Proposal: Multi-Question Problem Authoring in Open edX

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Hi Educators,

I wanted to share an improvement we’re proposing for the Open edX platform. Currently, the problem editor only supports creating single-question problems, which can limit how educators assess complex learning outcomes.

We’re proposing to enhance the editor so that instructors can create multi-question problems within a single block, each with its own type and linked scoring, but submitted together as one cohesive unit.

Here’s a link to the full proposal in Confluence: Multi-question problem editor proposal

We’d love to hear your feedback:

  • Do you have any insights about how you currently manage these scenarios, and would you like to see this feature developed?

Your input will help us refine and prioritize this proposal. Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences and thoughts!

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@egordon - wanted to flag this to you and your team!

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I’ve run into a version of what you are trying to solve, I think.

In the old editor, I used to nest several questions into one block. It was mostly for aesthetic reasons so there was one “submit” button for several questions.

But I largely stopped that because of the effect on analytics. Analytics treated one block as one question, so I couldn’t get granular about each question when I grouped them all together like this.

So my feedback would be to try to have analytics treat each questions separately, if you do move forward with this.

Thanks!

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+1 on this, @Chelsea_Rathbun is aware of the analytics open issues / questions on this proposal. Thanks for flagging!