Create a RAT with Immediate Feedback
Updated: July 24, 2017
A Readiness Assurance Test consists of two activities: the individual Readiness Assurance Test (iRAT) and the team Readiness Assurance Test (tRAT). In this particular case we will be building a RAT immediate feedback. Here's what the feedback will look like to your students:
![Immediate feedback example](/assets/support/rats/rat__immediate-feedback-example-775b42c9c007f3253429b1e6e410aa94944b84be55721f56ab7a1940f0b0cedb.png)
Before you start
- Be sure you’re familiar with how Readiness Assurance Tests work.
- If you need to leave at anytime, click on Exit Builder. Your data will be saved and you’ll be able to complete the RAT when you’re ready.
Creating a RAT
To create a standard RAT, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the space you’d like to add a RAT.
- Click New Exercise.
- Click on Select Exercise under Readiness Assurance
- Give your RAT a name.
- Add some instructions.
- If you want your iRAT and tRAT to have a different name, add it to the Individual Activity Names. The default names are [exercise name] iRAT, [exercise name] tRAT -Where [exercise name] is replaced by whatever you add as the exercise name.
- Click on Next Step.
![New Exercise](/assets/support/rats/general__new-exercise-btn-4ff5ee810bbad8a5537084989cdcd3264275b65c38892f813f176cf2b4159f27.png)
![Exercise Type](/assets/support/rats/rat__new-exercise-btn-3b963fd4fce8cc40ba906ecaa1bb52a77aecc7c2bcdfbd5e61d46f9e0e3e3093.png)
![Individual Acivity Names](/assets/support/rats/rat__activity-names-7d42c94d5cba8cbb7bf444473fe8b65a4f7b01e8bae8366dbe651349622aa87e.png)
![Next step](/assets/support/pe/pe__next-step-btn-9f6caf59dd42daae2c5ac7433526af9c2d2df4f862998312414ef6049a47d080.png)
Content step
The content step is where you focus on the questions and content of the Readiness Assurance Test.
- Click on New Question.
- Add the question in the text area named Question Label
- Add your answer choices in the text inputs provided.
- If you have less than 4 choices, click on the Delete Icon.
- If you have more than 4 choices, click on New Answer Choice.
- Once you have your answer choices entered, set the correct answer by click on Set as correct under the correct choice.
- Click Update Question to save.
- Repeat steps for all the questions you’d like to add.
![New Question](/assets/support/rats/rat__empty-notification-db6cfe22d623ac292b07f18bc89d335401ef5c7ae116998ed8efd5bb324f6c59.png)
![Question panel](/assets/support/rats/rat__question-default-f8de2820d2741bea20f7c3683337d0c6775325fd5247a8b4ce643c694e2374db.png)
![Exercise Overview](/assets/support/rats/general__trash-icon-6bd0db9721caa2d357e09b2b5bbaa73f44f8eecfd6bca36556359b512ae04916.png)
![New answer choice](/assets/support/rats/rat__new-answer-086faa6f14e0c93e68686cbbf2bd66c93caaef47bf658818e4fff434201286d2.png)
![Set as correct](/assets/support/rats/rat__set-as-correct-01a4afc9e5d2eff55008e764116cbfe36bd78eea6698c7bef07575c0475d7ac2.png)
Settings step
- Set your max number of points.
- In order to enable feedback make sure you check the option Give students Immediate Feedback.
- Set the maximum number of attempts. We recommend using (number of choices) - 1.
- Set the the number of points you’d like to deduct for every incorrect attempt.
- Add the maximum points awarded per question. This number will be the same across all questions.
- Choose the date and time you’d like the iRAT to be available to your students
- Choose the date and time you’d like the iRAT to be close.
- Note: You’ll still be able to keep iRAT open or reopen for particular students if you need to.
- Repeat for the tRAT.
- Click on Next Step.
![Immediate feedback](/assets/support/rats/rat__ifat-checkbox-76f694fd2f83a6fda77fc9d4b85f53ee724d125158a634e1998e7776fb858581.png)
![Pick date](/assets/support/pe/general__date-7573d4884bcb61e4e57829b283d7d8f92682f98a1a6129eebbdc0b6266cb9dc5.png)
![Next step](/assets/support/pe/pe__next-step-btn-9f6caf59dd42daae2c5ac7433526af9c2d2df4f862998312414ef6049a47d080.png)
Confirmation step
- Review the details of each section. If you’d like to edit a particular section, click the Edit Button for the section you’d like to change.
- Click Finish Building to complete the process.
![Finish building](/assets/support/pe/general__finish-building-btn-7f24663111eaed512c2f908257e33bf5747538d2490fa7a35c328f23fa2d6fc5.png)
If you have any questions contact support@opentbl.com.