Is there a way to change the size of the matching boxes (specifically, to change their height)? I have made quizzes in the past where the boxes are narrower, but I don't know how I managed to do it. Thank you.
There is no way to change the size of the matching boxes. I actually created my own matching questions using freeform drag and drop. This way I had better formating control over the process.
It is correct, the box size cannot be modified in the matching question. The only thing you can do is change the size of the full selection box that the questions are sitting in. This will change the size of the matching boxes to scale to fit, but can also add a scrolling bar, and make them a little difficult to see.
Here is information on the freeform option as suggested by Jerson.
Free form works, but is still an "all or nothing" scoring. When is partial scoring (the most relevant form of scoring) going to be standard rather than something that all of us have to find a work-around for?
As far as the "out of the box" matching... it is useless for any matching over 6 items as they can't fit on the page due to the large "puzzle pieces". Simply being able to scale the puzzle pieces to fit in the "view window" would make this testing tool MUCH more useable.
We have some options to score by choice as you can see in this tutorial:
By choice: This option lets you assign a different score to each answer choice. It's only available for some question types, including Multiple Choice, Word Bank, Freeform Pick One, and Freeform Hotspot.
You are welcome to share your thoughts with our product development team here.
I understand what you have; it is what you don't have that is the concern.
Matching questions inherently have "multiple" parts to them, which logically means multiple opportunities to score correctly. What you offer is an "all or nothing" score on matching questions. I have been in education for nearly 20 years and have never encountered and educator/trainer that has issued an "all-or-nothing" score for a matching question, particularly one with more than 3 matches (which is typical within industry).
The fact that you offer "some options to score by choice" and that it is "only available for some question types, including Multiple Choice, Word Bank, Freeform Pick One, and Freeform Hotspot" means that your customers currently are left with having to find a work around for something that is commonly used in education/training.
I'm sorry, but watching a tutorial showing me what you do offer doesn't change this fact.... You don't offer a simple solution for a COMMON evaluation method (matching with partial scoring).
Is there an update to this? I only have two questions to match in the boxes but the texts (answer is quite long) are automatically set to fit, thus making it small and hard to see. Being able to adjust the size of the box sure can help.
Hi there, Adgie. You won't be able to change all of the formatting of the built-in Matching drag-and-drop question slides, including how the text fills the boxes. Try using a Freeform drag-and-drop instead so you have complete control!
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Here is a screenshot that shows different box sizes.
There is no way to change the size of the matching boxes. I actually created my own matching questions using freeform drag and drop. This way I had better formating control over the process.
Hello Alexandra,
It is correct, the box size cannot be modified in the matching question. The only thing you can do is change the size of the full selection box that the questions are sitting in. This will change the size of the matching boxes to scale to fit, but can also add a scrolling bar, and make them a little difficult to see.
Here is information on the freeform option as suggested by Jerson.
Ok, thanks.
Do you know if there has been a change to this since a year ago?
Thanks!
-Karlee
Hi Karlee!
The standard matching question still works the same. Have you tried the freeform option shared above?
Free form works, but is still an "all or nothing" scoring. When is partial scoring (the most relevant form of scoring) going to be standard rather than something that all of us have to find a work-around for?
As far as the "out of the box" matching... it is useless for any matching over 6 items as they can't fit on the page due to the large "puzzle pieces". Simply being able to scale the puzzle pieces to fit in the "view window" would make this testing tool MUCH more useable.
Hi Bryon!
We have some options to score by choice as you can see in this tutorial:
By choice: This option lets you assign a different score to each answer choice. It's only available for some question types, including Multiple Choice, Word Bank, Freeform Pick One, and Freeform Hotspot.
You are welcome to share your thoughts with our product development team here.
I understand what you have; it is what you don't have that is the concern.
Matching questions inherently have "multiple" parts to them, which logically means multiple opportunities to score correctly. What you offer is an "all or nothing" score on matching questions. I have been in education for nearly 20 years and have never encountered and educator/trainer that has issued an "all-or-nothing" score for a matching question, particularly one with more than 3 matches (which is typical within industry).
The fact that you offer "some options to score by choice" and that it is "only available for some question types, including Multiple Choice, Word Bank, Freeform Pick One, and Freeform Hotspot" means that your customers currently are left with having to find a work around for something that is commonly used in education/training.
I'm sorry, but watching a tutorial showing me what you do offer doesn't change this fact.... You don't offer a simple solution for a COMMON evaluation method (matching with partial scoring).
~Bryon
Hi Bryon!
I see your correspondence here with Ashley as well.
I have submitted a request on your behalf and will report the error to our team.
Is there an update to this? I only have two questions to match in the boxes but the texts (answer is quite long) are automatically set to fit, thus making it small and hard to see. Being able to adjust the size of the box sure can help.
Hi there, Adgie. You won't be able to change all of the formatting of the built-in Matching drag-and-drop question slides, including how the text fills the boxes. Try using a Freeform drag-and-drop instead so you have complete control!
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