Creating a 10-Key Scoring Item

10-Key Scoring Item

A 10-key item can be used to provide the examinee with 10 strings of 8 numeric characters each, the examinee will be required to type the 10 strings and press enter after each string.

Setup:

The 10-Key Scoring Item requires 2 items, to setup follow the steps below 

Item 1: 

Item 1:  A Passage Item for the 10 strings for the Examinee to type will be captured.  To setup this part of the 10-Key Item follow the steps below:

1. Create a Passage Item (Features)
2. The Passage should be used to write instructions for the examinee regarding the item.

1. Add an Essay With Plain Text Item - in the Compose Question field provide the numbers to be typed by examinee

1. Go to About tab and check 10-key scoring item checkbox

1. Enter a penalty (in seconds) in the Penalty for 10-key scoring item field
2. Save item

Note: When checking reports which contain scores (for example Examinee Session Detailed Report), the score for 10-key item will be the amount of time spent on the item with penalty added for any mistakes made.