- Knowledge Base
- Thinking About Test Questions (and Choosing Interactions) According to Task Type
- Part 5: Thinking about the Task Type PRODUCE
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TAO Portal Quickstart Guide
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Rostering in TAO Portal
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Creating assessment materials in TAO
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Creating assessments for delivery in TAO
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Proctoring in TAO Portal
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Viewing results in TAO Portal
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How Does Scoring Work in TAO?
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Writing Your Own Scoring Rules for Your Assessments: An Example
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TAO Portal Terminology
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TAO Quickstart Guide
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Making the Most of the Asset Manager
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Working With Metadata in TAO
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Configuring Interactions: What Possibilities do You Have?
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Randomization in Items and Tests
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All You Need to Know About Test-Takers
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All About Deliveries
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Setting up LTI
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Proctoring Assessments in TAO
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Interpreting Results Tables in TAO
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Using the Advanced Search
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Best Practices for Working with Multiple Users in a Small-scale Authoring Scenario Part 1: Set-up
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Best Practices for Working with Multiple Users in a Small-scale Authoring Scenario Part 2: Workflow
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Optimizing Pictures
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All About Extensions
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Stylesheets in Assessment Items
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TAO for RTL Languages
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TAO Terminology Explained Part 1: TAO Architecture
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TAO Terminology Explained Part 2: Creating and Delivering Assessments
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TAO Terminology Explained Part 3: Scoring Assessments
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Test-taker and Accessibility tools
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How does scoring work in TAO? (II)
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Video demos
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Video tutorials: Creating interactions
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Thinking About Test Questions (and Choosing Interactions) According to Task Type
Task sub-type: EXPLAIN
In the last section, the two most typical interactions used for the task sub-type EXPLAIN were named as Extended Text and Text Entry.
The Extended Text interaction is a text-based interaction for 'open response' test questions. In an Extended Text interaction, the candidate is given the equivalent of a blank sheet of paper on which to produce a response to the prompt in the question - for example to explain a particular process, or how he or she reached a certain conclusion, etc. In the example below, the candidate is asked to explain the process of a volcano erupting.
An Extended Text Interaction for EXPLAIN
The Text Entry interaction is a limited version of the Entended Text interaction. It also provides a (limited) blank sheet on which the candidate provides his or her response, though this time it can be limited in length and characters (for example math symbols). In the example below, the candidate is asked to explain what makes an ape a primate, in one sentence.
A Text Entry Interaction for EXPLAIN
Note: Another, less typical interaction which can be used for the task EXPLAIN is the File Upload interaction, which allows a candidate to upload work which has been completed previous to starting the test, such as a pre-written essay.