Partial match awards credit based on the number of correct responses submitted by a student. The calculation varies by question type.
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Example scenario |
Example calculation |
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Multiple choice |
[(value of the percentage ÷ the number of correct choices) × the number of selected correct choices] - [(Value of the percentage ÷ the number of correct choices) × the number of selected incorrect choices] = partial match value |
There are four choices total and three correct choices. A student selects three correct responses and one incorrect response. |
[(100 ÷ 3) × 3] - [(100 ÷ 3) × 1] = 67
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Matching |
(value of the percentage ÷ the number of pairs) × (the number of correctly matched pairs) = partial match value |
There are four possible matched pairs, and the student matches three pairs correctly and one pair incorrectly. |
(100 ÷ 4) × 3 = 75
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Fill in the blank text |
(value of the percentage ÷ the number of blanks) × the number of selected correct responses = partial match value |
There are four blanks, and a student enters three correct responses and one incorrect response. |
(100 ÷ 4) × 3 = 75
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Fill in the blank dropdown |
(value of the percentage ÷ the number of blanks) × the number of selected correct responses = partial match value |
There are four possible correct responses, and a student selects three correct responses and one incorrect response. |
(100 ÷ 4) × 3 = 75
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Fill in the blank drag and drop |
(value of the percentage ÷ the number of blanks) × the number of selected correct responses = partial match value |
There are four blanks, and a student selects three correct responses and one incorrect response. |
(100 ÷ 4) × 3 = 75
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Highlight text |
(value of the percentage ÷ the number of possible correct highlights) × the number of selected correct highlights = partial match value |
There are four possible correct highlights, and a student selects three correct responses and one incorrect response. |
(100 ÷ 4) × 3 = 75
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Label image |
(value of the percentage ÷ the number of response boxes) × the number of selected correct responses = partial match value |
There are four possible correct responses, and a student has three correct responses and one incorrect response. |
(100 ÷ 4) × 3 = 75
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Ordering |
(value of the percentage ÷ the number of slots) × the number of correctly filled slots = partial match value |
There are four blanks, and a student correctly fills two and incorrectly fills two. |
(100 ÷ 4) × 2 = 50
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Supported question types
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Multiple choice
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Matching
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Ordering
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Fill in the blank text
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Fill in the blank dropdown
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Fill in the blank drag and drop
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Highlight text
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Label image