sequence. This field is required.
Ask all questions	Click this radio button to present every question in the Question Group to Learners. This is the default selection.
Ask certain number of questions from group	Click this radio button to present a set number of questions from the Question Group. Enter the number in Number of Questions to Ask. The number cannot exceed the number of questions in the group. This option is unavailable until the Question Group contains at least one question.
Manage Questions	Click this button to open the Manage Questions form, where you add and edit questions for the Question Group. For instructions, see Manage Assessment Questions.
Add Question Group	Click this button to add another Question Group to the Assessment.

Manage Assessment Questions

Use the Manage Questions form to add individual questions or Question Banks to a Question Group. These instructions begin from the Questions section of the Add Assessment form.

Click Manage Questions for the Question Group. The Manage Questions form opens.
Click Add Question. The Add Question form opens.
Complete the question fields. For field details, see Add Question Form.
Click Apply. You return to the Manage Questions form.
Optional: Repeat steps 2 to 4 to add more questions.
Click Apply. You return to the Add Assessment form.

To add an existing Question Bank instead of individual questions, click Use Question Bank in step 2. For details, see Add Question Bank Form.

Manage Questions Form

The Manage Questions form lists the questions and Question Banks in the Question Group. A warning banner at the top of the form reminds you of the editing restrictions described at the start of this article. The following image shows the Manage Questions form:

Manage Questions form for an Assessment

The following table describes the fields and buttons on the form:

Field or Button	Details
Questions	Lists the questions added to the Question Group. When empty, this section displays No questions have been added. Each question shows its weight and options to edit or delete it. Drag questions to reorder them. Deleting a question opens a confirmation prompt.
Question Banks	Lists the Question Banks added to the Question Group. When empty, this section displays No question banks have been added.
Add Question	Click this button to open the Add Question form.
Use Question Bank	Click this button to open the Add Question Bank form.

Add Question Form

The Add Question form is where you write a question, define its answer options, and set its weight. The following image shows the Add Question form:

Add Question form for an Assessment

The following table describes the fields on the form:

Field	Details
Question	Enter the question text. The question is visible to Learners in the LE and to Admins in the AE. This field is required.
Question Type	Click the field, then select a question type. The default selection is Multiple Choice (Single Answer). Multiple Choice (Single Answer): Learners select one answer. Multiple Choice (Multiple Answer): Learners select one or more answers. Text: Learners submit a text response.
Options/Answers	Enter the text for each answer option. Each new question starts with one answer option, and a question can have up to 10 options. For Multiple Choice questions, click the Answer toggle to mark each option as CORRECT or INCORRECT. The default state is CORRECT. A Multiple Choice (Single Answer) question must have exactly one correct option, and a Multiple Choice (Multiple Answer) question must have at least one. The toggle does not appear for Text questions.
Add Option/Answer	Click this button to add another answer option.
Correct Reply	Optional. Enter the message shown when a Learner answers correctly. This field appears only when Show Feedback is ON.
Incorrect Reply	Optional. Enter the message shown when a Learner answers incorrectly. This field appears only when Show Feedback is ON.
Attachment	Attach a file or link to content that Learners can access during the Assessment. Click a radio button to choose the source: File: Click Choose File to upload a file. This is the default selection. URL: Enter a valid web address that begins with http:// or https://.
Weight Per Question	Enter a value from 0 to 100 to set the question's share of the Assessment score. This field is required. The default value is 1.

Add Question Bank Form

Click Use Question Bank on the Manage Questions form to open the Add Question Bank form, where you add an existing Question Bank to the Question Group. To create a Question Bank, see Add: Question Bank. The following image shows the Add Question Bank form:

Add Question Bank form for an Assessment

The following table describes the fields on the form:

Field	Details
Select Question Bank	Click the field, then select an existing Question Bank. This field is required.
Weight Per Question	Enter the weight applied to each question in the Question Bank. This field is required. The default value is 1.

Assessment Calculated Weight

An Online Course can contain more than one Assessment. When Assessment is Weighted is ON, each Assessment's weight determines how much its score contributes to the Learner's overall course score. Assessments with Assessment is Weighted turned OFF do not contribute to the course score.

Use the following formula to calculate each Assessment's contribution:

AssessmentScore x (AssessmentWeight / TotalWeight)

For example, a course contains three Assessments with weights of 3, 7, and 14. The total weight is:

TotalWeight = 3 + 7 + 14 = 24

A Learner scores 88%, 97%, and 73% on these Assessments, respectively:

88% x (3/24)  = 11.000%
97% x (7/24)  = 28.292%
73% x (14/24) = 42.583%
11.000% + 28.292% + 42.583% = 81.875%

Course Score = 81%

The LMS truncates the result rather than rounding it, so the Learner's final course score is 81%.