A bimodal question is a question that can be displayed as either a Multiple Choice or a Short Answer question. Bimodal questions give you more flexibility when building a test.
The default question type for a Bimodal question is Multiple Choice. Learners can choose a single correct answer from 2 or more answer options. Once the question has been entered, you can use the Mode dropdown to switch the question type to Short Answer. In a Short Answer question, learners respond to an open-ended question with a word, words, or short phrase of up to 500 characters. You can create new questions from within an existing Test or Question Bank or directly from the Questions tab.
Creating a Bimodal Question From the Question Library or Within a Question Bank
- Log into EchoExam with your instructor account.
- From the My Library tab, select Questions or Question Banks.
If you select Question Banks, open the Question Bank you want to add a question in.
- Click the New Question button.
- From the New Question Template window, select Bimodal.
- In the Enter question text box, type in your question.
Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the question text.
- In the Enter answer text box, type in an answer choice.
Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the answer choice text.
- Use the radio buttons to indicate the correct answer.
- From the Content tab, you can
- Set the question Mode of Multiple Choice or Short Answer.
Multiple choice answer options and short answer keywords will not be lost when switching between modes.
- Change the Points value of the question.
- Set the Columns for the multiple choice answer choices.
Choose between 1 and 4 columns for the answer choice display in multiple choice mode. Learners will be presented with the answer options in the number of columns selected.
- Set a Character Limit for Short Answer responses.
The character limit can be a maximum of 500 and cannot be zero.
- Enter Keywords for the Short Answer mode.
Keywords are used to score learner responses. Only one keyword is required by default.
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Require all keywords for the Short Answer mode.
Requires all keywords to be present in answer to be counted as correct.
- Set the question Mode of Multiple Choice or Short Answer.
- From the Metadata tab, you can view or edit metadata tags associated with the question.
- Optionally, you can click the Desktop, Tablet Portrait, and Mobile Portrait icons to preview how the question is displayed on different devices.
- When finished, click Save.
The question is added to your Question Bank and/or Questions library so you can use it in additional tests.
Creating a Bimodal Question in an Existing Test
- Log into EchoExam with your instructor account.
- From the My Library tab, select Tests.
- Click the three vertical dots to open the action menu on the test you want to add a question to.
- Select Edit.
- Click the Add Question button.
- From the New Question Template window, select Bimodal.
- In the Enter question text box, type in your question.
Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the question text.
- In the Enter answer text box, type in an answer choice.
Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the answer choice text.
- Use the radio buttons to indicate the correct answer.
- From the Content tab, you can
- Set the question Mode of Multiple Choice or Short Answer.
Multiple choice answer options and short answer keywords will not be lost when switching between modes.
- Change the Points value of the question.
- Set the Columns for the multiple choice answer choices.
Choose between 1 and 4 columns for the answer choice display in multiple choice mode. Learners will be presented with the answer options in the number of columns selected.
- Set a Character Limit for Short Answer responses.
The character limit can be a maximum of 500 and cannot be zero.
- Enter Keywords for the Short Answer mode.
Keywords are used to score learner responses. Only one keyword is required by default.
-
Require all keywords for the Short Answer mode.
Requires all keywords to be present in answer to be counted as correct.
- Set the question Mode of Multiple Choice or Short Answer.
- From the Metadata tab, you can view or edit metadata tags associated with the question.
- Optionally, you can click the Desktop, Tablet Portrait, and Mobile Portrait icons to preview how the question is displayed on different devices.
- Changes are saved automatically.
The question is added to your test and saved to your Questions library so you can use it in additional tests.