# Create a Self-Paced Polling Answer Key

You have the option of creating a self-paced polling answer key prior to your class. Creating an answer key will allow for self-paced polling results to be graded in real-time.

| TIP: You may find it faster and easier to start a self-paced polling session without an answer key and grade later using i>grader.

### To create a self-paced polling answer key:

1. From the i>clicker Home Page, select the Self-Paced Polling menu option and choose New Answer Key.

> Self-Paced Polling New Answer Key Menu Option

2. The Answer Key window appears. At the Number of Questions field, click the Up or Down arrows to select the number of questions on your quiz or survey. The table adjusts to show the number of questions you have selected.

> New Answer Key window

3. Click row 1 in the Correct Answer column and enter your answer. Answers can be A-E, numeric, or alphanumeric. You do not have to select the question type for your answer. Answers are not case sensitive.

> Answer key showing A as correct answer for question 1

4. By default, the number of points for each question matches the number of points for a correct answer that you set in My Settings (default setting is 1). You can change the number of points for each question on your answer key by clicking in the Points column and changing the number of points. Only the question that you have selected will be affected.

> Answer Key showing 2 point for question 1

5. Continue adding your answers to complete the answer key.

> Example of a complete answer key

6. Click any number in the Question column to select that question. When a question is selected (blue), you can click the Up and Down buttons below the Question column to re-order the questions.

> Answer key showing a highlighted row

7. When your answer key is complete, click Save. A Save As window appears. Enter a filename for your answer key (e.g., Physics Quiz 1) and click Save. The file is saved in your class folder.

> Answer Key Save As window

8. You are now ready to run your self-paced polling session. See Using Self-Paced Polling Without an Answer Key and Using Self-Paced Polling With an Answer Key for instructions on starting a self-paced session.

### To edit a self-paced polling answer key:

1. From the i>clicker Home Page, select the Self-Paced Polling menu option and choose Open Answer Key.
2. From the Open File window, select the answer key that you want to edit. The answer key will be in your class folder unless you saved it in a different location.
3. Click Open.
4. Modify the answer key and click Save to save your changes.