Creating Table Match Items

Table Match interactions provide two sets of match options in a table, with one set listed in columns and the other set listed in rows. Students match options in the columns to options in the rows by marking checkboxes in the cells where they intersect.

To create a Table Match item from the template:

1.In the Compose Item Prompt section, replace the sample text with the content for the item's question. You can use the toolbar to format text and insert media. For more information, see Appendix D.

2.The Create Table Match Options section displays a sample table. You can modify the number of rows and columns in this table, along with the labels in their headers.

• To enter a caption for this table, click the text box above the table and type the caption.

3.To enter match options in the table, click inside the row headers and column headers, and then replace the sample text with the content for the match options.

4.To modify the number of rows and columns in the table, do any of the following:

• To add a new row after a given row, right-click inside that row and select Row > Insert Row After.
• To add a new row before a given row, right-click inside that row and select Row > Insert Row Before.
• To delete a row, right-click inside that row and select Row > Delete Row.
• To add a new column after a given column, right-click inside that column and select Column > Insert After.
• To add a new column before a given column, right-click inside that column and select Column > Insert Before.
• To delete a column, right-click inside the column and select Column > Delete Column.

5.If you add rows or columns to the table, be sure to enter the match options in the headers for those rows or columns.

6.In the Construct Answer Keys section, enter a value in the Maximum Score field to specify the maximum score for the item.

7.To set restrictions on the student’s matches, do the following:

a.In the Minimum Number of Total Matches field, enter the minimum number of checkboxes students must mark in the table.

b.In the Maximum Number of Total Matches field, enter the maximum number of checkboxes students can mark in the table.

c.In the Maximum Number of Checked Cells in Each Row field, enter the maximum number of checkboxes students can mark in any row.

d.In the Maximum Number of Checked Cells in Each Column field, enter the maximum number of checkboxes students can mark in any column.

8.To create the answer key for the item, do the following:

a.In the Point field, enter the score for a correct (or partially correct) response.

b.In the provided response area, mark the checkboxes in the table cells that a student would mark in order to earn the score entered in the Point field.

c.Optional: In the Explanation field, explain why the entered response is worth the score you specified.

9.Optional: If the item has more than one valid answer, create additional answer keys:

a.Click beside the Point field. A new response area tab appears.

b.Repeat step 8.

c.Optional: To remove an answer key, click in the tab for that answer key.

10.Optional: If you want to provide a description of the scoring criteria to view in reports for the item, mark the Include Scoring Description checkbox. Then fill out the Description and Exemplar fields that appear.

11.To save the item, click Save above the template.