Options for Matching
When you select Matching as your answer type, the system updates the screen to include two columns—one labeled Object and one labeled Correct Match. You fill out these two columns with pairs of items that go together.
When the question is shown to students, items in the Object column are listed on the screen. Next to each object is a drop-down list that includes the Correct Match items in alphabetical order.
If appropriate, you can configure the drop-down list to include distractors—choices that do not go with any of the objects. To do this, enter incorrect choices in the fields labeled Unmatched distractor.
You also have the following options:
You can configure items in the Object column to use images, equations, or rich text (or any combination of these).
If you plan to allow students to review their completed tests, you may want to set up automatic feedback to display if the student makes a correct match or chooses a specific distractor.
You can have the system randomize items in both lists, enable partial credit, and more.
If appropriate, you can make each object an image, an equation, rich text, or some combination of the three. You do this using a rich-text editor.
Tip
If you follow these steps, and if you have already entered text in the Object field, your text will be lost. To make sure your text displays, enter it again using the Rich Text Option Editor (in step 3 below).
In the Design the Answer(s) area of the screen, locate the object you want to edit.
Click the rich-text/camera icon.
The Rich Text Option Editor opens.
Do any of the following as appropriate:
Enter text in the text field.
You can drag and drop an image file in the text editor. You can also click the Insert/edit image button
in the text editor and follow the prompts to upload an image file. Use the Browse for an image button to select an image to upload. Images uploaded in this manner will appear below the text as a gallery of thumbnails that can be clicked to display the full-size image.Select the Add equation link to open the Equation Editor. Create your expression and click Save your equation to return to the Rich Text Option Editor.
In the Rich Text Option Editor, click Save.
The editor closes, and your new material is displayed in the Object column. However, note that this item will not be saved until you save the question.
If you are done working with the question, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click either Save and add another or Save and return to Test Builder.
Use this procedure to modify or remove an object made up of images, equations, or rich text. You can also use this procedure to remove the image, equation, or rich text in the Options field, which might be desirable if you want to replace it with a plain-text value.
In the Design the Answer(s) area of the screen, locate the object you want to change or remove.
Click the corresponding Edit this item link.
The Rich Text Option Editor opens.
Do one of the following:
To modify the option, make the appropriate changes and click Save.
To delete the material, click Clear this option.
The system again displays the main question-editing screen, with your changes reflected. However, your changes will not be saved until you save the question.
If you deleted the item, do one of the following:
Clear the corresponding text from the Correct Match column.
Type something into the Object column to replace the rich text you deleted.
This is necessary because the system will not allow the question to be saved with an unmatched Correct Match.
If you are done working with the question, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click either Save and add another or Save and return to Test Builder.
You can set up automatic feedback for each of the following:
A correct match—this feedback will be displayed only for students who match the item correctly.
A distractor—this feedback will display if the student chooses that distractor.
Students will see match/distractor feedback only if you have set up the test so that they can review their completed work.
You can also set up a more general type of feedback linked to this question.
To create automatic feedback for a correct match or a distractor:
In the Design the Answer(s) area of the screen, locate the item for which you want to add feedback.
Click the corresponding Add feedback link.
The system displays a pop-up text editor.
Enter the comments you want to be displayed if the student matches this pair correctly or selects this distractor. The editor allows you to enter both text and images.
Click Save.
The pop-up editor closes. The system updates the balloon icon to include an ellipsis, and the link now reads Edit feedback.
However, note that your feedback will not be saved until you save the question.
If you are done working with the question, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click either Save and add another or Save and return to Test Builder.
In the Design the Answer(s) area of the screen, locate the item for which you want to edit feedback.
Click the corresponding Edit Feedback link.
The system displays a pop-up editor.
Do one of the following:
If you want to modify the feedback, make the appropriate changes, then click Save.
If you want to delete the feedback, click Clear this feedback.
The system again displays your list of matching pairs. If you deleted feedback, note that the Edit feedback link has changed to an Add feedback link. However, your changes will not be saved until you save the question.
If you are done working with the question, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click either Save and add another or Save and return to Test Builder.
Use this procedure if want to remove an object and its correct match, and any automatic feedback that you created to go with it.
In the Design the Answer(s) area of the screen, locate the pair you want to delete.
Click the red x to the right of the pair.
Save the question by clicking either Save and add another or Save and return to Test Builder.
The checkboxes at the bottom of the form let you take advantage of a few additional features, which are described in the following table.
Option | If you select this: | If you do not select this: |
|---|---|---|
Randomize objects | For each student, the system scrambles the choices listed on the test (the objects). | Objects are listed in the order that you list them in the Test Builder. |
Randomize matches | For each student, the system scrambles the choices displayed in the drop-down list (the correct matches and the distractors). | Correct matches and distractors are listed in alphabetical order. |
Filter matches | The system displays a particular match or distractor only once, even if you entered it multiple times in the Test Builder. | The system shows each match and distractor the same number of times as you entered it in the Test Builder form. |
Partial credit | The system automatically gives the student a number of points proportional to the objects the student matched correctly. | The student must match every object correctly in order to get any points. |
After selecting any of these options, remember to save the question.