8.12 How to create a Very Short Answer Question (Item)
Click Items from the top menu bar
Click + Create new Item
From the drop down list select Very 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.
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.
Using the arrows or free text box identify the Levenshtein Threshold
[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 + Add new response
In the free text box write the possible correct response
Using the arrows provided or free text box identify the number of marks to be awarded for the response.
Repeat these steps until all possible acceptable answers are created
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