Back in Step 1: Review Drafted H5P, you used your {Course #} H5P Questions document to capture your notes on 3 major concepts you want to feature in your H5P questions. You may be revising or replacing the H5P you drafted during Year 1 by doing so.

Consider the approach you want to take to reinforce the chapter content. To do this, revisit the relevant chapter sections. Review the work that the chapter does to make a claim about this concept. Here are some examples:

• Analyzing a historical pattern
• Introducing a theory
• Relating two or more ideas
• Providing an overview of research methods
• Examining a problem

Look for signaling phrases like “although,” “despite,” and “in contrast to” to identify key passages that clarify a major idea or make an intervention in your field. Notice also any references to the scholarship or experiences of marginalized populations around this concept. This content will help to ground your H5P question in context and suggest possible answer options.

If students read this chapter section, what major takeaways would be relevant to the learning objective that led you here? Copy and paste a few sentences or phrases that are relevant to this concept into your H5P Drafting Document. These phrases can help you draft the text of your question and your answer options.

Now you’re ready to start writing or revising your H5P.

Draft a Question

Indicate “True/False” or “Multiple Choice” under Question Type in your {Course #} H5P Questions document.

Both Multiple Choice and True/False questions should be specific and meaningful to the content you’ve reviewed. Ideally, the question will draw out the argument or claim from the chapter, rather than asking students to repeat basic facts. After reading the question, students should be able to recognize the correct answer because the question is clear and complete.

• Unsatisfactory question: What did Freud believe?
• Better question: What did Freud believe dreams represent?

A question should contain only information that is necessary to answer the question. Including extraneous information makes students work harder to understand the question itself.

• Unsatisfactory question: The latent stage of psychosexual development is one in which the libido is dormant. It is during this stage that children can put their energy toward school, play, and hobbies. At what age does this stage occur?
• Better question: What behaviors occur in the latent stage of psychosexual development? Select all that apply.

For multiple choice questions, you’ll write at least one correct answer, plus additional answer options that are plausible but clearly incorrect. Incorrect answer options will use context and language from the chapter so that they seem familiar at first read. However, they should misinterpret or misrepresent the chapter’s claims or argument so that students who have reviewed the chapter can distinguish them as incorrect.

It’s also okay to list only correct answers. Make sure to include the phrase “Select all that apply” so that students know they are allowed to select more than one statement in the answer options.

Write Answer Feedback

Explain what is correct about the correct answer. This gives you the opportunity to elaborate on the chapter’s argument or reinforce a complicated idea. You can also refer students to a specific chapter subheading so they can contextualize their learning.

You only have 255 characters, including spaces, for your feedback. This is approximately 3 short sentences. Select your answer text and go to Tools-Word Count to find out how many characters you have used. For reference, this paragraph is 254 characters!

Licenses and Attributions for Writing H5P

Open content, original

“Writing H5P” by Open Oregon Educational Resources is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Open content, shared previously

“Draft a Question” adapts two examples from Multiple Choice Question and Quiz Tips by the University of Toronto Center for Teaching Support and Innovation, licensed CC BY 4.0.