Choice matrix – NCLEX Scoring (nclex)

NCLEX Scoring allows learners to select answers from a table of prompts and answers. Within each column, correct and incorrect selections (including penalty points) are tallied, with scores not dropping below zero. The final score is the sum of the tallies across all columns.

The choice matrix NCLEX Scoring Question is referenced by its type in the code, which is "nclex".

Read the authoring documentation for a description of what this Question does.

Examples

{
    "response_id": "60028",
    "type": "nclex",
    "stimulus": "[This is the stem NCLEX]",
    "options": ["Pneumonia", "UTI", "Influenza"],
    "stems": ["Fever", "Confusion", "Body soreness", "Cough and sputum", "Shortness of breath"],
    "validation": {
        "scoring_type": "nclexScoringByColumn",
        "valid_response": {
            "score": 1,
            "value": [
                [0, 1],
                [0, 4],
                [2, 3]
            ]
        }
    },
    "multiple_responses": true,
    "ui_style": {
        "type": "table",
        "horizontal_lines": false
    },
    "instant_feedback": true
}

Attributes

type string

Defines the Question type to be rendered.

Must be set to "nclex" in this case.
is_math boolean

Set to true to have LaTeX or MathML contents to be rendered with mathjax.

Default: false
metadata object

Object containing additional information about the question.
metadata.distractor_rationale string

Used to display individual response feedback/rationale to the student.
metadata.rubric_reference string

A unique identifier for the rubric to be used with the question - defaults to course rubric if assigned in activity
metadata.sample_answer string

A sample answer to be displayed on the Learnosity Reports API. HTML is supported.
metadata.acknowledgements string

References for any text passages, documents, images etc. used in the question.
metadata.distractor_rationale_response_level array

Used to display individual response feedback/rationale to the student.
stimulus string

The question stimulus. This can include text, tables, images, resources and LaTeX entered via the Math Editor.
stimulus_review string

HTML/Text content displayed only in review state rendered above the response area. Supports embedded Feature <span> tags. Will override stimulus in review state.
instructor_stimulus string

HTML/Text content displayed when showInstructorStimulus is set to true on the activity. Supports embedded Feature <span> tags.
ui_style object

Object used to control different aspects of the UI
ui_style.fontsize string

Controls the size of base font for this question. Options are among 'small', 'normal', 'large', 'xlarge' and 'xxlarge'.

Default: "normal"
ui_style.type string

Choose a presentation type for the table.

Default: "table"

Possible values
- "inline" - prompts are inside the table beside each option.
- "table" - prompts are shown in the column header.
ui_style.stem_width string

The width of the stem column, can be px, em or percentage.

Example: 12px
ui_style.option_width string

The width of the possible response columns, can be px, em or percentage.

Example: 12px
ui_style.stem_title string

The title for the prompt column.
ui_style.option_row_title string

An additional title that appears above the response columns.
ui_style.horizontal_lines boolean

Controls whether horizontal lines should be shown underneath each prompt row.

Default: "false"
feedback_attempts number

If instant_feedback is true, this field determines how many times the user can click on the 'Check Answer' button. 0 means unlimited.

Default: 0
instant_feedback boolean

Flag to determine whether to display a 'Check Answer' button to provide instant feedback to the user.

Default: false
validation object

In this section, configure the correct answer(s) for the question.
validation.penalty number

Value indicating the marks deducted for an incorrect response.

Default: 1
validation.min_score_if_attempted number

Positive value indicating the minimum score if a student attempted the question.

Default: 0
validation.scoring_type string

The way in which marks are distributed for the question.

Default: "nclexScoringByColumn"

Possible values
- nclexScoringByColumn - In each individual column, correct responses and incorrect responses (including penalty points) are tallied, with a floor score of 0. The overall score is the aggregate of all columns.
validation.unscored boolean

When enabled, this option will remove all scoring from the question. This is useful for creating practice questions.

Default: false
validation.valid_response object

An object containing the valid response score and value.
validation.valid_response.score number

Score awarded for the correct response(s).

Default: 1
validation.valid_response.value array[array]

Defines the correct answers corresponding to the correct response indexes in the array.

Default: []
validation.valid_response.value[ ] array[number]

The correct answer(s) as indexes for the column.
validation.automarkable boolean

Defines whether the question will be marked automatically, or must be marked manually.

Default: true
options array[string]

Defines the response options for each column in the table.

Example: ["Pneumonia", "UTI", "Influenza"]
stems array[string]

Defines the prompts for each row in the table.

Response format

The data returned in the response format for this Question is an array of integers, which represent the choices that the learner made for each column.

Response format examples

{
    "value": [
        [0, 3],
        [1, 4],
        [2]
    ],
    "type": "array",
    "apiVersion": "v2.173.0",
    "revision": 1,
    "feedbackAttemptsCount": 2
}

Response attributes

value array[array[number]]

Contains the choice(s) that the learner made for each column in the table, as array indexes.

In the example above, the learner chose the first and fourth option in the first column, the second and fifth option in the second column, and the third option in the third column.

Array of arrays of one or more integers representing the response(s) that should be recorded for each of the sub-questions.
type string

Informs the scoring engine about what kind of data to expect in the values entered by the student. For this Question type, you must always supply a string for this attribute with the value "array".
apiVersion string

The version of the Questions API that returned this response.
revision numeric

Keeps track of the number of Question attempt submissions, i.e. how many times the student answered the Question and submitted it.
feedbackAttemptsCount numeric

Keeps track of the number of feedback attempts.