Learn about the key elements of a Question-Based Assessment (QBA)
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Question types
As the questions are the key element of a Question-Based Assessment (QBA), it is important to understand each question type.
Multiple Choice - Respondents select one option from multiple options.
Checkboxes - Respondents can select more than one option.
If it is a weighted score assessment, the respective response weightings for each selected response will either be added together or averaged.
Dropdown Menu - Respondents select one response from a drop-down menu.
Short Text Response - Allows respondents to write a 70 character response.
Long Text Response - Allows respondents to write a 100 character response. If you need more detail, instruct your respondent to attach a document and tick 'Document upload mandatory' when you make the question.
Parent/Child - Questions can be grouped with an overarching question with multiple sub-questions.
Looped question - Multiple questions can be looped for each response to an overarching question.
Skip logic
Assessment questions can also have conditional logic that skips certain questions relating to previous responses. To learn about skip logic, head here.
Assessment styles
QBAs can be of one of two styles, Risk rated or Weighted score.
When creating an assessment, you are given the option to select a style.
Risk rated - This style allows you to assign risk ratings to each answer under every question. The respondent is not able to see the risk rating when they are responding. This is the default when creating a new assessment.
Weighted score - This style allows you to assign an index/scoring framework to each answer under every question.
To learn how to use these key elements while building a QBA, head here.