Short Answer Graphic

In the Short Answer Graphic template, learners must respond to a question by entering an answer into an input field in the player. Learners can type and re-type the answer until they feel it is correct, then submit it by clicking Done. If the answer is incorrect and the learner is in Practice Mode, they can click Show Me to display the correct answer in the input field.

The input field is within a graphic, which provides context to the question. The graphic can be:

The input field is specified within the Code/Text Editor and can be moved around on the Graphics tab. The input field is sized automatically according to the correct answer; if the learner types an answer that is longer than the correct answer, the box does not expand.

Short answer questions can be used to practice or test at the knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis levels of learning. Use short answer questions to practice or test:

Clicking Specific Incorrect places a Specific Incorrect dialog box and an associated choice-specific feedback dialog box on the Writing tab:

Use the Specific incorrect answer dialog box to enter incorrect answers that are almost, but not exactly, correct.

Examples

Correct Answer Display
<td>This is a table tag.</td>
Feedback: You are correct.
Specific incorrect answer
<t>This is a table tag.</t>
Feedback: This is incorrect. The <t> tag does not exist in basic HTML.
Specific incorrect answer
<tt>This is a table tag.</tt>
Feedback: This is incorrect. The <tt> tag does not exist in basic HTML.

Checking the Case Sensitive Check Box forces the player to evaluate the case of the answer, marking incorrect cases as incorrect choices.

The first Correct Answer must be entered in the Code/Syntax dialog box.

Click Edit Code/Syntax.
The Code/Text Editor opens.
Enter the correct code or text in the dialog box.
Highlight the piece of code or text you wish for the learner to enter as the correct answer.
Click Correct Answer.
The code or text you wish the learner to enter highlights.
Click Save.
The Code/Text Editor closes.