Definition
The Resequence question type is great if you want to assess students on their ability to place items in sequential order (ex: steps to a math problem, order of historical events).
Create a Resequence question:
Click on the blue + button to open the 'Add Item' window
Choose "Resequence" from the Paid Questions list
List the items in sequential order. This will be the answer key for auto-grading. Note: at least 3 items are needed
*The item order will randomly scramble for each student.
** Your preview environment will scramble the item order only if the formative is assigned to Guest Students. Otherwise, the preview environment does not reflect the scrambling.
If you switch on Partial Credit, your students will get credit for answering part of the question correct.
Quick Math Button
Are you using the Math Keyboard to enter answer choices often? Formative now offers the option to add a Math Button to the answer choice fields within several question types, inlucing Resequence questions, for quicker access to the Math Keyboard.
This will eliminate the need to repeatedly click on the little plus button and choose the Math Keyboard from the dropdown menu.
To enable access to the quick math button:
Click on "My Account" from the left side menu, and then "Settings"
Locate the field "Show math keyboard in answer choices" and toggle it ON
Once this setting is toggled on, you will see a Math Button added next to the little plus button within your answer choice fields. Clicking this button will immediately bring up the Math Keyboard.
Adjust question settings
Students will not be able to submit their work without providing an answer
Add a whiteboard style box for your students to showcase their work
Switch scoring method for this question from auto-grading to a rubric based grading.
If you toggld on "Multi-select" you will also have the ability to allow **Partial Credit" to take auto-grading up a notch by allowing your students to get credit for answering part of the question correct.
You can also add hints for your students, and tag the question to standards.
Partial Credit
How we grade the "Allow Partial Credit" feature in Resequence questions
When you turn on Partial Credit for a Resequence question, you can choose how partial credit will be scored: by relative order or by exact position.
Relative order: Students get credit for putting cards in the right order compared to each other, even if they aren't in the exact spot. Formative compares every pair of cards and gives credit for each pair in the correct order.
Exact position: Students get credit only for cards in the exact spot from your answer key.
A fully correct answer gets full marks with either option.
Example: The correct order is A, B, C, D, and a student answers D, A, B, C.
With Relative order, 3 of the 6 pairs of cards are in the right order, so the student scores 50%.
With Exact position, no card is in its correct position, so the student scores 0%.
Note: Relative order is the default when you turn on partial credit for a question students haven't answered yet.
If students have already answered a question, changing this setting re-scores the work they've already submitted. It's best to choose before you return grades.
Questions added from an item bank keep the setting they came with.