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"SelectPair" (Question Interface Type)

"SelectPair" (Question Interface Type)

"SelectPair"

Provides two menus to select one value and category from.

Details

  • In a select pair question, exactly one answer from each list of possible choices must be chosen.
  • By default, "SelectPair" question interfaces use two popup menus for selection.

Properties

  • In QuestionInterface["SelectPair",props], props is an Association that supports the following keys:
  • "Prompt"Nonetext asking the user a question
    "Left"requiredvalues available for selection
    "Right"requiredclassifications available for selection
  • Additionally, options for PopupMenu are supported, including:
  • BackgroundAutomaticinput field background color
    "DefaultLabel"Nullexpression to display when field is empty
    FieldSize{{{{5,Infinity},{1,Infinity}}}}the size of the input field
  • For a PopupMenu setting optvalue, the following forms of value are supported:
  • expruse expr for all fields
    {expr1, expr2}use the expri in order for each field

Corresponding AssessmentFunction

  • Except for limited special cases, "SelectPair" is the automatically assigned interface type for an AssessmentFunction of the form AssessmentFunction[{k1<|"Category"c1|>,k2<|"Category"c2|>,k3<|"Category" c3|>,…}].

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)

Create a select pair interface:

Wolfram Language code: QuestionObject[QuestionInterface["SelectPair", <|"Prompt" -> "Select the type of pet you have and their age:", "Left" -> {"Cat", "Dog", "Fish", "Plant"}, "Right" -> Range[20]|>]]

Create a select pair question with assessment:

Wolfram Language code: QuestionObject["Pick your favorite exercise and whether it is aerobic/anaerobic.", AssessmentFunction[{"Running" -> <|"Category" -> "Aerobic"|>, "Swimming" -> <|"Category" -> "Aerobic"|>, "Weightlifting" -> <|"Category" -> "Anaerobic"|>, "Interval Training" -> <|"Category" -> "Anaerobic"|>}]]

Generalizations & Extensions  (1)

Customize the assessment with larger menus and fonts, along with dark mode colors:

Wolfram Language code: QuestionObject[QuestionInterface["SelectPair", <|"Prompt" -> Style["Match your favorite character with their partner", Bold, 18, LightDarkSwitched@Blue], ImageMargins -> 10, FrameMargins -> 5, DefaultMenuStyle -> Directive[Bold, 16, LightDarkSwitched@Purple]|>], AssessmentFunction[{"Batman" -> <|"Category" -> "Robin"|>, "Tom" -> <|"Category" -> "Jerry"|>, "Mickey" -> <|"Category" -> "Donald"|>}]]