How do I use the Match it widget?
How to access the Match it widget
Widgets are the tools with which course administrators build the pages of their courses.
The Match it widget can be used to ask learners to match answers.
Steps to access the Match it widget.
Step 1
Go to the page in your course where you'd like to add this widget.
Step 2
Select Edit mode.
Step 3
In the lefthand widget menu, click on the grey container with the word Core and toggle it to Quiz.
Step 4
Click on the Match it widget icon (or you can hold and drag it wherever you'd like on the page).
Please note that if there isn't a quiz widget on the page, adding a new quiz widget will automatically create a quiz section for you. For more information on how to use the quiz section, please refer to the article How do I use a Quiz Section?
How to set up the Match it widget
After adding the Match it widget to your page, you can set it up by following the instructions below:
- Click on the Setup tab at the top of the widget.
- Edit the widget settings:
Question text: You can type in the question here. Note: If you need to include images or formatted text in your question, you can leave this blank. Instead, add a Text widget above the Match it widget and post the question there.
Matching item pairs: You can create matching item pairs and click on the Add match button to add more matching item pairs. 1 line indicates 1 matching item pair.
You can also add images instead of text.
Display Order: By NOT ticking the Specify the order of list items box, each learner will see a different randomised order of items. To specify the order, tick the box and re-arrange the order of the items.
Status Section
Show correct/incorrect status: Ticking this box will allow display text to appear letting learners know if they have selected the correct or incorrect answer(s).
When the answer is correct: You can customise the message to be displayed when the learner has selected the correct answer. The default message is "Correct!".
When the answer is incorrect: You can customise the message to be displayed when the learner has selected an incorrect answer. The default message is "Incorrect! Try again."
Hide correct/incorrect status: Ticking this box will allow you to customise the message to be displayed when the learner has selected the answer regardless of whether it’s correct or incorrect.
Feedback Section
Show feedback (optional): Ticking this box will allow you to customise the feedback message when the learner has selected the correct or incorrect answer for that particular question.
Completion settings
Completing activities on a page is how Learners make progress and receive their certificates or complete the course.
As the administrator, you can modify how each Quiz Section tracks this progress.
The completion settings tab in each widget gives the option to include the quiz as part of the quiz section’s progress and completion tracking. By unchecking the option, you are excluding this specific quiz block from being part of the quiz section’s progress. Any interactions with this excluded quiz block will not affect the completion status of the quiz section.
How do the learners answer the question in the Match It widget
To answer the question, the learner can click on one of the items on the left and then click on the preferred matching pair item on the right as shown below:
The learners can also use the Reset button to clear all the answers and start from the beginning again.
How can a learner undo their answers in Match it widget if they change their mind?
To undo an answer, the learner can click on the answer item on the left and then click on the new preferred matching pair item on the right to rectify the connection as shown below:
Where can I find the Submit Button
If there isn't a quiz widget on the page, adding a new quiz widget will automatically create a quiz section. At the end of a quiz section, a submit button will be added automatically. Therefore, you don’t need to add a submit button manually anymore.
For more information on the quiz section, please refer to the article How do I use a Quiz Section?