What kind of items can be used in preparing a checklist?

There are five item types that can be added to a section within a checklist.

Radio-button 

Question type with one possible answer choice of the preset answers. This is the most frequently used question type because it is easy to create and user input is easy to analyze. At data entry, respondents see all the possible answers below the question and have to select one. When modified, the selection switches to the recent choice, but undoing the selection is not possible. Respondents receive the score assigned to the answer they selected.

Drop-down

This item type is structurally similar to the radio button type: there are more answers offered of which only one can be selected. It differs from the radio button type in that the answers are listed in a drop-down menu which saves screen estate, therefore, even dozens of choices can be fitted.

Checkbox

Question type with one or multiple possible answer choices. Selection can be undone. All available answer choices are visible on the screen, the score values can be freely determined. The respondents receive the sum of score values assigned to the answers they selected.

Text

Open-ended question type that has no preset answer choices, but gives a textual input field for respondents. These items are evaluated manually by users with relevant privilege.

Note

This item type provides means to insert information or instruction within a checklist. No answer can be specified, therefore it is not numbered but displayed by letter(s) when editing, and users doing data entry will only see it as separate text.