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Allow 5 answer choices instead of just 4

It would involve redesigning the cards, but I'd love to have 5 answer choices available. Many standardized tests (like the SAT) have 5 answer choices, and it would be nice to use Plickers to invigorate our SAT prep.

I've had a great experience so far using Plickers in my classroom. Thanks for making the app available!

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  • Andrew commented  ·   ·  Report

    Pentagons don't play very well in a field, but Hexagons do, that would be similar to the 2D barcodes used by UPS. This would give you six choices instead of 4, and probably easier to implement than five choices.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    To start with there could be an option to not submit an answer...you would not have to redesign cards yet but students would know what you are choosing...

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    This would be so helpful for practice SAT questions that all have 5 choices!!

  • Lindsay commented  ·   ·  Report

    Five answer choices fits with our GED prep work

  • Ranada commented  ·   ·  Report

    Five answer choices would give me more flexibility with the kinds of questions I provide my GED students!

  • Renee Veigl commented  ·   ·  Report

    I only need to be able to add an option "E" to the multiple choice answers.

  • Chaplin, Jennifer commented  ·   ·  Report

    AP exams also have 5 answer choices! I feel Plickers would be a more realistic application if there were 5 choices!!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    I agree. I teach high school and we are really focusing on ACT and it has 5 answer choices

  • AP Teacher commented  ·   ·  Report

    I agree, as an AP teacher I love using this for the practice questions and would use a 5th answer choice. Could you scan/count the blank back of the card as E? Could we tilt the card for E? It would take some anonymity away, however it would provide a 5th choice.

  • Peter commented  ·   ·  Report

    You would just need to change the shape to a Pentagon to have 5 possible answer choices. This would allow the program to work in the same way, but with 5 choices instead of 4.

  • Kirsten commented  ·   ·  Report

    If there were additional letter options, I could make option "E" represent "Both A and B", "F" could be "Both A and C", and so on. This would helpful with AP Physics since numerous questions require students to select multiple correct answers.

  • Sharon Hessney commented  ·   ·  Report

    I bet Plinke coudl find a way to have five choices. This would be so much more useful.

  • Greg Joiner commented  ·   ·  Report

    Or instead of a square make the pattern an octagon.

  • Tom commented  ·   ·  Report

    Here's a work around for this problem: if the student wants choice "E", have them deliberately hold two fingers over the symbol. It will not register with the scanner, but you will know that they chose "E".

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    more choices would be amazing Iswap between this and socrative because of the lack of choices but this is a much quicker soloution

  • Andy commented  ·   ·  Report

    A second shape on the opposite side of the card would give each student up to 8 choices.

  • Danny commented  ·   ·  Report

    I was coming for the same thing. Maybe just allow the student to hold the card at a 45 degree angle to represent E.

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