Why Tasks Are Needed
Task is not just a formality at the end of training; it is the core tool that transforms a course from a collection of materials into an active development process. They confirm that an employee has absorbed the material, reinforce knowledge through active recall, help identify weak topics via answer statistics, and record training completion for reporting and certifications. Surveys complement this by gathering student feedback, which helps improve the course. On Evolve, there are three types of tasks for these purposes: Quiz, Open-Ended Question, and Survey. This manual describes how to add each of them and what settings are available.
Adding a Task
Most of the tasks (quiz, open-ended question and survey) reside inside course chapters. Simulators can now be part of the course or can be set to Launch without a course, please find more details in the Simulators section.
To add a task or Simulator:
Open the course for editing and locate the chapter where you want to add the task.
Click Add New Lesson, enter a title, and press Enter.
Click the blue Add button next to the title – this will open the Create Lesson dialog with the options.
Task Type | When to Choose |
Create Quiz | Knowledge check with correct answers, scores, and completion rules. Suitable for:
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Open-Ended Question | A detailed, free-form response evaluated by AI. Suitable for:
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Survey | Collecting feedback and opinions. |
1. Quiz
Quiz is the most feature-rich task type. After choosing "Create Quiz," the task appears in the chapter, and its editor displays three tabs: Settings, Questions, and Advanced.
1.1. "Settings" Tab
Basic Quiz properties:
Title – how the Quiz is displayed in the course structure and the student interface.
Description (up to 2000 characters) – a brief explanation before starting: what it evaluates, how long it will take, and the rules.
Mandatory Question setting. If enabled, the student cannot proceed through the course until they complete the Quiz question(s).
Commentary on completion – text displayed to user after taking the Quiz. Great for summaries, congratulations, or links to the next material.
2.2. "Questions" Tab
Three actions are available on this tab:
Add Category – grouping questions by topic.
Categories are a powerful tool. Their main benefit is creating unique final quizes using a random selection. By dividing the entire question pool into categories, you can generate completely different quizes for different employees from the same set of questions, simply by adjusting the settings to match the exam goal.
Example.
For certification for a foreman role, you set a rule: the system randomly selects
5 questions from the "Commissioning Engineer Skills" category,
3 questions from the "Team Management" category, and
3 questions from the "Industrial Safety Regulations" category.
For a line engineer, you can set up a different quiz:
9 questions from "Commissioning Engineer Skills" and
5 questions from "Industrial Safety Regulations"
without using "Team Management."
The system will automatically generate a unique version for each employee from the shared question pool.
If you want to use this tool, don't forget to specify a category when adding questions or importing them from a file.
Add Question – creating a new question manually.
Import Questions – bulk loading a ready-made question database from a file.
Fields of a Single Question
After adding a question, click Expand. A card with the following fields will open:
Title – the text of the question that the student will see.
Question categories – a dropdown list of the created categories.
Description – additional explanatory text, such as a problem statement.
Add File – attach an image or a document (diagram, screenshot, drawing).
Points for the whole question – the total number of points for a correct answer. Used if all correct answers are scored equally.
Hint: Do not assign points at both the question level and individual answer choice level simultaneously – the system will display a warning: "Both question and answer have points."
If you specify a value in the "Points for the whole question" field, each correct answer chosen by the student will yield exactly that number of points.
If the question has multiple correct answers, the student's final score will be the product of the specified points and the number of correctly selected options. Please note that in this case, the points in the "Answer Choices" fields must be set to 0 – even for correct answers. The student will then receive the points from the "Points for the whole question" field for selecting a correct answer, while selecting an incorrect answer will yield 0 points.
Answer options
Each option is a separate row containing the following elements:
Drag-and-drop icon – reorder answers by dragging.
Option text – what the student will see in the list.
Comment icon – feedback displayed to the student when they choose this specific option.
Trash icon – delete the option.
“Points” field – how many points are awarded for selecting this option. This allows you to configure partially correct answers.
"Correct" button – marks the option as correct. You can mark one or multiple options.
At the bottom of the block: Add an Option (adds a new answer row) and General comment (displayed after the question is answered, regardless of the choice).
2.3. "Advanced" Tab
Here, you define how the quiz is taken and how results are recorded. Settings are grouped into three blocks:
Rules of Passage
Unit of measurement – Percentages % or Points.
Passing value – the minimum value required to pass.
Displaying results during the test (choose one of the four strategies):
Accept only correct answers – incorrect answers are not accepted; the number of attempts is recorded.
Accept wrong answers and do not show correct ones – the student proceeds but does not see the correct answer.
Accept wrong answers and show correct ones – after a wrong answer, the correct one is highlighted (learning mode).
Accept wrong answers and show results – only a "correct/incorrect" indicator is displayed, without revealing the actual correct option.
Displaying results at the end of the test (six final screen modes):
Exam mode – does not display scores or answers. Best for certifications.
Practice mode – only the final result (pass/fail).
Show mode – final score, answers for each question, and correctness indicators.
Ranking mode – final score and a leaderboard of other students (for gamification).
Check mode – only the final score and correct answers (without individual question grading).
Report mode – a detailed summary based on the quiz results.
Visibility and time settings
Show questions on the page – all on one page or one by one (classic step-by-step layout).
Enable timer (min) – time limit in minutes. Empty = no timer.
Procedure for submitting questions – Random, Questions sorted alphabetically, or According to the given order.
Order of answer options – Shuffle or Do not shuffle.
Quiz contents – the pool from which questions are pulled at startup:
All questions – a fixed, complete list.
Random questions from all – a random selection from all questions within the quiz.
Random questions from categories – a random selection respecting the created categories.
Random questions from course – pulling questions from other quizes in the same course.
Attempts
Number of attempts – how many attempts are allowed. Empty = unlimited.
Save results – which result is stored in the user's data: all attempts / last attempt / best attempt.
Record in the report – which attempts are logged in admin reports: all attempts / last / best.
Block Opening a Second Window – if a student opens another tab during the quiz, the attempt pauses and a warning is displayed. Used for integrity control during exams.
2. Open-Ended Question
A detailed, free-form response. The editor contains two tabs: Task and Settings.
2.1. "Task" Tab
Title – task name.
Body Text (up to 2000 characters) – the core task: scenario, case, or question.
Required Task – toggle: the student cannot proceed without completing this.
Add File – supplementary materials.
2.2. "Settings" Tab
"AI Review" Section:
AI Grading – the key toggle. If enabled, the system automatically analyzes answers, provides feedback to the student, and generates a summary for the administrator.
"AI Criteria" Section:
AI evaluation criterion – the benchmark. The AI uses it for grading, and administrators can refer to it during manual grading.
Points – number of points the student gets if meeting this criterion
!Tip. The more detailed the "AI evaluation criterion" is, the more accurately the AI grades students' detailed responses.
"Attempts" Section:
Number of attempts per task - Set the maximum number of attempts for each assignment. Leave blank for unlimited attempts.
Save results - all attempts / last attempt / best attempt.
Record in the report – which attempts are logged in admin reports: all attempts / last / best.
3. Survey
Feedback collection without correct answers or points. The editor contains two tabs: Survey and Content.
3.1. "Survey" Tab
Header Text – survey name.
Body Text (up to 2000 characters) – explanation before starting the survey.
Mandatory task – if enabled the student cannot proceed without answering.
Add File – supplementary materials.
3.2. "Content" Tab
This is where survey questions are created. For each question:
Title – question text.
MaxResponse Count – how many options the student can select. 1 = single choice (radio), more than 1 = multiple choice (checkbox). The platform suggests the range ("From 1 to N").
Free answer – If enabled, an open text field is added to the choices.
Choices (Option 1, Option 2, ...) – added using the "+ Add an option" button.
Below the question list is the "Answer" block with a general title and sample answer, if the survey concludes with a detailed comments field.
4. Which Task Type to Choose
Parameter | Quiz | Open-Ended Question | Survey |
Correct Answer | Yes, marked with the "Correct" button | Benchmark via "Sample Answer", AI grading | No |
Points | Per question or per each option | Via AI evaluation | No |
Multiple Questions | Yes, with categories and import | One open-ended question | Yes, a sequence of questions |
Free-form Text | No | Yes, core format | Yes, "Free-Form Response" toggle |
Timer and Attempts | Yes | No | No |
Student Feedback | Comments on options and general | Detailed AI feedback | Not provided |
When to Choose | Checking facts, regulations, certification | Case studies, reasoning, skills | Gathering opinions, reviews, feedback |
5. Saving and Previewing
At the bottom of each editor are "Save" and "Cancel" buttons. Many fields auto-save, but when editing a test or a question, you must explicitly click "Save" – otherwise, navigating to another page will trigger an "Unsaved Changes" warning.
! Tip. If the "Save" button doesn't work and the task keeps the "Unsaved changes" status, it means mandatory fields are missing: the test or question title, or there is not a single answer choice. Fill them in and try again.
In the top-right corner of the task editor, the following actions are available:
Preview – opens the task exactly as the student will see it. A mandatory step before publishing.
Delete – permanently removes the task from the chapter (this action is irreversible).
Comment - leave a comment in this part of the course when it's in Draft mode. Helpful when you invite collaborators for course review or want to come back to some parts of it later yourself.
6. Practical Recommendations
Use Quizes to check concrete knowledge (regulations, facts, products). Use Open-Ended Questions to evaluate thinking and practical application. Use Surveys to gather feedback.
For certifications, enable Exam Mode and Block Opening a Second Window. For learning courses, use Show Mode with correct answers highlighted.
In quizes designed to be retaken, enable question and choice shuffling – this reduces the "memorizing options by position" effect.
Always fill in the "Sample Answer" for open-ended questions – AI grading is less accurate without it.
Keep surveys short (3–7 questions). Students rarely complete long ones.
After creation, always run the task through Preview from the student's perspective – it is the best way to find typos and logical errors.