Matching Dropdown annoyance...
Jul 28, 2011
Hi people.
I have a Matching Dropdown quiz - you can see it here:
So..the problem is that neither me or the SME ever seem to get it correct when we answer it, even thought we give the correct answers!
I think the quiz, in some way I cannot fully fathom is expecting us to match the EXACT answer matches with the with the Choice, rather than the "concept", (if that makes sense. So....it is in effect saying: "NO! Not THAT "food Contact Surfaces you fool...the OTHER" food contact surfaces option..."
I have also uncheckeed the "Shuffle Answers" option in Quiz Properties.
I hope THAT made sense!
I have 6 areas, and they can be matched with one of 3 choices. Is there a better, or indeed workable way to do this, without going to 6 x multiple choice options?
Thanks.
Bruce
6 Replies
Hi Bruce,
Unfortunately, Quizmaker sees each "match" as a completely separate item. Thus, it will likely be impossible to get your question "correct."
Thanks Brian, but it already IS Matching Dropdown.
Your answer also seems to be truncated although the email I received was fine.
Still confused!
Thanks
Bruce
The only thing I can com up with is to have two seperate questions with three options on each, or do one matching drop down and one drag and drop.
The other thing you could do is use a sequnce drag and drop and line them up with answers on the right hand side
Phil
Hi Bruce,
Please ignore the email version. I made a suggestion & then quickly realized that it wouldn't work either.
Please submit a feature request to us if you want this considered for the future:
http://www.articulate.com/support/contact/feature/
Bruce, how about if you used a multiple response question instead. See Jeanette's tip on "Building a multiple response question that requires users to categorize items": https://player.vimeo.com/video/204926619. So one text box would list filling equipment, gaskets, catwalks, etc. and three text box column headings for the surface types (food contact, environmental, non-food contact).
Thank Diane.
Eventually got around this using two questions, each of which met one of 3 distinct options.
Thanks again for suggestions.
Bruce
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