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#T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
|JUMP START| |NUMAID| |QUICK REFERENCE| |ABOUT|
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~b~Y~I│ Chapter 5 specifies the question code, the text lines, │~z
~b~Y~I│ mouse spots, and answer lines for the CAITeach Multiple │~z
~b~Y~I│ Choice Template. About two dozen screens. │~z
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As previously mentioned you
need a printout of Quick Reference
and NumAid for this Chapter.
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|CAITEST FILE| |TEMPLATES| |M C MODEL| |STEP 2| |STEPS|
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▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙ The three steps in writing a CAITest File are:
▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
└┤ ┌┘ .∙ Step 1. Write tutorial in ~W~ITutorialWriter~Y~I
│█▀▀▀█│ ~C~IStep 2~Y~I. Construct CAI file in an editor & test
└┬███┬┘ Step 3. Run CAITest File from ~W~ITutorialWriter~Y~I
▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒
~C~IStep 2~Y~I consists of four parts:
Merging ~F*~F Composing
Checking (mechanics) Testing at ~C~IDOS~Y~I
This Chapter discusses Part 2 of ~C~IStep 2~Y~I as it relates to the composition
of the ~C~IMultiple Choice (MC4)~Y~I template.
~S~W~IThe basic elements of all templates were introduced in Chapter 2.~Y~I~s
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|TEMPLATES| |M C MODEL| |HEADER| |QCODE| |JUMP START|
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╔══════════════════╗ A CAITeach ~C~IMC~Y~I template is composed of a
║ MC Template ║
╒══════════════════╕ Header................ 5 lines
│ Line Number │
│ ; │ Text/Mouse/Filler..... 9 lines
│ MC4 │
│ Citation Line │ Answer Lines.......... 2 lines
│ Ruler │ ========
│ 9 Text Lines │ 16 lines
│ 2 Answer Lines │
└──────────────────┘ Suggest you review ~C~IM C Model~Y~I.
The ~C~IQuestion Code, ~FMC4~F~Y~I must always be on line 3.
Question coming.
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What is the Question Code, or
QCode for the Multiple Choice
Template?
MC4
MC4,mc4
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|CAITEST FILE| |TEMPLATES| |M C MODEL| |STEP 2| |STEPS|
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▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙ The remainder of this lesson, except for my questions,
▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙. is composed of two parts:
└┤ ┌┘ .∙
│█▀▀▀█│ ~F─~F─══ I will display ~W~I{4TYPES~Y~I and ask you to
└┬███┬┘ observe certain elements of it. No questions
▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒ on that. Just observe.
~F─~F─══ I will display the ~C~IMC~Y~I template and detail
specific lines. (You will see an error when you answer the question, because
the template answer is not correctly formatted.)
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|{4TYPES| |M C MODEL| |HEADER| |QCODE| |TEMPLATES|
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╔══════════════════╗
║ MC Template ║ Next, I'll show you ~W~I{4TYPES~Y~I.
╒══════════════════╕
│ Line Number │ Observe the following in the ~C~IMC4~Y~I template:
│ ; │
│ MC4 │ ─═ There is a maximum of ~F5~F lines
│ Citation Line │ for the question, lines 6 - 10.
│ Ruler │
│ 9 Text Lines │ ─═ The choices are in two columns, on
│ 2 Answer Lines │ lines, 11 and 13. ~C~IA~Y~I and ~C~IB~Y~I are
└──────────────────┘ on the left. ~C~IC~Y~I and ~C~ID~Y~I are on
the right.
─═ Lines 12 and 14 remain blank.
~W~IFor now just observe the template. Next, I'll show, and detail a blank
~C~IMC4~W~I template.~Y~I
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|M C MODEL| |TEMPLATES| |HEADER| |JUMP START|
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╔══════════════════╗ ┌─ You don't need to know but...
║ MC Template ║ │
╒══════════════════╕ │ Choices ~C~IA~Y~I, ~C~IB~Y~I, ~C~IC~Y~I, and ~C~ID~Y~I are drawn by the program
│ Header - 5 lines │ │ as shown in this reference table:
│ Text 1 │ │
│ Text 2 │ │ Item Starts in Col Answer starts in Col
│ Text 3 │ │ [ a ] 3 9
│ Text 4 │ │ [ b ] 3 9
│ Text 5 │ │
│ Mouse: A & C │ │ [ c ] 42 48
│ Leave blank │ │ [ d ] 42 48
│ Mouse: B & D │ │
│ Leave blank │ │
│ Answer Line │ └─ You ~Fdon't~F need to know those numbers.
│ Answer Comment │
└──────────────────┘
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|MERGING| |M C MODEL| |{4TYPES| |JUMP START|
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║ MC Template ║ You don't need to know them because...
╒══════════════════╕
│ Header - 5 lines │ ~F─~F= On ~C~Imerging~Y~I, the ~C~IMultiple Choice~Y~I template
│ Text 1 │ shows their starting position with a period.
│ Text 2 │
│ Text 3 │ ~F─~F= A particular letter also appears on the ruler
│ Text 4 │ which indicates the top item choice, and the
│ Text 5 │ column position for that choice.
│ Mouse: A & C │
│ Leave blank │
│ Mouse: B & D │ I'm going to show you ~W~I{4TYPES~Y~I and ask you what
│ Leave blank │ letter designates the first column.
│ Answer Line │
│ Answer Comment │ (Might want to first review ~C~IM C Model~Y~I).
└──────────────────┘
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What letter on the ruler line
indicates the column position
for the left column of choices?
A
A,a
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Next we will look at the MC
template which you might merge,
although I've boxed it, and
I've added line numbers.
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Here's the exact template, but boxed and with line numbers.
~C~I┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
1│1 = Q 1 = 17 │
2│; │
3│MC4 │
4│Citation: Template for Multiple Choice, Coded MC4 │
5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....:....7....:│
6│ │
7│ │
8│ │
9│ │
10│ │
11│ . A choice................... . C choice..................│
12│ │
13│ . B choice.................... . D choice..................│
14│ │
15│ABCD (case immaterial) │
16│None. If none, leave None on this line │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
~F─═~FNext I'll cut off the top four lines.
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Here's a working version. I've trimmed off the top and right margin.
~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
6│ │
7│ │
8│ │
9│ │
10│ │
11│ . A choice................... . C choice........ │
12│ │
13│ . B choice.................... . D choice........ │
14│ │
15│ABCD (case immaterial) │
16│None. If none, leave None on this line │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
Note the maximum number of lines for your question. The question must
start on line 6, and finish before line 11. That gives you ~W~I5~Y~I lines.
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What is the maximum number of
lines for a question in a
Multiple Choice Template?
5
5,five,FIVE,
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Again. Where do you enter the choice selections?
~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
6│ │
7│ │
8│ │
9│ │
10│ │
11│ ~F.~F A choice................... ~F.~F C choice........ │
12│ │
13│ ~F.~F B choice.................... ~F.~F D choice........ │
14│ │
15│ABCD (case immaterial) │
16│None. If none, leave None on this line │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
When entering your question type the first character of your item
on the column and row designated by the periods.
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Now. Where are the mouse hot spots?
~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
6│ │
7│ │
8│ │
9│ │
10│ │
11│ ~F.~F A choice................... ~F.~F C choice........ │
12│ │
13│ ~F.~F B choice.................... ~F.~F D choice........ │
14│ │
15│ABCD (case immaterial) │
16│None. If none, leave None on this line │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
When ~W~ICAITeach~Y~I displays the above frame it draws the mouse hot spot choice
labels, such as ~C~I[ a ]~Y~I, to the left of each of the flashing periods.
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|M C MODEL| |CAITeach| |JUMP START|
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▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙ Next.
▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
└┤ ┌┘ .∙ I will display the blank ~C~IMultiple Choice Template~Y~I
│█▀▀▀█│ by calling it with ~W~ICAITeach~Y~I. Exact command:
└┬███┬┘ ~W~I{TEACHTW {T-MC3.CHP Blank MC Template~Y~I.
▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒
Observe exactly how it displays, including the mouse
spots, drawn to the left of each choice.
When finished ~C~I[CLICK]~Y~I, and observe what happens when the answer line
is cluttered.
Just say ~C~INo~Y~I when prompted for the printout.
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Except for the errors generated by
this being a sample template, you
will see exactly what is displayed
when CAITeach displays a
Multiple Choice Question.
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Again, an abstract of the ~C~IMC4~Y~I Template. Note the error.
~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
6│ │
7│ │
8│ │
9│ │
10│ │
11│ . A choice................... . C choice........ │
12│ │
13│ Fourscore and seven years ago our father. D choice........ │
14│ │
15│ABCD (case immaterial) │
16│None. If none, leave None on this line │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
Answer ~C~IB~Y~I starts in the correct column, but is too long. It will over-
print the ~C~I[ d ]~Y~I mouse spot.
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Again. Let's look at the ~C~IAnswer Line~Y~I.
~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
6│ │
7│ │
8│ │
9│ │
10│ │
11│ ~F.~F A choice................... ~F.~F C choice........ │
12│ │
13│ ~F.~F B choice.................... ~F.~F D choice........ │
14│ │
15│ABCD (case immaterial) │
16│None. If none, leave None on this line │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
As shown on line 15 your answer must be either ~C~IA~Y~I, ~C~IB~Y~I, ~C~IC~Y~I, or ~C~ID~Y~I. Letters
may be in upper, lower, or combination case. Leave only a letter.
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Now a note on how to suppress display of the last line.
~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
6│ │
7│ │
8│ │
9│ │
10│ │
11│ ~F.~F A choice................... ~F.~F C choice........ │
12│ │
13│ ~F.~F B choice.................... ~F.~F D choice........ │
14│ │
15│ABCD (case immaterial) │
16│None. If none, leave None on this line │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
To suppress display of the last line start, and end it with ~C~INone~Y~I.
Otherwise it displays after the students answers the question.
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|STUDY MODEL| |M C MODEL| |T F MODEL| |FILL-IN MODEL| |JUMP START|
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▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙
▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
└┤ ┌┘ .∙ I'll finish with a summary question~F....~F
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Following statements describe the Multiple Choice Template.
Enter the number of all TRUE statements - no spaces between numbers.
.....
1. The multiple choice template file is {T-MC4.CHP.
2. The Qcode for a multiple choice question is MC4.
3. All multiple choice questions must have 4 possible answers.
4. The position, and color, of the mouse hot spots are fixed.
5. A period, imported with the template file, shows one where
to enter the answer-choices.
6. The ruler for the multiple choice template shows the column
location of the answer-choices.
12345
123456
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|STUDY MODEL| |M C MODEL| |T F MODEL| |FILL-IN MODEL| |RENUM|
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▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙ W h a t n e x t . . . .
▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
└┤ ┌┘ .∙ You've completed a survey of the templates.
│█▀▀▀█│
└┬███┬┘ Go on to Chapter 6, the ~W~IRenumbering Utility~Y~I.
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