Item Edit Value
The Item value edit page allows users to edit value information for an Item record. Value information for items primarily applies to essay/constructed response type Items. Once changes are made the user can click the Save button in the bottom right hand corner to commit changes to the database. Note: User permissions might be restricted by Form permissions, Bank permissions or the record being locked.
Item Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Item ID | Will populate automatically when the Item is created. Unique identifier of the Item. |
| Item Value Max | Essay/constructed response type Items have point values entered for the candidate scores. This is the maximum acceptable point value for this item. Example: and essay Item out of 15 points would have 15 as its Value Max. |
| Item Value Default | Default score if not otherwise entered by mark entry or scan process. Default value is 0. |
| Weighting | Multiplier that is applied to the Candidate's Item score. Typically this is used to Scale Item scores to a common denominator. |
| Item Time | Used in Online Testing. Controls the maximum time (in minutes) the candidate can take to answer the item. |
| Item Pass | The minimum value required to pass the Item. |
| Item Pass Type | Possible values are Value Percent (candidate score as a percent is compared to Item Pass as a percent) or Value Raw (candidates point total is compared to Item Pass. Default is Value Raw. |
| Item Round Type | Affects whether Candidate's Item score is rounded. The four round modes are: None (default) which does not round the score Round which rounds to the nearest whole number (.5 rounding to nearest even number) Ex 1.1 → 1, 1.5 → 2, 2.5 → 2 Round Up which always rounds up to the next whole number Ex 1.1 → 2 Round Down which always rounds dow to the previous whole number Ex 1.9 → 1 |
| Item Must Pass | If checked, any Exam that uses this Item requires the Candidate to pass this item or they fail the Exam. Default false (unchecked) |
| Alternate Values If Skipped | Item Writing supports up to 5 sets of answer key values. If Skipped 1-5 is the default value if the Candidate did not respond to a Multiple choice option. Typical use is for assigning a penalty (eg -0.5) for skipping an Item. |
| Alternate Other | Item Writing supports up to 5 sets of answer key values. Other 1-5 is the default value for selecting an option if the option does not otherwise have its value specified. |
Tab Strip
The tab strip at the top of the page allows the user to go back to the Item entry grid Selection, to the Item Edit General page, to the Item Edit Text page, to the Item Edit Competency page, to the Item Edit Reference page, to the Item Edit Meta page, to the Item Edit Attachment page, to the Item Edit Statistics page or Usage page. Audit will navigate to the Audit page and displays Audit information for the selected record. Note: depending on system configuration not all options are available.
Alternate Versions
If there are multiple versions of the Item, the user can navigate amongst them using the Select Version drop down in the blue info bar. See Versioning for more.
