Support for complex item sets
Context
Set definition
A Set is a leading piece of content with multiple questions. Each question:
- makes sense as a stand alone item (i.e. I should be able to answer question 5 without question 4).
- could be a different question type
- could have its own related bloom’s level and learning objective.
Use cases
- As a Teacher, I want learners to engage with some content (passage of text/ images/ graphs etc.) before answering questions so that they are being assessed at a high level of engagement. This engagement could take 2-5 mins so learners should be expected to answer more than one question (expect anything from 3 to 20 questions).
- As a Teacher using the Assessment Builder, I want to see all the questions that I have contributed to my sets at any stage so that I have one comprehensive view of my sets.
- As a Teacher using the Assessment Builder, I want to see Sets that other teachers have created so that I can use them myself and I want the flexibility to export all or some of the questions.
- As a Teacher using the Assessment Builder, I want to contribute to Sets that other teachers have created, and have other Teachers contribute to my sets so that we all benefit.
- As a Editor of the Assessment Builder, I only want Teachers (authors) to see other teachers questions in a set when those questions are published because this means they have successfully passed our editorial review.
Proposal
Create workflow:
- Provide a UI for authors to enter in leading content that can be reused in multiple questions
- This space should allow text with all current styling options, images and tables.
- On the question page, allow all authors to find and use this repeated content
- Add additional metadata options in the UI:
- Is part of complex item set (checkbox)
- Set title (text field with autocomplete where you search through previously created sets as you type)
Discover workflow:
- When searching for questions, signed up users see an icon (that links to the set) on each question that is part of a complex item set.
- Add a filter for “complex set title”. Users can select one or more, and the list of questions filters accordingly
- Option to save all or part of the set as a list (or add to existing list).
- Export list
Example questions
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[leading content]
Monarch Butterfly Population Decline
In less than 20 years, monarch butterfly populations have fallen by 90%. One reason this decrease is the increased planting of corn, cotton, and soybeans that are genetically modified to be resistant to weed killers containing glyphosate. As more farmers plant these GM plants, more of these weed killers are being sprayed on the fields where these crops are grown. These weed killers kill only milkweed and other plants that have not been genetically modified
Mature adult monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants. The larvae eat only milkweed. Adults seek out flower nectar from a variety of plants.
Predators find both the larvae and adult monarchs toxic and bad tasting. This is due to the presence of chemicals stored that affect the cardiovascular, neurologic, and gastrointestinal systems of the predators. These chemicals are produced by milkweed plants.
[set of questions, highlighted is correct]
1. How is it possible for large concentrations of these toxic chemicals to be found in adult monarch butterflies when they do not feed on milkweed?
(a) The adult monarchs are not affected by the toxic chemicals. When they consume parts of the milkweed plant, they concentrate the chemicals and become bad tasting.
(b) The nectar of nearby plants contains the toxic milkweed chemicals. When the adult monarchs feed on the nectar, the toxic chemicals concentrate in their bodies.
(c) The monarch larvae eat the milkweed, ingesting the chemicals. When the larvae undergo metamorphosis, the toxic chemicals remain.
2. When monarchs overwinter, they do not eat and do not reach sexual maturity until they begin the spring migration. Why is it important for there to be large areas of flowering plants along the monarchs’ migratory pathways?
(a) Without flowers, the monarchs would not have the food needed to provide energy for their migration and reproduction.
(b) The colorful flowers attract the monarchs and provide a cue to the location of milkweed.
(c) While feeding on nectar, the migrating monarchs pollinate many of these flowers
3. The best explanation for how the use of pesticides containing glyphosate is responsible for a decrease in the size of monarch populations is that
(a) their predators feed on the genetically modified crops
(b) the monarchs have nowhere to lay their eggs
(c) the monarch larvae are more susceptible to genetic disease
Design
The sets page
- List all sets created by all authors
- Only Managing and Handling Editors can see a set unless there is a published question
A set
- Managing and Handling Editors can see all questions
- Authors can see their questions
- Authors can see questions of other authors if they are published.
Implementation (if applicable)
Alternative approaches (if applicable)
Scheduling
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This feature is requested for the Basline version -
This feature is requested for future enhanced versions