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Interactivity > Model Answer

A page that presents the learner with a box into which text can be typed, in response to an instruction or question. The user clicks on a Check Button, which reveals a model answer, for comparison with the learner's text.

Example demo

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

Editor Interface

Core Properties

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Page Title	Text that appears in header of published page.	Text
Page Text	Content that appears in the left pane or at the top of the page.	Text+ (Toolbar)	Use this to give the context or instructions for the task. Other content (e.g. images, audio, video) can be embedded here.
Prompt - Removed to each '+ New Text Area' in 3.15.	Text that appears above the text entry box.	Text+ (Toolbar)	This is typically an instruction or a question that the user answers by typing into the text entry box.
Feedback	Feedback revealed after hitting Feedback button.	Text+ (Toolbar)
Panel width	{Small/Medium/Large/Full.} Dimension of the right panel (gapped text).	Drop-down	Full puts the Page Text above the gapped text. Experiment with this setting to take account of dimensions of content in each panel.
Align Text	{Left/Right} Position the page text on the left or right side.	Drop-down	New in 3.15.
+ New Text Area ..	Used to create new text entry boxes for the learner to type into.	Link	New in 3.15.
Text Area: Label	The name used for tracking results of the specific text entry box.	Text	New in 3.15
Text Area: Prompt	Text that appears above the text entry box.	Text+ (Toolbar)	New in 3.15
Text Area: No. of Lines	The number of lines in the text entry box.	Number	New in 3.15

Optional Properties

Page-specific

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Answer Required Before Feedback - Updated to Require Answer in 3.15	Check button is greyed out, and only works when the user types into the text box.When selected this requires that all text entry boxes on the page must have content before answers can be submitted.	Checkbox
Copy and Paste Info - Updated to Copy Button in 3.5	If added, reveals text (at the feedback stage) explaining how to select all the text on the page, and then copy and paste into another application (e.g. Word).Clicking the button allows users to easily select and copy their responses.	Text+Checkbox
Image - Removed to each 'New Text Area' in 3.15.	Allows an image to be added, which appears between the prompt and the text entry box. There are no image resizing or relocation options.
Download Button: Include button:	Select to make button appear on the page that will allow learners to download their responses.	Checkbox	New in 3.15
Download Button: Filename (without extension)	Gives the option to rename the file download. {model_answer}	Text	New in 3.15
Download Button: File orientation	Gives the option to display in portrait or landscape {Portrait/Landscape)	Drop-down	New in 3.15
Mark Answer	Select this option to enable tracking of the score weight.	Checkbox	New in 3.13.
Tracking Score Weight	Customise the weight of the task on this page, relative to other scored pages in the project. Setting the weight to 0 will mean that the task on this page will not contribute to the project's overall score.	Number	New in 3.13.

General

See General Optional Properties

Language Options

Most of the Language Options for this page relate to the copy feature.

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Page Text			New in 3.15
Question Text			New in 3.15
Feedback Text			New in 3.15
Main Feedback Text			New in 3.15
Copy Button Label	Customise the {Copy} button.		New in 3.15
Check Button Label	Text on button that reveals model answer. {Feedback}	Text	Default changed to {Submit} in 3.15
Download Button Label	Customise the {Download} button.		New in 3.15
Instruction Header (a) - Deprecated in 3.15	For Copy and Paste: text that appears at the top of the selected text. The Xerte project page number is automatically inserted after this text	Text	Default -“The instruction and question on page”
Instruction Header (b) - Deprecated in 3.15	For Copy and Paste: text that prefaces the Prompt.	Text	Default - “was:”
Response Header - Updated to Response Text in 3.15	For Copy and Paste: text that prefaces the user's response. {Your response was:}	Text	Default changed to {Your response:} in 3.15
No Answer Header - Updated to No Answer Text in 3.15	For Copy and Paste: text that indicates no answer has been attempted. {You didn't answer this question.}	Text	Default changed to {No response submitted} in 3.15
Example Header - Deprecated in 3.15	For Copy and Paste: text that prefaces model answer.	Text	Default - “The example answer was:”
Select Button Label -Deprecated in 3.15	For Copy and Paste: allows “Select Text” button (which initiates copy and paste process) to be customised.	Text	Default - “Select Text”
Copy Shortcut Text	For Copy and Paste: allows instruction in the header of the selected text pop-up to be customised. {Press Ctrl+C to copy}	Text
Answer Field Hidden Aria-Label	Hidden label for screen reader so that the text entry is labelled and spoken to the user. {Answer}	Text	There is a Tooltip for this.

Further information

This page can be tracked.

New in version 3.15 the learner can complete the task and download their response and the feedback, similar to the Documentation page. This generates a Word document as output, without the learner having to separately copy and paste into a document.

You may want to make a clearer distinction between the text provided in the task (i.e. the Prompt and Feedback) and the learner's response, by using italics or a different font for the Prompt and Feedback.

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