Classification questions are formative assessments and occur before Exploration content is presented. These questions should only contain phrases/categories that are presented in the upcoming Exploration content pages.
Classification questions classify items into different categories. They appear in Test Your Knowledge in the Exploration tab and can be added to lessons through the Question Customization tool or the Custom Lesson Authoring tool.
1. Select "Classification."
2. Compose the question.
Bold the question so that it matches Science Interactive-authored questions.
3. Under “Column count,” enter the number of different categories the question requires.
For example, if the question asks a student to classify statements as true or false, there would be two columns. Generally, only one row is required.
4. Select "+ADD" to create as many title boxes as there are columns and enter the column titles.
If necessary, add additional rows and title accordingly.
5. Add the answers under “Possible responses” by selecting “+ADD” to generate more boxes.
- Science Interactive recommends listing responses in alphabetical order.
- Responses can be grouped if desired.
- Use the trash can button to delete any extra response boxes if needed.
6. Under “Set correct answer(s),” drag the correct answers into place.
Correct answers must be placed or the "Save" button will not activate to save the question.
7. Open the “More options” drop-down.
8. Adjust "Response container position" according to the word count in the responses.
- If the responses have more than two words, position the group of responses at the top by modifying the “Response container position”.
- If the responses have two words or fewer, position the responses to the left of the stimuli. The default is set to bottom.
Nothing else in the "More options" box needs to be modified.
9. Select "Save" at the top of the page.
After you save, you will be returned to the Overview page.
10. On the Overview page, scroll down to the new question and assign a point value.
If you do not manually adjust this, the Point Value will default to 1.
11. Select "Save" at the bottom of the Overview page to save the question.
