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\label{String_Response_Problem_Creation}\index{String Response}

To create a \textbf{String Response} problem, create a new resource (described in
\ref{Creating_Online_Problems}. This is a {}``problem'' resource
so the URL must end in {}``.problem''. 

\begin{enumerate}
\item In the drop-down option box as seen in the figure \ref{New Content Menu},
select \textbf{String Response Problem}, and click the \textbf{New Problem}
button.
\item Click the \textbf{Edit} button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.
\begin{figure}
\begin{center}\includegraphics[  width=0.80\paperwidth]{stringResponseEditor}\end{center}


\caption{String Response Editor\label{String Response Editor Figure}}
\end{figure}
 You should see the String Response editor page open up, which should look
something like what you see in the figure \ref{String Response Editor Figure}.
\item Clear the text from the \textbf{Text Block} at the top of the problem, and
type in your problem.
\item In the \textbf{Answer Box}, type the correct answer.
\item Select the answer condition from the drop-down. There are three cases to
choose from:

\begin{enumerate}
\item \textbf{cs}: This means {}``Case Sensitive''. For example, this is useful
in chemistry, where HO and Ho are completely different answers. The student must match the case of the answer.
\item \textbf{ci}: This means {}``Case Insensitive''. The system does not use
the case of the letters to determine the correctness of the answer. If the
correct answer is {}``car'', the system will accept {}``car'', {}``CAR'',
{}``Car'', {}``caR'', etc.
\item \textbf{mc}: This means {}``Multiple Choice''. The student's answers must
contain the same letters as the question author's, but order is unimportant.
This is usually used to give a multiple choice question in the question's
\textbf{Text Block}, which may have several correct parts. If the author
sets the correct answer as {}``bcg'', the system will accept {}``bcg'',
{}``cbg'', {}``gcb'', etc., but not {}``bc'' or {}``abcg''.
\end{enumerate}
It is conventional to inform the students if the problem is case sensitive,
or that the order of the answers doesn't matter.

\item Optionally, locate the \textbf{Single Line Text Entry Area} block and set
a length in the Size box. This will only affect the size of the box on the
screen; if you set the box size to 2, the student can still enter 3 or more
letters in their answer.
\item Scroll down to the \textbf{Hint} element, and type some text that will help
students when they answer incorrectly, or delete the hint by setting the
\textbf{Delete} field to \textbf{Yes}.
\item Click the \textbf{Submit Changes} button.
\end{enumerate}