Why Use It?

The drag and drop assessment has three ‘categories’ where matching items can be dropped. Users can be sent to different blocks depending on whether they answer the assessment correctly or incorrectly. Categories can be just text or text plus images. The most common uses for this block are:

Mathematics

  • Drag numbers in order from smallest to largest.
  • Drag fractions on to the correct image
  • Drag definitions on to the correct mathematics terms
  • Drag the equation on to the answer
  • Drag the word problem on to the answer

Informational Text and Literature

  • Drag items in chronological order
  • Drag items to the perspective they represent
  • Drag definitions to their terms

Creating a Drag into Categories Block

  1. Write instructions for the assessment.
  2. Enter the name of the Next Block for students who answered correctly and (optionally) a different Next Block for students who answered incorrectly. To have every student go to the same next block, just enter the same name in both fields.
  3. Click on the categories tab and type in the text and/or select an image for each category.
  4. Click on the items tab and type in responses for at least one item to match each category. If you have more than one, a correct item will be selected for each category.
  5. Save your block.

Type your instructions into both boxes. Then, click SAVE.

Did you forget to click the Save button? Do it now. Why are there two sets of instructions? Because we know students don’t always pay attention. The first set of instructions will be shown on a screen before the drag into categories assessment. The second set of instructions will be shown at the top of the page where they drag the items into categories.

Editing categories

Click the CATEGORIES tab. Click on a category and click the Edit Category Name button to give the text for your category.

If you want images in your categories, as shown above, click the box next to Use images for categories. This will bring up a list of galleries from which to choose images. Click the image you want to select and then click the Set Image button at the top center.

Editing Items

Click the ITEMS tab.

Click the category you want to edit and the current items for that category will be shown below.

  • Click Delete Item to delete the highlighted item
  • Select an item and Click Edit Item to edit that specific item
  • Click Add Item to add an item.

When editing an item, a box will pop up that allows you to type in a new answer. Click the OK button to save.

Once you’ve edited the instructions, categories and items, preview your assessment

Verify it looks as expected

If instructions aren’t correct – did you click SAVE after you edited those? Go back to the options page. The good news is, if you forgot to click the SAVE button, your changes are still on the page. Click SAVE now.

Not seeing the image you expected? Did you remember to click SET IMAGE ? Go back to the categories page. Select the category you want to edit and select the image. This time, click SET IMAGE.

Now that your block is done, go back to the Options page and click SAVE.

Not required, but now would be a good time to go back to the Game Builder and click Upload Game to Server, so you have it backed up online.