- Log into your Prolydian account at https://app.prolydian.com and go to Exams > Items
- Click on your item bank
- Click on item within the item bank listing to edit it
- You can edit the item content itself or view/modify one settings below:
Comments
Comments are visible to all users with permission to see the item.
- In the item editor window click on the speech bubble icon
- Enter your comment and click “Add this comment”
References
- In the item editor window click on the View References icon
- Click “Let’s add one now”
- If a bibliography is attached:
- Search for your reference by keyword
- Click on the desired reference to select it
- Click “Save”
- If a bibliography is not attached:
- Enter the reference details
- Click “Save”
- References can be removed by clicking “Remove” to the right of the reference name
Manual scoring options
For essay questions and other subjective items that must be manually scored, these options allow you to set rules for the number of scorers and how to resolve discrepancies in given scores.
- In the item editor window click on the checkmark icon
- Set the “Preferred # of scorers”
- Set the “Score conflict resolution”
- Best Score
- Average Score
- Mutual Reconciliation
Friends and enemies
- In the item editor window click on the left/right arrow icon
- Click on “Designate Friends” to choose another item that must always appear an exam the with the item you’re editing
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- Click on “Designate Enemies” to choose an item that cannot appear an exam the with the item you’re editing (for example if one questions gives away the answer to another)
- Search for the item by name or using the available filters
- Click on it to select it and click “Save”
Item performance statistics
After an item has been used on an active exam event performance statistics will appear here. If there are no statistics the item has not been part of an active exam yet. If there are multiple versions of the question the statistics will be viewable for each version.
- In the item editor window click on the graph icon
- Click an item version to view its statistics
Item versions
This feature allows you to preview every version of the item that has been created.
- In the item editor window click on the copy icon
- Click an item version to preview that version
Sharing individual items
Here you can share access to an individual item with a specific user or organization. To share all items or a group of items see the “Sharing Items in Bulk” lesson.
- In the item editor window click on the sharing icon
- Search for a user/organization and click on their name
- Click “Add this entry”
- Click on the three dots to the right of their name to choose to either remove permissions or designate a role:
- Owner - Primary and has all permissions of an Item Manager
- Item Manager - has full capability to edit item and make comments
- Item Reviewer - can access, view, and make comments on item
- Basic User - can only access and view item
Publishing individual item changes
After any changes are made to an item the changes must be published so that the new versions of the items appear in any exam forms where they are placed. To publish pending changes for all edited items at once see Publishing Item Changes.
- Edit an item in an item bank
- Click “Save & Publish”
Alternatively, this can be done for all edited items at once as a bulk edit, see Publishing All Item Changes.
Navigation
Once you’ve finished editing an item and have saved your changes you can easily navigate to the next item using the next/previous buttons at the top of the item editor window. If you’ve filtered the item listing the navigation buttons will take you to the next item in your filtered list.