private ResponseDeclaration createResponseDeclaration() { // create and include responseDeclaration ResponseDeclaration aResponseDeclaration = new ResponseDeclaration(fAssessmentItem, "RESPONSE"); aResponseDeclaration.setBaseType(AssessmentElementFactory.DIRECTED_PAIR); aResponseDeclaration.setCardinality(AssessmentElementFactory.MULTIPLE); setResponseDeclaration(aResponseDeclaration); fAssessmentItem.getResponseDeclarationList().addElement(aResponseDeclaration); return aResponseDeclaration; }