No Shuffle Option for Matching Drag & Drop

Hi Pedro,

The shuffling of answers is something that isn't currently possible in Matching Drag and Drop questions. It would make a nice feature request though,

There is the option of using a Freeform Drag and Drop as mentioned here. That would allow you to shuffle answers.

Always Happy to Help,

Adrian

the matching drag and drop shuffles by default, it has to or it would show the correct answers every time .

Phil,

Thanks!  That was my next question!

I thought I had lost my mind there for a sec.

Adrian: thanks to you as well.  I will add it to my list of feature requests.

Same here, Pedro!

Same here. Very nasty bug

Hi Daniela,

It's still considered a feature request, so you'll want to share your thoughts with our product team here. 

I am having the same problem - so this makes the drag and drop graded quiz option non-functional in this version of Articulate? Mine is not shuffling by default. All the user has to do is drag the response to the box directly across from it. 

Hi Katelynn,

Welcome to E-Learning Heroes! The form-based drag and drop question should shuffle by default, otherwise, it would be as easy as dragging across as you mentioned!

Here's a screenshot of what I'm seeing when I preview my slide:

You won't see this on the slide as you're authoring, but if you preview your question, it should shuffle. Do you know what update of Storyline you're on? You can view this by going to the Help tab, and clicking About Storyline.

ridiculuous

Hi there, Mehdi!

Could you share more detail on what you're experiencing with the drag-and-drop interaction?

I'm happy to champion a feature idea or troubleshoot any odd behavior!

I am having a similar issue with sequence drag and drop. Shuffle answers is greyed out, so the question displays in the correct sequence. 

Is there a way to shuffle sequence drag and drop questions? I don't see how this could be overlooked by developers, as not being able to shuffle the choices defeats the whole purpose of this type of question.

Use Storyline 360.

Hi S T,

Thanks for contacting us and sharing that you're running into a similar issue in Storyline 360.

As Ren mentioned above, the option is unavailable because this type of interaction will shuffle by default.

I've recorded a quick Peek 360 video to demonstrate what you will see when creating and previewing the content as well as my sample slide.

I've also published and uploaded it here.

Leslie, it looks like your Peek sample is not the same template from the original poster.  This is the Matching Drag and Drop as he has shown above.  I have the same problem and Preview does not shuffle.  This is obviously a bug.  I use 360 -  V3.50.244668.0

Follow up --- I just tested my question in Publish --- and it  DOES shuffle.  However, as stated above, it does not shuffle for me in Preview --- 

Hi Terra,

You're absolutely right. My example was specific to the subsequent question asked by S T, which was specific to the sequence drag and drop question type.

I've added on to that sample and created a Peek 360 video for you as well.

Shuffle during preview is working for me on matching drag and drop questions.

• Do you see the same issue during preview if you create a new matching drag and drop question?
• We are currently on Build 3.50.24832.0 of Storyline 360. You can read all of the details here.

There appears to be another bug as well - if you allow 2 attempts, the pieces don't reset so you essentially are stuck with your original answers. This also happens if you change your mind on the first attempt. Better to make your own freeform drag and drop quiz question.

Hello Shona!

Thanks for sharing this with us! We don't currently have this behavior logged as a software bug, so I'd like to gather more information from you. Are you finding the drag items aren't resetting after one attempt when the total number of attempts is set to two? With your permission, I'd like our Support Engineers to take a look at your project. Would you mind uploading the .story file to their team using a support case?

Hi Shona, I found this video on drag-and-drop activities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAi_DhLI03g But could not find a solution to my matching shuffle question ;-)
Still searching.

Hi, any new developments in shuffling options for matching item questions?

Hi, Irene.

Since several subjects are being discussed here, I want to make sure I fully understand your question. Are you looking to shuffle answers in a matching drag and drop graded question?

If so, they are shuffled by default. Take a look below:

Let me know if this answers your question.

Hi Maria, yes it is the matching question as per the image that you have attached. 
I was concerned because the options didn't shuffle in the preview, but after publishing it, it shuffled during the first try, but when I closed and reopened, it didn't shuffle -  OR it just coincidently shuffled in the absolute correct order :-( 
But thanks for all the feedback and support :-)

FYI: 

I have this issue for some courses that were originally built for Storyline 2 and upgraded to SL360. i.e. all Matching Drag and Drop questions do not actually shuffle either in preview or publish. 

I was able to rectify the problem by duplicating the problem questions and then removing the old ones.