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How questions can be used in training
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Types of question
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Categories of learning
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Methods for obtaining input
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Questions in simple HTML
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Questions with scripting
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Questions with Java
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Summary
pixel.gif (807 bytes) Questions with Java
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JAVA APPLETS ALLOW YOU to use input methods that were never conceived as part of the HTML format:
  • drag and drop
  • sliders

Java programming is a job for the professional. However, a well-written Java applet should be generic enough to satisfy a wide range of requirements, so the costs are not likely to be prohibitive.

Here are some examples of questions that employ a Java applet. The first is a drag and drop of the ordering type:

ordering question using drag and drop

The final example is a slider used as an alternative way to obtain numerical input to a supplying type question:

numerical input using a slider

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