Click Items from the top menu bar
Click + Create new Item
From the drop down list select Short Answer Question
Using the free text box enter a title for your Item
You can edit the Case Number manually using the free text box or arrow buttons, otherwise the system will automatically populate this field. This field cannot be changed later.
[Optional] Click in the box for Question Author(s) to identify who the author(s) of the Item is. If left blank then the current logged in user (you) will be identified as the Question Author.
In the text editor provided, enter the content (question rubric) for your Item.
[Optional] Using the free text box provided, add any comments as required. These will not be visible to candidates.
[Optional] Using the free text box provided, add any notes as required. These can be made visible to candidates in their candidate feedback report.
[Optional] Using the arrows or free text box identify the Maximum Mark possible for this question
[Optional] Using the arrows or free text box identify the expected number of response lines for the written paper
[Optional] Using the arrows or free text box, identify the Angoff Value
[Optional] Using the drop down menu, select the Difficulty of the Item
[Optional] Using the drop down menu, select the Relevance of the Item
By clicking Yes or No identify whether a response to this question is mandatory
Click Save Item
Click Marking Criteria
Click Edit next to the automatically generated Marking Criteria
Using the free text box enter the criteria for awarding the (defined) number of marks per criteria
Using the dropdown menu select the type of response available for the marker to use
Numeric - allows the marker to award a numerical value of marks per criteria. The minimum, maximum and increment will depend on how many marks are available overall and how many criteria there are
Text - allows marker to write feedback
Discrete - allows marker to use a Marking Schema to provide feedback
Select Yes or No for whether the feedback should be visible to the candidate in a Candidate Feedback Report
Click Save
Repeat for all necessary Criteria
Click Back to Item Information
Click Submit for review
If any Blueprinting is mandatory a warning will appear to help you tag your Item with the required information. You cannot proceed until this is done.
If no Blueprinting is required you are able to click Submit for Review for the Item to go through the review workflow.
The following steps are [Optional] dependant on your requirements.
Click Item Resources
Click + Add a resource
[Optional] Using the free text box enter the Resource name
[Optional] Using the free text box enter the Resource caption
Click the word Choose to open the system Resource library and select the Resource required
OR
Click Choose File to open your device library and select a file to upload to the system as a new Resource
If Consent is not applicable to the file your are uploading then check the box provided
If consent is applicable and provided then upload the consent form using the Choose File button to open your device library and select the relevant
Check the box for Declaration identifying that consent has been given
If any Blueprint tagging is required for this Resource it can be done at this stage by clicking Change. You can then search or click through the menus to identify which tags apply to the Resource.
If multiple Resources are required click Save and add another.
Click Save to return to the Item overview
Click Blueprinting
Click Add coordinate for the relevant Blueprint Map
Click Change to identify the relevant Dimension(s)
Item Overview and Item Performance are statistical analysis' of the Item and are not used in Item Creation.