What item types can I create in Mastery Connect?

You can create various types of items in Mastery Connect item banks. Students can take all item types online, and they must take most Technology-Enhanced Items (TEIs) online. Items can be one of the following:

  • Standard - basic items that can be delivered online or printed
  • Simple Technology Enhanced - TEIs that require simple interactions; some can be printed
  • Advanced Technology Enhanced - TEIs with more complex interactions

Items can also be:

  • Printable - Items can be printed.
  • GradeCam compatible - Items can be scored using GradeCam.
  • Automatically scored - Items are automatically scored when a student finishes taking the assessment.
  • Manually scored - Items must be graded in the Performance Grader according to a rubric.

Every item type includes a question/stimulus, and requires interaction by the student when taken online. A description of each item type, examples, and other details are provided below.

Note: If you are unable to enter text when creating an item of any type and you are using Chrome, you may need to disable the "Block third-party cookies and site data" option in your Chrome settings.

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice (Single Response)

Multiple Choice One Answer

A multiple choice item requires the student to select one response from a list of responses. You can use the multiple choice item type for true or false questions.

Notes:

  • Standard
  • Printable
  • GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Multiple Choice (Multiple Responses)

Multiple Choice Multiple Answers

A multiple choice item that allows multiple responses requires the student to select one or more checkboxes from a list of responses.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Standard
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Choice Matrix

Choice Matrix

A choice matrix item requires the student to select a response to several related question stems have the same response choices. The choice matrix item type is often used for setting up related true or false questions.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Simple TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Fil in the Blanks (Cloze)

Cloze Association

Cloze Association

A cloze association item is a fill-in-the-blank item that requires the student to drag and drop response options [1] to blank response locations [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically graded

Cloze Dropdown

Cloze Dropdown

A cloze dropdown item is a fill-in-the-blank text-based item that requires students to click one or more drop-down menus and select an option.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically graded

Cloze Text

Cloze Inline Texr

A cloze inline text item is an inline fill-in-the-blank text-based item that requires the student to enter a textural response into blank areas.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically graded

Label Image Drag and Drop

Label Image Drag and Drop

A label image drag and drop item shows the student an image containing blank response locations. The student must move a predetermined set of answer choices [1] into the blank locations [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Simple TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Image Dropdown

Image Dropdown

An image dropdown item is an image-based fill-in-the blank item that requires the student to click one or more drop-down menus [1] and select one of the response options [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Classify, Match & Order

Classification

Classification

A classification item requires the student to drag and drop one or more responses [1] into specific table cells [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Match List

Match List

A match list item requires the student to drag and drop predetermined response choices [1] to blank response locations [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Simple TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Order List

Order List

An order list item requires the student to drag and drop predetermined responses into a new order.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Simple TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Sort List

A sort list item requires the student to drag and drop predetermined response choices [1] from one column to another column [2], usually in a new order.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Simple TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Written & Recorded

Essay with Rich Text

Essay (Rich Text)

An essay with rich text item requires the student to enter text into a text field. Students can format text as bold, underlined, or italicized [1]. Students can also add bullets or numbering to paragraphs [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Standard
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Manually scored with rubric

Essay (Plain Text)

Essay (Plain Text)

An essay (plain text) item requires the student to enter text into a text field. The item author can allow students to cut, copy, and/or paste text.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Standard
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Manually scored with rubric

Short Text

Short Text

A short text response question requires the student to enter a short amount text into a text field.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Standard
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Highlight and Drawing

Image Highlight

Image Highlight

An image highlight item requires students use a mouse or touch-screen to draw on a provided image.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Manually graded with a rubric

Hotspot

Hotspot

A Hotspot item requires the student to click one or more pre-determined highlighted sections (in any shape) of an image.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically graded

Simple Shading

Simple Shading

A simple shading item requires the student to click boxes to fill in (shade) all or portions of a shape.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically graded

Highlight

Highlight

A highlight item requires the student to click one or more parts of provided text to highlight words, sentences, or paragraphs.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically graded

Math

Formula Essay

Formula Essay

A formula essay question requires the student to enter a response using their keyboard or calculator-style options.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Manually scored with rubric

Math Formula

Math Formula

A math formula item requires the student to enter a response using their keyboard or calculator-style options.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Simple TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Image Cloze Math Formula

Image Cloze Math Formula

An image cloze math formula item is an image-based math item. It requires students to enter responses, using their keyboard or calculator-style options [1], into specific response locations on the image [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Cloze Math Formula

Cloze Math Formula

A cloze math formula item is a fill-in-the-blank math item that requires students to enter mathematical responses, using their keyboard or calculator-style options [1], into one or more blank spots [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Not printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Graphing

Number Line Association

Number Line Association

A number line association requires students to drag and drop each provided response [1] above a value on a number line [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Number Line Plot

Number Line Plot

A number line plot question requires the student to click one or more tool icons [1] and plot points, segments, or rays on an interactive number line [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Graph Plotting

Graph Plotting

A graph plotting item requires the student to use provided tools [1] to add points, lines, parabolas, circles, rays, segments, vectors, sine waves, or polygons on an interactive graph [2].

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored

Charts

Simple Chart

Simple Chart

A simple chart item requires the student to click and drag bars up or down. Bars can be static or interactive.

Notes:

  • Item Type: Advanced TEI
  • Printable
  • Not GradeCam compatible
  • Automatically scored