Create a Multiple Select Item – DnA & ISE

This lesson provides step-by-step guidance on creating a Multiple Select Item in the Item Bank. This item type allows for multiple correct responses to a presented question. Partial Credit is supported in assessment creation. These items are automatically scored.

Where to Start

Select Assessments.
Select Browse Item Bank.

Create a New Item

The Create Item and Multiple Select buttons.

Select Create Item at the top right hand side of the screen.
Use the dropdown menu to select Multiple Select as the item type.

Multiple Select Items

An example Multiple Select item, with the Item Stem labeled as step 5, and the correct answer checkboxes labeled as step 6.

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.
- To insert a line break in the Item Stem, use shift-return (or shift-enter, depending on the keyboard).
Enter answer choices into the spaces provided. Select the checkboxes for the appropriate correct answers, which will highlight in pink.

Drafted items are automatically saved.

A limit of 9 choices may be added to Multiple Select items.

Item Details

The item options and Settings menu, with the Standards icon labeled as step 7, the Passage icon labeled as step 8, the Tags icon labeled as step 9, and the Settings menu labeled as step 10.

To link Standard(s) to the item, select the Three Pages icon.
To link a Passage to the item, select the Book 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 (enabled by default), Enabling/Disabling Teacher Instructions, and Rationale.

Item Preview

Select Item Preview to see a preview.
Select to preview the item from a Student or Instructor Role.
Test the item by selecting one or more answer choices.
Toggle Check Answers to verify the answer key. Correctly-selected answer choices will be indicated with a green checkmark. Both incorrectly-selected answer choices, and answer choices that should have been selected but were not, will be indicated with an orange X.

Publish Item

The item publishing menu, with the Done button labeled as step 15, Publish labeled as step 16, Save Draft labeled as step 17, and Discard labeled as step 18.

When you've completed creating/editing your item, select Done.
To make your item available to use in an assessment, select Publish.
To save an item that you aren't ready to publish, select Save Draft.
To delete your item, select Discard.

Once items are Published, users can Lock, Edit, or Delete the item.

This item type supports Partial Credit in Assessment Creation. This means scoring based on how many correct responses there are with deductions for choosing incorrect answers. To learn more about how Partial Credit is applied to Multiple Select items, view Items Types: Overview and Best Practices for Using.

Next Steps

Now that you have created a Multiple Select item, learn about Creating an Item Bank Assessment.