diff --git a/mod/quiz/editlib.php b/mod/quiz/editlib.php
index ce4971af561..9d0b7a72d0b 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/editlib.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/editlib.php
@@ -1140,6 +1140,15 @@ class quiz_question_bank_view extends question_bank_view {
                 'editaction', 'previewaction');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Specify the column heading
+     *
+     * @return string Column name for the heading
+     */
+    protected function heading_column() {
+        return 'questionnametext';
+    }
+
     protected function default_sort() {
         $this->requiredcolumns['qtype'] = $this->knowncolumntypes['qtype'];
         $this->requiredcolumns['questionnametext'] = $this->knowncolumntypes['questionnametext'];
diff --git a/question/editlib.php b/question/editlib.php
index 69a80c27b5e..c22dc7012e8 100644
--- a/question/editlib.php
+++ b/question/editlib.php
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ abstract class question_bank_column_base {
      */
     protected $qbank;
 
+    /** @var bool determine whether the column is td or th. */
+    protected $isheading = false;
+
     /**
      * Constructor.
      * @param $qbank the question_bank_view we are helping to render.
@@ -150,6 +153,13 @@ abstract class question_bank_column_base {
     protected function init() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the column as heading
+     */
+    public function set_as_heading() {
+        $this->isheading = true;
+    }
+
     public function is_extra_row() {
         return false;
     }
@@ -258,8 +268,20 @@ abstract class question_bank_column_base {
         $this->display_end($question, $rowclasses);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Output the opening column tag.  If it is set as heading, it will use <th> tag instead of <td>
+     *
+     * @param stdClass $question
+     * @param array $rowclasses
+     */
     protected function display_start($question, $rowclasses) {
-        echo '<td class="' . $this->get_classes() . '">';
+        $tag = 'td';
+        $attr = array('class' => $this->get_classes());
+        if ($this->isheading) {
+            $tag = 'th';
+            $attr['scope'] = 'row';
+        }
+        echo html_writer::start_tag($tag, $attr);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -292,8 +314,18 @@ abstract class question_bank_column_base {
      */
     protected abstract function display_content($question, $rowclasses);
 
+    /**
+     * Output the closing column tag
+     *
+     * @param type $question
+     * @param type $rowclasses
+     */
     protected function display_end($question, $rowclasses) {
-        echo "</td>\n";
+        $tag = 'td';
+        if ($this->isheading) {
+            $tag = 'th';
+        }
+        echo html_writer::end_tag($tag);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -885,7 +917,7 @@ class question_bank_view {
         $this->lastchangedid = optional_param('lastchanged',0,PARAM_INT);
 
         $this->init_column_types();
-        $this->init_columns($this->wanted_columns());
+        $this->init_columns($this->wanted_columns(), $this->heading_column());
         $this->init_sort();
 
         $PAGE->requires->yui2_lib('container');
@@ -901,6 +933,15 @@ class question_bank_view {
         return $columns;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Specify the column heading
+     *
+     * @return string Column name for the heading
+     */
+    protected function heading_column() {
+        return 'questionname';
+    }
+
     protected function known_field_types() {
         return array(
             new question_bank_checkbox_column($this),
@@ -923,7 +964,13 @@ class question_bank_view {
         }
     }
 
-    protected function init_columns($wanted) {
+    /**
+     * Initializing table columns
+     *
+     * @param array $wanted Collection of column names
+     * @param string $heading The name of column that is set as heading
+     */
+    protected function init_columns($wanted, $heading = '') {
         $this->visiblecolumns = array();
         $this->extrarows = array();
         foreach ($wanted as $colname) {
@@ -938,6 +985,9 @@ class question_bank_view {
             }
         }
         $this->requiredcolumns = array_merge($this->visiblecolumns, $this->extrarows);
+        if (array_key_exists($heading, $this->requiredcolumns)) {
+            $this->requiredcolumns[$heading]->set_as_heading();
+        }
     }
 
     /**