Adding Scale Questions

To add a scale question to your assessment, start by entering the Assessment Generator editor.

First, select the “Edit” link in the menu underneath your assessment.

Then click on the “Questions” tab at the top of the page.

Create a Scale Question

To add a question to your assessment, click on the “Add Question” button.

Alternatively, you can mouseover any existing questions and choose either the Add Above or Add Below links. These links will add your new question either above or below your existing question.

Select “Scale Question” from the list of choices and click “OK”.

Enter Your Question

First, enter your question in the editor window and then adjust the styling as desired.

You can also include an image, video, symbols, and/or tables with, or instead of, your text.

Set the Scale Labels

Next, enter your scale labels.

The default labels are set to “Less” and “More”, but you can set these to whatever labels make sense for our question.

Assign Point Values

Next, set your desired point values for each end of your scale.

Choose Between Buttons or Slider

When the scale range is 5 points or less, you can choose either a button OR a slider interface.

Set Initial Slider Value

When using a slider, you can also set the initial slider value.

Score Multiplier

With the score multiplier field, you can increase the weight of the score for your question.

For example, if you would like to double the point values assigned to your question, you can enter a score multiplier of “2”.

This means that your respondents would receive double the number of points that would otherwise be assigned for this question.

Reverse Scoring Setting

Then you can decide whether to use reverse scoring for this question.

Checking this option will score your question in the opposite direction.

In other words, reverse scoring means that selecting low on the scale for this question will result in high point value and vice versa.

Assign to Type (for Type-Based Assessments)

For Type-Based Assessments only, you will next see a field where you can assign your question to one of the types that you’ve set up under the “Types” tab.

All point values set for this question will be assigned to the type specified here. If you do not set a type you’ll see an error indicator in the Questions tab screen.

Add an Identifier

This is an optional field that enables you to reference the answer to a question.

Question Required Setting

Scroll down to see where you can require the respondent to answer the question.

If this box is unchecked, this question is optional and the respondent can proceed to the next question without answering it.

Question Enabled Setting

Next, is the “question enabled” setting. Each question that you create will be enabled by default. You can choose to disable individual questions in your assessment by unchecking this box.

Optional Notes Field

Finally, there’s an additional text window where you can add notes that will appear below the question.

This field is optional and exists to provide more flexibility when designing your assessment.

Save Your Question

When you click the “Save” button to store your question settings, you are returned to the “Question” tab where you can see your list of questions.

Please review the rest of our User Guide to learn more about our software.