Automatically marked question. The question is answered by writing text into a pre defined box in an image.

The Graphic Text Entry question type allows candidates to answer by typing text into predefined boxes placed directly on an image. You create this question type by uploading an image as a background and then positioning one or more text boxes onto it. 

This article explains the layout of Graphic Text Entry questions, details their specific options and how to set correct answers, and covers other general question options.

Question layout

When you create or edit a Graphic Text Entry question, you will upload an image as a background for your question, then add and place text boxes where candidates will respond.

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

1. Replace text with desired question text.
2. Add math (LaTex), files, tables, links, PDF, images and / or audio clips to the question text.
3. Insert more interaction elements (text boxes) by clicking +Insert. The text boxes can be moved to the desired area by click and drag. 
4. Set general options for the question type.  All of these options, except Background, are available for all question types. For more information, refer to the  Overview of question options article.
   • Background: Upload the background image to the question by pressing Upload image. The predefined width is 800, but can be changed manually. 

Specific options

By clicking on the interaction element gives you the specific options for the question type.

1. Click the text box to update the correct answer. Add more correct answers to the interaction element by selecting Add correct answer+. To remove a correct answer, press the X icon to the right of the answer.

   Example: In the question below, it could be that the candidates can have both "DNA" and "DNA threads" as an answer. Both answers have been added as correct ones to prevent a candidate from getting the wrong answer if, for example, they write "DNA" and not "DNA threads". 

   

   You can delete the selected interaction element at the bottom of the menu for specific options. Press Remove text field if this is desired. 

   Note: Correct answers are language independent. If you are going to have multiple language versions, be sure to write the correct answers in all languages. 

   

2.  
   • Case sensitive: when enabled, the automatic scoring mechanism will only score the answer as correct if it matches the solution perfectly. Example: The solution is "DNA". "dna" will not be scored as correct if the option is enabled.
   • Ignore whitespace: when enabled, this option will remove the whitespace characters (" ") from the candidates' answer before comparing to the solution. Example: If the candidate writes "D N A", this will be scored as a correct answer.
   • Restrict number of characters to input width: This sets the max allowed candidate input to the same length as the input width. A warning will show if input length is shorter than the length of the correct answer. You cannot save the question unless you correct this.
   • Expected length (characters): This sets the width of the specified text box, pre defined is 20 characters.
3. 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.