Item Bank - Item Types

Constructed Response: (Administer online or on paper)

Students write, type, or draw a response in the text box that is manually scored with a rubric. Online CR items are scored using the Score Online process.

1. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions. If Yes is selected, add Teacher Instructions into the provided space.
2. Select the Number of Questions. This allows for multiple questions to be asked within the CR question and scored as a single question.
3. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table, as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools. Take a look at CKEditor Formatting Tools for Staff Users for more details.
4. Include Character Limit (optional): Slide No to Yes to set a Character Limit. Select Characters Remaining or Characters Used. Characters Remaining counts down the remaining characters from the limit. Characters Used counts up to the limit. Enter a positive whole number greater than 0 for the character limit.
5. Answer Options - Text and Drawing Tool: When the drawing option is enabled for CR items, students can draw their answer while taking the assessment in the Student Portal. Users can opt to include both Text and the Drawing Tool for students to enter their answer, or only one of these options. View the Drawing Tool section below to learn more about Drawing Tool setup. For information about the students' view of the Drawing and Text tools, take a look at the Drawing Tool for Students and CKEditor Formatting Tools for Students.
6. Sample Response (optional): Include a sample response, if desired.
7. Value: Select if the scoring values should be a Range or Selected Values.
   • Range: Enter a non-negative whole number that determines the range of rubric values the user may choose from during scoring.
   • Selected Values: Select rubric values that users may choose from during scoring.
8. Total Rubric Points: Enter the maximum points possible on the scoring rubric.
9. Rubric Score Multiplier: The value entered will be used to determine the Total Possible Points by multiplying the Total Rubric Points by the Rubric Score Multiplier. The Rubric Score Multiplier will default to 1.
10. Total Possible Points: Total Possible Points will be determined based on the Total Rubric Points multiplied by the Rubric Score Multiplier.  
11. Include Rubric (optional): Slide No to Yes to include a rubric. Create a new rubric from scratch, upload an existing PDF rubric file, or select from available rubrics for a Teacher and/or Student rubric. The Teacher Rubric is to view while scoring the item. Students may view the Student Rubric while taking the assessment online in the Student Portal.
12. Select Save to save the item progress, or select Next to save and continue to the next step.

Evidence-Based Selected Response: (Administer online only)

Students select answers to a 2-part question. Part A and B can be a combination of Multiple Choice or Multiple Response. No partial credit available.

1. Select Item Type: Once EBSR is selected as the Item Type, select either MC or MR for both Part A and Part B of the question.
2. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
3. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
4. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
5. Question: Enter the question in the text box. Repeat for Part B.
6. Number of Choices (2 to 9), Types of Choices (letters or numbers): Select the number of choices and types of choices. Repeat for Part B.
7. Include Rationale (optional): Slide No to Yes, and a Rationale column will appear next to each answer choice. A rationale for each answer choice must be entered in the text box in order to save the work.
8. Select Correct Answer: After completing the answer choices, click on the circle(s) in the Answer Choice Column to indicate the correct answer. Leave all other answer choices blank. Use the trashcan icon to delete an answer choice. Repeat for Part B.
9. Add Choice: Add an answer choice.

Explicit Constructed Response: (Administer online only)

Students enter an exact answer to a question. Partial credit may be given.

1. Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Slide No to Yes to Include Teacher Instructions (optional).
3. Type the assessment Question in the text box.
4. Using the XCR button in the CKEditor, insert the answer option(s).
5. Enter the maximum Total Possible Points students may earn on this item. Partial Credit may also be enabled.
6. Select Update Options to generate answer options.
7. Group Student Response: Available for each XCR Option. Slide No to Yes in order to have a correct set of responses and incorrect set(s) of responses. Incorrect student responses can be specified and grouped together. Include Rationale: Slide No to Yes to have a rationale text box for the correct group of responses, and one for each incorrect response group.
8. Select the Response Entry Text to be Plain Text, Equation Editor, or Special Character as appropriate for the question.
9. Add Student Response: Click here to add other acceptable answers. If Group Student Response is enabled for the XCR Option, additional student responses can also be added for the incorrect set(s) of responses.
10. Select Preview to view how the item will display in the Student Portal with correct answer.

Gap Match: (Administer online only)

Students click and drag answer choices into or next to the correct response box. Partial credit may be given.

1. Choose one or more passages by selecting Link Passage, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Slide No to Yes to Include Teacher Instructions (optional).
3. Type the Question in the text box.
4. Use the CKEditor will appear with “GM” and “Clear GM.” Place your cursor in the position you wish to have the gap match space within the text. You do not need to add extra spaces or blank lines. You may have more than one GM option. Click on Clear IC to delete.
5. Partial Credit (Optional):
   • Partial Credit: Choose if students should receive points for choosing one or all correct answers and possibly minus points if they choose an incorrect answer. Enter the point value in the Points column to the right of the answer choice in Step 9.
   • Relative Scoring: Choose if students should receive credit for how many total correct answers are selected. Enter points values relative to the number of correct answers selected in the item in Step 13.
6. Enter the maximum Total Possible Points students may earn on this item. Partial Credit may be enabled.
7. Select if the Choice Text Entry should be Plain Text, Special Characters, or an Equation Editor.
8. Use the radio buttons to determine Gap Size:
   • Determines if the gaps that students drag a token to is small or large.
   • The small size is best suited for use within sentences.
   • The large size is best suited for use within tables.
9. Select Update Gaps and Choices to create the gaps.
10. Complete the table: Gap #, Gap (from Question), Choice (list answer choices in random order), Choice Usage (Once or Multiple), Answer for Gap # (select the correct answer). Use the trash can icon to delete a choice.
11. Select Add Choice to add another gap choice if needed.
12. Select Preview to view how the item will display in the Student Portal.
13. Relative Scoring (Table will only appear if the the checkbox was selected in Step 5): Enter the amount of points awarded for the number of correct answers selected.

Graphic Gap Match (Administer online only)

Students click and drag images into or next to the response box, table, chart, or other graphic. Partial credit may be given.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Question: Enter the question students will read.
4. Graphic Gap Match Example: Click on the eye icon to view a GGM example.
5. Partial Credit (Optional):
   • Partial Credit: Choose if students should receive points for choosing one or all correct answers and possibly minus points if they choose an incorrect answer. Enter the point value in the Points column to the right of the answer choice in Step 10.
   • Relative Scoring: Choose if students should receive credit for how many total correct answers are selected. Enter points values relative to the number of correct answers selected in the item.
6. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
7. Upload Graphic Gap Match Image: Click here to upload the box, chart, or other graphic where students will drag and drop their answer choices.
8. Choose File: Click to choose the correct file. Note the acceptable file types - .GIF, .PNG, .JPEG.
9. Upload: Click to upload graphic.
10. Create Gap: Click inside the image to create the gap(s) where students will drag and drop answer choices. The GGM Gap # chart below will automatically populate.

1. Add an answer choice image or equation: Select the image icon to choose a file and upload. Select the trash can icon to delete an image. Select the equation editor icon to enter an equation answer choice.
   Choice Usage: Select Once or Multiple, meaning the answer choice can be used only once or multiple times.
2. Answer for GGM Gap #: Select the Gap # for which the image is the correct answer.
3. Add Choice: Click to add another answer choice.
4. Preview: View how the item will display in the Student Portal.
5. Exit Item Preview: Click here to close the window and continue.

Graphing Functions (Administer online only)

Students plot objects on a graph using information in the problem. No partial credit available.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select. [Note: Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.]
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
4. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table, as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.

Graphing Solution Set (Administer online only)

Students plot lines on a graph and select the correct area that represents the solution set using information in the problem. No partial credit available.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select. [Note: Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.]
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
4. Question: Type the question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table, as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.

Graphing Lines: (Administer online only)

Students draw a maximum of 9 line segments on a graph using information in the problem. No partial credit available.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
4. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
5. Number of Choices (1-9): Determine the number of lines the students will draw on the graph.
6. Define the Parameters of the Graph: Complete all fields to build the desired graph.
7. Line Choices, Start Point Coordinates, and End Point Coordinates: Enter the desired information.
8. Add Choice: Add an answer choice.

Graphing Points: (Administer online only)

Students plot a maximum of 9 points on a graph using information in the problem. No partial credit available.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions: (optional) Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
4. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
5. Number of Choices (1-9): Determine the number of points the students will plot on the graph.
6. Define the Parameters of the Graph: Complete all fields to build the desired graph.
7. Answer Choices and Answers: Enter the correct answers.
8. Add Choice: Add an answer choice.

Hot Spot: (Administer online only)

Students select one or more hot spots on the image to answer the question. When students select the hot spots, their selections are shown with a light green background in the Student Portal.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select. [Note: Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.]
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Hot Spot Example: Select the eye icon to view an example of a Hot Spot item.
4. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table, as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
5. Limit # of Choices: Limits the number of identifiers within the item that students can select as correct answers. This number can never be less than the number of correct answers in the item, but may be higher. Select the number of choices students should be allowed to select as correct.
6. Scoring Model: Select which method should be used to calculate the score for the item. Selecting All or Nothing awards points only when all answers are correct, and selecting Relative associates points relative to the number of correct answers selected.
7. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
8. Upload Hot Spot Image: Select to upload a saved image that the hot spots can be placed upon.

9. Image Properties: A new window opens, allowing the upload of the appropriate image (.GIF, .PNG, .JPG or .JPEG format). Drag the image file to the indicated area, or select within the window to open the file selector.

10. Update Hot Spot Image: Select Update Hot Spot Image to open the Image Properties window to edit or replace the current image.
11. Tools: Use the tools to select where the hot spots should be. The Rectangle, Ellipse, and free-form Polygon tools can be used to create hot spot areas. Use the Select cursor to resize and move already created hot spot areas. Select the Mark as Correct checkmark and then select a hot spot to mark it as a correct answer. Select the Mark as Incorrect X icon and then select a hot spot to mark it as incorrect. Use the green check mark to select a correct answer. Select the Delete Selected Object(s) trashcan icon and then select a hot spot to delete it.
12. Hot spots marked as correct highlight in green. Hot spots marked as incorrect highlight in grey.
13. Preview: View how the item will display in the Student Portal with correct answers.

Hot Text: (Administer online only)

Students select underlined words, phrases, or sentences within a given text to answer the question. Partial credit may be given.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Hot Text Identifiers: Hover over the i icon to view instructions.
4. Hot Text Example: Click on the eye icon to view a HT example.
5. Question: Type the question using the HT button in the CKEditor to insert the answer choice where it should be in the text. Use Clear HT to delete.
6. Update Identifiers: Click here to show answer choices. The answer choices show in yellow highlighting in the question.
7. Total Points Possible: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item. Partial Credit may also be enabled.
8. Select correct answer: Click on the radio button next to the correct answer.
9. Relative Scoring (Table will only appear if the the checkbox was selected in Step 5): Enter the amount of points awarded for the number of correct answers selected.

Inline Choice (Administer online or on paper)

Students select the correct response from one or more dropdown menus within the question. Partial credit may be given.

1. Choose one or more passages by selecting Link Passage, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Slide No to Yes to Include Teacher Instructions (optional).
3. Type the Question in the text box.
4. The CKEditor will appear with “IC” and “Clear IC.” Place your cursor in the position you wish to have the inline choice within the text. You do not need to add extra spaces or blank lines. The program will do this automatically for you when you select “IC.” You may have more than one IC option. Select Clear IC to delete.
5. Partial Credit (Optional):
   • Partial Credit: Choose if students should receive points for choosing one or all correct answers and possibly minus points if they choose an incorrect answer. Enter the point value in the Points column to the right of the answer choice in Step 10.
   • Relative Scoring: Choose if students should receive credit for how many total correct answers are selected. Enter point values relative to the number of correct answers selected in the item in Step 12.
6. Enter the maximum Total Possible Points students may earn on this item. Partial Credit may also be enabled.
7. Select numbers or letters from the Type of Choices dropdown.
8. Select Update Inline Choices to show the inline choice boxes and enter possible answers. By default, two options will appear.
9. Select Add Option to add additional answer choice options. Select the trash can to remove an option.
10. Click on the radio button next to the correct answer.
11. Select Preview to view how the item will display in the Student Portal.
12. Relative Scoring (Table will only appear if the the checkbox was selected in Step 5): Enter the amount of points awarded for the number of correct answers selected.

Matching Table (Administer online only)

Students classify a series of prompts, which may include text, images, numerals, and/or equations, into one or more categories. No partial credit available.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
4. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
5. Layout: Select the number of desired columns to include in the table, with a minimum of three columns, up to 10 total columns.
6. Response Type: Select Radio - One Answer for prompts with a single answer or Checkbox - Multiple Answers for prompts with multiple answers. 
7. Enter Column Labels: Type text labels for each column, or remove placeholder text for unlabeled columns. 
8. Question Text: Type prompts into the Question Text fields included in each row under the first column. May also include images and equations. 
9. Add Another Row: Add further rows to include in the table, with a minimum of two questions, up to 10 questions. Rows can be reorganized by selecting the dash lines at the top left of each row and dragging and dropping in the desired location. Rows can be deleted by selecting the trashcan icon to the right of each row.
10. Select Correct Answer: Select the radio button or checkboxes in each row to indicate the correct answer. 
11. Rationale (optional): Enter rationale for the table as desired. 

Multiple Binary: (Administer online or on paper)

Students determine if answer choices are either True/False, Yes/No, or Correct/Incorrect. Partial credit may be given.

1. Slide No to Yes to Include Teacher Instructions (optional).
2. Type the Question in the text box. Use the CKE Editor to add any needed formatting.
3. Enter the maximum Total Possible Points students may earn on this item. Partial Credit may also be enabled.
4. Enter a Sample Response as needed.
5. Update the following settings as needed:
   • # of Choices may be between 2-6.
   • Types of Choices include True / False, Yes / No, and Correct / Incorrect. Choices are also available in French and Spanish.
   • Optional Choices may be selected as letters or numbers.
   • Select Lock Choices Order to prevent choices from being randomized in online testing.
6. Slide No to Yes, to Include Rationale and will appear next to each answer choice. A rationale for each answer choice must be entered in the text box in order to save the work (optional).
7. Select the Correct Answer under the Answer Choices column for each answer.
8. Select Add Choice to add additional answers.

Multiple Choice: (Administer online or on paper)

Students choose one correct answer from several answer choices.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes and enter instructions in the text box.
3. Question: Type the question in the text box, or use the Copy/Paste options to import text. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools. Please see the help document Item Bank: CKEditor Formatting Tools for Teachers for more details.
4. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
5. Select Number of Choices (2 to 9), Types of Choices (letters - beginning with A or F, numbers - beginning with 1), Answer Choice Format (Horizontal, Vertical, Stacked Horizontal, Stacked Vertical) and Lock Choices Order (Slide No to Yes to prevent the answer choices from being randomized during online testing).
6. Include Rationale (optional): Slide No to Yes, and a Rationale column will appear next to each answer choice. A rationale for each answer choice must be entered in the text box in order to save the work.
7. Select Correct Answer: Click on the circle in the Answer Choice Column to indicate the correct answer. Leave all other answer choices blank.
8. Delete Choice: Click on the trash can icon to delete an answer choice.
9. Add Choice: Click here to add an answer choice.
10. Include Answer Hint (Multiple Choice only): Slide No to Yes to add a hint. Write the hint in the text box. When this property is enabled for online testing, students can see a hint after incorrectly answering an item on the first attempt.

Multi-part: (Administer online or on paper)

Students choose or enter answers for a minimum of 2 and up to 10 parts that vary question type. MP items can include a mix of hand and auto-scored parts. The Points value for each individual part will be summed in the Total Possible Points field for the entire item. Scoring events are not supported for MP items. Refer to each item type selected for the item for additional details on that part.

1. Select Multi-part label type.
2. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then choose Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
3. Include Student Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes and enter instructions in the text box.
4. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes and enter instructions in the text box.
5. Partial Credit (Optional).
   • Partial Credit: Choose if students should receive points for choosing one or all correct answers and possibly minus points if they choose an incorrect answer.
   • Dependent Scoring: The score earned from each part within this Multi-Part item depends on the scores of its previous parts. If a part of the item is not fully correct, the student is not awarded a score for that part or any of the following parts of the item.
6. Total Points possible calculates based on the amount of points assigned to each item type selected.
7. Use the tabs to switch to each item part.
8. Select the Question Type for each item part.
9. Select the + tab to add an additional item part.

Multiple Response: (Administer online or on paper)

Students choose two or more correct answers from several answer choices. Partial credit may be given. Setup is the same as for MC items except for the Answer Layout Format and point value.

1. Link Passage (Optional): Choose one or more passages, if applicable.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (Optional): Use the slider to include. If slide to Yes, enter instructions in the text box.
3. Question: Enter the question in the text box. This may also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
4. Partial Credit (Optional):
   • Partial Credit:  Choose if students should receive points for choosing one or all correct answers and possibly minus points if they choose an incorrect answer. Enter the point value in the Points column to the right of the answer choice in Step 10.
   • Relative Scoring: Choose if students should receive credit for how many total correct answers are selected. Enter points values relative to the number of correct answers selected in the item in Step 13.
5. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
6. Rubric (Optional): Enter item Rubric.
7. Sample Response (Optional): Enter an example response student's will see during Online testing.
8. Number of Choices: Use the dropdown to select the number of choices for the item.
   • Limit Number of Choices: Limit the amount of choices a student will see when online testing. Correct answers will always appear but incorrect answers will be randomized.
   • Types of Choices: Use the dropdown to select the type of choices (letters - beginning with A or F, numbers - beginning with 1)
   • Lock Choices Order: Use the slider to lock the choice order. This prevents the answer choices from being randomized during online testing.
9. Include Rationale (optional): Slide No to Yes, and a Rationale column will appear next to each answer choice. A rationale for each answer choice must be entered in the text box in order to save the work.
10. Answers Choices
    • Use the radio button(s) to indicate the correct answer.
    • If the Partial Credit Slider was turned on in Step 4, enter the Points possible for the correct answers. This column will only appear if the the Partial Credit Slider was turned to "on."
    • Enter Answer Choice.
11. Delete Choice: Select on the trash can icon to delete an answer choice.
12. Add Choice: Select  to add an answer choice.
13. Relative Scoring (Table will only appear if the the checkbox was selected in Step 4): Enter the amount of points awarded for the number of correct answers selected.

Number Line: (Administer online only)

Requires students to plot one or more correct answers on a Number Line. No partial credit available.

1. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
2. Set the Minimum and Maximum values for the Number Line.
3. Choose the Tick Interval for the Number Line. This determines that rate at which ticks appear across the line for students to plot potential answer points. In the example above, ticks appear every 1/2 number on the line.
4. Set a Label Interval. This is the rate at which numbers are labeled on the Number Line. In the example above, only every 1 whole number is labeled on the number line.
5. Set the Width in pixels. The larger the number, the more space the Number Line will take up from left to right, to help better display numbers across the line.
6. The left and right Arrows on the Number Line are enabled by default. Select to make the Number Line a Ray or Line Segment.
7. A preview of the Number Line appears and updates as settings are adjusted.

8. Optional - add a Title. This appears directly below the Number Line.
9. Determine which Tools students can use to respond to the Question. All options are enabled by default, deselect any options students should not have available to respond.
10. Point - specific location that corresponds to a single numerical value.
11. Line Segment - there are 4 Line Segment options available. They represent the portion of the number line between two specific points. If the end point are closed (filled in) the number the point falls on is included. If the end point is open (white space), the number the point falls on is not included.
12. Ray - there are 4 Ray options available. A closed ray is a directed line segment that starts at a specific point (the initial point) and extends infinitely in one direction, including the endpoint. An open ray is a directed line segment that starts at a specific point (the initial point) and extends infinitely in one direction without including the endpoint.
13. Set the Maximum Number of Elements students can apply to the number line. Five is set by default.
14. Select the Tool students should use for the correct answer.
15. Plot the point, line segment, or ray on the number line to set the correct answer. If using a line segment click and drag a point to adjust the end points.

Numerical Response: (Administer online or on paper)

Students enter the answer to a numeric question on a keypad (online), or bubble the answer on a griddable template (on paper).

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
4. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
5. Include Griddable: If administering on paper, slide No to Yes to attach a griddable template from those made available by the district. Students bubble in the answer on the answer sheet.
6. Answer: Enter the correct answer to the question.
7. Tolerance (optional): Enter a tolerance value, if needed.
   • Including a Tolerance value allows a numerical response answer to be scored as correct when its value is within the selected Tolerance range. For example, a Tolerance of .01 would allow an answer to be plus or minus .01 of the exact answer. If the problem asks students to round 3.666 to the nearest hundredth, and the Tolerance is set at .01, then the following answers would be scored as correct: 3.66, 3.67, and 3.68.

Order Items: (Administer online only)

Students place several answer choices in the correct order. Partial credit may be given.

1. Link Passage: Choose one or more passages, if applicable, then click on Select.
   • Passages must be published and located in the same Work Space to be available for linking.
2. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions.
3. Question: Type the question in the text box, or use the Copy/Paste options to import text. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools. Please see the help document Item Bank: CKEditor Formatting Tools for Teachers for more details.
4. Total Possible Points: Enter the maximum number of points students may earn on this item.
5. Sample Response (not necessary for this item type).
6. Select Number of Choices a student is able to select (2 to 9), Types of Choices (letters or numbers), and Lock Choices Order (Slide No to Yes to prevent the answer choices from being randomized during online testing).
7. Include Rationale (optional): Slide No to Yes, and the Rationale column will appear next to each answer choice. A rationale for each answer choice must be entered in the text box in order to save the work.
8. Item Correct Order: Use the horizontal arrows to put the answer choices in the correct order.
9. Answer Choices: Type each answer choice in the text boxes, or use the Copy/Paste options to import text. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools.
10. Delete Choice: Delete an answer choice by clicking on the trash can icon.
11. Add Choice: Add an answer choice.

Writing Prompt (Administer Online Only)

Students are provided a prompt to which they must provide a written response. The student is awarded points based on objective categories.

1. Include Teacher Instructions (optional): Slide No to Yes to add instructions. If Yes is selected, add Teacher Instructions into the provided space.
2. Select the Number of Questions. This allows multiple prompts to be entered for students to answer within a single question. Then users are able to grade using a single rubric.
3. Question: Type the assessment question in the text box. May also include audio, video, images, equation, or table, as shown in the CKEditor formatting tools. Take a look at CKEditor Formatting Tools for Staff Users for more details.
4. Include Character Limit (optional): Slide No to Yes to set a Character Limit. Select Characters Remaining or Characters Used. Characters Remaining counts down the remaining characters from the limit. Characters Used counts up to the limit. Enter a positive whole number greater than 0 for the character limit.
5. Answer Options - Text and Drawing Tool: When the drawing option is enabled for WP items, students can draw their answer while taking the assessment in the Student Portal. Users can opt to include both Text and the Drawing Tool for students to enter their answer, or only one of these options. View the Drawing Tool section below to learn more about Drawing Tool setup. For information about the students' view of the Drawing and Text tools, take a look at the Drawing Tool for Students and CKEditor Formatting Tools for Students.
6. Sample Response (optional): Include a sample response, if desired.
7. Value: Select if the scoring values should be a Range or Selected Values.
   • Range: Enter a non-negative whole number that determines the range of rubric values the user may choose from during scoring.
   • Selected Values: Select rubric values that users may choose from during scoring.
8.  Total Possible Points: The total points are automatically calculated depending on the max points associated with each objective.
9. # of Objectives: Select the number of objectives the prompt will be scored with (1-20), then select Update to apply the number of objectives to the table below.
10. Objective Name: Enter the name of each objective.
11. Objective Value Range: Enter a minimum and maximum point value for each objective.
12. Multiplier: The value entered will be used to determine the Total Possible Points by multiplying the Objective Value Range by the Multiplier. The Multiplier will default to 1.
13. Non-numeric Value: If the numeric value is set at 0, then the value can be replaced with NS or NA.
14. Include Standards for Objectives (optional): Slide No to Yes to add a Standards step in the item creation process.
15. Include Rubric (optional): Slide No to Yes to include a rubric. Create a new rubric from scratch, upload an existing PDF rubric file, or select from available rubrics for a Teacher and/or Student rubric. The Teacher Rubric is to view while scoring the item. Students may view the Student Rubric while taking the assessment online in the Student Portal.
16. Select Save to save the item progress, or select Next to save and continue to the next step.