When building Advanced Assessments, Math is the go-to question type for math questions. One of its benefits is that you can customize the fill-in-the-blanks beyond a simple placeholder. For example:
Part of an equation:  | Filling in a fraction:  | Filling in an exponent:  |
Follow the directions below to learn how to customize the Cloze Math question type to fit the needs of the expected answer.
Build the Question
If you are creating a new item, select the + Create button on the assessment builder, title the item, and then select the Add New plus sign to add a question.
If you are adding to an existing item, simply select the Add New plus sign (as shown above) to add a question to the item.
Next, select the Math category from the options on the left, then select Math.
Step 1: Compose Question
Compose question: Type the question prompt into this field.
Step 2: Add Answer Content
This is where the special formatting comes into play. Let's look at how to build this example question to format the answer so that the student is filling in the specific part of a fraction:
➡️ Steps:
1 - Clear the placeholder text out of the Formula Template section so that it is empty.
2 - Expand the More Options menu
3 - Scroll down to the Formula Template of the Layout section.
4 - Begin building the equation using the Math Keypad. Wherever the student needs to put in an answer, use the response box (labeled below).
If you need other mathematical symbols that you don't see here (examples include cubed root, greater than/equal to...), you may need to open another keypad:
5 - Scroll back up to the Formula Template section just below Compose Question. Add a response box.
If you preview the question, you'll see that the content you put in the Layout section in Step 4 has now been added to the question. See below:
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Set Correct Answers and Scoring
Step 1: Point Value and Correct Answer
Determine how many points the question will be worth.
Indicate the correct answer in the Value section.
❗VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure you are including the ENTIRE answer in the value field, not just what the students need to type in. See below for an example. Even though the student will only type in 14 for the correct answer, the entire answer needs to be in the Value field in order for it to be scored correctly.
Step 2: Scoring Method
If you are building this type of question (a specific fill-in-the-blank), equivLiteral will likely be your best option. EquivLiteral only accepts a response that is mathematically equivalent to the correct answer AND is given in the same form.
If you want information on the other types of scoring, such as equivSymbolic or equivValue, check out this article.
Student Preview
We highly recommended that you preview the question as you are building it in the item. This displays the question as the students will see it and also verifies that the answers and scoring work as expected.
More Options
Check out additional options for the Math question here.
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