Automatically marked question.  Question with multiple alternatives and one or multiple answers.

Multiple Response is a question type where candidates will answer the question by selecting one or more alternatives. The alternatives may be plain text, rich text, sound or images. 

This article explains the layout of Multiple Response questions, details their specific options and how to set alternatives, covers predefined feedback per alternative, and outlines known errors related to certain alternative types.

Question layout

In the question's edit mode, you can do the following: 

1. Replace text with desired question text.
2. You can enhance your question text by adding math (LaTex), files, tables, links, image, PDF, audio or video clips. See example of image inserted in question text below.
3. Insert more interaction elements by clicking on +Insert.
4. Set general options for the question type. For more information, refer to the General Options for Questions article.

Specific options

Clicking on the interaction element (the alternatives area) provides access to specific options unique to the Multiple Response question type:

• You can write an explanation text for the question. This text will appear in the workspace above the alternatives. Select one or more alternatives is set by default.

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  • (1) Choose from four types of alternatives: Text (plain text), LaTeX, images and sound. You cannot combine the different types within one interaction element. 

    You can format plain text by clicking on Rich text, available under each option. LaTeX is accepted as input when you click on the Sigma button. The options in the previous example are written in rich text. To change text alternatives written in rich text, click on Edit rich text.

    Images as alternatives will automatically scale to a width of 150 pixels, but you can manually resize them.

    You add sound files by clicking on Add sound file (mp3). Complete the option by adding text. 

  • (2) Layout of alternatives: Choose between a vertical or horizontal layout for the alternatives; vertical layout is standard. Horizontal layout will appear as the following: 

    

  • Update the alternatives by choosing the type of response alternatives, writing the text and setting the correct alternative(s).
  • Select all of the correct answers/alternatives by checking the box on the left side of the alternative. A green checkmark indicates a correct answer.
  • You can add additional alternatives by clicking on Add alternative.
  • To remove an alternative, click on the X icon in the corner next to the alternative. 

• You can set upper and lower mark limits, and also choose how to display the order of the alternatives to candidates.

  • Lower and upper mark limit: You can set these for each interaction element. The value will override the mark settings set for the whole question. For more information, refer to the Advanced scoring article.
  • Random order of alternatives: Choose whether candidates should have a different order of alternatives. This option is selected by default. If you prefer the system not to select it by default, please reach out to our service desk.
  • Limit maximum selections: Prevents the candidate from selecting more answers than what is defined as correct. For example, if two alternatives are correct, the candidate can only select two alternatives. 
  Confirm the automatic marks for the question by Answering the question in preview. Marks cannot be changed after the test has started. 

• An External Identifier is a unique string that helps link the question to external systems for data collection, without serving any internal purpose in Inspera Assessment.

  For information on external identifier, read the External Identifier article.

Predefined feedback per alternative

This question type supports predefined feedback per alternative. Candidates will see this feedback along with their access to their answers after the submission. This can be set by the Planner.

Click on Add feedback in the Alternatives tab to provide feedback for individual alternatives. 

For more information, refer to the Predefined feedback per alternative article.

Known errors

If you add an image or sound as an alternative, these may not work. This issue is often seen in combination with multiple language versions, but it can also affect questions with only one language version.