This article is an overview of the item types that can be created in the Item Bank module. Certain item types allow both online and paper administrations, while others are limited to online only. Additionally, there may be item types that are specific to vendors' item banks, and therefore cannot be authored in SchoolCity.
Where to Start
To learn how to access the item creation screen, take a look at the Create Items article.
From the New Item creation screen, on the Item Info tab, select the Item Type dropdown to view and select item types to create.
Item Types
| Item Type | Description | Partial Credit / Relative Scoring / Dependent Scoring? |
Administration Method |
|---|---|---|---|
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(CT) Charting |
Requires students to interact with a histogram, bar chart, line chart, or dot/line plot by selecting and dragging each category to the correct value. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Relative Scoring Available | Online Only |
|
(CR) Constructed Response |
Requires students to write and/or draw a response to a provided prompt. Answers must be manually scored. |
Rubric Scoring | Online/Paper |
|
(EBSR) Evidence-Based Selected Response |
Requires students to answer a two-part question in which Part B provides text evidence for the answer in Part A. Part A and B can be a combination of Multiple Choice and Multiple Response items. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online/Paper |
|
(XCR) Explicit Constructed Response |
Requires students to enter an exact answer to a question. Answers must match the provided response exactly to be counted as correct, and are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit Available | Online/Paper |
|
(FM) Fraction Model |
Requires students to shade in the correct number of fraction parts of one or more model shapes, according to the given prompt. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online Only |
|
(GM) Gap Match |
Requires students to drag and drop words, phrases, or numbers into or next to the correct response boxes. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available | Online Only |
| (GGM) Graphic Gap Match | Requires students to drag and drop words, phrases, numbers, or images to the correct response boxes, which may be within a table, chart, or other graphic. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available |
Online Only |
|
(GF) Graphing Functions |
Requires students to plot the correct object on a graph, in the correct location, according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online Only |
|
(GL) Graphing Lines |
Requires students to draw line segments on a graph according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online Only |
|
(GP) Graphing Points |
Requires students to plot points on a graph according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only |
Online Only |
|
(GSS) Graphing Solution Set |
Requires students to draw lines on a graph and select the correct area that represents the solution set according to given information. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | All-or-Nothing Scoring Only |
Online Only |
|
(HS) Hot Spot |
Requires students to select the correct answers by selecting on one or more hot spots or images. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Relative Scoring Available | Online Only |
|
(HT) Hot Text |
Requires students to select underlined words, phrases, or sentences within a given text to answer the question. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available | Online Only |
|
(IC) Inline Choice |
Requires students to select the correct response from one or more dropdown menus within the question. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available |
Online/Paper |
| (MT) Matching Table | Requires students to classify a series of prompts, which may include text, images, numerals, and/or equations, into one or more categories. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online Only |
|
(MP) Multi-Part |
Allows for a minimum of two and up to ten parts, which can vary question type, and can include a mix of manual and automatically scored item types. Available question types include Constructed Response, Explicit Constructed Response, Gap Match, Graphic Gap Match, Graphing Lines, Graphing Points, Hot Spot, Hot Text, Inline Choice, Multiple Binary, Multiple Choice, Multiple Response, Numerical Response, Order Items, and Writing Prompt. Administration method and answer scoring are dependent upon selected question types. |
Partial Credit and Dependent Scoring Available | Online/Paper |
|
(MB) Multiple Binary |
Requires students to determine whether each answer choice to a series of prompts is True/False, Yes/No, or Correct/Incorrect. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit Available | Online/Paper |
|
(MC) Multiple Choice |
Requires students to select one correct answer from several answer choices. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online/Paper |
|
(MR) Multiple Response |
Requires students to select two or more correct answers from several answer choices. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit and Relative Scoring Available | Online/Paper |
| (NL) Number Line | Requires students to plot one or more correct answers on a number line. Answers are automatically scored by the system. | All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online Only |
|
(NR) Numerical Response |
Requires students to enter the answer to a numeric question on a keypad when administered online, or bubble in the answer on a griddable template when administered on paper. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
All-or-Nothing Scoring Only | Online/Paper |
|
(OI) Order Items |
Requires students to drag and drop answer choices into the correct order. Answers are automatically scored by the system. |
Partial Credit Available | Online Only |
|
(WP) Writing Prompt |
Requires students to write and/or draw a response to a provided prompt. This item type is similar to the Constructed Response, but allows for scoring to be done using a rubric with multiple objectives (1-20). Answers must be manually scored. |
Rubric Scoring | Online Only |
Next Steps
To learn more about creating a specific item type, take a look at the other articles in the Item Types manual.