On this tab, enter the scenario and write the questions that pertain to it. The questions you create here are referred to as Subquestions, to distinguish them from the overall scenario "question" that this workscreen represents.
What is a Scenario Question?
A scenario question has these parts:
•A scenario text describing an event, situation, process, object, etc. The scenario may be supplemented with drawings, photographs, manuals or other materials.
•Instructions to the learner to answer a series of questions about the scenario.
•Individual questions pertaining to the scenario that the learner must answer. These are the scenario's 'sub-questions'.
Example
Note: The scenario Subquestions can't be used independently. When you add a scenario question to an exam, the scenario and all its Subquestions go on the test as one indivisible bundle. However, the Subquestions will be numbered separately on the test.
Tip: You cannot share a Subquestion with another scenario question. If you want a Subquestion to appear in a different scenario question, you must re-create it or start with a copy of the whole scenario question.
Scenario
Enter the scenario text describing an event, situation, process, object, etc. The scenario may be supplemented with drawings, photographs, manuals or other materials.
Also enter here the instructions to the learner to answer the series of questions about the scenario (the Subquestions).
Subquestion List
This is the series of questions related to the scenario. They're referred to as subquestions to signify that they are subsidiary entities to the overall scenario "question" represented by this workscreen.
Tip: You can change the order of the questions by dragging a question to a new position.
Note: Even though a scenario "question" may consist of several questions, it is a single, indivisible unit for the purposes of testing. So when you select a scenario question to be tested on an exam, all its Subquestions will be tested. You cannot pick and choose which Subquestions will be tested; it's all or nothing.
New Subquestion
Click this button to create a new Subquestion. A Subquestion can be any of the following types:
•Multiple-Choice
•True/False
•Matching
•Short Answer
•Fill-in-the-blank
•Essay
Notice that these are the same types as for questions in general, because a Subquestion is no different from an ordinary question—except for the fact that it is grouped with other questions around a scenario. So Subquestions are called "Subquestions" not because they are different, but because they are encompassed within another question—a scenario question.
A scenario question can have up to 50 Subquestions.
Note: You cannot create a scenario question within a scenario question. In other words, a Subquestion cannot be another scenario question.
Delete Subquestion
Click this button to permanently delete the selected Subquestions. The deletion is not permanent until you click the OK button; so you can undo the deletion by clicking Cancel.
Subquestion Properties
Use this field to view or modify the properties of the selected Subquestion. Of course, you can accomplish the same thing by double-clicking on the Subquestion.
Subquestion Points
This field shows the point value of the highlighted Subquestion.
To change the point value, double-click on the Subquestion in the list above.
Note:
•The point value of the scenario question is the sum of the point values of the Subquestions. Consequently, if just one Subquestion has a point value, then even if all the others have zero value, VISION will still allow the scenario question to be selected on a test, because its total value is nonzero.
•This means that you cannot depend on VISION to alert you when a Subquestion is missing a point value. It is up to you to make certain that each Subquestion has a point value assigned to it.
Known Issue with Scenario Type Questions
There are a few known issues with Scenario Type Questions when they are marked as "Practice" questions. We recommend avoiding the use of Scenarios in practice for the following reasons:
•Questions selected as "Practice" questions behave like Objective content objects, and can be sequenced as content so that they follow a particular chunk of learning content when delivered through the Learning Station. Scenario type questions however will not be displayed, although they can be selected for lesson delivery on the Design tab of a Training Unit.
•Training Units for which there are active practice questions will display a "Practice Test" link in the Learning Station, which permits a learner to self-assess their knowledge of the lesson topics. While Scenario type questions do appear in these practice tests, the questions will not reflect any changes to them should changes be made while the course event is active.
See also the following Advisor topic: Guidelines for writing Scenario questions
