Deprecated Question type conversion is a job in Item Bank Health Check (IBHC) that converts Items using deprecated Question types into their current, supported equivalents, in bulk.
The Question stimulus, validation, metadata and other shared settings are kept, so your Items don’t need to be rebuilt by hand. Once converted, your Items can use the latest Question features and can be included in other IBHC jobs.
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Question types supported
| Deprecated Question type | Converted to |
|---|---|
| Chemistry essay (chemistryessay) | Chemistry essay with rich text (chemistryessayV2) |
| Math essay (formulaessay) | Math essay with rich text (formulaessayV2) |
| Label image with drag & drop (imageclozeassociation) | Label image with drag & drop (imageclozeassociationV2) |
| Highlight image (highlight) | Drawing (drawing) |
| Long text essay (longtext) | Essay with rich text (longtextV2) |
| Math formula v2 (formulaV2) | Math (clozeformulaV2) |
| Sort list (sortlist) | Order list (orderlist) |
When to use this job
The Deprecated Question type conversion job is particularly effective when you need to:
- Access the latest features: Move legacy content onto current Question types so it benefits from ongoing updates and improvements.
- Keep your Item bank consistent: Standardize older Items so they’re easier to maintain and compatible with future updates.
- Save time on remediation: Convert large volumes of legacy Items in one job instead of rebuilding them one by one.
Running the job
- Open the Learnosity Console and navigate to Item Bank Health Check.
- Create a Collection or select an existing one with the Item bank you want to analyze.
- Click on Create and select Deprecated Question type conversion from the menu of available job types.
- Select the Question types to convert. Choose Select all to convert every deprecated Question type in the Collection, or select individual Question types.
- Initiate the process by clicking Run job.
The time required for completion depends on the volume of content within the Collection.
Reviewing results
When the job finishes, a review space lists each converted Item. For each Item, the Suggested Item conversion panel shows:
- Conversion summary: the original Question type and the new Question type it was converted to, for example “Item converted from Chemistry essay (chemistryessay) to Chemistry essay with rich text (chemistryessayV2)”.
- Scoring notes for Math Questions: when converting a Math Question changes how the scoring engine evaluates responses, a note explains what changed.
We recommend reviewing results before accepting them, especially for Math Questions, so that scoring still behaves as you expect.