Item types
Match interaction
A match interaction item requires the test-taker to match related images or text. There are three sub-types of this item, each sub-typed displays the item to the test-taker differently. The sub -types are ‘drag and drop’, ‘checkbox’ and ‘draw lines’.
You can try this item type as well as the sub types in the practice test to the right. You can view an example of the item type in the slideshow below.
Match interaction practice test
Open this test in the Janison test player and complete an example of a match interaction item.
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Move to the next slide to see the completed item.
Create a match 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 Match Interaction as the item type.
Three Sub Types are available; Checkbox, Drag and Drop, and Draw Lines. Each sub-type changes the layout of the item. Open the practice test at the top of the page to view the layout of each sub type.
If you select the Drag and Drop sub-type, four orientation options become available; Horizontal From Above, Horizontal From Below, Vertical From Above, and Vertical From Below. Open the practice test at the top of the page to view the layout of each orientation type.
Source and destinations
You now need to set the content for the Source and Destinations.
- Header Text is optional and will place a heading above the source text.
- Enter words or upload images to the fields in the Text column.
- Match Max – if you set match max to ‘1’, the test-taker can only match the text or images to one option. This will behave differently depending on the sub-item you are using. If set to 2, the text or images can be matched twice.
- Enter words or upload images to the fields in the Text column of the Destinations section.
- Match Max – if you set match max to ‘1’, the test-taker can only match the text or images to one option. This will behave differently depending on the sub-item you are using. If set to 2, the text or images can be matched twice.
- Select the Correct response for each option
Setting scores and marking
Match 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.
