Creating items

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Last updated: Aug 10, 2007Version comment
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  1. Click My Items.  You'll see both the items you've created and the expert items that come with the tool or have been added by others.
  2. Select the type of item you'd like to add (Scaled/Survey, Short Answer/Essay, Text Header) and click the Add item button.
  3. For Scaled/Survey items
    1. Enter the Item Text (this is the question or statement that the evaluator will respond to)
    2. Select the Scale
    3. Select the Sharing level (private or public)
    4. Indicate if this is an Expert item
      1. If this is an expert item, enter the Expert Description (describes the appropriate usage of this item for template authors)
    5. Set Display Settings Hints (these optional settings allow the item author to provide hints as to how this item should be displayed)
      1. Select the Scale Display Setting
      2. Indicate if N/A will be an option
      3. Select Item Category
    6. Click the Save item button
  4. For Short Answer/Essay items
    1. Enter the Item Text (this is the question or statement that the evaluator will respond to)
    2. Select the Sharing level (private or public)
    3. Indicate if this is an Expert item
      1. If this is an expert item, enter the Expert Description (describes the appropriate usage of this item for template authors)
    4. Set Display Settings Hints (these optional settings allow the item author to provide hints as to how this item should be displayed)
      1. Select the Response size
      2. Indicate if N/A will be an option
      3. Select Item Category
    5. Click the Save item button
  5. For Text Header items
    1. Enter the Item Text (this is the question or statement that the evaluator will respond to)
    2. Select the Sharing level (private or public)
    3. Indicate if this is an Expert item
      1. If this is an expert item, enter the Expert Description (describes the appropriate usage of this item for template authors)
    4. Set Display Settings Hints (these optional settings allow the item author to provide hints as to how this item should be displayed)
      1. Indicate if N/A will be an option
      2. Select Item Category
    5. Click the Save item button