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From: downinfl on 16 May 2010 10:26
I want to design a practice test for my students, who need to memorize --
verbatim -- a list of 37 characteristics. I would like to use an Excel 2007
spreadsheet to allow them to practice. Ideally, the practice spreadsheet
would possess the following characteristics, based upon text-based input:
- keyboarding the phrase verbatim changes the block to green; or,
- keyboarding a phrase which does not match, but which does contain keywords
(which I designate), changes the block to yellow; or,
- entering a complete miss changes the block to red; or
- leaving it blank turns it to red.

I can conditionally format one cell to correspond to a "paired" cell and
achieve the results I want; however, students don't always memorize the
characteristics in the same order -- some use the alphabet, some use
geography, others seem to "free-flow" their answers.

How do I compare their entry to 37 possible answers, and provide the correct
result? Also, I don't want them to enter one correct response 37 times, and
achieve 37 "greens."

Can anyone assist?

thanks in advance!
--
downinfl

On the Sun Coast
From: downinfl on 22 May 2010 12:52
My, my, my! This is such a helpful resource ... NOT!!
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downinfl

On the Sun Coast


"downinfl" wrote:

> I want to design a practice test for my students, who need to memorize --
> verbatim -- a list of 37 characteristics. I would like to use an Excel 2007
> spreadsheet to allow them to practice. Ideally, the practice spreadsheet
> would possess the following characteristics, based upon text-based input:
> - keyboarding the phrase verbatim changes the block to green; or,
> - keyboarding a phrase which does not match, but which does contain keywords
> (which I designate), changes the block to yellow; or,
> - entering a complete miss changes the block to red; or
> - leaving it blank turns it to red.
>
> I can conditionally format one cell to correspond to a "paired" cell and
> achieve the results I want; however, students don't always memorize the
> characteristics in the same order -- some use the alphabet, some use
> geography, others seem to "free-flow" their answers.
>
> How do I compare their entry to 37 possible answers, and provide the correct
> result? Also, I don't want them to enter one correct response 37 times, and
> achieve 37 "greens."
>
> Can anyone assist?
>
> thanks in advance!
> --
> downinfl
>
> On the Sun Coast
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