8.9 How to create an Extended Matching Question (Item)
- Miles Skinner (Unlicensed)
Click Items from the top menu bar
Click + Create new Item
From the drop down list select Extended Matching 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.
Click Create Item
[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 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
Click + Add new answer and use the text box to enter the answer as required. Repeat this step until all possible answers are written.
Click Save and Reload
Click in the free text box provided, currently automatically populated with Stem 1, and edit as required to write your first question stem.
Click + Add new question stem and enter the question text
Repeat until all question stems are written
Click Save and Reload
Using the dropdown menus provided, select the answer that applies to each of your question stems.
If required for each question stem, you can change the Angoff Score and the Ebel scoring. If you need to delete a question stem or answer check the box in the Delete column and click Save and Reload.
Click Save Item
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.
Click Show me or Blueprinting to navigate to the Blueprinting screen
Click Add Coordinate for the blueprinting as required
Click Change
Click Select to identify which coordinate(s) should be applied to the Item
Repeat until all blueprinting is complete
If no Blueprinting is required you are able to click Submit for Review for the Item to go through the review workflow.
Click Submit for Review
Enter any Comment using the free text box provided in the pop up window
Identify any user required to receive a notification via email that the Item has been submitted for review using the free text box provided
Click Submit for review
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)