Use Feedback in a Dropdown Problem

Use Feedback in a Dropdown Problem#

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For an overview of feedback in problems, see Adding Feedback and Hints to a Problem. You can add feedback for each of the answer options you provide in the problem. Use the following guidelines when providing feedback.

  • Use feedback for the incorrect answers to target common misconceptions and mistakes.

  • Ensure feedback provides some guidance to the learner about how to arrive at the correct answer.

  • Use feedback for the correct answer to reinforce why the answer is correct. Because learners are able to guess, ensure that feedback provides a reason why the answer is correct for learners who might have selected that answer by chance.

An example of an expanded feedback section for dropdown problems showing the 'is selected' feedback field.

Adding Feedback in the Advanced Editor#

In the advanced editor, you configure feedback with the following syntax.

<option correct="False">Option Label
  <optionhint>Feedback for when a learner selects this incorrect answer.</optionhint>
</option>

For example, the following problem has feedback for each answer.

<problem>
  <optionresponse>
    <label>A/an ________ is an example of a vegetable.</label>
    <optioninput>
      <option correct="False">apple
        <optionhint>An apple is the fertilized ovary that comes from an
        apple tree and contains seeds classifying it as a fruit.</optionhint>
      </option>
      <option correct="False">pumpkin
        <optionhint>A pumpkin is the fertilized ovary of a squash plant and
        contains seeds classifying it as a fruit.</optionhint>
      </option>
      <option correct="True">potato
        <optionhint>A potato is an edible part of a plant in tuber form and
        is classified as a vegetable.</optionhint>
      </option>
      <option correct="False">tomato
        <optionhint>Many people mistakenly think a tomato is a vegetable.
        However, because a tomato is the fertilized ovary of a tomato plant
        and contains seeds it is classified as a fruit.</optionhint>
      </option>
    </optioninput>
  </optionresponse>
</problem>

Customizing Feedback Labels#

By default, the feedback labels shown to learners are Correct and Incorrect. If you do not define feedback labels, learners see these terms when they submit an answer, as in the following example.

Incorrect: A pumpkin is the fertilized ovary of a squash plant and contains
seeds classifying it as a fruit.

You can configure the problem to override the default labels. For example, you can configure a custom label for a specific wrong answer.

Not Quite: Many people mistakenly think a tomato is a vegetable. However,
because a tomato is the fertilized ovary of a tomato plant and contains seeds
it is classified as a fruit.

In the advanced editor, you configure custom feedback labels with the following syntax.

<choice correct="true or false">Answer
  <choicehint label="Custom Label">Feedback for learners who select this
  answer.</choicehint>
</choice>

For example, the feedback for the following answer option is configured to use a custom label.

<choice correct="false">tomato
  <choicehint label="Not Quite">Many people mistakenly think a tomato is a
  vegetable. However, because a tomato is the fertilized ovary of a tomato
  plant and contains seeds, it is a fruit.</choicehint>
</choice>

Note

The default labels Correct and Incorrect display in the learner’s requested language. If you provide custom labels, they display as you define them to all learners. They are not translated into different languages.

See also

Dropdown Problem (reference)

Dropdown Problem OLX Reference (reference)

Add a Dropdown Problem (how-to)

Use Hints in a Dropdown Problem (how-to)

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