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title: "Charting"
slug: "charting"
updated: 2025-04-23T20:18:54Z
published: 2025-04-23T20:18:54Z
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# Charting

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 Charting Question**

In charting questions, students create a bar chart with the information given. [TEA suggests](/v1/docs/technology-enhanced-items-tei-hb-3906) charting for use in math assessments, but charting 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 **Charting**.
3. Use the text box and controls to enter the charting prompt.
4. Select **Continue**.
5. Use the settings to configure the chart.
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/26960441659415.png)

![Interactive Item Types from add.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/26960426151703.png)

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

![charting.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/26960426153111.png)

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

![text box.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/26960426154775.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, configure the chart using the settings.

The chart can contain up to five bars. Set the **Max**for the **Y Axis**. The Y Axis intervals will change depending on what you set as the Max. For instance, a Max value between 1-25 will show an interval of 1 between numbers. A Max value between 26-56 will show an interval of 2 between numbers, 57-127 will show an interval of 5, etc.

The **Snap Interval**setting uses whole numbers and will determine where the bar snaps as students interact. To set the correct answers, drag the bars to the appropriate height.

The chart can also be operated using the keyboard. Select **Add interactions to the question**, then press the **Tab** key to select the first bar of the chart. The **up** **and** **down arrow keys** will adjust the value of the bar, and the **left** **and** **right** **arrow keys** will select the adjacent bar. Students can also utilize the arrow keys to answer the question. Zeroes and negative numbers are not allowed as answers.

![charting_settings_create.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/6857580717975.png)

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

## **Using Fractional Intervals**

Test creators can use the **Fractional** **Intervals** setting to create charts displaying basic fractions. **Snap Interval** must be **1** to enable this setting. It is recommended that **Max** also be set to **1** to keep questions and answers simple.

![charting_fractional_intervals.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/6857581068055.png)

> [!TIP]
> **Best Practice:** Use **Max** and **Snap Interval**to limit the chart's response range to a reasonable, available height. Students may not be able to answer correctly if there are too many choices in a small amount of space. When selecting **Create**, a warning appears if the recommended range has been exceeded.

![Charting_warning.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/5131979270551.png)

## **Student Experience**

Students see the charting question during testing.

![charting_student_experience.gif](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/5121616416279.png)

## **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/14608560407063.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/14608561559703.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/14608570223127.png)

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

If the table does not display the type of question, 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/17005246366231.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/17005246370967.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/17005261195031.png)

## **Additional Information**

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