The Section Question
A new type of question is proposed: the "section" question, which allows structuring a questionnaire by grouping questions by section, with sections separated by a sort of divider.
Defining a Section Question
The "section" question allows, as its name implies, the creation of sections in a questionnaire. It is a "pseudo-question," in the sense that it does not present any answer options and will not be scored. Its role is to separate groups of questions within the same questionnaire.
Like any question, it has a title [2] and a statement [3] that can be text and/or media [4]. However, it has no answers to propose.
If the thematic base has defined tags, sequences, explanations, or rules, this information can also be provided in the section question.
Example
A questionnaire may contain several sections to separate, for example, sub-themes.
In the example below, the questionnaire contains two section questions (#44 and #45). The section questions can provide explanations or situate the context of the upcoming questions before starting a new series of questions.
Test Configuration
When the test begins, the section question appears as a normal question with a timer if the test configuration has provided for it.
An important point: if the test configuration specifies that the questions are mixed, then the mixing will respect the sections, meaning that questions will be mixed between sections but will not change sections.
Special Case of the Dynamic Questionnaire
The dynamic questionnaire is a questionnaire whose questions are randomly chosen while respecting certain criteria such as:
- The level of difficulty
- The number of questions per domain (sub-theme)
The number of questions indicated per domain includes section-type questions.
Section-type questions will not be chosen in dynamic questionnaires, unless they are part of a sequence of questions that is present in the question draw. Indeed, in the random draw, a sequence of questions is included in its entirety.
Test Results
The score page presents the answers to the given questions by materializing the sections present in the test.