Example "Transport" - Point Deduction per Attempt
If the participant has several attempts at a solution, individual and successive hints can be provided to help them answer the question. In such scenarios, it may be especially desirable to have points deducted from the participant's total score for each additional attempt. Participants solving the task on the first attempt will receive the full score. The more hints and attempts they need, the lower their score.
In the following, the Example "Transport" will be used to show you how to perform a point deduction for each attempt using variables. Therefore, the maximum possible score of the task will be increased to 10 points. For each additional attempt, the score should be reduced by one point. In other words, if a task is attempted multiple times within one test run, points will be deducted for each additional attempt. The number of test attempts is not considered. To make the point deduction visible to the participant, you may embed appropriate text elements in the task and feedback.
To perform the points deduction, the following variables need to be defined:
In addition, the score of the task must be recalculated according to the points deducted by setting the system variable SCORE and verified by the author. This includes the definition of a new condition: If the point deduction is greater than 0, the score of the task is reduced by the respective value. Note: For the sake of simplicity, all of the variables for generating the general task and feedback content have been hidden in the screenshot. | |
Note within the task:
Note as individual feedback: | A general note will be included in the task to make the learner aware of the fact that points may be deducted, and an individual note will be displayed as a feedback message immediately after the deduction. |
Points will now be subtracted for each attempt, according to the number of attempts needed.
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