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Getting Started
Introduction
Computer Requirements
Installation & Setup
StudyMate Author Registration
On-line Help & User Guides
Introduction
StudyMate Author® by Respondus® is a Windows authoring tool that makes it easy to
create web-based learning activities and games. When creating a StudyMate file, the
focus is on the substance of a topic, not the requirements of a particular activity or game.
This is a more natural approach for instructors and makes it easier to use content that
might already exist in other formats.
Four types of items can be created or imported by StudyMate Author: Fact items,
Term/Definition items, Multiple Choice, and Calculated items. All four item types can
reside in the same StudyMate file.
“Fact” Items
A “Fact” item consists of a fact, a statement, or a body of text. The following fact would
be an example of a Fact item: Albert Michelson determined the speed of light in 1879.
The StudyMate Author activities that can be generated with Fact items include:
Fact Cards
Fact Cards +
“Term/Definition” Items
A “Term/Definition” item has a word/phrase that is associated with another word/phrase.
A common example is a glossary “term” that has a related “definition.” Another example
is a fill-in-the-blank “question” in which the “answer” is a specific word or phrase. The
StudyMate Author activities that can be generated using Term/Definition items include:
Flash Cards
Pick a Letter
Fill in the Blank
Matching
Crosswords
Glossary
“Multiple Choice” Items
“Multiple Choice” items are questions that have multiple distracters but only one correct
answer. The StudyMate Author activities that can be created with Multiple Choice items
include:
Quiz
Challenge
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