Quest_Genera

Questions Editor - General Tab

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Use the Toolbar or the Actions menu to bring up a dialog box for adding, editing, or deleting questions.

This screen is where you add, edit, or delete questions.

You can also select a question and click the Objectives button to associate objectives with that question.

Look at the screen below as well as the table of elements to learn more. Click on the other tabs to learn about each one.

If you checked the Check Spelling as You Type option on the Language Options dialog, then spelling errors will be noted in the Question Text and Instructions fields. See the Spelling Popup Menu for details. Either way, you can use the spell check and Thesaurus options defined on the Language Menu.

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Screen Element	Description
Filter By Objective	Choose whether to show all questions or to filter by associated objectives. You may add objectives with the Objectives Editor and can associate a question with objectives by clicking the Questions button.
Questions List	The list of questions. It displays the Question Text and may be filtered by an associated objective. Select a question to edit its properties, copy it (from the Add button), or delete it.
Objectives	Click this button to Associate Objectives with the Selected Question.
Splitter	Drag the dark grey vertical bar to the right of the Questions List to increase or decrease the available space. Note that you may resize or maximize the entire dialog box if desired.
Question Text	The text of the question itself.
Instructions	Instructions specific to the question. The exam configuration typically contains general instructions per interaction type (choice, fill_in, or true_false), so you only need to enter instructions if you need to override the exam value.
Question Graphic URL	The relative path or URL of an optional graphic to display alongside the question.
Question Graphic Location	The location of the question graphic: bottom or right.
Interaction Type	The type of question: choice, fill_in, or true_false. Right-click for a list of available options.
Answers Style	The style of the answer objects (blank [use default], Button, CheckBox, etc.). You only need to make an entry if you need to override the exam value. Right-click for a list of available options.
Score Format	The score format for this particular question (blank [use default], ReportScoreAsMax, ReportScoreAsMin, or WeightedScore). You only need to make an entry if you need to override the exam value. Right-click for a list of available options.
Randomize Answers	Whether to display answers in a random order (blank [use default), True, or False). You only need to make an entry if you need to override the exam value. Right-click for a list of available options.
Interaction ID	The interaction ID for this question (cmi.interactions.n.id in SCORM). See http://www.adlnet.org for more information on SCORM.
Min Score	Minimum score for the question. If you are using SCORM, you would typically set the Min Score to 0. This is because the Max Score is used for the cmi.interactions.n.weighting data element and the Min Score is not used at all. This implicitly assumes that Min Score is 0. See http://www.adlnet.org for more information on SCORM. See Also: Question Scoring Considerations
Max Score	Maximum score for the question. This value is used to create the cmi.interactions.n.weighting SCORM data element. See http://www.adlnet.org for more information on SCORM. See Also: Question Scoring Considerations
Inactive	Check if this question is inactive and should not be included in exams.
Add Blank Question	Add a blank question. The Question Text will show up in the Questions List as [New Question]. All other properties will have default values.
Copy Selected Question	Copies the currently selected objective. The Question Text will show up in the Questions List as [New Question]. All other properties will have same values as the copied question.
Delete	Click this button to delete the selected question.

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