This article provides a complete matrix showing auto-scoring availability, validation types, and other scoring features (partial, chemistry equivalence, math equivalence, manual override) for all Learnosity Question types.
Scoring matrix
- Auto-scoring: A Question type marked with ‘Enable auto scoring’ is automatically scored by Learnosity’s engine. This means that as soon as the learner submits, the system assigns a score unless it has been overridden.
- Manual scoring: Some Question types (open-ended, media-based, subjective) do not have definitive “correct answers” set in the authoring stage; those require a human marker/teacher to grade.
- Validation Types: Exact match, partial match, partial match per response, etc.
- Other Notes: Math/Chemistry equivalence, manual override, match all possible responses, etc.
Auto-scored Question types
This table lists all Learnosity Question Types that are auto-scored by default, including their supported validation modes and additional scoring behaviors. These question types can also be manually scored by disabling auto-scoring using the ‘Enable auto scoring’ checkbox.
| Question type |
Auto- Scoring |
Validation types | Other scoring notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow tie (bowtie) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match per element | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Chart (simplechart) | Yes | Template based validation | Unscored/Practice usage, Auto-validates plotted values/patterns, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Chemistry formula (chemistry) | Yes | Exact match | Unscored/Practice usage, Chemistry evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Choice matrix (choicematrix) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Choice matrix w/ NCLEX scoring (nclex) | Yes | NCLEX alternate format scoring rules | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Classification (classification) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match per cell, Partial match per cell - max score, Partial match per element, Partial match per element - max score | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Cloze chemistry (clozechemistry) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Chemistry evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Cloze chemistry w/ image (imageclozechemistry) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Chemistry evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Cloze math (clozeformula) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Math evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Cloze math w/ image (imageclozeformula) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Math evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Cloze text (clozetext) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Match all possible responses, Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Cloze with drag & drop (clozeassociation) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Match all possible responses, Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Cloze with drop down (clozedropdown) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Match all possible responses, Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Graph plotting (graphplotting) | Yes | Coordinate/object matching | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Gridded (gridded) | Yes | Exact match | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Hotspot (hotspot) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Image annotation upload (imageupload) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Label image – drag & drop (imageclozeassociationV2) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Label image – drop down (imageclozedropdown) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Match all possible responses, Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Label image – math (imageclozeformulaV2) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Math evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Label image – text (imageclozetext) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Match all possible responses, Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Match list (association) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Math (clozeformulaV2) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Math evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Multi-Step Math (multistepmath) | Yes | Exact match | Unscored/Practice usage, Math evaluation, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Multiple choice (mcq) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Number line with drag & drop (numberline) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Number line plot (numberlineplot) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Order list (orderlist) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response, Partial pairwise per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Shading (simpleshading) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted, score byLocation or byCount |
| Short text (shorttext) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match | Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
| Token highlight (tokenhighlight) | Yes | Exact match, Partial match, Partial match per response | Unscored/Practice usage, Manual override, Minimum points if attempted |
Manually scored Question types
This table lists all Learnosity Question Types that require manual scoring, as auto-scoring is not available for these question types, and indicates whether they support grading assistance through Feedback Aide.
| Question type | Auto-scoring supported | Score with Feedback Aide |
|---|---|---|
| Audio recorder (audio) | No | No |
| Chemistry essay with rich text (chemistryessayV2) | No | No |
| Drawing (drawing) | No | No |
| Essay – plain text (plaintext) | No | No |
| Essay – rich text (longtextV2) | No | Yes |
| File upload (fileupload) | No | No |
| Math essay with rich text (formulaessayV2) | No | No |
| Rating (rating) | No | No |
| Video recorder (video) | No | No |
Validation types
- Exact Match: All required responses must match. Used by most auto-scored types.
- Partial Match: Points divided across multiple components of a Question.
- Partial Match Per Response: Each individual blank or selection is scored independently.
- Partial match per element: Each response element (e.g. a drag-and-drop item, classification entry, or table cell) is scored independently so that each correct element earns its own credit.
- Partial match per element - max score: Each correct response element earns a share of the total Question score, with the total capped at the defined maximum.
- Partial match per cell: Each correct cell in a response grid (e.g. a classification table) is scored independently, and each correct cell gets full credit.
- Partial match per cell - max score: Each correct cell in a response grid contributes proportionally toward the Question’s total score, which is capped at the defined maximum.
- Template based validation: Template logic to verify geometric placements, graph plots, etc.
Other scoring methods
- Chemistry evaluation: Chemistry evaluation is a scoring configuration that validates student responses using the four supported methods - equivLiteral, equivValue, isUnit, or stringMatch - ensuring that chemical formulas and expressions are marked based on exact syntax, numeric equivalence, correct unit usage, or direct text matching.
- Math evaluation: Math evaluation is a scoring configuration that validates mathematical responses using the supported methods - equivSymbolic, equivLiteral, equivValue, isSimplified, isFactorised, isExpanded, isUnit, isTrue, or stringMatch - enabling checks for algebraic equivalence, exact form, numeric correctness, required simplification or expansion, correct units, logical truth, or direct text matching.
- Manual override: Even for auto-scored types, authors can choose to disable auto-scoring (via unchecking the ‘Enable auto scoring’) - forcing manual scoring instead.
- Match all possible responses: when enabled, this method allows you to specify multiple alternate valid answers for a single response slot - any of those alternate answers will be accepted as correct for that slot.
- Minimum points if attempted: A scoring option such that when a learner attempts a question (i.e. submits a response), they are guaranteed to receive at least the defined "minimum" score - regardless of whether their answer is correct or not.
- Unscored/Practice usage: Authors can designate Questions as “practice / unscored,” in which case no scoring applies regardless of correctness.
Converting auto-scored Questions to manually scored Questions (manual override)
It is possible to make any auto-scored Question type a manually scored Question, using the 'Enable auto scoring' checkbox in the Question Editor. The box is checked by default in auto-scored Questions - just uncheck it if you want to manually grade the Question.
Figure 1: Enable auto scoring option in the Question Editor.