List of Items

When you access the Editing module, the default view is the Items page, which contains all of the test items in a list. This is where you can add new items, modify, duplicate, delete or print existing items, as well as preview items on the Web.

  • The default list sorting method is by ID number. It can be changed by clicking the name of the column you wish to sort in the header.
  • A list may be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the column name in the header to change the order.
  • Clicking on a row opens the file associated with that row.
  • Selecting one or more checkboxes allows you to choose elements in the list to print, duplicate or delete.

If there is a large number of elements in the list, you can navigate the pages using the commands on the right of the page, above and below the list:

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The available headings are:

  • ID: System-generated identification number
  • Title: Title of the item when it was created in the Editing module
  • Type: Identifies the type of item from the six available types
  • Category: Identifies the category of the item: oral or written comprehension
  • Remark: Comment added to describe the item's content, to communicate between users in order to review, edit, or approve items, or for any other purpose required by the editor.
  • Time: The duration, in seconds, allotted to the respondent to answer the question
    NOTE: If the item includes sound or video, the timer starts when the media finishes playing. The Allotted time to answer should not be used to increase the level of difficulty of an item. It only serves to encourage respondents to answer as quickly as possible, without searching for the answer on the Internet or asking the opinion of others. The Allotted time to answer should be long enough for a respondent to read and answer the question, even if the respondent’s reading skills aren’t advanced.
  • Approved: Identifies if the item has been approved; if No, the item will not be used in the test.
  • Scale: Identifies the proficiency level assigned to the item according to the linguistic scale
  • Difficulty: Identifies the item's difficulty level, transmitted by an adaptive test specialist and entered by the editor or established during calibration
  • Modification: Indicates the date and time that the item was last modified