Interactive Video > Overlay Panel > New Multiple Choice Question

This item allows you to add a Multiple Choice Question in the Overlay panel, synched with the video in the Media Panel. The settings and functionality options are very similar to those for Interactivity > Multiple Choice Question.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types > Interactivity: Interactive Video (opens in new tab).

Interactive Video > New MCQ: Core properties

Property	Description	Type	Additional Information
Title	Text that appears above the Multiple Choice Question	Text	If you are adding several MCQs, this could be “Question 1”. You can then duplicate this question to create further questions and save time editing.
Choose location	Use the Hotspot Editor to indicate where on the Video Panel you want the pop-up to appear.	Hotspot Editor	The Video Panel is represented by a blank rectangle, but you draw the position of the overlay, and reposition or resize it as appropriate.
Question	This can either be a question, or a question followed by the stem of a statement (which is completed in different ways by the answer options).	Text+ (Toolbar)
Answer Type	{Single Answer/Multiple Answer}	Drop-down
Disable Controls		Tick box
Synch Point	The point in the video (in seconds) when you want this question to start displaying.	Number
Pause Media	Pauses the video until the learner starts it again	Tick box	It is generally good practice to tick this box, because it allows the learner time to read the question and reflect on the answer options, without distraction from the video continuing to play.

Interactive Video > New MCQ: Optional properties

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Feedback	Adds feedback which is displayed on clicking the Check button, irrespective of whether the answer is correct or incorrect.	Text+
Optional Event	This adds an extra stage in the process. When the video arrive at the synch point, it pauses and an icon appears in the place where you positioned the hotspot. When you click on the icon the pop-up appears.	Check box
Optional Event: Hotspot	Choose what you want to include with the icon {Icon and Tooltip/Icon and Label/Icon only}.	Drop down
Optional Event: Icon	Use the icon picker to choose a suitable icon design.	Icon picker
Optional Event: Background Colour	Choose the background colour for the icon.	Colour picker
Optional Event: Icon Colour	Choose the icon colour.	Colour picker
Optional Event: Size	Choose the size of the icon.	Number	Default - “7”
Synch Point: End	Sets a point (in seconds) at which the new text disappears.	Number

Interactive Video > New MCQ: Language Options

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Feedback Label	The header that appears above the feedback when it is display	Text	Default - “Feedback”
Single Answer Correct	Feedback	Text	Default - “Your answer is correct!”
Single Answer Wrong	Feedback	Text	Default - “Your answer is incorrect”
Multi Answer Correct	Feedback	Text	Default - “You have selected all the correct answers”
Multi Answer Wrong	Feedback	Text	Default - “You have not selected the correct combination of answers”
Check Button Label	Text on button for submitting answer and revealing feedback.	Text	Default - “Check”
Continue Button Label	Text on the button for continuing to the next item or question	Text	Default - “Continue”. This button only appears after the correct answer has been selected.
Drop Down Menu Option 1	Instruction that is displayed at the top of a Drop Down MCQ (if this Question type is selected) This won't work if issue round Question Type is not resolved (see Core Properties above) FC I WILL REMOVE THIS	Text	Default - “Select Answer…”

Click on New Answer to open the New Answer pane. You need to add a New Answer, and complete the pane, for each of the options related to your question.

Interactive Video > MCQ > Answer: Core Properties

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Label	You may not need to edit this. This label is only displayed in the authoring interface and on a Results Page (if you include one in your project).		Default - “Answer”
Answer	One of the options which learners will choose from.	Text+	In addition to text, other content (e.g. images, audio, video) can be embedded here.
Correct	This is where you mark up answer options as incorrect or correct. In the authoring interface this is displayed as {False/True}.	Drop-down

Interactive Video > MCQ > Answer: Optional Properties

Property	Description	Type
Enable Controls	:? FC if video controls have been disabled when paused then this will enable them again:	Tick box
Feedback	Feedback if this answer is selected	Text+
Go to Page	Takes the learner to another page in the project	Drop down
Go to Synch Point	Takes the audio/video to a specified synch point in the audio/video	Number
Play Media	Autoplays the audio/video from the new synch point (see above) Is this correct? FC Can be used to play from current position too so not just for if jumping to a different point	Tick box

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