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Authors create and submit questions of type: Numerical answer

Context

Currently the assessment builder supports the following questions types:

  • True/false (single correct)
  • True/false (more than one correct)
  • Multiple choice (single correct)
  • Multiple choice (more than one correct)
  • Fill in the blank (single or multiple)
  • Multiple dropdowns
  • Matching
  • Essay

This is a proposal for a new question type, with the same export requirements: Word doc and QTI.

We are extending support for Numerical Type Questions. This additional question-type feature will allow users to create questions that require numerical input in three distinct response formats.

The feature will allow educators to create assessment questions that involve numerical concepts. It supports scenarios where an answer must be accurate within a certain margin of error in percentage, or range, or precise.

In progress. For now, we have sample content and examples to review:

  1. Numerical_questions_-_VMay.docx
  2. https://somup.com/c0jjlYAVkX

Proposal

User Flow

Authors can:

  • Select the question type as "Numerical" from the toolbar
  • Write a question prompt (which supports all current styling options, images, and tables).
  • Select the numerical response requirement from a dropbox within the question widget:
    • exact answer with a margin of error
    • answer within a range
    • precise answer
  • Input the expected answers (integer)
  • Provide answer feedback using the current feedback input area

Answer type requirements

Option 1: exact answer with a margin of error

Two in put areas:

  1. exact value as integer
  2. margin of error as integer (%)

Mark as correct: any number that falls within that percentage margin of the exact answer.

Option 2: Answer within a range

Two in put areas:

  1. minimum value as integer
  2. maximum value as integer

Mark as correct: any number that falls within the the min and max range

Option 3: Precise answer

One input area:

  • integer
  • separate with semi-colon for answer variants E.g. 3; 3.0; 3.00

Design

See: https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOAxhW1s=/?moveToWidget=3458764562281728022&cot=14

Implementation (if applicable)

Alternative approaches (if applicable)

Edited by Dione Mentis