Creating content for a paper-based session

This article describes how to create items and tests for paper based sessions.

Item eligibility rules

An item will generate a paper response sheet only if:

• It contains exactly one Extended Text Interaction

• The interaction is set to Plain Text mode

Items that do not meet these conditions are ignored during booklet generation.

Items with multiple interactions or non-essay interaction types remain digital only.

Creating items

1. Create an Extended text interaction.

Use one interaction per paper-based item. Adding passages or text boxes with context is supported but will not be included in the response sheet.

2. Make sure the interaction is set to Format > Plain Text.

3. Set up the response properties scoring for manual grading (External Scored > Human).

Scanned responses appear automatically in the scoring interface. No special scoring configuration is required.

Creating tests

1. Follow the typical process of creating a test. Include your Extended Text interactions.

2. Combine with other item types if creating a hybrid test.

3. Publish the test as a delivery.

If you are creating a hybrid test, consider separating digital (non-extended text items) into a separate test Part. Certain Test settings (such as Paths/Prerequisites) do not apply to paper-based sessions.