Release 4.5.1 introduces Per-Answer Explanations, allowing administrators to provide feedback for individual answers within an assessment question.
Instead of displaying a single explanation for the entire question, explanations can now be configured for specific answer options, blanks, ordering items, and matching items. After submitting an assessment, learners see feedback tailored to the answer they selected or entered, helping reinforce learning and improve knowledge retention.
This feature is available across both web and mobile experiences.
Per-Answer Explanations are available for the following assessment question types:
Single Choice
Multiple Choice
Fill in the Blanks
Ordering
Matching
Administrators can choose to add explanations to any or all supported answers within a question.
When creating or editing an assessment question, administrators can add an explanation to individual answers.
Examples include:
Explaining why a particular answer is correct
Clarifying common misconceptions behind incorrect answers
Providing additional context or learning references
Reinforcing key concepts after assessment completion
Adding explanations is optional, allowing flexibility based on the assessment's purpose.
Per-Answer Explanations are also supported through bulk question imports.
Administrators can include explanations for supported answer types directly within the bulk upload template, making it easier to create large assessments while maintaining consistent learner feedback.
Any explanation fields left blank will simply be saved without an explanation.
A new assessment setting, Show Explanations for All Options, controls how explanations are displayed for Single Choice and Multiple Choice questions.
The setting is available in:
Course Creation → Settings → Assessment Settings
Course → Settings → Assessment Settings
Event → Session → Assessment → Settings
Default Value: No
Learners see explanations only for the answer option(s) they selected.
Learners see explanations for all configured answer options, including those they did not select.
This setting applies only to Single Choice and Multiple Choice questions.
After submitting an assessment, learners receive immediate feedback for their responses.
Depending on the question type, learners can:
View whether their answer was correct or incorrect
Read the explanation associated with their selected answer
Review additional answer explanations when enabled by the administrator
Access question-level feedback within the assessment summary
This helps learners understand not only whether an answer was correct, but also why.
The mobile app provides the same explanation experience as the web platform.
Learners can:
View answer-specific explanations after assessment submission
Review correct and incorrect responses
Access explanations from the assessment summary screen
Navigate assessment results using a mobile-optimized interface
A compliance assessment includes several questions where learners frequently choose incorrect answers based on common misunderstandings.
By adding explanations to each answer option, learners immediately understand why their choice was correct or incorrect, helping reinforce policy requirements and reduce future mistakes.
If Show Explanations for All Options is enabled, learners can also review the reasoning behind every available answer choice.
Existing assessments remain unchanged until explanations are added.
Per-Answer Explanations are optional and can be configured on a question-by-question basis.
Assessment scoring and grading behavior are unaffected.
If you need assistance configuring Per-Answer Explanations, please contact Auzmor Support.