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True False Test
Introduction
WebCT Help for: Creating True False Questions, German Version, French Version.
This page gives you access to an example of a True False test that lets you experience - in the role of the student - how such a test works in Vista with the aim to encourage you to develop a test version adapted to your course. You will also find a pedagogical reflection and a step by step instruction for setting up such a test in Vista. Further information concerning True False Tests in Vista can be found in Part 8, Chapter 29, Sect: "Assessments and Assessment Manager", Sub-sect: "Creating or Editing True False Question" in the Designers and Instructors Reference, WebCT Vista 4 (pdf, 2.5 MB) p 105. Get UN & PW at edutech Vista Support.
Click this screen shot and than "Vista Demos - Assessment-Demos" for access to the example.
Usage Comments
With this question type, students select either True or False in response to the question. This test type is easy to build and score and gives students a 50% chance to guess right ...
How to do it in Vista
It is more or less a three step process.- Create True False Questions.
- Create an Assessment with Questions
- Editing Quiz Properties
Create True False Questions
- Locate and click the assessment or click Go to Question Database.
- Click Create Questions. A menu appears.
- Click True False. The Create True False Question screen appears.
In the Create Create True False Questions screen:
- In the Title text box, enter a title. The question title identifies the question when searching the Question Database. When Section Students view the question, the question title appears at the top of the question.
- In the Question text box, specify the question text and format. If you want i.e. to use the HTML-creator, select the corresponding check box and wait for the screen to adapt.
- If you want, insert an equation.
- If you want to add an image to display with the question click Browse and select the image you want to add.
- In the Answer section select whether the correct response to the question is True or False.
- If you want to provide Section Students with general feedback about the question next to More Options, click the Expand/Collapse icon. The More Options section expands.
- All questions are automatically stored in the Question Database. Since the Question Database can contain thousands of questions, it's a good idea to organize questions into categories. If you want to add the question to a category next to More Options, click the Expand/Collapse icon. The More Options section expands.
- To add the question to an existing category, select Specify an existing category, and from the drop-down list, select the category.
- If you want to preview the question to ensure it displays and grades correctly click Preview. The Preview Question pop-up window appears and the question is displayed as it will appear in the Section Student view.
- If you want to check the grading scheme and feedback select your answer and click Grade. The Graded for pop-up window appears and the answers are displayed, including the grade and any feedback.
- Click Save. The Questions or Question Database screen appears and the question is added.
Note: If you enter more than one sentence (with gaps surrounded by square brackets) into the question text box, Vista generates a whole True False Text.
Next you need to Create an Assessment with QuestionsOther Resources Concerning this Subject
- For details on the areas for which True False tests are most valuable consult Assessment Methods: True False Tests and Tips and Traps for True False Questions .
- Consult also the HOWTOs: View Assessment Submissions.