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  4. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  5.           |JUMP START|     |NUMAID|     |QUICK REFERENCE|     |ABOUT|
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  20.                                     Preview
  21.            ~b~Y~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐~z
  22.            ~b~Y~I│ Chapter 5 specifies the question code, the text lines,  │~z
  23.            ~b~Y~I│ mouse spots, and answer lines for the CAITeach Multiple │~z
  24.            ~b~Y~I│ Choice Template.   About two dozen screens.             │~z
  25.            ~b~Y~I└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~z
  26. #NE
  27. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  28. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
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  30. #WH
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  32. #NC
  33. #BO,20,12,64,19,2,1,1,5,14,4
  34. As previously mentioned you
  35.  
  36. need a printout of Quick Reference
  37.  
  38. and NumAid for this Chapter.
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  42. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  43.     |CAITEST FILE|     |TEMPLATES|     |M C MODEL|     |STEP 2|     |STEPS|
  44. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  45. #R7
  46.  
  47.  ▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙      The three steps in writing a CAITest File are:
  48. ▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
  49.  └┤    ┌┘ .∙         Step 1. Write tutorial in ~W~ITutorialWriter~Y~I
  50.   │█▀▀▀█│             ~C~IStep 2~Y~I. Construct CAI file in an editor & test
  51.   └┬███┬┘             Step 3. Run CAITest File from ~W~ITutorialWriter~Y~I
  52. ▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒
  53.                    ~C~IStep 2~Y~I consists of four parts:
  54.                       Merging                      ~F*~F Composing
  55.                       Checking (mechanics)         Testing at ~C~IDOS~Y~I
  56.  
  57.     This Chapter discusses Part 2 of ~C~IStep 2~Y~I as it relates to the composition
  58. of the ~C~IMultiple Choice (MC4)~Y~I template.
  59.  
  60.   ~S~W~IThe basic elements of all templates were introduced in Chapter 2.~Y~I~s
  61. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  62. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  63. #WP,H
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  67. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  68.      |TEMPLATES|     |M C MODEL|     |HEADER|     |QCODE|     |JUMP START|
  69. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  70. #R7
  71. ╔══════════════════╗    A CAITeach ~C~IMC~Y~I template is composed of a
  72. ║  MC Template     ║
  73. ╒══════════════════╕          Header................ 5 lines
  74. │ Line Number      │
  75. │ ;                │          Text/Mouse/Filler..... 9 lines
  76. │ MC4              │
  77. │ Citation Line    │          Answer Lines.......... 2 lines
  78. │ Ruler            │                               ========
  79. │ 9 Text Lines     │                                16 lines
  80. │ 2 Answer Lines   │
  81. └──────────────────┘    Suggest you review ~C~IM C Model~Y~I.
  82.  
  83.     The ~C~IQuestion Code, ~FMC4~F~Y~I must always be on line 3.
  84.  
  85.     Question  coming.
  86. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  87. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  88. #WP,H
  89.  
  90.  
  91. #EF
  92. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  93. #QQ,R,3
  94. What is the Question Code, or
  95. QCode for the Multiple Choice
  96. Template?
  97. MC4
  98. MC4,mc4
  99.  
  100. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  101. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  102. #WP,H
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  105. #EF
  106. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  107.     |CAITEST FILE|     |TEMPLATES|     |M C MODEL|     |STEP 2|     |STEPS|
  108. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  109. #R8
  110.  
  111.  ▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙      The remainder of this lesson, except for my questions,
  112. ▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.        is composed of two parts:
  113.  └┤    ┌┘ .∙
  114.   │█▀▀▀█│            ~F─~F─══  I will display  ~W~I{4TYPES~Y~I and ask you to
  115.   └┬███┬┘                    observe certain elements of it.  No questions
  116. ▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒                  on that.  Just observe.
  117.  
  118.                      ~F─~F─══  I will display the ~C~IMC~Y~I template and detail
  119. specific lines.  (You will see an error when you answer the question, because
  120. the template answer is not correctly formatted.)
  121. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  122. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  123. #WP,H
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  127. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  128.       |{4TYPES|     |M C MODEL|     |HEADER|     |QCODE|     |TEMPLATES|
  129. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  130. #R6
  131. ╔══════════════════╗
  132. ║  MC Template     ║      Next, I'll show you ~W~I{4TYPES~Y~I.
  133. ╒══════════════════╕
  134. │ Line Number      │      Observe the following in the ~C~IMC4~Y~I template:
  135. │ ;                │
  136. │ MC4              │       ─═ There is a maximum of ~F5~F lines
  137. │ Citation Line    │           for the question, lines 6 - 10.
  138. │ Ruler            │
  139. │ 9 Text Lines     │       ─═ The choices are in two columns, on
  140. │ 2 Answer Lines   │           lines, 11 and 13.  ~C~IA~Y~I and ~C~IB~Y~I are
  141. └──────────────────┘           on the left. ~C~IC~Y~I and ~C~ID~Y~I are on
  142.                                the right.
  143.  
  144.                            ─═ Lines 12 and 14 remain blank.
  145.  
  146.     ~W~IFor now just observe the template.  Next, I'll show, and detail a blank
  147. ~C~IMC4~W~I template.~Y~I
  148. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  149. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  150. #WP,H
  151.  
  152. #EF
  153. #U{4TYPESC.COM
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  157. #EF
  158. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  159.            |M C MODEL|     |TEMPLATES|     |HEADER|     |JUMP START|
  160. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  161. #R7
  162. ╔══════════════════╗  ┌─  You don't need to know but...
  163. ║  MC Template     ║  │
  164. ╒══════════════════╕  │    Choices ~C~IA~Y~I, ~C~IB~Y~I, ~C~IC~Y~I, and ~C~ID~Y~I are drawn by the program
  165. │ Header - 5 lines │  │      as shown in this reference table:
  166. │ Text 1           │  │
  167. │ Text 2           │  │         Item     Starts in Col  Answer starts in Col
  168. │ Text 3           │  │         [ a ]        3                9
  169. │ Text 4           │  │         [ b ]        3                9
  170. │ Text 5           │  │
  171. │ Mouse: A & C     │  │         [ c ]        42               48
  172. │ Leave blank      │  │         [ d ]        42               48
  173. │ Mouse: B & D     │  │
  174. │ Leave blank      │  │
  175. │ Answer Line      │  └─  You ~Fdon't~F  need to know those numbers.
  176. │ Answer Comment   │
  177. └──────────────────┘
  178. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  179. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  180. #WP,H
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  185. #EF
  186. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  187.             |MERGING|     |M C MODEL|    |{4TYPES|     |JUMP START|
  188. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  189. #R7
  190. ╔══════════════════╗
  191. ║  MC Template     ║     You don't need to know them because...
  192. ╒══════════════════╕
  193. │ Header - 5 lines │     ~F─~F= On ~C~Imerging~Y~I, the ~C~IMultiple Choice~Y~I template
  194. │ Text 1           │            shows their starting position with a period.
  195. │ Text 2           │
  196. │ Text 3           │      ~F─~F=  A particular letter also appears on the ruler
  197. │ Text 4           │             which indicates the top item choice, and the
  198. │ Text 5           │             column position for that choice.
  199. │ Mouse: A & C     │
  200. │ Leave blank      │
  201. │ Mouse: B & D     │     I'm going to show you ~W~I{4TYPES~Y~I and ask you what
  202. │ Leave blank      │        letter designates the first column.
  203. │ Answer Line      │
  204. │ Answer Comment   │     (Might want to first review ~C~IM C Model~Y~I).
  205. └──────────────────┘
  206. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  207. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  208. #WP,H
  209.  
  210. #EF
  211. #U{4TYPESC.COM
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  215. #EF
  216. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  217. #QQ,R,3
  218. What letter on the ruler line
  219. indicates the column position
  220. for the left column of choices?
  221. A
  222. A,a
  223.  
  224. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  225. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  226. #WP,H
  227.  
  228.  
  229. #NC
  230. #BO,30,9,64,18,2,1,1,7,14,4
  231. Next we will look at the MC
  232.  
  233. template which you might merge,
  234.  
  235. although I've boxed it, and
  236.  
  237. I've added line numbers.
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  241. #EF
  242. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  243.  
  244.     Here's the exact template, but boxed and with line numbers.
  245.    ~C~I┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  246.   1│1   =  Q 1  =  17                                                          │
  247.   2│;                                                                          │
  248.   3│MC4                                                                        │
  249.   4│Citation:  Template for Multiple Choice, Coded MC4                         │
  250.   5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....:....7....:│
  251.   6│                                                                           │
  252.   7│                                                                           │
  253.   8│                                                                           │
  254.   9│                                                                           │
  255.  10│                                                                           │
  256.  11│       . A choice...................           . C choice..................│
  257.  12│                                                                           │
  258.  13│       . B choice....................          . D choice..................│
  259.  14│                                                                           │
  260.  15│ABCD (case immaterial)                                                     │
  261.  16│None.  If none, leave None on this line                                    │
  262.    └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
  263.            ~F─═~FNext I'll cut off the top four lines.
  264. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  265. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  266. #WP,H
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  269. #EF
  270. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  271.  
  272.   Here's a working version.  I've trimmed off the top and right margin.
  273.  
  274.     ~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  275.    5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
  276.    6│                                                                     │
  277.    7│                                                                     │
  278.    8│                                                                     │
  279.    9│                                                                     │
  280.   10│                                                                     │
  281.   11│       . A choice...................           . C choice........    │
  282.   12│                                                                     │
  283.   13│       . B choice....................          . D choice........    │
  284.   14│                                                                     │
  285.   15│ABCD (case immaterial)                                               │
  286.   16│None.  If none, leave None on this line                              │
  287.     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
  288.  
  289.   Note the maximum number of lines for your question.  The question must
  290.   start on line 6, and finish before line 11.  That gives you ~W~I5~Y~I lines.
  291. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  292. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  293. #WP,H
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  296. #EF
  297. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  298.  
  299. #QQ,R,3
  300. What is the maximum number of
  301. lines for a question in a
  302. Multiple Choice Template?
  303. 5
  304. 5,five,FIVE,
  305.  
  306. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  307. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  308. #WP,H
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  311. #EF
  312. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  313.  
  314.   Again.  Where do you enter the choice selections?
  315.  
  316.     ~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  317.    5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
  318.    6│                                                                     │
  319.    7│                                                                     │
  320.    8│                                                                     │
  321.    9│                                                                     │
  322.   10│                                                                     │
  323.   11│       ~F.~F A choice...................           ~F.~F C choice........    │
  324.   12│                                                                     │
  325.   13│       ~F.~F B choice....................          ~F.~F D choice........    │
  326.   14│                                                                     │
  327.   15│ABCD (case immaterial)                                               │
  328.   16│None.  If none, leave None on this line                              │
  329.     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
  330.  
  331.   When entering your question type the first character of your item
  332.   on the column and row designated by the periods.
  333. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  334. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  335. #WP,H
  336.  
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  338. #EF
  339. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  340.  
  341.   Now.  Where are the mouse hot spots?
  342.  
  343.    ~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  344.    5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
  345.    6│                                                                     │
  346.    7│                                                                     │
  347.    8│                                                                     │
  348.    9│                                                                     │
  349.   10│                                                                     │
  350.   11│       ~F.~F A choice...................           ~F.~F C choice........    │
  351.   12│                                                                     │
  352.   13│       ~F.~F B choice....................          ~F.~F D choice........    │
  353.   14│                                                                     │
  354.   15│ABCD (case immaterial)                                               │
  355.   16│None.  If none, leave None on this line                              │
  356.     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
  357.  
  358.     When ~W~ICAITeach~Y~I displays the above frame it draws the mouse hot spot choice
  359.     labels, such as ~C~I[ a ]~Y~I, to the left of each of the flashing periods.
  360. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  361. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  362. #WP,H
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  365. #EF
  366. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  367.                   |M C MODEL|     |CAITeach|     |JUMP START|
  368. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  369. #R7
  370.  
  371.  ▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙      Next.
  372. ▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
  373.  └┤    ┌┘ .∙      I will display the blank ~C~IMultiple Choice Template~Y~I
  374.   │█▀▀▀█│            by calling it with ~W~ICAITeach~Y~I.  Exact command:
  375.   └┬███┬┘            ~W~I{TEACHTW {T-MC3.CHP Blank MC Template~Y~I.
  376. ▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒
  377.                       Observe exactly how it displays,  including the mouse
  378.                        spots, drawn to the left of each choice.
  379.  
  380.     When finished ~C~I[CLICK]~Y~I, and observe what happens when the answer line
  381. is cluttered.
  382.  
  383.     Just say ~C~INo~Y~I when prompted for the printout.
  384. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  385. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  386. #WP,H
  387.  
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  390. #EF
  391. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  392.  
  393. #AH,1,5
  394. Except for the errors generated by
  395. this being a sample template, you
  396. will see exactly what is displayed
  397. when CAITeach displays a
  398. Multiple Choice Question.
  399.  
  400. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  401. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  402. #WP,H
  403.  
  404.  
  405. #EF
  406. #U{TEACHTW {T-MC4.CHP  Blank MC Template
  407.  
  408. %
  409. #EF
  410. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  411.  
  412.   Again, an abstract of the ~C~IMC4~Y~I Template.  Note the error.
  413.  
  414.     ~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  415.    5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
  416.    6│                                                                     │
  417.    7│                                                                     │
  418.    8│                                                                     │
  419.    9│                                                                     │
  420.   10│                                                                     │
  421.   11│       . A choice...................           . C choice........    │
  422.   12│                                                                     │
  423.   13│       Fourscore and seven years ago our father. D choice........    │
  424.   14│                                                                     │
  425.   15│ABCD (case immaterial)                                               │
  426.   16│None.  If none, leave None on this line                              │
  427.     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
  428.  
  429.   Answer ~C~IB~Y~I starts in the correct column, but is too long.  It will over-
  430.   print the ~C~I[ d ]~Y~I mouse spot.
  431. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  432. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  433. #WP,H
  434.  
  435. %
  436. #EF
  437. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  438.  
  439.   Again.   Let's look at the ~C~IAnswer Line~Y~I.
  440.  
  441.     ~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  442.    5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
  443.    6│                                                                     │
  444.    7│                                                                     │
  445.    8│                                                                     │
  446.    9│                                                                     │
  447.   10│                                                                     │
  448.   11│       ~F.~F A choice...................           ~F.~F C choice........    │
  449.   12│                                                                     │
  450.   13│       ~F.~F B choice....................          ~F.~F D choice........    │
  451.   14│                                                                     │
  452.   15│ABCD (case immaterial)                                               │
  453.   16│None.  If none, leave None on this line                              │
  454.     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
  455.  
  456.     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
  457.     may be in upper, lower, or combination case.  Leave only a letter.
  458. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  459. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  460. #WP,H
  461.  
  462. %
  463. #EF
  464. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  465.  
  466.   Now a note on how to suppress display of the last line.
  467.  
  468.     ~C~I┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  469.    5│Rule:r.a.1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:..c.5....:....6....: -> │
  470.    6│                                                                     │
  471.    7│                                                                     │
  472.    8│                                                                     │
  473.    9│                                                                     │
  474.   10│                                                                     │
  475.   11│       ~F.~F A choice...................           ~F.~F C choice........    │
  476.   12│                                                                     │
  477.   13│       ~F.~F B choice....................          ~F.~F D choice........    │
  478.   14│                                                                     │
  479.   15│ABCD (case immaterial)                                               │
  480.   16│None.  If none, leave None on this line                              │
  481.     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘~Y~I
  482.  
  483.     To suppress display of the last line start, and end it with ~C~INone~Y~I.
  484.     Otherwise it displays after the students answers the question.
  485. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  486. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  487. #WP,H
  488.  
  489. %
  490. #EF
  491. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  492.    |STUDY MODEL|   |M C MODEL|   |T F MODEL|  |FILL-IN MODEL|   |JUMP START|
  493. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  494. #R12
  495.  ▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙
  496. ▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
  497.  └┤    ┌┘ .∙      I'll finish with a summary question~F....~F
  498.   │█▀▀▀█│
  499.   └┬███┬┘
  500. ▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒
  501.  
  502. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  503. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  504. #WP
  505.  
  506.  
  507. ~0 No % here ~Y~I
  508. #EF
  509. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  510. #QQ,B,11
  511.    Following statements describe the Multiple Choice Template.
  512. Enter the number of all TRUE statements - no spaces between numbers.
  513.                                      .....
  514.  1. The multiple choice template file is {T-MC4.CHP.
  515.  2. The Qcode for a multiple choice question is MC4.
  516.  3. All multiple choice questions must have 4 possible answers.
  517.  4. The position, and color, of the mouse hot spots are fixed.
  518.  5. A period, imported with the template file, shows one where
  519.     to enter the answer-choices.
  520.  6. The ruler for the multiple choice template shows the column
  521.     location of the answer-choices.
  522. 12345
  523. 123456
  524.  
  525. %
  526. #EF
  527. #T15,1,Writing within the Multiple Choice (MC4) Template
  528.          |STUDY MODEL| |M C MODEL| |T F MODEL| |FILL-IN MODEL| |RENUM|
  529. #HH,1,5,80,1,1,0
  530. #R10
  531.  
  532.  ▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄ .∙         W h a t  n e x t . . . .
  533. ▐█▐─ô═ô─▌█▌∙.
  534.  └┤    ┌┘ .∙         You've completed a survey of the templates.
  535.   │█▀▀▀█│
  536.   └┬███┬┘             Go on to Chapter 6, the ~W~IRenumbering Utility~Y~I.
  537. ▒▒▒▒ ■ ▒▒▒▒
  538.  
  539. #HH,1,24,80,1,1,0
  540. #HF,1,25,80,25,176,1,0
  541. #WP,H
  542. #X
  543.  
  544.