Item Assist

Metadata example: Cognitive Level

This metadata field asks the author to select a Bloom's taxonomy level in the Metadata section when generating items.

Summary of configurations

Below is a summary of the content to add in each field on the Metadata configuration page in Item Assist.

• Context: Select your desired cognitive level.
• Knowledge Prompt: MCQs must be the Bloom's taxonomy level Knowledge.
• Analysis Prompt: MCQs must be the Bloom's taxonomy level Analysis.
• Application Prompt: MCQs must be the Bloom's taxonomy level Application.

Detailed instructions

1. Make sure you have added a Dropdown List metadata field named Cognitive Level in your ExamDeveloper project. Learn how to add metadata to a project
2. In the Add metadata area, click the Metadata menu and select Cognitive Level.  
   
3. In the Context field, input Select your desired cognitive level.
   
   1. The text you provide will appear in the Item Assist authoring prompt when authors hover over the tooltip.
      
4. (Optional) Select Require this metadata when authoring with Item Assist if you want to require authors to apply the metadata before generating items. 
5. Input the following instructions for each option in the corresponding Prompt fields. The instructions will be used by Item Assist to generate items. (The content is not visible to authors.) 
   1. Knowledge: MCQs must be the Bloom's taxonomy level Knowledge.
   2. Analysis: MCQs must be the Bloom's taxonomy level Knowledge.
   3. Application: MCQs must be the Bloom's taxonomy level Knowledge.
      
6. Click Add. The metadata is now shown in the Added metadata section. 
7. Click Save.

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