There are three different ways to import an Assessment into your Showbie account. Use the guide below to find information on each of these methods:
Copy-Paste Questions
Via SOC Code
Via Excel Template
Copy-Paste Questions (BETA)
Copy-Paste Questions allows you to copy text from pre-existing resources, such as a PDF documents or other outside apps, and convert it into a fully formatted Showbie assessment, ready to share with colleagues and students.
To Import from Text:
Navigate to your Library.
Tap to Add Quiz.
Select the Copy-Paste Questions option.
Copy the text selection.
Paste it into the AI prompt field.
Click 'Import'.
Your assessment will be ready, including questions, options & answers.
💡 The answers designated should be correct, but remember to double-check against your answer key!
Import via SOC Code
If another teacher/colleague shares their assessment's SOC code with you, you can easily import the assessment using the code. To enter the SOC code:
Navigate to your Assessments.
Tap Add Quiz
Tap Import Quiz
Enter the SOC code provided
Click Import Quiz
Once imported, the assessment will be added directly to your Library and will be ready to use right away.
Import via Excel File
Navigate to your Assessments
Tap Add Quiz
Tap Import Quiz
Download the provided Excel template.
Fill in the assessment details in the template, including question type, questions, answer choices, and correct answers.
Save the completed sheet.
Upload the Excel file via Import Quiz
The downloaded template will look as below:
You can enter the questions for your quiz to upload to Assessments.
First, enter the name of the assessment.
In the Question Type column, use the drop-down to select if the question is either “Open-ended” or “Multiple choice”.
Enter your question in the question column.
If you selected a multiple-choice question, you can enter the answer choices in the answer columns. You can import up to 5 different multiple-choice answers for a question.
In the final five columns, indicate one or more answers as correct. Keep in mind, students must select all the correct answers in order to get a question correct
🚨 If you get an error during the import, the row where there is an error will be indicated so that you can fix the error and re-import the file.
✍️ Only assessments up to 100 questions can be imported via the template. For assessments over 100 questions, we recommend splitting them into two imports and merging the assessments together once imported.