.. note:: Open response assessments are still in beta. We recommend that
.. warning:: Open response assessments are still in beta. We recommend that
you test them thoroughly in a practice course and only add them to
you test them thoroughly in a practice course and only add them to
courses that are **not** already running.
courses that are **not** already running.
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Create an Open Response Assessment Problem
Create an Open Response Assessment Problem
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.. warning:: Open response assessments are still in beta. To enable open response assessments in your course, you'll need to work with your edX program manager.
Creating an open response assessment is a multi-step process.
Creating an open response assessment is a multi-step process.
* :ref:`Step 1`
* :ref:`Step 1`
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Step 1. Create the ORA Component
Step 1. Create the ORA Component
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#. Add the advanced component for open response assessments. To do this,
#. Modify your course's advanced settings to allow open response assessments. For more information about how to do this, contact your edX program manager.
add the "peergrading","combinedopenended" key value to the **advanced_modules** policy key on the **Advanced
Settings** page. (For more information, see the instructions in
:ref:`Specialized Problems`.)
#. In Studio, open the unit where you want to create the ORA.
#. In Studio, open the unit where you want to create the ORA.
#. Under **Add New Component**, click **Advanced**, and then click
#. Under **Add New Component**, click **Advanced**, and then click
Specialized problems are advanced problems such as annotations, open
Specialized problems are advanced problems such as annotations. These problems are available through the Advanced component in Studio. To add the Advanced component to your course, you'll modify your course's advanced settings. The Advanced component then appears under **Add New Component** in each unit.
response assessments, and word clouds. These problems are available
through the Advanced component in Studio. To add the Advanced component
to your course, you'll modify your course's advanced settings. The
Advanced component then appears under **Add New Component** in each
unit.
- :ref:`Annotation` Annotation problems ask students to respond to
- :ref:`Annotation` Annotation problems ask students to respond to
questions about a specific block of text. The question appears above
questions about a specific block of text. The question appears above
the text when the student hovers the mouse over the highlighted text
the text when the student hovers the mouse over the highlighted text
so that students can think about the question as they read.
so that students can think about the question as they read.
- :ref:`Open Response Assessment` Open response assessment problems allow students
- :ref:`Word Cloud` Word clouds arrange text that students enter - for example, in response to a question - into a colorful graphic that students can see.
to enter short answer or essay responses that students or a computer
algorithm can then grade.
.. _ Add Advanced Component:
.. _ Add Advanced Component:
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- For annotations, enter **"annotatable"**.
- For annotations, enter **"annotatable"**.
- For open response assessments, enter
**"combinedopenended","peergrading"**. (Include the comma but no
spaces between the words.)
- For word clouds, enter **"word_cloud"**.
- For word clouds, enter **"word_cloud"**.
You can enter more than one problem type at a time. When you do,
You can enter more than one problem type at a time. When you do,
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separate each problem type with a comma, but do not include any
separate each problem type with a comma, but do not include any
spaces.
spaces.
For example, if you wanted to add annotations, open response
For example, if you wanted to add annotations and word cloud problems in your course, you would enter
assessments, and word cloud problems in your course, you would enter