Media Lesson > Panel > New Multiple Choice Question

This item allows you to add a Multiple Choice Question in the Other Content panel. The settings and functionality options are very similar to those for Interactivity > Multiple Choice Question.

Example demo

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Media > New Multiple Choice Question: 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.
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+
Question Type	How the questions appear to learners {Buttons/Radio buttons/Drop Down Menu}	Drop-down	Buttons puts the answer options inside a button; Radio Buttons puts a circular toggle icon to the left of the answer text, which shows selected/unselected. Choose Radio Buttons if you are asking for Multiple Answer (see below).
Answer Type	{Single Answer/Multiple Answer}	Drop-down
Disable Controls	If the learner gets a wrong answer, this hides the controls to pause the media, or to navigate backwards and forwards. If the answer is correct, the controls are displayed as normal.	Tick box
Synch Point	The point in the audio or video (in seconds) when you want this question to start displaying.	Number
Pause Media	Pauses the audio or 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 audio/video continuing to play.
Clear Existing Content	Ensure that the question replaces any existing content in the panel	Tick box	If you don't tick this box, the question appears below any existing text or other content.

Media > New Multiple Choice Question: Optional Properties

Property	Description	Type	Additional information
Divider	Adds a horizontal line after the MCQ	Tick box
Feedback	Adds feedback which is displayed on clicking the Check button, irrespective of whether the answer is correct or incorrect.	Text+
Position	Adds the MCQ above or below any existing content {Top/Bottom}	Text+	This only works if the Clear Existing Content box is unticked.
Synch Point: End	Sets a point (in seconds) at which the MCQ disappears	Number	This produces the same effect as adding a Clear Panel item.

Main pane: 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)	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.

New Answer pane

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).	Text	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

New Answer: Optional Properties

Property	Description	Type
Enable Controls		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?	Tick box

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