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Numeric answer

With a numeric answer, participants type a number that LehrPuls compares with a correct value — optionally with a tolerance and a unit. If a number should only be collected and not scored, use the Estimate or the open question with Numbers only.

  1. 1

    Create a new question

    Step 1 of 14

    Open Topics & Questions, select the topic on the left where the question belongs, and click + Question.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Topics & Questions22Select topic33New question
    Cockpit
  2. 2

    Choose the question type

    Step 2 of 14

    The editor opens. Click the Question type field and choose Numeric answer.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Numeric answer
    Cockpit
  3. 3

    Enter the correct value, tolerance and unit

    Step 3 of 14

    Choose the question type Numeric answer. Below the question text, enter the Correct value, the Tolerance ± and, if you like, a Unit. Here everything from 1.9 to 2.1 counts as correct. Below the fields is the switch Ask for confidence (see the Multiple choice guide).

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Title22Question text33correct value44Tolerance ±55Unit66Preview
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  4. 4

    Save

    Step 4 of 14

    Click Save (or press Cmd+Enter or Ctrl+Enter). The question is now in the topic and can be added to any playlist.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Save
    Cockpit
  5. 5

    Start the session: participants join

    Step 5 of 14

    After the start, the projector shows the QR code and the address. Participants scan the code with their smartphone and they are in — no app, no account. How to start a session is shown in the guide Running a session.

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    Projector
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    Smartphone
  6. 6

    Show the question

    Step 6 of 14

    In the live cockpit the question is listed on the left. The large Show question button — or the space bar — opens it on all devices and shows it on the projector.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show question (space bar)22connected devices
    Cockpit
  7. 7

    Answer on the smartphone

    Step 7 of 14

    An input field for numbers appears on the smartphone with the unit next to it. Participants type the number — either a comma or a point may serve as the decimal separator — and send it.

    Screenshot Smartphone 11Type a number22Send
    Smartphone
  8. 8

    The answer has arrived

    Step 8 of 14

    After sending, the smartphone confirms receipt. Until the question is closed, Change answer still allows corrections.

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    Smartphone
  9. 9

    Answers come in

    Step 9 of 14

    In the cockpit you see how many participants have already answered; on the right under Responses every single answer is listed. Only you see this — the projector just counts and shows no distribution yet.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Submissions so far22Close (space bar)33single answers
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  10. 10

    The projector while collecting

    Step 10 of 14

    The projector shows the question and the options; at the bottom LehrPuls counts the answers received.

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    Projector
  11. 11

    Close the question, then reveal

    Step 11 of 14

    Close ends the submission; after that LehrPuls accepts no more answers. The main button now reads Show results — one more press of the space bar shows the result.

    Screenshot Cockpit 11Show results
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  12. 12

    The reveal on the projector

    Step 12 of 14

    The projector shows the correct value and the group mean along with the number of answers.

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    Projector
  13. 13

    The reveal on the smartphone

    Step 13 of 14

    Every smartphone shows the correct value, the group mean and its own number — green if it lies within the tolerance range.

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    Smartphone
  14. 14

    The reveal in the cockpit

    Step 14 of 14

    The cockpit shows the result as well. The space bar moves on to the next question; after the session everything is under Analytics.

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    Cockpit