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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Desmos
If your institution has a paid Desmos upgrade, you can create Desmos math items. Learn more about creating a Desmos item type:
- How do I create a Desmos absolute value item?
- How do I create a Desmos area under curve item?
- How do I create a Desmos blank graph question item?
- How do I create a Desmos box-and-whisker item?
- How do I create a Desmos budget constraints item?
- How do I create a Desmos circle item?
- How do I create a Desmos cone item?
- How do I create a Desmos ellipse item?
- How do I create a Desmos exponential function item?
- How do I create a Desmos fraction addition item?
- How do I create a Desmos hyperbola item?
- How do I create a Desmos logarithm function item?
- How do I create a Desmos number line inequality item?
- How do I create a Desmos number line point item?
- How do I create a Desmos parabola by focus and directrix item?
- How do I create a Desmos parabola item?
- How do I create a Desmos point on a curve item?
- How do I create a Desmos polynomial by points item?
- How do I create a Desmos area & perimeter item?
- How do I create a Desmos sine and cosine graphs item?
- How do I create a Desmos slope-intercept item?
- How do I create a Desmos square root item?
- How do I create a Desmos supply & demand shift item?
- How do I create a Desmos triangle grid item?
- How do I create a Desmos two variable linear inequality item?
- How do I create a Desmos system of two variable linear inequalities item?
- How do I create a Desmos volume & surface area item?
