Matching Question workaround

[tbennethum]

Hi all. I have 5 terms (e.g., red, green, blue, 1, 2) that I want to match/fit into two categories (e.g., numbers, colors). Since these are not set up as matching pairs per se, I cannot see a way to set this up using the Matching option in Lectora X5. Maybe I'm missing something about how Matching works but it seems that when there are odd/even combos such as this, they're not handled well. Any suggestions - even using another Q type - are welcome! Thanks in advance.

[benpitman]

I would use a Drag and Drop using my add-on Enhanced Drag & Drop Question : eProficiency, Better E-learning in Less Time . Check out the demo there.

[tecocat]

Ben's suggestion will work just fine, but, another approach that I've used (which is a bit simpler to construct than a drag-and-drop activity, particularly if your information is not inherently visual) is to change it to a series of drop-down multiple-choice questions where each drop-down box just has the two category options (number, color). Then, on the Check Me button (or whatever you call the button the user uses to submit and evaluate the results), have it check to see if all of the questions were answered correctly.

Hope this helps!
Laura

[tecocat]

Forgot to include in my previous response a reminder that this forum is actually for posting tips and tricks that you want to share with others -- requests for help with Lectora should usually be posted to the General Lectora Discussion forum.

[msohail98]

Ben's suggestion will work just fine, but, another approach that I've used (which is a bit simpler to construct than a drag-and-drop activity, particularly if your information is not inherently visual) is to change it to a series of drop-down multiple-choice questions where each drop-down box just has the two category options (number, color). Then, on the Check Me button (or whatever you call the button the user uses to submit and evaluate the results), have it check to see if all of the questions were answered correctly.

Hope this helps!
Laura

I got your point. I am new to lectora and not sure how lectora manages variable values. How we can check each question is answered and answered correctly.
Mean can we check if question_vriable = 1
means question was answered correctly.

Can you please explain?

Thanks Sohail

[tecocat]

Sure. One the "Check Me" button (or whatever you call it), create an action and, on the General tab, whatever it is you want to have happen if they get all of the items correct. (Optionally, on the Else tab, you can also specify what you want to have happen if they're not all correct.) Then, on the Condition tab for that action, create a row for each question (you'll need to click the Multiple Conditions button to show more than one row) selecting the name of the question variable (e.g., "Question_0002") inthe Variable field and Is Correct in the Relationship field. (Make sure that you also select the All of the Following radio button that appears at the top of the dialog box after you've clicked the Multiple Conditions button.)

Hope this helps!
Laura

[benpitman]

All this is shown in my free Toolkit. See below.

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