Adding an Item (continued) - More Options

More Options

Scoring

Scoring type: The way in which marks are distributed for the question.

• Exact Match: All parts of the question must be answered correctly to receive a mark.
• Partial Match Per Response - Each correct response will be scored and awarded an individual score.
• Partial match - Each correct part of a response will be awarded a mark.

Enable auto scoring: Defines whether the question will be marked automatically or must be marked manually.

Layout and Selection

Style 

• Standard

• Block

• Radio button under option

Number of Columns: Number of columns in the answer option table.

e.g. 4 columns

Orientation (works in conjunction with number of columns)

• Horizontal (2 columns)

• Vertical (2 columns)

Font size: Controls the size of the font for the question.

Options are:

Small	Normal	Large	Extra Large	Huge
11 PX	14 PX	17 PX	20 PX	24 PX

e.g. Large Font Size

Extras

Acknowledgements: A multi-use field that is used to add acknowledgments (e.g. copyright, credits, thanks).

Contains math: Enabling this option allows LaTeX or MathML to be rendered in the question and answer options. If you try to enter math while this option is disabled, the LaTeX/MathML will not render properly on the screen.

Future Functionality

• Distractor rationale: Used to display response feedback/rationale to the student. (future functionality)
• Rubric reference: Refers to a pre-created rubric in the item bank. (future functionality)
• Stimulus (review only): Shows an alternate (e.g. abbreviated) question stimulus when in review mode. (future functionality)
• Instructor stimulus: Provides additional details to Proctors/Instructors during assessments (never shown to students) Can be previewed in the Question Editor. (future functionality)
• Sample answer: A sample answer that is stored for display/reference when teacher scoring. (future functionality)
• Distractors: Used to display individual response feedback/rationale to the student. (future functionality)