Hotspot question

Create a hotspot question

To create a hotspot question, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to your question bank or your course assignment. 
2. Click New exercise, fill in a name and click Create.
3. Click + New question and select Hotspot.
4. Formulate the question in the 'Question*' field.
5. Fill in the number of points the question is worth.
6. Fill in the number of markers that must be placed on the image.
7. Click Upload background image to upload your image. You can upload a JPEG or PNG file. 
8. Optionally, click the dropdown menu QUESTION FEEDBACK to:
   1. Add a model answer. 
   2. Show feedback on answer level. Feedback on answer level can be made visible during the publication or during the taking of a digital test if the option 'Feedback' is enabled in the Accessibility settings. This is explained further here. You can choose to fill in feedback that is shown to students when:
      1. The question is answered correctly.
      2. The question is answered partially correctly.
      3. The question is answered incorrectly.
9. Optionally, add learning objectives in the 'Objectives' field.
10. Click Create.

After creating a hotspot question, you will need to add a grading scheme. This is where you can indicate the areas the marker(s) can be placed and name them. 

Add a grading scheme to a hotspot question

In order to use the hotspot question in a digital test, you will need to fill in the grading scheme. This is where you can indicate the areas the marker(s) can be placed and name them. To add a grading scheme to a hotspot question, follow the steps below.

1. Click the Grading scheme tab at the top of the assignment or question bank exercise.
2. Go to the question for which you want to set the grading scheme.
3. Click the edit-icon. 
4. Optionally, adjust the number points that the question is worth.
5. Optionally, adjust the number of markers that must be placed on the image.
6. From the dropdown, select a figure type, select a colour, set the number of points and fill in a name.
7. Click on the figure twice. Two dots will appear to create the selected figure. Drag the dots in position to create the answer field. 
8. Click Done editing or + Add an area to extend the answer field. 
9. Optionally, click the QUESTION FEEDBACK dropdown to:
   1. Add or adjust the model answer. 
   2. Provide feedback to participants that is shown during the taking of a digital test if the option 'Feedback' is enabled in the accessibility settings of the assignment. The feedback can be filled and shown when:
      1. The question is answered correctly.
      2. The question is answered partially correctly (only possible when the 'Partial' and 'Custom' scoring methods are used). 
      3. The question is answered incorrectly.
10. Optionally, add or adjust the learning objectives in the Objectives field. If there are no learning objectives added to the question bank or course, the field will not be visible.
11. Click Update.

Options for hotspot question

For additional options, click the edit-icon. Then click on the settings-icon. You will see the following:

• Bonus
  This marks the question as a bonus question, which means that its points are not included in the maximum amount of points achievable for that assignment. If a student answers the question incorrectly, this will not be detracted from the number of points and the mark. However, when awarding points, it is possible to achieve more points that the maximum points achievable for the assignment.
   
• 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.
   
• Limit minimum to zero points
  With this option enabled, it’s not possible 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
  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.