Field/Button

Description

Question Name

The name of the question.

Enter Questions Below

The question that will be presented to Participants.

Note: Entering lengthy text in this field can affect the user interface. It is recommended that you preview your course to ensure the adjacent controls are not obscured.

Question Type

Determines the number of possible answers you may enter and how many may be indicated as being correct.

• Single Answer: There must be at least two possible answers of which only one is correct.
• Multiple Answer: There must be at least two possible answers of which one or more is correct.
• Short Answer: Similar to fill in the blank questions, except that the blank is at the end of the question. Though the learner inputs freeform text, your can specify a list of correct answers. Any answer other than those specified is incorrect.
• Yes/No: Answers are automatically populated as Yes and No and you may mark only one as correct.

Graphical Answers

Select this option to use images instead of text as the answer options. You can only use graphical answers only for Single Answer or Multiple Answer questions. Graphic answer choices are displayed resized to fit into a 90×90px space (with the original aspect ratio) both in Dialogue Design and in the Skillsoft Course Player.

Note: Graphical answers cannot be used in mobile presentations. The number of graphic choices is limited to six graphics per question.

Add Graphic

Allows you to add a graphic as part of the question. Images are supported only for Short Answer questions. The image file type can be a .JPG, .PNG or .GIF.

The maximum image size is 796×442. If the image is bigger, it will be resized and the original aspect ratio of the image will be maintained. If the image is smaller than 796×442, it will not be resized.

Remove

This button appears only if you add a graphic. Allows you to remove the graphic associated with a Short Answer question.

ALT Text

This button appears only if you add a graphic. Allows you to specify alternative text for the image, which can be read out by screen reader software.

Enter Answers Below

The answers that will be presented to Participants.

• For Single Answer questions, you must enter at least two possible answers.
• For Multiple Answer questions, you must enter at least two possible answers.
• For Short Answer questions, you can specify a list of correct answers. The first answer is the preferred answer and will be displayed if you choose to display the correct answers.
• For Yes/No questions, the answers are automatically populated as Yes and No.

Correct

Indicates which answers are correct.

• For Single Answer questions, you must select only one of the possible answers.
• For Multiple Answer questions, you must select at least one of the possible answers.
• For Short Answer questions, the first answer is the preferred answer and you cannot select a correct answer.
• For Yes/No questions, you must select one of the two possible answers as the correct answer.

Answer is case sensitive

This option appears only if you select Short Answer as the question type. If this option is selected, the Skillsoft Course Player will check if the answers use the appropriate case.

Move Up

Click to move the selected answer choice above the previous answer choice.

It is disabled if the first answer choice in the list is selected, or if an answer choice is not selected.

Move Down

Click to move the answer choice below the next answer choice.

It is disabled if the answer choice selected is the last answer choice in the list, or if an answer choice is not selected.

Insert

Click to insert an answer choice above the selected answer choice.

It is disabled if an answer choice is not selected.

Delete

Click to delete the selected answer choice.

It is disabled if an answer choice is not selected.

Answer Explanation

The text that will be displayed to Participants when the completed test is reviewed.

Scored tests: In on-demand courses, the explanation gets displayed regardless of whether the question has been answered correctly or not.

Practice tests: In both Dialogue Live and in on-demand courses, the explanation gets displayed regardless of whether the question has been answered correctly or not.

Note: There is no maximum number of characters for the Answer Explanation; however, the player screen size is limited.  Publish the course and preview the Answer Explanation locally before publishing the course to Skillport to verify that all text displays.

OK

Click to save any changes and close the Question Editor.

Cancel

Click to discard any changes and close the Question Editor.

Field/Button

Description

Add Graphic Choice

Click to add a graphic.

Move Left

Click to move the selected graphic to the left of the previous graphic. It is disabled if the first graphic is selected.

Move Right

Click to move the selected graphic to the right of the next graphic. It is disabled if the last graphic is selected.

Insert

Click to insert a new graphic to the left of the selected graphic.

ALT Text

Brings up the Alternative Text dialog box where you enter alternative text for the image, which can be read out by screen reader software.

Delete

Deletes the selected graphic.