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Create a Select Dropdown Item

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In this lesson, you will learn how to get started creating a Select Dropdown Item within the Legacy Item Bank. This allows students the ability to select words to complete a sentence/answer a question via a dropdown menu of choices.

Adding Standards and Publishing the Item are required to use the item in an assessment.

Where to Start

  1. Click on Assessments.
  2. Under Itembank, select Visit Itembank.

Create a New Item

Create a New Item
  1. Click Create.
  2. Next click New Item.
  3. Select Next.

You may also start from the Items tab. Then click Create Item.

Question

  1. Select Dropdown from the drop down menu.
  2. Click Teacher Instructions to type instructions for the teacher (e.g., Read the question aloud to your students) if applicable.
  3. For Select Dropdown questions, note that you must add [dropdown] where you would like the dropdown menu to appear.
  4. Enter the Stem. The stem is the beginning part of an item that presents a problem to be solved, a direct question, or an incomplete statement to be completed, as well as any other relevant information.
  5. Use the tool palette for special formatting. To learn more check out the Item Toolbar Overview.
  6. Click Save & Continue.

Only one dropdown can be used per item. A single item cannot have multiple drop downs for students to select multiple correct answers.

Enter Answers

Now you have to input the possible answer choices that will appear in the dropdown menu.

  1. Enter the answer choices in the space provided. Answer choices are options a student may pick from in a closed-response (e.g., multiple choice) assessment; these include the correct answer and the distractors.
  2. Mark the correct answer by clicking the checkmark. It will turn green to indicate this is the correct answer.
  3. You may add an additional answer choice by clicking Add Choice.
  4. Click the red minus (-) icon next to an answer choice that you would like to remove. Use the arrow keys to move the answer choice up or down.
  5. You may enter a rationale for each distractor to explain why a student may have chosen a particular answer option. For example, if a student selects "B. 10" for the question "What is 8 + 12?" he might have forgotten to carry the "1". Entering a rationale could help other teachers who have access to the item in reteaching concepts missed. Click the Up Arrow next to Rationale to enter the rationale.
  6. Click Save once you have finished and proceed to the Details tab.

Rubric (Optional)

A rubric allows for partial credit scoring on an item. To add a rubric click Create Rubric.

  1. Enter a Rubric description in the space provided (optional).
  2. Click Add Rubric Level to add additional point values.
  3. Click the minus to remove Rubric Levels.
  4. Enter which response corresponds to the desired point value.
  5. When done, click Save.

Next Steps

Now that you've set up the question portion of your Select Dropdown item, learn about the next step: Item Details.

The next required step is Adding Standards to an Item.

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