Hot text, in the context of assessments, refers to a specific type of interactive question format. This format allows the test-taker to click on highlighted selections of text in order to select them as their response.
Understanding Hot Text
Hot text questions are designed to test a user's ability to identify key pieces of information within a body of text. Instead of choosing an answer from a multiple-choice list or writing a response, test takers directly interact with the given text. The user clicks on the phrases or sentences they believe are correct based on the question being asked.
How Hot Text Questions Work
- Highlighted Text: The examiner will highlight portions of the text that are potential answers.
- Interactive Response: Test-takers click on the highlighted portions that they consider to be the correct answers.
- Selection: Each click will select and deselect the portions as part of their final response.
- Submission: Once the test-taker is satisfied with their selections, they submit the question for scoring.
Example Scenario
Imagine the following text snippet:
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. This occurred in the forest during the daytime."
If a hot text question asked: "Select the words that indicate what type of action is taking place," the test-taker should click on "jumps." Similarly, if the question asked "Select all the words that indicate the location of the action," they should click "forest". And so on.
Key Features of Hot Text Questions:
- Interactive: Test-takers actively engage with the text, making it a more dynamic type of assessment.
- Specificity: This format allows for precise feedback by pinpointing the exact words or phrases that are relevant.
- Contextual: By requiring test-takers to engage directly with text, it tests the understanding in context and allows for more nuanced responses.
- Versatile: Hot text questions can be applied in various subjects and for different types of assessments.
Uses of Hot Text Questions
Hot Text questions are frequently used in:
- Language Assessments: Identifying grammatical errors, selecting specific parts of speech, or isolating key sentences.
- Reading Comprehension: Picking out main ideas, supporting details, or inferences.
- Information Retrieval: Spotting relevant facts within a longer passage.
- Professional Exams: Selecting specific phrases that demonstrate knowledge of standards or procedures.
