Enlarging radio button or associating an image with radio button
Feb 10, 2012
Hello folks
I would like to associate a rectangular image with a radio button - or be able to enlarge the square multiple response radio button into a rectangle.
The effect I am trying to achieve is that the image will be a long rectangle, made up of 4 'answer' rectangles.... but it will look like a sort of sliding scale.
The student will be asked to indicate where on the bar they would choose their answer to be located, and it would seem to the student as if they had an almost infinite choice along the bar. The reality would be that they have only four choices.
If I could find someway of associating the individual sections of the overall scale with the radio button I could get this done......... or if I could enlarge the square radio button to fit the rectangles. I don't know how to do either though
I am sure I am not the only person who wonders if its possible to have a student just click on an image as a choice, rather than the exact space taken by the radio button. ............. so is it possible?
If I can't, then I might have to resort to twiddling around with powerpoint and hyperlinks - but of course I will totally lose the capacity to have this section of my elearning work as a quiz.
help??
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I just realised this won't sound quite right as of course it is possible to extend the rectangle answer area and put that onto the image of a rectangle.......... BUT in doing that the small radio button is still visible. - and that sort of gives the game away that there are actually only 4 choices.
Can I get 'my' rectangular image to behave as a clickable answer without the small radio button showing up?
Hi Peb
Will the Likert Scale survey question not work for what you need? I'm just thinking about the sliding scale you mention above?
Pam
Hello Pam
No, that would just show up as a number of options, rather than an apparently 'free' choice along a line.
but thank you for the suggestion
Ah OK - was having difficulty visualising the concept you were trying to achieve.
What about the Hotspot quiz type? Draw a graphic showing the scale and ask them to click somewhere along the scale. You can define the right 'band' within the scale and anywhere outside that band is incorrect.
OH I have never used a hot spot!
On first glance at it ...... it sounds perfect. But now I have to figure out how it works. Thank you SO much David. I think this might be just what I needed.
I will let you all know!
Thank you David - all done and dusted - exactly what I needed - thank you!!
No problem, glad to help
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