If the Question Creator window is already open, click the Question Type button in the right-corner and select Hot Spot. Otherwise, on the Test & Survey ribbon, click the drop-down list under Question in the Add Question group and select Hot Spot. The Question Creator window opens.
In the Question Creator, complete these controls on the Question tab:
| Name | Specify the name by which you will recognize this question. | ||
| Variable Name | Specify the associated variable name for this question. This must be a new unique variable that does not already exist. The variable will be used to store the user’s answer to the question. It can be accessed from anywhere in the title.
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| Point Value | Specify the point value of the test question. Points are used to calculate the percentage weight of each question and will be factored into the overall test score. The default point value of each question is 1 (except for non-gradable question types). Therefore, without changing this option, all the questions within a test are of equal value. If points are assigned to each question, the program will use the sum of test points to calculate question weight and further, the test score. The Point Value is irrelevant if the question is not within a test. | ||
| Retain value between sessions | Enable this check box to cause the question answer to be retained after the session is closed. When the user returns to this question on the same computer in a future session, the answer provided previously by the student is retained. If this option is not selected, the question will revert back to its default state of unanswered with every launch of the course. | ||
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Grade each choice |
This option is only available if the correct answer requires more than one choice. Select this to give the users credit for each selection that they correctly identifies; otherwise, they will be required to select all correct answers to receive credit for answering the question correctly. |
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| Question Type | Verify that you are creating the appropriate question type. | ||
| Question | Specify the text of the question. | ||
| Hot Spot Image (Required) |
This field is required. Select an existing image to display with the question text. Sample hot spot images are provided. Select Browse from File to navigate and select a file from your machine, or Browse My Media to search and select a file from the Media Library. |
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| Hotspot |
Select how users are to select the hot spot area. Select Radio Button/Check box to require users to use a radio button or check box to select the answer or select Transparent Area to require users to select a transparent area to select the answer. |
In the Choices area, select Correct Answer Includes More Than One Choice if more than one choice is correct for this question. Use the Outline Color list to select the outline color for the hotspot choices.
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For questions with overlapping hot spots, list correct areas last in the table to ensure that they will be on top of incorrect areas. |
Use the table to select which choice is the correct choice by selecting the appropriate check box in the Correct column. Text in the Name column represents the name used in the question variable for tracking the results. It is not a label. Edit the text as necessary. To add choices, click the row containing Add New Hot Spot.Click 
to delete a choice. Use the preview image on the right to reposition the hotspot choice areas. Click 
to reposition and resize each hotspot choice area if necessary.
Click the Feedback tab to configure feedback for the question. To do so, enable the Enable Feedback check box then specify when the feedback should be displayed. Select On Process Question to display feedback when the user exits the page or select Immediately to display feedback immediately when the user answers the question. Enable the Add "Submit" Button to include a Submit button on the page for processing the question to provide feedback.
Next, specify how the feedback is to be displayed to the user. To do so, select the appropriate feedback row in the table and use the Action controls in the bottom box to configure the feedback action. The table will be populated based on the feedback actions you specify. For descriptions of each of the available feedback actions, see Selecting the action.
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If the question is within a test, the test must be set to Show Feedback for Each Question, in order for the feedback to be displayed to the user. For details, see Showing feedback for each question. |
Finally, click the Attempts tab to configure the question attempts. By default, attempts are counted when the user navigates to the next page or when the Process Question action is triggered. The user will be locked from answering the question if he or she exceeds the maximum number of attempts allowed. You can configure additional feedback (maximum-attempts feedback) to be displayed when this occurs. Specify the controls as follows to configure the attempts settings:
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Set Maximum Allowed Attempts |
Enable this check box to set the maximum number of attempts and specify the attempts in the Maximum Attempts Allowed field. Next, specify when the maximum-attempts feedback is to be displayed to the user. Select On Process Question to display maximum-attempts feedback when the user exits the page or select Immediately to display maximum-attempts feedback immediately when the user answers the question. Enable the Add "Submit" Button to include a Submit button on the page for processing the answer. | ||
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Enable Feedback for Maximum Attempts |
Select this to provide feedback when maximum attempts have been reached.
Use the feedback type button in the Maximum Attempt Feedback area to select the type of feedback. For descriptions of each of the available feedback actions, see Selecting the action. |
Click OK.