Tutorial Tuesday: Group by Dragging

This is part 1 of an ongoing series exploring different questions types and tools in Edcite. With over 50 item types (including our new PARCC items added a few weeks ago, link to that blog), it is easy to be overwhelmed. The aim of this series is to dig deeper into one particular function on Edcite at a time and discuss 1) what it is 2) when/why it is useful and 3) special features. Throughout the post, there will be screenshots and links to exemplars!

This week, we will look at the popular “Group by Dragging” item type.

What is Group by Dragging?

Students click and drag answers into the appropriate category
You can use two or more categories
Can be found in the SBAC category but this is useful regardless of what test students are taking!

When should I use Group by Dragging?

Great for teaching vocabulary
A good way to find student misconceptions about a topic
Can be used as a pre-assessment to make a KWL chart
Can range from very concrete to more abstract

Assignment: Fruit or Vegetable? (Kindergarten ELA); Assignment creator: Kimberly Bennett

Why use Group by Dragging?

It can help students understand the difference between categories
Students’ wrong answers can be just as informative as their right answers
Automatic grading helps you quickly identify students who are confused
Teachers can include multimedia to make the questions even more engaging

Assignment: Rational and Irrational Numbers (8th grade Math); Assignment creator: Bhimasena Joshi

Editor Description/Features:

Below is a picture of the editor for this question type, labeled by part. Keep in mind, these labels are just suggestions and you can change what a specific part is if you want!