Order interaction

The Order Interaction gives Test-takers the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of a particular order of elements: chronological orders, priority orders, alphabetical or numerical orders, orders of size, etc.

Once you have generated a new Item, and clicked on Authoring in the Action Bar, follow the steps below to create a new Order interaction:

1. From the Common Interactions Library on the left, drag the Order icon  onto the blank item and drop it onto the Canvas.

This creates a new Order Interaction window. There is a question field at the top, with two boxes underneath.

2. Enter the question in the question field, where it says define prompt.

This will describe the task given to the test-taker (“Place the following in chronological order”, etc.).

See the chapter Word Processing Options for details on text editing options such as using italics or bold text in your item, and inserting features such as shared stimuli or media, tables or formulae.

3. Fill in the options for each question in the box to the left.

There are three default options, but you can add more by clicking the blue Add choice field at the bottom. You can delete options by clicking the trash can  icon to the right of the option you wish to delete.

Drag-and-drop is enabled for this type of interaction.

4. Complete optional configuration of the interaction.

In the Interaction Properties panel, choose one of the following formats:

• Order single list
  This option presents the test taker with a single list. The test taker will use arrows to move answers up and down (into the correct order). With this option, you can configure the interaction in the following ways:

  • Shuffle choices

  • Vertical or horizontal orientation

• Sort from source to target list
  This option presents test takers with two lists - one with the listed answers, and one blank. The test takers will select items from the list of answers, and place them into the blank list in the correct order.

  With this option, you can configure the interaction in the following ways:

  • Shuffle the choices

  • Specify the correct number of responses (minimum and maximum)

  • Vertical or horizontal orientation

These options are available in the Interaction Properties Panel on the right. See the section Configuring Interactions for details.

5. Click Response on the right of blue interaction header to define the correct answer(s).

Then click on each option in the left-hand box in the desired order. The options will be transferred in this order to the right-hand box. If you are not satisfied with the order you have chosen, click in the right-hand box and then on the option which is in the wrong place. You can then click on the up or down arrow on the right to move it up or down respectively.

6. Complete the item’s Response Properties configuration (if required) in the Response Properties Panel.

You can choose to configure the interaction response in the following ways:

• Determine how the item is to be scored. See the topic Modifying the scoring method for details.

  • Whether the item is to be automatically or manually (human) scored

• Insert modal feedback

These options are available in the Response Properties Panel on the right.

7. Click the blue Done button. Your order interaction is now complete.

After this step, you can preview and test-run your Interaction by following the instructions given in Steps 5 and 6 in Creating a Test Item.