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EDU System Tools
9. To specify multiple selections in the correct answer, select the Allow more than one selection
radio button.
10. Select the radio buttons corresponding to the selections of the correct answer.
11. Click Finish to place a copy of your question in the Web site cache and preview your question.
Important: When creating and editing question banks, clicking Finish, does not
permanently save your work. You must save/install the question bank in order to
preserve your work.
Numeric Questions in the Question Bank Editor
1. Add a new question.
2. In the Question Type drop-down box, select Numeric.
3. It is recommended that you enter a description in the Question Description text field. (The
description is used to label the question in the topic. If excluded, the question type is used.)
4. To use HTML, select the Use HTML check box.
5. You can add a comment, algorithms, information fields, hints, or a worked solution.
6. To proceed to the Add Numeric screen, click Next.
a. In the Text box, enter the question statement. Question statements can include HTML
or MathML, as well as algorithmically-generated variable data.
b. In the Answer Number text field, enter the numeric part of the correct answer in 2-D
math syntax. Do not use commas when specifying a numeric value. This is required.
c. If the correct answer has physical units, in the Answer Units text field, enter the units
part of the correct answer. To use units in addition to the default system units, you
must add a custom table of units. If you do not specify units, by default, the system
does not display a Units text field in the question.
e. Specify the precision or margin of error for the grading of a student response.
7. Click Finish to place a copy of your question in the Web site cache and preview your question.
Important: When creating and editing question banks, clicking Finish, does not
permanently save your work. You must save/install the question bank in order to
preserve your work.
Setting Answer Tolerance in Numeric Questions
When working with Numeric questions in the Question Bank Editor, you can specify either the:
• Precision of student responses (that is, the number of digits)
• Acceptable margin of error for student responses
For examples of the related plain-text script files, see Answer Tolerance Example Script.
Note: You cannot specify both the precision and a margin of error.
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