Answers list

The Answers list contains the answers to a question. The Answers list is updated when a question is selected. More answer types can belong to a question (for example a rating type Scale and a Comments text field.

Each Answer appears in a separate window within the Answers list. Add a new answer using the New answer button and then select the answer type from the menu. Remove an answer using the button in the answer's window header. Answers can be reordered using drag-drop.

The answer's label can be specified using the Translations window after clicking on these items. It is valid to define no label then none is displayed.

Choose from the following answer types: multiple choice, combo box, checkbox, free text, rating, fill-in-the-gap, image or video.

Most of the answer types have a maximum score property except for image and video. The maximum score of the survey is calculated from the sum of the maximum scores of the answers. The maximum score of the answers can be different, which allows to give certain answers more or less weight in the total score.

Values entered in the forms of the answer types are saved automatically.

You can define multiple choice options using this answer type.

Any number of options can be added using the New option button, edited using and removed using Remove option. Options can be reordered using drag-drop.

Options have the following properties:

The user will be able to choose only one option. Each option has a Value property, which can be any number so there can be more good answers. The maximum score to the answer is the greatest option Value.

Combo box answer types work the same way as Multiple choices only the answers are presented in a different way: instead of multiple select items they are displayed in a drop down list. The advantage is that it requires less space on the screen but the disadvantage is that not all options are visible immediately.

Checkboxes are used for yes or no type answers. Specify the Unchecked value and the Checked value for its two states. The maximum of these two Values will be the maximum score for this answer.

You can define free text answers using this type. Set the Type of the text, which can be a) a Number, b) a Text (one line) or c) Long text (multiple lines).

Define the Max. value for the answer. The score for free text answers is not calculated automatically. The must be assigned by a user of the system (like the teacher checking the online placement test).

The Max. value can also be set to 0, which means that the answer will not be part of the score. This can be used for comments in feedback requests for example.

Define ratings using this type, which is represented by a scale. Ratings have the following parameters:

The maximum score for this answer is equal to the the Max. value.

If the Min. value is set 0 and the person filling in the survey leaves it at 0 then the answer is not counted in the overall survey result.

Using this answer you can present a text to the person filling in the survey, which contains missing fields that the person needs to enter. There are 2 types of missing fields: a) a textbox where the person must type in the missing value and b) a list from which the person must select the missing value.

Two define this answer type type in your text and insert missing fields at the current cursor position using the New textbox and New list buttons. An inserted missing field definition functions as a character in the text, it can be removed using text editing.

After clicking on New textbox the Correct answer window appears where you can define the missing field that will be inserted. Its parameters are the following:

Click on the Save button to insert the missing field into the text.

After clicking on New list the Correct answer window appears with options for the missing field. Its parameters are the following:

Use the buttons on the toolbar at the bottom of the list to edit the data in the list.

Click on the Save button to insert the missing field into the text.

Use the Image answer type to add an image to the question. This answer type can be used in combination with other answer types where the other answers refer to information in the image.

Image answer types have the following properties:

Videos are similar to Image answer types with the difference that an external video is referenced instead of an image. Otherwise their parameters are the same.