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title: "Basic Graphing"
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updated: 2025-04-23T20:16:04Z
published: 2025-04-23T20:16:04Z
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# Basic Graphing

To create an interactive response question, begin by [creating a new test](/v1/docs/options-for-creating-assessments) in **Aware** or open an existing test to add new questions.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**Assessments with interactive response questions can be [printed as test booklets only](/v1/docs/print-and-preview-settings-for-district-and-campus-assessments). Answer documents are not available for these question types. This test is not scannable, nor will it have student IDs, class numbers, or any other information. Teachers must use the [**Enter Answers**](/v1/docs/using-the-enter-answers-feature) feature to manually input student responses for students taking a paper version of the assessment.

## **Creating a Basic Graphing Question**

In a basic graphing question, students plot points on a plane. [TEA suggests](/v1/docs/technology-enhanced-items-tei-hb-3906) basic graphing for use in math assessments, but this feature is available for any assessment.

### **Quick Guide**

1. When working on an assessment, go to the **Questions** tab and do the following:
  - If this is the first time adding a question, select the **Interactive Item Types** button.
  - If adding more questions, select the **Plus** sign and choose **Interactive Item Types** from the drop-down menu.
2. Select **Basic Graphing**.
3. Use the text box and controls to enter the basic graphing prompt.
4. Select **Continue**.
5. Using the **Settings for Graphing** section, configure the basic graph.
6. When complete, select **Create / Update**.

### **Illustrated Guide**

**Step 1:**When creating or editing an assessment in Aware, navigate to the **Questions** tab and do the following:

- If this is the first time adding a question to the assessment, select the **Interactive Item Types** button.
- If you want to add more questions to an existing assessment, select the **Plus** sign above or below an existing question and choose **Interactive Item Types** from the drop-down menu.

![Interactive Item Types from new.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/26618639010967.png)

![Interactive Item Types from add.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/26618639015703.png)

**Step 2:** On the **Choose your interaction type** step, select**Basic Graphing**from the available question types.

![Basic Graphing.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/26618663950871.png)

**Step 3:**On the **Construct your question** step, use the text box and controls to enter a prompt for the basic graphing question.

![basic_graphing_question_prompt.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/5380061989527.png)

**Step 4:**Review the prompt and select **Continue**to move on to the next step.

**Step 5:**On the **Add interactions to the question** step, using the **Settings for Graphing** section, configure the basic graph using the following settings:

- Set the range of the **Axis Minimum** anywhere between -30 and 0. Set the range of the **Axis Maximum** anywhere between 3 and 30. If minimum and maximum numbers conflict with each other, a graph will not appear until a suitable range is set.
- Optionally set the **X Axis Title** and **Y Axis Title**.
- Use the **Show Arrow** slider to show or hide the end arrows on the X and Y axis lines.
- Under **Answers**, set the **Maximum # of Dots** between 1 and 4. If desired, set the **Extra Answer Choice Intervals** for fractions between 1 and 2. Test authors are required to set at least one dot as an answer. Plotted points will disappear if an axis is minimized too far and must be replotted. Click on plotted dots to remove them, or drag and drop them to a new point on the graph.
- Toggle on **Draw Lines Connecting 2 Points** to provide a visual cue, but lines do not indicate a correct answer themselves. In basic graphing, the dots must match precisely to be marked as correct. Lines that include arrows indicate the lines are continuous.

Keyboard operation of the basic graph is also possible, but the dots must be plotted somewhere on the graph first to be selected. Once plotted dots exist, select **Add interactions to the question**, then press the **Tab** key to select the nearest dot. Move the dot along both axes using the **directional arrow keys**. When ready, press the **Tab** key to select the next dot.

![basic graphing settings extra answer choice.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/16118544902679.png)

> [!TIP]
> **Best Practice:**Eduphoria recommends a line be drawn between a maximum of two plotted dot answers only. If there are four plotted dots, lines may look different depending on the order in which test authors plot each dot. Lines are automatically drawn between the first and second plotted dots and the third and fourth plotted dots.

**Step 6:**Review the preview and then select **Create** or **Update** to save the assessment question.

## **Student Experience**

Students see the basic graphing question during testing.

![2024-02-21_15-17-58.gif](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/21624402763799.png)

## **Scoring**

Aware offers three types of scoring for basic graphing items: points per task, partial credit, and correct/incorrect. You can adjust scoring options when creating assessments and learn how [Selecting Scoring Rules for Assessments](/v1/docs/selecting-scoring-methods-for-assessments) aligns with [STAAR redesign](https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/assessment-initiatives/hb-3906/staar-redesign) options for math assessments.

## **Data Analysis**

### **Viewing Responses in Quick Views**

**Question Type** is available in **Quick Views**. Access **Quick Views** through the navigation bar or through the **Quick Views** card.

![TEI_New_Nav_Quick_Views_1.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/13582012763799.png)

Once in **Quick Views**, use the search field to find and select the assessment(s) you want to analyze. Choose the **Student Individual Responses** template from the drop-down menu. Select **Apply** to continue.

![TEI_data_analysis_QUick_Views.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/14608407255319.png)

In data analysis, interactive items will be indicated next to the scores for each question. Teachers can view the exact question asked on the [**Enter Answers**](/v1/docs/using-the-enter-answers-feature) screen and modify student answers if needed.

![TEI_data_analysis.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/13581978221719.png)

### **Show or Hide the Question Type Column**

If the table does not display the question type, you can customize which columns appear or do not appear from the **Edit** menu. Select the **Columns** tab, and then expand the **Responses** folder. Drag the **Question Type** option to the empty space on the right side of the screen. Then, select **Update**to apply your changes. For more information, see [Editing Data Views as a Teacher](/v1/docs/editing-data-views-as-a-teacher).

![Question_type_data_analysis_column.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/5380893537303.png)

The **Question Type** column shows the type of question asked and the corresponding question number.

![new_data_analysis_question_type_detail_view.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/5381389190935.png)

### **Allowing Teachers to Answer and Score Assessment Questions**

For district- and school-level tests, the **Questions teachers can answer and score** option must be set to **All Questions** to enable editing privileges. Locate this setting in **Administration > Collection > General Settings** when authoring or editing an assessment in Aware.

![teachers_all_questions_toggle.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/5381553600919.png)

## **Additional Information**

Visit the [Interactive Item Types FAQ](/v1/docs/interactive-item-types-faq) for more information.