0/1 Scoring
1 point for each correct answer; no penalty for incorrect answers
Drop-Down Cloze
About this item type:
- User completes the sentence(s) by selecting a response option from each drop down box.
- Only one correct response option per dropdown box
Drag-and-Drop Cloze
About this item type:
- User completes sentence(s) by dragging a response option from the pre-specified word choices
- Only one response option is correct in each box
Drop-Down Table
About this item type:
- You are presented with a table
- User selects a response option from each drop-down box
- There is only one correct response option in each drop down box
Matrix Multiple Choice
About this item type:
- Users are presented with a table.
- Each row in the table has one correct answer.
- Only one response per row can be selected.
Select N Multiple Response
About this item type:
- This item type is like Select-All-That-Apply with a twist: you are told in advance how many items are correct (lets call that number N).
- You are asked to select N responses and are awarded one point for every correct response, and no penalty for incorrect responses.
- Since there is no penalty for incorrect responses, the you should select N responses. But you can still submit fewer than N responses.
Bowtie
About this item type:
- Requires a user to make 5 selections (i.e. 2 Actions to Take, 1 Condition, and 2 Parameters to Monitor).
- Selections are made by dragging tokens to the appropriate category.
- Requires user to go through all steps of the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model to correctly answer the question.
Multiple Choice
About this item type:
- User is provided data about a client situation and four options are given
- Requires selection of a single correct answer that is worth 1 point
Fill-in-blank calculation
About this item type:
- User is presented with a question and asked to calculate and type in the answer
- On-screen calculator is available if needed
- Must only type answer as a number, including decimal point if indicated
Hotspot
About this item type:
- User is presented with a figure
- Test-taker uses mouse to select an area of the figure
Ordered Response
About this item type:
- Requires placement of options in a special order
- Unordered options appear in a box on the left side, and items must be dragged to the box on the right side in the correct order
- All options must be correctly placed to earn 1 point
Trend
About this item type:
- Presented with information that is gathered over a period of time in exhibits on the left
- Can have any question type on the right
- May address multiple steps of the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model
+/- Scoring
1 point for each correct answer selected, deduction of 1 point for each incorrect answer selected
Select All Multiple Response
About this item type:
- User selects all response options that are applicable
- There is a penalty of 1 point for each incorrect option selected
- Lowest score possible is 0 (cannot go negative)
Highlight Text/Table
About this item type:
- User must select (highlight) correct findings
- In highlight text, options are selected within a passage (e.g. Nurses’ Note, Progress Note)
- In highlight table, options are selected within a table (e.g. History and Physical)
Matrix Multiple Response
About this item type:
- User must select at least 1 response option per column
- The sum of results in each column is the total score
Grouped Multiple Response
About this item type:
- User must select at least 1 response option per category
- The sum of results in each category is the total score
Trend
About this item type:
- Presented with information that is gathered over a period of time in exhibits on the left
- Can have any question type on the right
- May address multiple steps of the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model
Rationale Scoring
1 point for correctly selecting X and Y
Dyad Rationale
Scoring: Rationale -- i.e. 1 point for correctly selecting X and Y
About this item type:
- Requires understanding of paired information
- Both X and Y must be correct to earn 1 point
- Can be presented in the form of drop-down rationale or drag-and-drop rationale
Triad Rationale
Scoring: Rationale -- i.e. 2 points for correctly selecting X, Y and Z
About this item type:
- Requires understanding of paired information
- X, Y and Z must be correct to earn 2 points
- Partial credit is earned if X and Y, or X and Z are correct (X must always be correct)
- Can be presented in the form of drop-down rationale or drag-and-drop rationale
Trend
Scoring: 0/1, +/- or Rationale -- i.e. Can follow any one of the scoring rules depending on the item type presented
About this item type:
- Presented with information that is gathered over a period of time in exhibits on the left
- Can have any question type on the right
- May address multiple steps of the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model
