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Interactive Video Quizzes Overview

Adding inter-activity to media increases the power of educational and training videos by embedding questions directly into the video, allowing the viewer to engage directly with the video. The video's impact can be monitored for effective learning outcomes.

Benefits of Interactive Video Quizzes

  • easy-to-use interface
  • settings for quiz creators to allow users to repeat sections, skip questions, revise answers, receive hints, and discover the correct answers
  • options to designate a specific point in a video where questions appear for the viewer, and continue the video after the viewer answers
  • supports a variety of media such as questions, polls, training videos, marketing materials, etc.
  • tests for knowledge and retention, and gathers media effectiveness data
  • integration with Kaltura’s standalone applications such as MediaSpace, or Kaltura-integrated apps like Canvas
  • integration with Kaltura player which embeds and presents media quizzes on any digital device

IVQs are created and edited using the Kaltura Video Editing Tools Quiz Creator, which enables:

  • Creation of an unlimited number of multiple choice questions with 2-4 optional answers per question.
  • Learning tools that allow the user to download questions before taking the quiz, request hints, receive answer explanations, and ability to skip questions and return later to answer them.
  • Viewer's ability to watch media segments multiple times in preparation for answering questions; and to receive feedback, correct answers, and in-depth explanations when completing questions.