A Matching item asks the respondent to match elements from one column with those in a second column.
In my quiz that deals with Quebec and international cinema, I have an item that asks the respondents to match actresses with the films in which they performed.
Under the Content tab, in the Item Title field, I wrote Hollywood Stars. This meaningful title helps me to identify this item from among the other questions in my quiz. I then state my question.
Now I must choose the type of elements that I want to be matched: texts in the left column with texts in the right column, or as in this case, images in the left column (photos of famous actresses) with the names of films in the right column.
When I have made my choice, I can add my pairs of items to match, one pair at a time, along with their respective feedback. Positive feedback will be displayed when the respondent correctly matches the actress with the film she played in, and negative feedback to be shown if the answer is wrong. A Matching item can include between two and 30 pairs of answers. Take note however, that it can become difficult for the respondents if there are too many pairs to match.
To add another pair to match, I just have to click on the [+] button to the right of each line of items. To add an element to the left column, I click on Add an image and then, in the pop-up menu that appears, I choose an image that I already have in my library, or I can import a new image.
In the same way as with other types of items, the Add-ons tab allows me to give additional information. For this question, I used two Add-ons fields: one for clues and the other for the source of my photos.
This type of question includes, under the Parameters tab, as well as Weighting, Automatically start media and Display correct answer, that are common to all the question types, a parameter that allows us to choose the type of label that will be shown on the left of each matching pair in the published quiz.
I now click on the Preview button in order to see what this item will look like in the published quiz, depending on the theme that I chose for my quiz. At the top of the page, the respondent can click on the Clue and Source fields to discover what I have written in these add-ons. Under the text of the question, there are two columns: the photos of famous actresses on the left are in the same order that I had given them when I edited the question. On the other hand, the film titles on the right are in random order. To answer, I drag the items in the right column to the appropriate spot and leave them. Once I have finished matching the items, I click on the Submit button in order to see the feedback at the bottom of the page.
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