What are some ways to ask open ended questions with no right answer?

Dory_Learn2Love
Dory_Learn2Love Posts: 4 researcher rank
in First-time course creation

To whom it may concern,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am a first-time Udemy course-creator looking to have my students complete a reflection assignment where they can be asked some open-ended questions that have no right answer. For example, "What's a time in your life when you noticed ____?", or, "What's one thing you'll now do differently?"

I see under the assignment tab that it requires us to provide an answer. Is it possible to make assignments where there is no right answer?

Thank you very much for your time, I greatly appreciate it and wish you the best,

Dory :)

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  • ElianaC
    ElianaC Posts: 5,412 Udemy rank

    Hi @Dory_Learn2Love
    Currently, open questions assignments are not supported yet in the Udemy Platform; however, I've passed this suggestion to the appropriate team.

    Eliana Cerna

    Udemy Community

  • Dory_Learn2Love
    Dory_Learn2Love Posts: 4 researcher rank

    Thank you for sharing this with me and passing it along to the team, I appreciate it :)

  • Dory_Learn2Love
    Dory_Learn2Love Posts: 4 researcher rank

    Hi Lawrence,

    That's a fantastic idea, thank you for sharing it with me!

    That way, I can also share tables for the students to fill out, lists to make, or other templates to complete. They can also bring these completed resources with them to where they can be applied.

    Wishing you the best,

    Dory

  • LawrenceMMiller
    LawrenceMMiller Posts: 2,262 rolemodel rank

    @Dory_Learn2Love
    That is very much what I do in my assignments. In fact in some of them I include an Excel spreadsheet. For example, there is an assignment to develop "standard work" and "leader standard work" and I have an example and template for that as a spreadsheet. The "right" answer for this is different for every person in every company.

  • YusRizal
    YusRizal Posts: 1 observer rank

    Great !

    @Dory_Learn2Love
    wrote:

    To whom it may concern,

    I hope this message finds you well.

    I am a first-time Udemy course-creator looking to have my students complete a reflection assignment where they can be asked some open-ended questions that have no right answer. For example, "What's a time in your life when you noticed ____?", or, "What's one thing you'll now do differently?"

    I see under the assignment tab that it requires us to provide an answer. Is it possible to make assignments where there is no right answer?

    Thank you very much for your time, I greatly appreciate it and wish you the best,

    Dory :)

  • PkChawal914
    PkChawal914 Posts: 1 observer rank

    Hi Lawrence,


    That's a incredible idea, thanks for sharing it with me!

    That way, I can also share tables for the scholars to fill out, lists to make, or different templates to complete. They also can bring those finished resources with them to where they can be carried out.

    Wishing you the great,

  • tallojuuday
    tallojuuday Posts: 42 traveler rank

    Exactly, it depends on the course which we publish, few needs quiz and few doesn't.

  • NarineGrigo571
    NarineGrigo571 Posts: 1 observer rank

    Nice question. But I have a remark here. While constructing an open-ended task don't make it in a form of a question, it must be done by statement as we need the integrity of the task. I mean it supposes to be the logical filling of the sentence or concept.

  • LawrenceMMiller
    LawrenceMMiller Posts: 2,262 rolemodel rank

    @NarineGrigo571
    I think you are confusing an assignment with a test. Completing a sentence correctly is something you do when testing. An assignment is to apply a methedology in your own life or work place. In my case I ask the student to develop a charter for their team, or to develop a team scorecard, or to use a problem solving method on a problem they are encountering in their work place. There is no right answer or sentence completion for any of these. I am not interested in figuring out whether they have done something right or wrong. I am interested in their experimenting, trying a method and experiencing the results or difficulties they may encounter. That is part of the learning process.

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