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Largest free library of public quizzes and assessments on the Web now features more than 3 million sample questions and 300,000 complete quiz templates

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – April 24, 2012 – ProProfs.com, the leading provider of comprehensive online tools for building, testing and applying knowledge, today announced a new set of powerful features for its popular Quiz Maker product. ProProfs Quiz Maker will enable users to quickly and easily create quizzes with more than 3 million free sample questions and 300,000 quiz templates to choose from. Quiz Maker will also offer a robust set of reporting features which will allow users to track quiz performance in a number of different ways. In addition, a new grouping feature will allow users to create and track quizzes for separate groups of quiz-takers and host those quizzes in dedicated environments.

“The biggest challenge in creating quizzes, whether for corporate training or education, is thinking of the questions,” said Sameer Bhatia, founder and CEO of ProProfs.com. “Our free database of question examples helps users create the best quizzes possible for their individual needs. Coupled with the intelligent algorithms in our statistics dashboard, Quiz Maker empowers instructors and teachers with simple, yet powerful tools that reveal knowledge gaps, helping them create more efficient and productive learning environments.”

The new Quiz Maker features are focused on giving users a powerfully-simple, comprehensive tool set that helps them not only gather and manage quiz data, but also apply that knowledge, empowering them with valuable insight about their quiz-takers. With a wide variety of full quiz templates and individual quiz questions to choose from, users can easily create quizzes to meet their individual needs, whether they’re an HR manager, instructor, marketer or educator.

Specific features include:

ProProfs Quiz Maker is comprehensive, easy-to-use and affordable and allows users to increase productivity, efficiency and profitability. Outlined below are the top 10 reasons to choose ProProfs Quiz Maker:

1. World’s Largest Library of Pre-Written Questions

Having trouble thinking of questions for your next quiz? ProProfs is the world’s only quiz maker to offer you question suggestions on ANY topic that you can add to your quiz with the click of a button. Simply click “Suggest Me Questions” button while creating a quiz and get instant questions on whatever is the topic of the quiz that you are creating. With more than 3 million quiz questions and 300,000+ ready-made quizzes, ProProfs offers the largest library of public quizzes on the Web. More than 1 million registered users are actively engaged in contributing to the ProProfs community library of questions. This provides you access to the world’s largest library of pre-made questions that you can add to any quiz. With a wide variety of templates to choose from, users can easily create quizzes to meet their individual needs.

2. World Class Service & Support

Tired of navigating your way through the Web-site to find what you need? ProProfs provides excellent service and support that includes the following:

• Phone support: 9am-5pm PST
• Email support: 24/ 7 through global support team
• All plans include free updates, bug fixes & unlimited support
• Self-help resources such as video tutorials, example, product guides & knowledgebase

3. Backups & Data Security to Ensure Your Data Is Safe

At ProProfs, local and remote backups are performed daily so you have the peace of mind that your quiz information will not be lost due to hardware failures or any other reason.

• Daily local backup
• Daily remote backup
• ProProfs uses state-of-the-art computer servers, hosted at a secure location that maintainsmultiple power feeds, fiber links, dedicated generators, and battery backup
• Our product software and infrastructure is updated regularly with the latest security patches
• Our network is protected by an enterprise-class firewall
• All plans include remote data back ups to keep your data safe – at no additional cost
• ProProfs Quiz Maker also provides users with various security options at a quiz level that ensure only authorized users get access such as password protection, SSL encryption, individual student/trainee accounts and quiz expiry dates.

4. Data Portability Policy Ensures You Do Not Feel Locked In

As your organization grows and changes, the information stored in your quiz service may also change or may need to be exported to other systems such as learning management system, CRM, HRIS etc.

• Download or print your quiz any time
• Permanently delete your quiz at any time
• Download the quiz results / score data to CSV/ Excel
• API to insert quiz results into your database real time

5. World’s Largest Quiz Maker with Millions of Quiz Takers

With a large community & over a million views per day on ProProfs.com, all our products are designed to scale for a large project. As your company grows you will want assurance that the service you purchase will be able to accommodate that growth. If your company grows very quickly or if a certain quiz becomes very popular, ProProfs has the infrastructure and bandwidth to adjust to heavy use.

•  ProProfs is used by many Fortune 500 companies and large universities to  create online tests.
• Powers millions of quiz takers across hundreds of thousands of quizzes routinely .
• Global speed & performance monitoring from London, multiple locations in USA, Australia and more.
• Multiple servers and extensive infrastructure designed for scalability.
• No additional charge for large number of users. ProProfs is designed to scale!

As your organization grows and you require more users, ProProfs Quiz Maker grows with you, requiring no additional hardware, software, or bandwidth in order to deliver additional quizzes to more users.

6. Integrates Seamlessly With Your Website to Offer Excellent User Experience

By embedding a ProProfs quiz in your website, visitors will be drawn into participation

• Quizzes can be run on your website under your domain & branding
• Single Sign On API allowing potential quiz takers to be automatically identified by the quiz after they have logged in to your website
• An optional clean hosted page with just your quiz on it. Add your logo if desired
• Quiz takers can participate in a quiz or survey directly on your website, without ever knowing that ProProfs was the service that provided the quiz

7. FREE Seamless Updates and New Features

Since browsers and technology continually change, keeping up with changes is essential. At ProProfs we have updates and new releases routinely to ensure you get product that keeps up with the pace of change.

• All plans come with updates included
• All updates and upgrades are done seamlessly by our team – without any disruption to you.
• You need no patches to install or run, leaving you with more time for your work
• Bug fixes are done typically within 24 hours of being reported
• Small weekly updates are rolled out in such a way that makes them manageable for end users and easy to adjust to in smaller chunks. These small revisions are welcoming, timely and generally requested directly by our users.

You do not pay for upgrades, yet still have access to the cutting edge technology. This means that five years down the track you’re not stuck with an aging system.

8. No Questions Asked – 30 Day Return policy

Many services offer a demonstration version of their quiz software in order to allow potential users a “test drive.” This is a great way to find out if a service has all the features necessary for your company. However, demonstration versions do not always include every feature. You may decide to purchase a service, then discover after the purchase that something you need is not included after all. At ProProfs we are so confident of our product that we offer a no questions asked 30 day money back policy and a 7 day free trial.

• ProProfs Quiz Maker offers a risk free payment plan
• If you cancel your order within 30 days, for any reason, there is no charge
• ProProfs guarantees your satisfaction or your entire purchase if refunded
• In addition, if after purchasing the service and using it beyond the first 30 days you decide not to renew ProProfs Quiz Maker you will incur no future charges. Your current contract will run to the end of the agreement period, and no renewal shall be initiated. If service is canceled in the middle of a contract, fees are not prorated.

9. Super Simple Yet Powerful

ProProfs Quiz Maker is designed for use by a non-technical person – from a business person to a teacher. A few years ago, organizations had to spend tens of thousands of dollars on complicated enterprise software to get the same powerful features that ProProfs offers for a low monthly fee in a simple, easy-to-use, website.

• No software to install
• Practically zero learning curve to use ProProfs
• Unlimited customer support
• Flat pricing with no overage fee
• Ready-made question banks so you can leverage pre-written questions

From the product and pricing model to customer support, ProProfs keeps the user experience simple, every step of the way.

10. Works Across Operating Systems, Devices & Browser Compatibility!

With so many methods used today to access the Internet, it’s very important to make sure a service is accessible to the highest percentage of users.

• Works on all operating systems:   Windows or Mac or Linux

• Supports all major browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari

• Supports most mobile devices & tablets, including iPhone, iPad, Android

BONUS: Makes You A Better Instructor

Other  sites for quizzes , survey creation  or training software sites only offer users ways to gather and manage data. ProProfs goes one step further by giving users powerful tools to apply that knowledge, helping them increase productivity, efficiency and profitability. ProProfs’ powerful statistics dashboard empowers educators & trainers with valuable insight about their aggregate class performance (with data such as difficulty level of each question, why learners get a certain question wrong, time spent on each question etc), showing them precisely where to adjust teaching to improve class performance.

In Summary

Got more questions? Visit our help center for additional information on our product or see pricing and plans.

Fill in the Blank questions present the learner  with a sentence with a blanked out word, and a space to respond. Depending on how the question was created,  the response may be case-sensitive (by default, it is set to ignore case.). By a simple click, you can now enable case sensitive response such that “A” and “a” are treated differently.  Example, if the correct answer is “ABC” and student typed “abc”, it would graded as incorrect response (not a match) if case sensitive grading is enabled.

How To Enable Case Sensitive Grading For Fill In The Blank Questions

While creating the Fill In The Blank question click “case sensitive” checkbox as shown in the screenshot below:

Enabling this would make answers case sensitive. Example, if enabled “Abc” would not match  “abc” or “ABC” . You can add multiple answers that may be  treated as correct.

The following types of questions are available using ProProfs Quiz Maker. Learn the best method for creating each one using simple techniques and administration preferences.

1.   Multiple-Choice Questions

Multiple choice questions state a question followed by a list of possible answers, with only one of those answers being correct.

How to:

When writing multiple-choice questions, present your problem using simple but precise language. Make each question as concise and clear as possible. Good multiple choice questions present alternative answers that also relate to the question in some way. Do not use alternate answers that are meant to trick or purposely confuse students.

With multiple-choice questions you can assess how well students have memorized important information or how well they use deductive reasoning to find a solution to a posed problem.

Advantages:

• Easy to score using automatic scoring, with only one correct answer possible
• Can be used to measure various learning outcomes, both simple and complex
• Measures specific ideas or concepts clearly

Disadvantages:

• Too easy for the instructor to only focus on assessing simple recall or facts
• Can be difficult to construct complex, interesting questions
• Not useful to measure skill ability or performance
• Subject to random guessing if answers are not carefully constructed

2.   True/False Questions

True/False questions present a statement that must be identified as either true or false.

How to:

When writing true/false questions, keep statements brief. Avoid vague or confusing language. Do not attempt to trick students by using trivial statements. Write questions that are either entirely true or entirely false. Each question should focus on only one idea. Avoid general statements or statements that include the words “always” or “never.” Avoid the use of negative wording. If using ideas or concepts from a course text, do not use the exact wording, but rephrase the statement.

Include more false statements in a test than true ones. Vary the number of false statements from test to test.  Use True/False questions sparingly.

Advantages:

• Easy to write
• Simple to score using automatic scoring
• There is always only one correct answer
• Tests one clear idea or concept

Disadvantages:

• Measures only low-level learning such as knowledge, comprehension, or facts
• Guessing has a higher possible success ratio, with a 50/50 chance to be correct
• Guessing is more likely
• Sometimes viewed by students as a boring, poor or unfair method of scoring
• Relies on rote memorization

3.   Check-All Questions

The Check-all question (multiple select) is a variation of the multiple-choice question in online assessments. In the Check-all question there is typically more than one correct answer.

How to:

The Check-all question requires accurate instructions. Selections need to be related in some way to the core question. Use answer options that are plausible, and order them logically. The Check-all question works best with less than ten possible answers to choose from. When using multiple Check-all questions in a test, vary the number of possible answers.

With Check-all questions you can test knowledge for terms and definitions, cause and effect, parts and their functions, and procedures and operations. The idea behind the check-all question is making associations with a main idea.

Advantages:

• Quite easy to write
• Simple to score using automatic scoring
• Work well with the use of visual aids such as maps or diagrams, pictures, and graphs

Disadvantages

• Difficult to use for assessing interpretation or application of knowledge
• Encourages rote memorization
• Higher margin of error in choosing multiple selections due to students not reading carefully

4.   Short Answer Questions

Short answer questions are also known as fill-in-the-blank. These questions are used to check recall for details that identify specific ideas, names, or parts.

When writing short answer questions try to phrase questions so there is only one possible answer. For best results, use direct questions, not an incomplete statement. If you do choose to use incomplete statements, use only one blank within each item. Good Short-answer questions require specific, exact information. When creating your list of possible answers include any acceptable option including synonyms, capitalization variations, possible misspellings (if acceptable), and any other acceptable alternate answer. Be prepared to review student answers that don’t match your allowable options, but are still acceptable. Take the time to read student responses, and don’t rely entirely on your quiz maker to grade these answers.

Short-answer questions work well with an attached visual aid. They are successful when used to distinguish identifiable items in a diagram, for example.

Using short answer questions can help assess student knowledge, comprehension, plus some application and evaluation skills. This type of question is not useful in assessing how students interpret information.

Advantages:

• Questions are generally easy to construct
• Minimizes guessing
• Encourages deeper study
• Can assess more types and levels of learning
• Gives a more accurate analysis of student knowledge, since students must construct their answer

Disadvantages:

• Must allow for a correct answer not included in answer options
• Take longer to score than other question types
• May put too much emphasis on memorization
• Grading can be subjective

5.   Essay Questions

With essay questions you are better able to evaluate how well a student grasps information through their expression and organization of words. Additionally, essay questions allow students to pose a solution to a given problem. However they are the most subjective type of questions because they allow students to write responses using their own words.

When writing essay questions, focus on one specific idea, asking a question that can be answered within a few minutes. Use brief, concise language. Indicate whether you want a response that includes only facts, or also student opinion.

Advantages:

• Can assess reasoning, application, and critical thinking
• Relatively easy to construct
• Reduces guessing
• Gives students a chance to express opinions or creative ideas

Disadvantages:

• Takes extra time in grading
• Is subjective to teacher opinion
• There may be no right or wrong answer
• Teacher focus can be swayed by misspellings, grammar or other content errors when these are not part of that particular course’s objectives

In Summary

Knowing a few techniques for creating each type of question can help in making your questions a highly effective means of evaluating student learning. The more practice you get, the better your questions will be.

Creating quality assessments takes practice. Using these guidelines, you’ll be able to create an effective, quality assessment, ready to distribute to your next group of students.

For creative and engaging ideas to use in your assessments, see Five Effective Tips to Encourage Student Engagement and  6 Engaging Ways To Use ProProfs Quiz Maker In The Classroom.

So why wait?  Get started using ProProfs Quiz Maker today!

Some of these include:
- Keyword based protection filters
- Bot identification filters
- Quality filters
- IP filters
- Strengthened defense against attacks like script/SQL injection

These are just a few of the many things we have done to make ProProfs safer. Our business is built on your trust and we take every step to provide you a safe and reliable platform.

Engage your learners by varying the type of questions used to assess knowledge in quiz takers. Most quizzes contain the standard type questions of Multiple Choice, True/False, and Fill-in-the-Blank. Use Matching questions to increase learner interest and add variety to your quizzes.

Steps to add matching question types are:

Step 1: Click “Create a Quiz” and select “Scored Quiz”.

Step 2: Click on ‘Matching’ as the question type under ‘Add Questions’ section.

Step 3: Type in the question. Enter the choice and its corresponding match.

Step 4: Click ‘Save’ and you are done!

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Examples Of Quizzes with Different Settings

Look out for settings that you like and apply them to your own quiz.!