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Match question

Brooke Henshall
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lightbulb_outline This question type can be used in a digital test only.

The match question consists of two or more columns and rows. Normally, the columns contain premises (the thing you are asking about) and the rows contain the responses (the options to pick from). Each item in the column is paired with at least one item in the row. The students have to couple the rows to the columns.

Create a match question

To create a match question, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the domain School name in the menu on the left.
  2. Click on label_important Courses in the menu at the top.
  3. Click on your course or use the search bar.
  4. Click on your assignment or create a new assignment. 
  5. Click New exercise, fill in a name and click Save.
  6. Click New question and select Match.
  7. Formulate the question in the question content field.
  8. Fill in the number of points the question is worth.
  9. Click the dropdown menu Correct choices* and select One or Multiple.
  10. Click the dropdown menu Match layout* and choose Matrix or Drag and drop. 
  11. Click Add rows and next click the create-icon in the new row. Fill in the answer option or upload an image by clicking the photo_size_select_actual-icon in the text editor. Repeat this for all rows.
  12. Click Add columns and next click the create-icon in the new column. Fill in the answer option or upload an image by clicking the photo_size_select_actual-icon in the text editor. Repeat this for all columns.
  13. Click the more_vert-icon for more options.
  14. Click Save.

In the example below, you see a match question with the 'Matrix' layout.

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In the example below, you see a match question with the 'Drag and drop' layout.

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Options for a match question
  • Bonus
    This marks the question as a bonus question, which means the number of points awarded with this question will be counted until the maximum amount of points achievable for this assignment is reached. The points of the bonus question aren’t included in the maximum amount of points that can be achieved for the assignment If the student answers the question incorrectly, this won’t be detracted from the number of points and the mark.

  • Skippable 
    You will first need to assign which students are exempted from answering this question within the settings of your course. You can then enable which questions can be skipped by these students. In a digital test, the student will be informed they can skip the question. The number of points for this question will not be counted in their result. It is not possible to change this setting after the test has been taken.

  • Partial scoring
    Students will receive points when their answer is partly correct. For example, if the total number of points they can receive for a question is 2 and their answer is 50% correct, they will still receive 1 point. Without this option, they can only receive 0 or the maximum number of points.
Add a grading scheme to a match question

To add a grading scheme to a match question, follow the steps below.

  1. Click the domain School name in the menu on the left.
  2. Click on label_important Courses in the menu at the top.
  3. Select your course or use the search bar.
  4. Select your assignment or create a new assignment. 
  5. Click Grading scheme in the menu at the top.
  6. Go to the question for which you want to set the grading scheme.
  7. It is optional to fill in feedback that will be shown when the results are published for:
    • the question is answered correctly
    • the question is answered partially correctly
    • the question is answered incorrectly
  8. Fill in the number of points each combination is worth. 
    OR click Options and select Use automatic scoring. Next, select the answer combinations. 
  9. You can use the Calculate points button to calculate the maximum points. The points of all the answer options will be summed up automatically.
    Or You can manually set the maximum number of points. 
  10. Click the more_vert-icon for more grading options.
  11. Click Save.

Read more about Grading methods here.

Options for grading
  • Model answer
    A solution for the reviewers (and for participants when published). The model answer can be an extensive elaboration, an image, or a file.

  • Use automatic scoring
    When you use automatic scoring for grading, you will need to select the correct answer options. The platform will automatically award the number of points set in the grading scheme for the question, either the full or partial points, depending on the setting. Disabling this option makes it possible to adjust the number of points awarded with each answer option. Both with the option enabled and disabled, the platform will automatically review the question, the difference is being able to differentiate between the number of points awarded for each answer.

  • Start with zero points (For the points-per-criteria and rubrics grading method only)
    If this option is enabled the marking of this question will always start at zero points and the points will be added up when selecting the criteria. When this option is disabled, the marking will start with the maximum amount of points that can be awarded for this question and selecting the criteria will be subtracted from this maximum. This means that the criteria should be added as minus points of the total amount. The reviewer can then select the criteria if the student didn’t meet this with their answer, so it can be detracted from the total amount of points.

  • Limit minimum to zero points (For the points-per-criteria grading method only)
    With this option enabled, it’s impossible to go below zero points when selecting the different criteria. It is still possible to manually adjust the number of points to go below zero with the adjustment option during the reviewing.

  • Limit maximum to total points (For the points-per-criteria grading method only)
    In the grading settings it’s possible to set the maximum amount of points achievable with the question, separate from the points per criteria When this number deviates from the maximum amount achievable by adding up the criteria points, this option will cap the maximum amount of points to this manually set number.

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