Create & Edit a Question

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1 Create & Edit a Question User Guide Version 7 EdPlan Instructional Management System July 2015

2 Contents Introduction... 3 Create a New Question... 4 Edit a Question Page 2

3 Introduction Users can create, save, and share test items or questions within the EdPlan Instructional Management System (IMS). Existing questions can also be found and used from item banks within the system that were originally created by the district or purchased from a third party. IMS accommodates several question types including, select one (multiple-choice configuration with one correct answer), select many (multiple-choice configuration with multiple correct answers), true/false, yes/no, short answer, griddable, essay, and rubric-scored questions. ACTION ICONS Located near the top right of each page, action icons can help you perform common workflow tasks. When not available or useful in a workflow, the icon will be grayed-out. Home Page Returns user to home page Copy Allows user to copy the content on the screen to create another version Message Opens the message creation screen (coming soon) Delete Deletes content and closes the tab Print Prints the screen (on print-enabled screens only) Favorite Selects current page to appear on the My Favorites list in My Dashboard (coming soon) Publish Publishes current screen to content collection Save Saves the content screen once all required fields are populated Help Launches the Solution Center Public Consulting Group Page 3

4 Create a New Question Navigation From the Assessment icon, select Question Manager from the dropdown menu. Select Create a New Question from the popup modal. Tabs and Sub-tabs Multi-layer tabs allow for easy access to multiple screens at a time. On the Create a New Question screen, note the tab menu shows Question Manager as the main tab and Create a New Question as a sub-tab. Both main and sub-tabs are green to match the Assessments icon. This color structure will assist in managing your work as you launch additional tabs. After you complete the required steps to Create a New Question and click the Save button, the Question Name you provided will populate the sub-tab Public Consulting Group Page 4

5 A triangle indicates the active sub-tab. Main and sub-tabs are green to match the Assessment icon Public Consulting Group Page 5

6 Workflow There are six steps in the Create a New Question workflow: 1. Identification Information 2. Resources 3. Question 4. Answer 5. Align to Units & Standards 6. Additional Details Step 1: Identification Information Enter the name of the question in the Name field. Next to the name text field there is a question mark in a circle icon. If clicked or hovered over, it will reveal a small modal with an example of a naming convention should your district choose to provide an example of a naming convention. The Current Status field will display as Editing. Change this to Finalized when you have completed all of the steps. Step 2: Resources Click the Add Resource button to launch the Resources Selection and Lookup modal Public Consulting Group Page 6

7 Use the navigation tree to browse and select one or more resources. Click the Add button to proceed. Check the box next to the question(s) you wish to add. After adding a resource, select the resource type in the drop-down menu to identify where you would like it to appear. A leading resource will be positioned before the question stem. A trailing resource will follow the question stem. Enter in a description for the resource in the Description field. If multiple resources are added, you can reorder them using the order arrows Public Consulting Group Page 7

8 WORKING WITH RESOURCES There are multiple ways to work with resources when creating questions in the system. If you would like to use a resource like an image or a graph one-time only, you can embed the resource by copying and pasting it into the provided text box with the question stem. There are text-editing tools to help you to do this. If you would like to use a resource multiple times, it will be more efficient to enter the resource into the system to simplify and streamline the creation task. Examples of this include a reading passage that you would like to align to multiple questions or an image that you would like to use on multiple questions in multiple ways (in the question stem, in the answer choice, etc.). See the Create & Edit a Resource User Guide for further instructions Public Consulting Group Page 8

9 Step 3: Question Type your question into the Question Text box. Use text editing tools to format text and insert a hyperlink, imagine, or table. Hover over the text tools to learn what each one does. Step 4: Answer Select an Answer Type from the dropdown menu and select from Essay, Griddable, Select Many, Select One (Multiple Choice), Select Many, True/False, and Yes/No Public Consulting Group Page 9

10 For Select Many and Select One the user can either type a number into the Number of Answer Choices box to populate that number of rows (answer choices) or click the Add Answer Choice button to add rows individually. The user clicks on the blue pencil icon to display a text box with editing tools to type in the answer choice. User can also enter a distractor by typing directly into the distractor field. The user selects the correct answer by clicking in the radio button for select one and clicking in the checkbox/s for select many. The user may delete an answer by clicking on the Delete icon. Step 5: Align to Units & Standards If you have a live user context profile that includes units, they will automatically appear in this section. To add a unit, click the Add Units button to launch the Units Selection and Lookup modal. Browse through the navigation tree, select one or more units, and click the Add button Public Consulting Group Page 10

11 Check the box next to the question(s) you wish to add. If you have a live user context profile that includes standards, they will automatically appear in this section. To add standards click on the Standards tab and select Add Standard to begin selecting a standard Public Consulting Group Page 11

12 Section 6: Additional Details This section includes the following tabs in which to add additional details: CLASSIFICATIONS This tab shows information about Modification Category, Level of Difficulty, and Blooms Taxonomy. ACCOMMODATIONS Choose appropriate accommodations (previously known as modifiers) from the dropdown menu Public Consulting Group Page 12

13 CONTENT ATTRIBUTE Click the Add Content Attribute button to add attributes, such as language, p-value, or source. TEST TOOLS Choose the appropriate tool(s) needed to complete the question. WHERE USED Each time the question is used, the system will populate the information on this tab. TRACKED CHANGES This tab displays the question s initial creation and tracks all subsequent changes Public Consulting Group Page 13

14 KEYWORDS Click the Add Keywords button to add terms that will help search for the question later. Save Question Finally, choose one of four options to proceed: Select Preview Question to review it before saving Select Save Question to save Select Copy Question to save and copy the current question Select Create New Question to save and current question and launch a new Create a New Question workflow Edit a Question Select Find/Edit an Existing Question from the popup modal Public Consulting Group Page 14

15 Workflow Browse and select the question to view or edit from the navigation tree. The resource will populate on the Question screen. To preview or edit an existing question using the steps from Create a New Question Public Consulting Group Page 15

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