Basic Graphing

Creating a Basic Graphing Question

To create an interactive response question, begin by either creating a new test in Aware or navigating to an existing test. TEA suggests basic graphing for use in math assessments, but basic graphing is available for any assessment.  

Note: Assessments with interactive response questions may be printed as test booklets only, without answer documents available. This test is not scannable, nor will it have student IDs, class numbers, or any other information. Teachers must use the Enter Answers feature to manually input student responses for students taking a paper version of the assessment.

1. Select Interactive Item Types from the options. 

2. Select Basic Graphing from the available question types.

3. Enter the question text. Select Continue when complete.

4. Configure the basic graph using the settings.

• The Axis Minimum can be set to a range between -30 and 0. The Axis Maximum can be set to a range between 3 and 30. If minimum and maximum numbers conflict with each other, a graph will not appear until a suitable range is set.
• The X Axis Title and Y Axis Title are optional to set.
• 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 will need to be replotted. Click on plotted dots to remove them, or drag and drop them to a new point on the graph.
• Draw Lines Connecting 2 Points can be toggled on for a visual cue, but lines don't indicate a correct answer themselves. In basic graphing, the dots must match exactly in order to be marked correct.

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

5. Select Create when complete.

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 will always be drawn automatically between the first and second plotted dot and the third and fourth plotted dot.

Student Experience

Students will see the basic graphing question during testing. 

Scoring

Aware offers three types of scoring: points per task, partial credit, and correct/incorrect. You can adjust scoring options when creating assessments and learn how Selecting Scoring Rules for Assessments align with STAAR redesign options for math assessments.

Data Analysis

Question Type is available in Quick Views. You can access Quick Views through the navigation bar or through the Quick Views card. 

Once in Quick Views, search for the assessment using the search fields. Click on the assessments you want to analyze and apply the Student Individual Responses template from the drop-down menu. 

Interactive questions will be indicated in data analysis next to the scores for each of those questions. The examples below show questions with three interactions. Teachers may view the exact question in the Enter Answers screen and modify student answers if needed. 

Classic Aware

Question Type is available as a column for data views, located in the Responses folder.

This column will show the question type and in which question number the type is located.

Interactive questions will be indicated in data analysis next to the scores for each of those questions. The examples below show questions with three interactions. Teachers may view the exact question in the Enter Answers screen and modify student answers if needed. 

Note: For district and campus level tests, the Questions teachers can answer and score option must be set to All Questions for editing privileges.

Additional Information

Visit the Interactive Item Types FAQ for more information.