This lesson provides step-by-step guidance on creating a Evidence Based Selected Response (EBSR) Item using DnA's NEW Item Bank. EBSR items are multi-part questions that are automatically scored.
Where to Start

- Select Assessments.
- Select Browse Item Bank NEW.
Create a New Item

- Select Create Item at the top right hand side of the screen.
ESBR Items
- Use the dropdown menu to select ESBR as the item type.
- Enter the Item 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.
- Enter the anser choices into the text boxes and select the radio button to indicate which answer choice is correct. It will highlight in pink.
- Repeat these steps for Part B.
- To have fewer available answer choices, select the Trash Can to remove an answer choice.
- Select Add Choice to add additional answer choices.
The maximum number of choice options is 5 for both parts.
Drafted items are automatically saved.
Item Details

- To link a Passage to the item, select the Book icon .
- To link Standard(s) to the item, select the Three Pages icon.
- To add Tags to the item, select the Tag icon.
- Additional Settings are available to edit per item such as Choice Labels, Locking the Choice Order, and Enabling/Disabling Teacher Instructions, Item Stem, and Rationale can be chosen individually for both parts. Users can also determine if they'd would like the parts to display as Part A and B or Part 1 and 2.
Users must link at least 1 standard when creating an item. If attempting to publish an item without standards, an error message will appear asking for standards to be aligned before publishing again.
Item Preview
- Select Item Preview to see a preview.
- Use the drop down menu to preview the item from a Student or Instructor role.
- Test the item by selecting a response.
- Select Check Answer to verify the answer key.
Publish Item

- When users are done creating/editing their item, select Done.
- To make the item available to use in an assessment, select Publish.
- To save an item that's not yet ready to publish, select Save Draft.
- To delete the item, select Discard.
Once items are Published, users can Lock, Edit, or Delete the item.
Next Steps
Now that you have created a Multiple Choice item, learn about Creating a NEW Item Bank Assessment.