Item types
Hotspot interaction
A hotspot interaction item requires the test-taker to select one or more hotspots on an image. The hotspots are visible to the test-taker and they are highlighted when they select them.
You can try this item type in the practice test to the right. You can view an example of the item type in the slideshow below.
Hotspot interaction practice test
Open this test in the Janison test player and complete an example of a hotspot interaction item.
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Move to the next slide to see the completed item.
Create a hotspot interaction item
Navigate to Author > Items.
Select Add Test Item from the Actions drop-down.
The New Test Item screen displays.
Complete the form as required. Below is an example of an new item we created.
Select Hotspot interaction as the item type.
In the next section we add the image. Select the image icon.
The resources manager displays. You can either select an existing image or upload a new image.
Once the image has uploaded (see screen capture below) you have an option to upload a new image or to edit the image using the image icon at the top right 
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Add drop areas to the image
Using a shape tool, draw shapes on the images that are to be hotspots by clicking and then dragging to the required size.
Once you have placed the shape, you can make adjustments using the fields below. Adjusting the Width and Height will adjust the size of the shape.
You can move the shape by clicking on it and then dragging. The coordinates in the Top and Left fields will reflect the moves.
In the example below, we have used the rectangle tool and we have clicked into the middle shape.
Min and Max choices
In this example, setting the Max Choices field to 3 restricts test-takers to making only three selections. Increasing this value removes the hint that only three options are correct, which can be useful in certain scenarios to increase the item’s difficulty.
Correct response and label
When you enter a Label, it displays on the hotspots to help you identify them. These labels are not visible to test-takers. You can then set the Correct response that the test-takers must select to get the item correct.
Setting scores and marking
Hotspot interaction item types are system marked.
Scoring type
There are two scoring types available, correct/incorrect and per distractor.
Correct/Incorrect
With this scoring type, the test-taker must select all correct responses to get the item correct.
Per distractor
With this scoring type, additional scoring options will become available to the item author, allowing them to add a score for each response.
Min Score – Setting a value in this field will determine the minimum score that the system can assign to the item.
Max Score – Setting a value in this field will determine the maximum score that the system can assign to the item.
Default Value – The system will use this value if a row doesn’t have a value in the Score column.
A scoring section becomes available below where item authors can set a score per distractor.
