Topics and questions

On the left is the topic tree, in the middle the questions of the selected topic, on the right the preview of the selected question — as participants see it. Above the list you search for text and filter by Type, Scope (this topic only, with subtopics, all topics) and Scenario. + Question opens the question editor for a new question in the selected topic.

11Topic tree22Search33Type44Scope55+ Question66Question list77Preview

1. Topic tree
2. Search
3. Type
4. Scope
5. + Question
6. Question list
7. Preview

The arrows above the tree move the selected topic up or down; the indent buttons make it a subtopic of the one above or move it up a level. With Shift and the arrow keys this also works from the keyboard after you have clicked into the tree. The pencil icon renames the topic.

11New topic22Subtopic33up / down44outdent / indent55Rename66new subtopic

1. New topic
2. Subtopic
3. up / down
4. outdent / indent
5. Rename
6. new subtopic

A click on a row shows the question in the preview. At the end of the row: the pencil opens the question editor, the note icon sets the planned time and note, the copy icon copies the question into the same or another topic or moves it, the archive icon hides it without deleting it. Questions already used in a playlist or session can only be archived.

11selected question22Edit33Planned time and note44Copy / move55Archive66Delete

1. selected question
2. Edit
3. Planned time and note
4. Copy / move
5. Archive
6. Delete

A scenario is a shared starting text — a circuit, a case, a series of measurements — that several questions refer to. The Scenario button above the list creates one; on the right you see the preview. In the question editor you assign questions to the scenario; in the playlist they are then asked together as a question block.

11Title22Starting text (Markdown, formulas, images)

1. Title
2. Starting text (Markdown, formulas, images)

The ⋮ menu above the tree gathers what concerns a whole topic: Duplicate (with questions), Move to topic, Review questions … checks all questions for typical weaknesses, Show answer patterns jumps into Analytics. Under Export you save one topic or all of them as an .lpx file for another computer; Import (.lpx, .json) reads such a file.

11Duplicate22Review questions33Show answer patterns44Export (.lpx)55Import

1. Duplicate
2. Review questions
3. Show answer patterns
4. Export (.lpx)
5. Import

Show answer patterns opens Analytics in the Answer patterns tab with the selected topic: can the correct answer be guessed without subject knowledge because it is often in the same position or is the longest? How to analyze the answers themselves is shown in the guide Analytics.

11Answer patterns tab22selected topic

1. Answer patterns tab
2. selected topic

The AI button above the question list guides you in five steps through creating questions with an AI assistant of your choice: you give it the structure description (PDF) and your lecture notes, copy the prepared prompt and paste its answer below. LehrPuls checks the answer right away and imports it. At the top you choose whether a Question collection on one topic or a whole Course unit with playlist is to be created.

11Kind of result22Structure description33Prompt to copy

1. Kind of result
2. Structure description
3. Prompt to copy

The AI’s answer goes into the field at the bottom. Above it is the result of the check: All good with the number of questions — or a list of findings you can hand back to the AI for correction. To try it out, Insert sample result below inserts a finished answer. Import asks for the target topic.

11Result of the check22The AI’s answer33Import

1. Result of the check
2. The AI’s answer
3. Import

In the ⋮ menu of the question list, Import from Moodle, GIFT, Aiken, XML, table opens this dialog. Choose a file or paste the text — LehrPuls detects the format by itself. Preview shows on the right which questions can be taken over. For your own lists, Save template (Excel) provides a spreadsheet template. The questions end up in the selected topic and carry the tag “import”.

11Format22File or text33Preview44Import

1. Format
2. File or text
3. Preview
4. Import

The questions are now in the topic, and the Source column names their origin. Check them in the preview or in the question editor: Moodle formats do not know some LehrPuls details, such as the planned duration.

11imported questions

1. imported questions