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  • Tutorial 11: Question Types

    Tutorial 11: Question Types

    I spotted a conversation between Dave and Dafydd over on the SchoolHistory.co.uk forum, about question types in quizzes. These guys are two of Yacapaca’s most prolific authors, so if they don’t know, we have clearly not got the message across. So for reference, here’s the complete list. Bookmark it now for future reference!   The…

  • Introducing Sequence questions

    Being able to work out a sequence is a classic demonstration of understanding and this makes it a popular assessment option. The new Sequence question type in Yacapaca supports up to 5 items to be sequenced, with text, images or both. It uses a simple and intuitive drag-and-drop interface. This sample quiz will give you…

  • Beginners’ guide to Locate questions

    “Locate X in this image” is conceptually straightforward, and Locate questions are not especially subtle. Obvious uses are maps and diagrams. You can also do clever things by turning

  • Pair Match analysis tutorial

    Pair Match analysis tutorial

    Pair match questions can be used to test for understanding of sequence and relationship in quite subtle ways, but they serve you poorly if you do not know how to analyse the results. Below is an analysis of a pair match (AKA Drag and Drop) question from the Computing Baseline (High level). This is the author’s…

  • Beginners’ guide to Checkbox questions

    Checkbox questions (aka “choose-n”) are our second most-popular question type. They are simple and versatile, and you can often replace a whole list of choose-1 questions with a simple choose-n. They also contain a few booby-traps for the