{"id":2768,"date":"2019-07-07T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T16:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=knowledge_base&#038;p=2768"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T17:51:04","slug":"creating-matching-assessment-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/creating-matching-assessment-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Assessments: Matching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This assessment type presents the learner with a stack of one or more drop-lists, each with a question\/statement that the learner must match to the best option within that drop-list.  All items in the stack must have an option selected before the learner can check the assessment results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MATCHING SETS<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThere must be at least one Match Set present. Use the \u201cAdd Match Set\u201d button to add a new match set to the top of the stack.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add_match_set.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add_match_set.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add_match_set-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add_match_set-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add_match_set-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add_match_set-710x525.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nOptions :<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\tRandom Order in Player<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If toggled \u201con\u201d, the Matching Sets are randomly \u201cshuffled\u201d in the Player.<\/li>\n<li>Only available if 2+ Matching Sets exist in the stack.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/random_order_sets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/random_order_sets.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/random_order_sets-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/random_order_sets-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/random_order_sets-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/random_order_sets-710x525.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\tDetailed Feedback : Selection Status<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Displays an icon of each matching set\u2019s option selection status (Correct, Incorrect) in the resulting feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\tDetailed Feedback : Selection Info<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Displays the slot text of each matching set\u2019s option selection in the resulting feedback.<\/li>\n<li>If \u201cSelection Status\u201d is toggled \u201con\u201d, the option selection status is also displayed (in addition to the status icon.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\tDetailed Feedback : Correct Info<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Displays the slot text of each matching set\u2019s Correct option in the resulting feedback, if the learner\u2019s selection is NOT Correct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\tDetailed Feedback : Granular Text<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If toggled \u201con\u201d :\n<ul>\n<li>A field will be available in all match-sets labeled \u201cMatch Set Feedback Text\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>A field will be available in all match-set options labeled \u201cSlot Feedback Text\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Displays the Match Set Feedback Text of each match-set, and the Slot Feedback Text of each selected option, in the resulting feedback.  This is useful when feedback\/details that are specific to a Match Set and\/or selected options are desired by the author.  The \u201cMatch Set Feedback Text\u201d and\/or \u201cSlot Feedback Text\u201d field can be left blank for any instances that do not require this granularity in the resulting feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/detailed_fb_toggles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/detailed_fb_toggles.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/detailed_fb_toggles-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/detailed_fb_toggles-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/detailed_fb_toggles-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/detailed_fb_toggles-710x525.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIf ANY of the above Detailed Feedback options are toggled on : <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The step assessment feedback popup will display, even if there is no feedback present in the funneled results.<\/li>\n<li>A \u201cSelection Results\u201d box will display in the feedback popup, above the regular feedback content data.<\/li>\n<li>The feedback popup will show the display text of each matching set.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cRepeat First Set Slots\u201d button :<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn some cases, it is desirable for all Matching Sets to have an identical list of options.  This button will &#8220;clone&#8221; all Match Set Slots from Matching Selections 1 to all other Match Sets (clearing the slots from all other sets in the process.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repeat_first_set.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repeat_first_set.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repeat_first_set-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repeat_first_set-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repeat_first_set-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repeat_first_set-710x525.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nMatching Selections (Match Set Box)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Match Set Display Text : This is the question\/statement to which the learner must match the best Match Set option.\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_display.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_display.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_display-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_display-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_display-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_display-710x525.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Randomize Set Slots In Player : This option toggle will randomize\/shuffle the options within the respective Match Set.<\/li>\n<li>Match Set Slots :\n<ul>\n<li>Must be at least one Match Set Slot in each Match Set.<\/li>\n<li>Only one Match Set Slot can be set to Correct-status in each Match Set.  Changing a Match Set Slot status to Correct will change all other slots in that Match Set to Incorrect status.<\/li>\n<li>Use the \u201cAdd Match Set Slot\u201d button to add another option slot to the bottom of the respective Match Set\u2019s slot stack.<\/li>\n<li>Slot (Match Set slot data) : Each slot provides a Status selector and a Slot Text field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_slots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_slots.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_slots-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_slots-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_slots-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/match_set_slots-710x525.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Matching assessments do not provide a Quasi-Correct funneled result determination (See below for more information regarding Quasi-Correct results.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssKB-vDivider1\"><\/div>\r\n<p><strong>FUNNELED RESULT HANDLING<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Scroll down the editor panel to see how the assessment's responses are funneled to different results. Under <strong>Funneled Result Handling<\/strong>, you may see one or more drop-down options for handling certain response conditions :<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Dirty-Correct<\/strong>: Learner provides <em>one or more<\/em> Correct AND <em>one or more<\/em> Non-Correct responses (only available if <em>both<\/em> Correct <em>and<\/em> Non-Correct responses are possible.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Quasi-Correct<\/strong>: Learner provides <em>one or more,<\/em> but <em>not all<\/em>, necessary Correct responses AND <em>no<\/em> Non-Correct responses (only available if two or more Correct responses are possible.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Funneling rules are as follows:<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"ssKB-basicTable2c1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Response Combination<\/th>\r\n<th>Funneled Result<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct (<em>no<\/em> Non-Corrects, <em>all<\/em> necessary Corrects)<\/td>\r\n<td>Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct (<em>no<\/em> Non-Corrects, but <em>not<\/em> <em>all<\/em> necessary Corrects)<\/td>\r\n<td>Quasi-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Partial (only)<\/td>\r\n<td>Partial<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Incorrect (only)<\/td>\r\n<td>Incorrect<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Neutral (only)<\/td>\r\n<td>Neutral<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct + Incorrect<\/td>\r\n<td>Dirty-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct + Partial<\/td>\r\n<td>Dirty-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct + Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>Dirty-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct + Incorrect + Partial<\/td>\r\n<td>Dirty-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct + Incorrect + Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>Dirty-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct + Partial + Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>Dirty-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Correct + Incorrect + Partial + Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>Dirty-Correct<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Incorrect + Partial<\/td>\r\n<td>Partial<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Incorrect + Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>Incorrect<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Incorrect + Partial + Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>Partial<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Partial + Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>Partial<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Nullify (if applicable, regardless of combination with any other status type)<\/td>\r\n<td>Nullify<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>If there are no responses with a status set to Partial or Neutral, there will not be a Partial or Neutral funneled result available.\u00a0 You may manually add these results to the funneled handling stack by checking the <strong><em>Add Partial Result<\/em> <\/strong>or <strong><em>Add Neutral Result<\/em><\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mamc_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mamc_4.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mamc_4.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mamc_4-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mamc_4-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mamc_4-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mamc_4-710x525.jpg 710w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For each funneled result, add the text you wish the students to see by typing in the <em>Feedback Text<\/em> box. If the feedback text is left blank, the student will still see a popup with the resulting status (Correct, Incorrect, etc.)\u00a0 If you do not wish to have any feedback popup for a given funneled result, use the \u201cClear Feedback\u201d button \u2014 with no feedback applied to the funneled result, the learner will simply move forward to the funneled result's target step. Test your changes and settings by viewing the step\u2019s\u00a0<strong><em>Preview<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It is possible that one or more existing funneled results may not be reachable by the learner due to assessment structure or the available response combinations, etc.. This is normal and should not be an issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssKB-vDivider1\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Scoring Matching Assessments<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nNo score tally is performed for the assessment, all scoring is set by the funneled results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssKB-vDivider1\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Matching Example<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nHere we are presenting the learner with a stack of 4 sets of items to be to be matched. The learner&#8217;s task is to select the best match within each matching droplist in the stack.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/example1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1177\" height=\"871\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/example1-2.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/example1-2-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/example1-2-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/example1-2-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/example1-2-710x525.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIf the learner&#8217;s matching selections have one or more properly-matched elements (but not a completely-Correct stack of matching groups), the funneled handling is passed through the Dirty-Correct handling determination.  The other possible results are completely matched (Correct) and completely un-matched (Incorrect.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This assessment type presents the learner with a stack of one or more drop-lists, each with a question\/statement that the learner must match to the best option within that drop-list. All items in the stack must have an option selected before the learner can check the assessment results. MATCHING SETS There must be at least [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assessments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2768"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3299,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768\/revisions\/3299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamucet.org\/stepstone\/knowledgebase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}