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Forum module

2010-10-15T07:37:23Z

Dulcimer: /* Some forum suggestions to consider */ - Explained that one suggestion is not actually possible in the way it was implied.

{{Forums}}
Forums [[Teacher_documentation#Activity_modules|activities]] can contribute significantly to successful communication and community building in an online environment. You can use forums for many innovative purposes in educational settings, but teaching forums and student forums are arguably the two more significant distinctions.

==Guidelines for Teaching and Learning Forums==

When you decide to use a discussion forum as an activity in an e-learning environment it is important to be aware that your time will be needed in some sense in order to make the activity successful. If your goal is to encourage discussion, the forum will only work if:

a) '''participants feel there is a need/reason to participate and they will gain something from the experience.''' Incentives for learning, gathering support, etc. should be explored and encouraged early on in order to clearly convey the purpose of the forum to others. Anyone considering offering grades or marks for participation is advised to think very carefully about the difference between quantity and quality of discussions in forums.

b) a sense of community and purpose can be fostered amongst participants. This sense of community can be fostered through tutor/teacher initiative and scaffolding, or primarily through the students/participants themselves depending on the intentions of the activity.

==Selecting forum type==

Moodle has four kinds of forums each with a slightly different [[Viewing a forum|layout]] and purpose.

Which of the forums will best suit your needs for a particular activity? In order to answer this question it is useful to think how you might lead such a discussion in a face-to-face environment. Would you throw the question out to the class and sit back to observe them in their answers? Or would you break them up into smaller groups first and ask them to have discussions with a partner before bringing them back to the main group? Or perhaps you would like to keep them focused on a particular aspect of a question and ensure that they do not wander away from the topic at hand? All of the above approaches are both valid and useful, depending on your learning outcomes, and you can replicate all of them in Moodle forums.

===A standard forum for general use===
The standard forum ([[Viewing_a_forum#Standard_forum_for_general_use|view here]]) probably most useful for large discussions that you intend to monitor/guide or for social forums that are student led. This does not mean that you need to make a new posting for each reply in each topic although, in order to ensure that discussion does not get 'out of control', you may need to be prepared to spend a significant amount of time finding the common threads amongst the various discussions and weaving them together. Providing overall remarks for particular topics can also be a key aspect of your responsibilities in the discussion. Alternatively, you could ask students to summarize discussion topics at agreed points, once a week or when a thread comes to an agreed conclusion. Such a learner-centred approach may be particularly useful once the online community has been established and, perhaps, when you have modeled the summarizing process.

===A single simple discussion===
The simple forum ([[Viewing_a_forum#A_single_simple_discussion|view here]]) is most useful for short/time-limited discussion on a single subject or topic. This kind of forum is very productive if you are interested in keeping students focused on a particular issue.

===Each person posts one discussion===
This forum ([[Viewing_a_forum#Each_person_posts_one_discussion|view here]]) is most useful when you want to achieve a happy medium between a large discussion and a short and focused discussion. A single discussion topic per person allows students a little more freedom than a single discussion forum, but not as much as a standard forum where each student can create as many topics as he or she wishes. Successful forums of this selection can be active, yet focused, as students are not limited in the number of times they can respond to others within threads.

===Question and Answer forum===
The Q & A forum ([[Viewing_a_forum#Question_and_Answer_forum|view here]]) is best used when you have a particular question that you wish to have answered. In a Q and A forum, tutors post the question and students respond with possible answers. By default a Q and A forum requires students to post once before viewing other students' postings. After the initial posting, students can view and respond to others' postings. This feature allows equal initial posting opportunity among all students, thus encouraging original and independent thinking.

====Caveat:====
A student can post in Q&A forum, then have a look at other posts, and then has the editing time (usualy 30 minutes) to edit their own post in the light of what thy read of other's posts. In effect this waters down the intent of this setting for the forum. The bug tracker reference is here: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9376

====Tips for Question and Answer====
When the Question and Answer mode is selected, Moodle hides the replies to the initial thread post by the teacher but not the entire forum itself.

:''Tip:'' Post each question as a thread in the forum and then have students post replies to the question. In this fashion, Moodle will protect the replies from being viewable (subject to the caveat above) by other students but allow the initial post/thread visible for reply by all students.

:''Tip:'' Do not post the question in the forum summary because every student answer will become a thread and visible to all students. In this scenario, it may appear as if the Question and Answer forum is not working correctly, since the new initial posts in the thread are intentionally designed not to be hidden, just their replies.

:''Tip:'' If you have set up groups for your forum the facilitator needs to post a question to each of the groups and not to 'all participants' as questions asked of all participants (students) are able to be read by ALL students. Questions posed to group members are only visible to those group members and replies are only visible once a group member has posted a message.

==Concepts for use in forums==
===Participation and Scaffolding ===

Whilst one of the great advantages of e-learning is the flexibility it affords participants, this does not mean that days or weeks should pass without response and discussion in a forum (unless it is appropriate for it to do so). This is perhaps most especially true at the beginning of a course or programme when students and tutors are new to each other and in need of welcome messages/encouragement. Whilst e-learning, and discussions in particular, can support learning that is not always tutor/teacher-centred, your role will be important, especially as an online community begins to develop. It is during these initial stages of introductory material that a group of students can become a community of participants who begin to grow in their understandings of course material and individual contributions to the knowledge construction process.

As the discussions progress and learners become accustomed to the mechanics and the tone of the forums then there are key ways in which your input can be reduced, thereby helping to foster a community that is less dependent on the tutor/teacher. Even then, however, you will probably want to be a presence in the discussions although you may choose to be one of many contributors rather than the font of all wisdom.

===Commitment and Participation===

Ask yourself if

# you wish to have involvement in the forum or if you want the students to lead and own the space
# you want the forum to add value to the face to face environment or have a life of its own in its own right outside the lecture theatre/classroom or seminar room
# you are prepared to make appropriate contributions to the discussion in order to:
## encourage discussion if students are quiet
## help shape ideas if students begin to wander off-task
## your role will be defined as discussions/a course progresses
## you will explicitly but gradually relinquish control of the discussions
## you will encourage and support learners to share control of discussions(for example you might ask a learner/group of learners to summarise contributions to a discussion thread/topic or you might ask learners to initiate discussion topics)

===Student Centered Forums===

With the growing popularity of social networking software like Facebook, Bebo, MySpace and the like, students are leaving schools and coming to Higher and Further Education with a new technological sophistication and with new expectations for communication. And as school, colleges and universities recognise that reflective and life long learning are significant goals in education, student centered learning and the creation of student centered spaces online are also gaining credence in educational settings. We know that effective learning requires access to social and academic networks for both study material and emotional support; as such, online communities can offer a holistic knowledge construction and support mechanism and recognize that affective activity is effective.

Social forums, often called ‘Virtual Cafes’ or ‘Common Rooms’ can be set up for courses or for programmes, depending on the student need. Such spaces provide a common area for students to come together and discuss unlimited topics, including social activities and educational ideas. They are supportive spaces for students, most successful with large first and second year courses where students would not otherwise have the opportunity to communicate with others outside their own tutorial group. It is arguable that students will experience a greater sense of community within and a sense of belonging to an educational institution or individual department having had the experience and convenience of the social forum on their course; this could arguably have implications for retention.

These spaces are typically highly active, especially in first term. Depending on your institution, they are usually self monitored by students, who understand that the same ‘rules’ and ‘netiquette’ that apply to them within any computing space, also apply in Moodle.

===The News Forum===

Moodle courses automatically generate a [[News forum]] which defaults to automatically subscribe all participants in a course. The name of the News Forum can be changed to something more appropriate, such as ‘Important Announcements’ or the like. This is a useful feature and many use this forum in a Moodle course to announce exam dates, times or changes to exams, lectures or seminars, as well as important information about course work throughout a term or special announcements relating to events.

===Teacher/Tutor forums===

''Prior to Moodle 1.7, each course had a teacher forum, accessible via a link in the course administration block.''

A teacher/tutor-only forum may be added to a course by creating a hidden forum. Teachers are able to view hidden course activities whereas students cannot.

==Some forum suggestions to consider==

#If your course is at a distance, if your face to face time is limited, or if you just wish to foster a sense of community in your Moodle course which supplements your face to face course, it is good practice to begin with a welcome or introductory message or thread in one of your forums. This welcome or introduction from you invites participants, for example, to post some specific details to introduce themselves to you and their peers. This can be your icebreaker or you can have an icebreaker separately.
#If you have two questions for participants to answer, starting the two strands or topics within the forum itself will both help learners to see where to put their responses, and remind them to answer all parts of your question.
#Remember that you are communicating in an environment that does not have the benefit of verbal tone, eye contact, body language and the like. Careful consideration of your communication is, therefore, necessary.
#Postings to a forum are always written but they can take different forms and you may wish to consider what form best suits the activity. For instance, you might choose to articulate a form of contribution in order to be explicit. Thus you might say, 'This is a think-aloud forum in which, together, we will try to tease out ideas and possibilities' or 'This is a formal forum in which you are invited to share your ideas on (topic)' and, where you select the latter, you might have already suggested learners plan those ideas offline or in another kind of activity within Moodle.
#Create a forum where only the teacher can start discussions, but the students can only reply. Each thread you start contains an essay question (or several similar ones). The students make a bullet point plan for the essay and post it as a reply. This works well as a revision strategy as the students can see how others have approached the same task. Once everyone has posted their plan, you can start a discussion as to which plans seem better and why. Creating a scale to use for rating the posts can be useful so that the students can see how helpful other people think their effort were. (Note: At this time, there is no option to hide the "Add new discussion topic" button, so you need to tell your students not to start discussion threads, but to only reply to threads started by the teacher. If you only need one thread, then you can use the "a single simple discussion" format and the "Add new discussion topic" button is not available to the students.)

===Grading forums===
The teacher can use the [[Forum ratings|ratings]] [[Scales|scales]] to [[Grades|grade]] student activities in a forum. There are several methods for calculating the grade for a forum that can be found in the [[Adding/editing_a_forum#Grade|Forum settings under grades]]. There are 5 ways in Moodle 1.9 to [[Adding/editing_a_forum#Aggregate_type|aggregate ratings]] automatically to calculate a forum grade for the [[Gradebook]]. These include: Average, Max, Min, Count and Sum.

*In older versions of Moodle, only the average aggregate function was available. Teachers often use the Assignment module as a work around in order to manually calculate and then manually give a grade for a specific or all forum activities. The Forum grade would appear in the gradebook as an assignment, called for example "Weather forum participation".

===Best Practice and shared discussions===
*There are lots of discussions about Forum best use and Forum assessment in the Teaching Strategies Forum http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=41.

*A useful discussion about Forum assessment can be found here http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=66008.

== See also ==

* [[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 5: Forums, Chats, and Messaging
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=116 Forum module]

Using Moodle forum discussions:
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=5367 The philosophy underlying "no editing after 30 minutes"]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=66008 Best Practices for grading discussions]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=88000 Two Courses, One Forum?]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=93304 Using a forum for 1 to 1 teaching]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=95470 Technicalities of managing a Forum]

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Hotpot module FAQ

2010-02-07T04:51:35Z

Dulcimer: /* Why is Hotpot disable by default? */ Fixed the grammar

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==Why use Hotpot? ==

==Why is Hotpot disabled by default?==
Hotpot was and is not open source software.
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=105329 Why is Hotpot disabled by default?] forum discussion

==See also==
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=1599 Hotpot module forum]
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Hotpot module

2010-02-07T00:55:17Z

Dulcimer: Hot Potatoes is now freeware, so I removed: (shareware or freeware versions available along with licensed versions)

'''Note:''' It is hoped that the [[QuizPort module]] (renamed as the ''TaskChain module'') will replace the Hotpot module in Moodle 2.0.

{{Hotpot}}
[[Image:Hot_Potatoes_icon.GIF]] '''The Hotpot''' [[Teacher_documentation#Activity_modules|activity]] module allows teachers to administer [[Hot Potatoes]] and [[TexToys]] quizzes via Moodle. These quizzes are created on the teacher's computer and then uploaded to the Moodle course. After students have attempted the quizzes, a number of reports are available which show how individual questions were answered and some statistical trends in the scores.

Note for administrators: The Hotpot module is disabled (hidden) by default in Moodle. It can be enabled by clicking the eye icon in the hide/show column in ''Administration > Modules > Activities''.

==See also==

*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=1599 Hotpot module forum]
*[[QuizPort module]]

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GIFT format

2009-04-18T09:36:17Z

Dulcimer: /* Word processors and Spreadsheets tools that create GIFTs */

GIFT format allows someone to use a text editor to write multiple-choice, true-false, short answer, matching missing word and numerical questions in a simple format than cam be imported. The GIFT format is also an export file format available in Question bank.

*When creating a large numbers of questions, GIFT is can provide a quick way of bulk loading questions either into a [[Question bank|question category]], or into a [[Adding_a_question_page#Importing_questions|Lesson]].
*Sometimes it is easier proofing questions in a question category by viewing them in a GIFT file.

==General instructions==
At least one blank line must be left between each question.

In the simple form, the question comes first, then the answers are set in between brackets, with an equal sign indicating the correct answer(s) and tilde the wrong answers. A Number sign will insert a response. Questions can be weighted by placing percentage signs around the weight. Comments are preceded by double slashes and are not imported.

Here are some useful [http://moodle.org/file.php/5/moddata/forum/121/236161/GIFT-examples.zip GIFT examples] than can be imported or used as rough template. Many of the examples below used the questions in the file as a starting point.

:''TIP:'' Any GIFT file '''must''' be correctly encoded in [[UTF8]]. Beware of some of Microsoft's "fake" Unicode implementation which is not compatible and may result in strange characters appearing in your quizzes. When in doubt, save as a simple MS-DOS text file.

===Format symbols===
Here are some common GIFT symbols and their use.

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
!width="40" |Symbol
!width="100"|Use
!width="40"|Symbol
!width="100"|Use
!width="40"|Symbol
!width="100"|Use
!width="40"|Symbol
!width="100"|Use
|-
|//|| Comment ||::Title::||Title || ( || Start answer|| ) ||After last answer
|-
||= || Correct answer || # ||Answer comment|| (# ||Numberic question start || : || range in numeric question
|-
|| ~ || Wrong answer || -> || Match ||%50% || Weight 50% || ||
|}
 

===Format symbols explained===
The multiple choice format below as a comment line // for the question, when Moodle exports it the question unique id number will appear here. The first set of :: precedes the question title. The second :: precedes the actual question. The first { indicates the start of the answers. The correct answer is preceded by an = sign and wrong answers by a ~. Teacher responses have a # in front of them. The question ends with a } and then a blank line. NOTE it is { } not ( ) parenthesis! Usually these are gotten with help of the [AltGr] key.

//Comment line
::Question title
:: Question {
=A correct answer
~Wrong answer1
#A response to wrong answer1
~Wrong answer2
#A response to wrong answer2
~Wrong answer3
#A response to wrong answer3
~Wrong answer4
#A response to wrong answer4
}

The shortest format for a multiple choice question is:
Question{= A Correct Answer ~Wrong answer1 ~Wrong answer2 ~Wrong answer3 ~Wrong answer4 }

:''Tip:'' If you don't specify a question title the WHOLE question will be used as the title at the time of import into Moodle. There are pros and cons to allowing this to happen. Cons: This can add a lot of unnecessary words. This can include characters which might confuse the export GIFT process. Pros: On the other hand. if the start of each question is different, it can make finding a single question easier in a category list of questions. It will save you typing. Having the same title for every question is a very bad idea.

==Question format examples==
There are several ways to use a text editor to write a GIFT format. We will try to show the simple version for example and in some formats we will introduce some more complex features that can be imported into many Moodle Question formats.

===Multiple choice===
Here is a simple acceptable GIFT multiple choice format:
Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{=Grant ~no one ~Napoleon ~Churchill ~Mother Teresa }

Here is a longer format that uses most of the GIFT elements:

// question: 1 name: Grants tomb
::Grants tomb::Who is buried in Grant's tomb in New York City? {
=Grant
~No one
#Was true for 12 years, but Grant's remains were buried in the tomb in 1897
~Napoleon
#He was buried in France
~Churchill
#He was buried in England
~Mother Teresa
#She was buried in India
}

===True-false===

// question: 0 name: TrueStatement
::TrueStatement about Grant::Grant was buried in a tomb in New York City.{T}

===Short answer===
Here are two examples using the simple method showing possible right answers for credit.
Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{=Grant =Ulysses S. Grant =Ulysses Grant}

Two plus two equals {=four =4}

===Matching===
The matching uses the equal sign before the list item with a -> (dash and greater than) before the correct match.

Match the following countries with their corresponding capitals. {
=Canada -> Ottawa
=Italy -> Rome
=Japan -> Tokyo
=India -> New Delhi
}

===Missing word===
This is a simple missing word format
Grant {~is not buried =is buried ~might be buried} in Grant's tomb.

===Numerical questions===
Here is a simple numerical format question. It will accept a range of 5 years.
When was Ulysses S. Grant born?{#1822:5}

Here is a more complex numerical format with a ranged and partial credit given for 1 answer.
//this comment will be ignored in the import process
::Numerical example::
When was Ulysses S. Grant born? {#
=1822:0 #Correct! you will get full credit for this answer
=%50%1822:2 #He was born in 1822.
You get 50% credit for being close.
}

==Hints and Tips==

* Use the ::title:: at the beginning of every question to organize this for you (01 - testquestion), otherwise it would be difficult to find the right question for changes, moodle will take the beginning of every question as internal title.
* In the Lesson module, in a question page, correct answers jump by default to Next page and incorrect answers jump to This page (i.e. student has to "try again"). When importing from a GIFT format file, this is exactly the mechanism which is used.
* If you want a student to be taken directly from one question to the next irrespective of their answer being correct or incorrect: in the Lesson Settings, set Maximum number of attempts: to 1.
**Please note, however, that a message "correct / incorrect" will still be displayed to the student upon answering each question. If you do not want this (default) feedback message to be displayed then enter your own feedback message (i.e. "continue", "---", etc.)
**In case you want no visible message displayed then enter a non-breaking space as feedback. Moodle will not put it's automatic responce because it sees the blank space. To do this, put a # after the answer and write [[Image:Nbsp.png]] (without spaces between these characters).
* Need to use a special GIFT character in your question or answer? Put a \ in front of the GIFT character.
**For example if you want to use curly braces, { or }, or equal sign, =, or # or ~ in a GIFT file (in a math question including TeX expressions) you must "escape" them by preceding them with a \ directly in front of each { or } or =. It is possible to use a replace program/macro/editor filter to do this conversion before importing to Moodle.
* Want to change T/F type questions to multiple choice? Consider exporting the T/F questions as a GIFT file, then using a text editor to replace the (T) with (=True ~False). Perhaps change the title slightly so you will recognize the new questions.

==Word processors and Spreadsheets tools that create GIFTs==
Several contributors have used macros to generate GIFT files from a more familiar popular programs.
* There are Word macros available for easily creating GIFT files. See [http://www.soberit.hut.fi/sprg/resources/moodle/GiftConverter.html this non-Moodle site] for downloads and instructions for use.
* There are several Excel spreadsheets for generating GIFT files. Several people have built upon other contributors work.
**The latest version was posted on 10 April 2007 and can be found in this thread with this file name: [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=66660 Excel2GIFTv1.1.zip by Timothy Takemoto]. There is also a set of instructions Excel2GIFTv1.1_Instructions.rtf by Jeff Shek on the same day in that thread.
**An earlier version of this Excel spreadsheet for generating multiple choice GIFT files [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=45245 initially created by Olga Forlani and improved by A. T. Wyatt].
*There are Open Office templates for generating GIFT files in Writer. These are located in the Quiz forum in the[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=20705&parent=168385 OOo template to write exams and convert to GIFT format thread].
**The most recent for OO 2.x is "OOo2GIFT_Template_05.zip" postes 17 December 2005 by Enrique Castro.
**An earlier version is "GIFT_template_OOo.zip" posted 22 March 2005 by Enrique Castro.
*You can easily write multiple-choice questions in the format used by a4esl.org, then convert to GIFT format using http://a4esl.org/c/qw.html.
**This format requires fewer keystrokes then the GIFT format, so you'll save time and be less likely to create invalid data.

==See also==

* Here is a 2-column [http://buypct.com/gift_reference.pdf GIFT Reference Sheet]
*[[Export questions]]
*[[Import questions]]
*[[Import and export FAQ]]
*[[Aiken Format]]
*[[Moodle XML format]]

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Grades FAQ

2009-02-05T07:53:54Z

Dulcimer: /* My student completed only one activity out of 5, but his course total shows 100%. How do I show a more "progressive" course total? */

{{Grades}}
== General ==

===How can I change how grades are displayed?===

Grades may be displayed as as actual grades, as percentages (in reference to the minimum and maximum grades) or as letters.

The default grade display type for the site is set by an administrator in ''Administration > Grades > [[Grade item settings]]''. However, this may be changed at course level.

To change how grades are displayed for particular [[Grade items|grade items]], or category and course summaries (called aggregations):

# Follow the grades link in the course administration block.
# Select "Categories and items" from the gradebook dropdown menu.
# Click the edit icon for the grade item, category total or course total.
# From the Grade display type menu, select real (for actual grades), percentage or letter.
# Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.

Alternatively, to change how grades are displayed for the whole course:

# Follow the grades link in the course administration block.
# Select "Course settings" from the gradebook dropdown menu.
# From the Grade display type menu, select real (for actual grades), percentage or letter.
# Click the "Save changes" button.

===How can I hide entered grades until a specified date?===

To set a "Hidden until" date:

#Access the course gradebook via the grades link in the course administration block.
#Select "Categories and items" from the gradebook dropdown menu.
#Click on the edit icon opposite the activity for which a "Hidden until" date is to be set.
#On the edit grade item page, ensure that advanced settings are displayed. (Click the "Show advanced" button if not.)
#Enable the "Hidden until" setting by unchecking the disable checkbox, then set a date.
#Click the "Save changes" button.

=== Is it possible to show the teachers/administrators' grades in the grader report? ===
Yes, at the site level you can define which roles will appear in the grader report. This can be found in [[General_grade_settings#Graded_Roles|Administration > Grades > General settings]]. Also read [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=92612 this discussion] for some more ideas.

===Why can't I change a grade within an assignment after changing it in the gradebook?===

When you edit a grade directly in the gradebook, an "overridden" flag is set, meaning that the grade can no longer be changed from within the assignment.

However, the flag can be removed by turning editing on in the [[Grader report|grader report]], then clicking the [[Grade editing|edit grade]] icon, unchecking the overridden box and saving the changes.

===How do I get groups to show up in the grader report?===

For groups to show up in the grader report, group mode should be set to visible or separate groups in the [[Course settings|course settings]]. This will result in a groups dropdown menu being displayed, enabling a teacher to view the grades of all participants, or only the grades for a selected group.

===The quiz grades keep disappearing from the student view, even after I un-hide them!===

Check your quiz settings. Under the '''Review options''' heading, in the '''Later, while the quiz is still open''' and/or the '''After the quiz is closed''' columns, you probably have Scores un-checked. Each time a student completes a quiz, these settings are consulted and the scores will be hidden from ''all'' students. If your students don't all take the quiz at the same time, it can look like quiz scores reset themselves to 'hidden' randomly, even after you un-hide them.

== Reports ==
=== How do I create my own custom gradebook reports? ===
Here is a [[Development:Gradebook_Report_Tutorial|tutorial]] explaining all the main steps involved.

== Aggregation ==
=== I can't find where to change the aggregation type for my gradebook categories! ===
Each category has an aggregation type, which can be changed through that category's "edit" page. To access that page, you must use one of 2 ways:

1. In the grader report, turn "Editing" on, then click the little "hand" icon next to the category whose aggregation you want to change
2. In the "Edit categories and Items" page (accessible through the "choose an action" menu, top left), you see a tree view of the categories and items in your gradebook. The top category is the course category. Each category also has a "hand" icon, which leads to the category edit page

=== How can I grade some of my activities without the results affecting my students' course total? ===
#Create two [[Grade categories]], one for your "activities still being graded," and one for your "released" activities.
#Ensure that "Aggregate including subcategories" (an advanced option) is unchecked for your top level course grade category.
##Where is this? In gradebook (grader report), in the upper right corner, click the "Turn Editing On" button.
##Click the edit icon next to the "course category" (usually your course name, just above the quiz names and below all the clickable links that were revealed when you turned editing on)
##Then make sure you have the "Show Advanced" option turned on.
#Edit the "activities still being graded" category's "course total" item. (This is one of the categories you created above.)
##Where is this? Look for the edit icon under "category total" that is below this category's name
#Set the "grade type" to "none".
#Tick the "Hidden" checkbox.
#Save your changes.
#Move all your activities being graded in the "activities still being graded" category.
#Move all your activities already graded in the "released" category.

Note: I rewrote this a bit, to help people find where things are. However, this method didn't seem to work for me on Moodle 1.9.

=== My student completed only one activity out of 5, but his course total shows 100%. How do I show a more "progressive" course total? ===

==== Step-by-Step Explanation ====
# From the view menu in the gradeboook, select "Categories and items" [[image: https://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/6/65/Gradebook_Tutorial_Categories_and_items_menu.gif]]
# At the top line there is a folder icon and an edit icon on the right, click the edit icon
# You'll then see the title "Grade category," the 3rd item is "Aggregate only non-empty grades."
# Uncheck this.
# Save.

==== Another Explanation ====
By default, only non-empty grades are aggregated, the others are ignored. However, you can change this setting as well as others that affect the course total, by turning "Editing" on in the grader report, and clicking the "Edit" icon next to the course category (the very top row of the grader report).

You can untick the box "Aggregate only non-empty grades" if you want to show a more "progressive" score for each student. Their empty grades will count as a 0 and will be counted in the course mean/total.

If you prefer to show a sum of points, rather than a percentage, you can change the course category's aggregation method to "Sum of grades".

=== How can I display the average grade for my course categories (not grade categories)? ===
In Moodle 1.9 there is no way to aggregate course totals within each category. The gradebook is course-centered, and there is currently no User Interface for showing grades within an entire course category at once.

=== How can I setup weighted assignments? ===
See [[Using "Weighted Mean of Grades" to weight categories containing assignments]].

== Categories ==
=== How many depths of categories/subcategories can I create? ===
There is no programmatic limit, but there are practical limits. Very deeply nested structures are difficult to manage. 3 levels of categories should be sufficient for most situations. Note that there is always at least one level of categories, since the Course category always encompasses all other categories and grade items, can cannot be deleted.

=== I can't find setting X in the grade category edit page! Where is it? ===
If a setting documented on the [[Grade categories]] page does not appear on your edit page, it may mean that it is set globally in your site. See [[Grade_category_settings#Forcing_settings|Forcing settings]] for more information.

== Outcomes ==
=== I have just upgraded to Moodle 1.9, and I want to set up an outcome item for my course. What are the steps required? ===
# Administration > Grades > General settings > [[General_grade_settings#Enable_outcomes|Enable outcomes]]
#[[Scales#Creating_a_new_scale|Create a scale]]
#Create a course outcome (read the [[Outcomes| outcomes documentation]] for instructions). Assign to it the scale you just created.
#Assign the outcome to your course
#Enter the "Grades" section of your course, from the course administration block
#In the Actions menu (top left), select Edit -> Categories and Items
#Click "Add outcome item"
#Follow the instructions of the [[Outcome items|outcome items documentation]] to create the outcome item

You can now give your students a rating on the outcome dimension you just created. If you created a standard outcome, you will be able to use it in other courses and follow your students' performance across these courses.

===How can I remove an outcome from an activity?===

An outcome can be removed from an activity by deleting it on the gradebook edit categories and items page. This results in the outcomes being deselected on the update activity page.

== Modules ==
=== The activity module (Module name) doesn't support grading. How can I give my students a grade anyway? ===
You can create a [[Grade_items#Manual_grade_items|grade item]] manually in the gradebook. You will have to grade your students through the [[Grader report]] interface (in editing mode).

=== I just graded some of my students using the (Module name) interface, but the results aren't showing up in the grader report. What's going on? ===
Here are some of the possible reasons:

#The corresponding [[Grade items|grade item]] is [[Grade_locking#In_grade_items|locked]], or its parent [[Grade categories|category]] is [[Grade_locking#In_grade_categories|locked]].
#The module code is not using the [[Development:Grades#API_for_communication_with_modules.2Fblocks|gradebook API]] correctly

=== I just created a new assignment with the "Grade" setting set to "No grade", but it still appears in the gradebook ===
The reason is that the gradebook is now the place where both numerical and textual types of feedback are recorded for all activity modules. The word "Grading" in assignment relates only to numerical grades, but the ability to give text feedback remains, and must be recorded in the gradebook. This is why a grade item is created for it. You can hide the grade item if you do not want it to appear in the user reports.

==Weights and extra credits==

===How do I create an assignment for which students can receive a grade higher than the maximum?===
---Documentation yet to be written---

==See also==
*[[Gradebook 1.9 Tutorial]]
*Gradebook Scenarios/Use Cases [https://docs.moodle.org/en/experimental:_gb_tutoring]
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=2122 Gradebook forum]

Using Moodle forum discussions:
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=102609 Can I aggregate only non hidden items?]

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Quiz reports

2008-11-05T14:37:36Z

Dulcimer: /* See also */ I added a section called "Delete selected attempt"

{{Quizzes}}The quiz '''Results''' tab includes several sub tabs, one for each report, plus a regrade and manual grading tabs. The number of subtabs shown, depends on the number of [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&perpage=10&search=Quiz+report&sort=46&order=ASC report plugins] your Moodle administrator has installed.

[[Image:Quiz Results overview tab.JPG|Center]]

==Overview==
The overview sub tab has some options to display lists of students who have taken the quiz. The list is displayed in this subtab.

===View of list===
The list of quiz attempts arranged in four columns:

# '''First name / Surname'''
# '''Started on''' - that contains the information about the exact time the test was started
# '''Time taken''' - the amount of time it took a given student to do the test
# '''Grade/x''' - the number of points students scored; 'x' is the maximum number of points students could score

[[Image:Quiz Results overview List.JPG]]

===Download lists===
There are three buttons to download the list of students with quiz results. The teacher may select specific student attempts or select all.

===Overview list settings===

The default view lists only the students who attempted the test. You can, however, change the display settings checking either of the two boxes (followed by clicking Go):
[[Image:Quiz overview report preferences.png|thumb|Overview report preferences in 1.9]]
# '''Which users to include - there are four options available:
#* Show Students with attempts only - list only the students on the course who have done test
#* Show Students with no attempts only - list students who have not yet attempted the quiz
#* Show all Students - list all the students on the course no matter if they did the test or not
#* Show all attempts - like 'Show Students with attempts only', but this also includes attempts by users who used to be students on the course, but have since been unenrolled.
# '''Show mark details''' - this extends the list with as many columns as there are questions in the test; each column is headed by 'n' (where 'n' stands for the question number)

With the Select all / Deselect all options you can check / uncheck all the names in the list, and, with selected, delete.

To sort the results by two columns, first click on the column heading you want to be the '''''second''''' key, and then click on the column heading you want to be the '''''primary''''' key.

{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can set the number of rows displayed on each page of the overview report.

==Regrade==

That tab will recalculate the quiz grades. This may become necessary if you have changed one of the questions or the grade possible for the quiz or a question.

==Manual grading==

The grade of any question in a quiz can be manually overridden, and a comment added. A teacher can do this from the review page. There are also some question types that Moodle does not grade automatically (at the moment only the Essay question). This report helps you grade questions of these types by listing just the questions that still need to be graded.

==Item analysis==

This tab presents processed quiz data in a table, suitable for analyzing and judging the performance of each question for the function of assessment. The statistical parameters used are defined in the help link next "Item Analysis Table" header, or in the help file \moodle\lang\en_utf8\help\quiz\itemanalysis.html

[[Image:Quiz Results ItemAnalysis example.JPG]]
===Analysis columns===
* '''Q#''' - shows the question id number, icon type and a preview popup window link that has an edit link embedded in it.
* '''Question Text''' - the question
* '''Answer text''' - each answer
* '''Partial credit''' - how much credit was given by teacher for each answer
* '''R counts''' - how many selected the answer and the total attempts
* '''% R''' - the percentage that selected that answer
* '''Facility Index (% Correct)''' - the overall difficulty of the question
* '''Standard Deviation (SD)''' - measure of variation of selected answers
* '''DI & DC columns''' - Question effectiveness measures

===Descriptions defined===
* '''Facility Index (% Correct)''' - The overall difficulty of the questions.
FI = (Xaverage) / Xmax
where Xaverage is the mean credit obtained by all users attempting the item, and Xmax is the maximum credit achievable for that item. If questions can be distributed dicotomically into correct / incorrect categories, this parameter coincides with the percentage of users that answer the question correctly.

* '''Standard Deviation (SD)''' - The range of responses

This parameter measures the spread of answers in the response population. If all users answers the same, then SD=0. SD is calculated as the statistical standard deviation for the sample of fractional scores (achieved/maximum) at each particular question.

* '''DI & DC columns''' - Effectiveness measures
Both DC and DI can be used as powerful methods of evaluating the effectiveness of the quiz when assessing differentiation of learners. The advantage of using Discrimination Coefficient as opposed to Discrimination Index is that the former uses information from the whole population of learners, not just the extreme upper and lower thirds. Thus, this parameter may be more sensitive to detect item performance.

** '''Discrimination Index (DI)'''
This provides a rough indicator of the performance of each item to separate high scores vs. scorers. This parameter is calculated by first dividing learners into thirds based on the overall score in the quiz. Then the average score at the analysed item is calculated for the groups of top and bottom performers, and the average scored subtracted. The mathematical expression is:
DI = (Xtop - Xbottom)/ N
where Xtop is the sum of the fractional credit (achieved/maximum) obtained at this item by the 1/3 of users having the highest grades in the whole quiz (i.e. number of correct responses in this group), and Xbottom is the analog sum for users with the lower 1/3 grades for the whole quiz.

This parameter can take values between +1 and -1. If the index goes below 0.0 it means that more of the weaker learners got the item right than the stronger learners. Such items should be discarded as worthless. In fact, they reduce the accuracy of the overall score for the quiz.

** '''Discrimination Coefficient (DC)''' -

This is another measure of the separating power of the item to distinguish proficient from weak learners.
The discrimination coefficient is a correlation coefficient between scores at the item and at the whole quiz. Here it is calculated as:
DC = Sum(xy)/ (N * sx * sy)
where Sum(xy) is the sum of the products of deviations for item scores and overall quiz scores,
N is the number of responses given to this question,
sx is the standard deviation of fractional scores for this question and,
sy is the standard deviation of scores at the quiz as a whole.

Again, this parameter can take values between +1 and -1. Positive values indicate items that do discriminate proficient learners, whereas negative indices mark items that are answered best by those with lowest grades. Items with negative DC are answered incorrectly by the seasoned learners and thus they are actually a penalty against the most proficient learners. Those items should be avoided.

==Delete selected attempts==
This is one of the buttons below the grades. This allows you to delete an attempt by a student who has mistakenly used up an attempt when the quiz is set to allow only 1 attempt or so.

A related discussion is here:
http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=62972

==See also==

*[[Detailed responses report plugin]]
*[[Item analysis theoretical background]]

MP3 player

2008-10-22T02:04:55Z

Dulcimer: /* Temporarily disable the MP3 player */

The multimedia filter embeds MP3 files in a streaming player made with Flash. The big MP3 player is used when an MP3 file is added as a [[Resources|resource]] e.g. [http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2296 Moodle Features Demo: MP3 file]. The small player is used when an MP3 file is linked to from within a forum post or another resource or activity using the [[HTML editor]].

==MP3 player rates==

To ensure that MP3 files are played at the correct rate, sample rates of 11, 22 or 44 kHz should be used. Constant Bit Rate (CBR) files are also recommended over Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files. Please note that sample and bit rates are not the same thing. See the two sections MP3 sample rates and MP3 bit rates below.

==MP3 sample rates==

Flash Player can produce undesirable results if the MP3 files are not encoded at a sample rate that is not a multiple of 11.025 kHz. In other words, the acceptable sample rates are:

* 11.025 kHz

* 22.050 kHz

* 44.100 kHz

==MP3 bit rates==

Flash player cannot play MP3 files with a bit rate higher than 128 kbps, which is the default bit rate for most MP3 encoders. For use on the web, lower bit rates are recommended because they download faster and take up less server disk space. Experiment with different bit rates to get the smallest file you can with acceptable sound quality. Common bit rates are:

* 32 kbps, mono - speech only

* 40 kbps, mono - music might sound OK

* 40 kbps, stereo - speech only

* 48 kbps, mono - some music sounds OK

* 48 kbps, stereo - speech only

* 56 kbps, stereo - some music sounds OK

* 64 kbps, stereo - most music sounds OK

==MP3 encoders==

Audacity is a popular, free audio editing tool. However it is not suitable for encoding MP3s for use with Flash Player at the default sample rate settings. At lower bit rates, it uses sample rates that are not a multiple of 11.025 kHz and the resulting MP3 files may either play at an incorrect speed, the chipmunk effect, or not play at all. See the Audacity documentation on how to set the sample rates.

===Other free MP3 encoders:===

* [http://www.videohelp.com/tools/SUPER?oldversions=1 SUPER] - a Windows-only general media encoder that offers full control over media file parameters and supports all major audio and video file types.

If you have used an MP3 encoder with success across different operating systems and browsers for Flash Player, please post it here.

I use [http://www.hairersoft.com/AmadeusPro/AmadeusPro.html Amadeus Pro] for both recording & editing; not freeware, but close. - w.taylor

==Flash security settings==

Security changes in Flash player 7 may result in the MP3 player not playing MP3 files hosted on a remote server. This issue may be resolved by writing a cross-domain policy for the remote server and/or each user changing their global security settings in the Flash player settings manager.

===Cross-domain policy===

To create a cross-domain policy, save the code below as ''crossdomain.xml'' and place the file at the root of the remote server.

<cross-domain-policy>
<allow-access-from domain="www.yourmoodlesite.org" />
</cross-domain-policy>

Please refer to [http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fplayer_security.html Macromedia - Developer Center: Security Changes in Macromedia Flash Player 7] for further details.

===Global security settings===

Please refer to [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html Macromedia - Flash Player Help: Global Privacy Settings Panel].

==MP3 player colours==

''theme/yourtheme/config.php'' contains options for changing the default colours (black, white and grey) of the MP3 player.

$THEME->resource_mp3player_colors =
'bgColour=000000&btnColour=ffffff&btnBorderColour=cccccc&iconColour=000000&'.
'iconOverColour=00cc00&trackColour=cccccc&handleColour=ffffff&loaderColour=ffffff&'.
'font=Arial&fontColour=3333FF';
/// With this you can control the colours of the "big" MP3 player
/// that is used for MP3 resources.

$THEME->filter_mediaplugin_colors =
'bgColour=000000&btnColour=ffffff&btnBorderColour=cccccc&iconColour=000000&'.
'iconOverColour=00cc00&trackColour=cccccc&handleColour=ffffff&loaderColour=ffffff&';
/// ...And this controls the small embedded player

==MP3 playback options==

''theme/yourtheme/config.php'' contains options for changing the playback options of the MP3 player.

* <code>waitForPlay</code> determines whether the MP3 file starts downloading as soon as the player appears on the page (<code>waitForPlay=no</code>), or whether the play button must be pressed before the MP3 file starts downloading (<code>waitForPlay=yes</code>).

* <code>autoPlay</code> determines whether the MP3 player starts playing the MP3 as soon as the player appears on the page (<code>autoPlay=yes</code>), or whether it must be fully downloaded before playing (<code>autoPlay=no</code>).

* <code>buffer</code> determines how many seconds of the MP3 file must be downloaded before the MP3 starts playing e.g. 10 seconds (<code>buffer=10</code>).

'''Default playback options'''

* Big MP3 player: <code>buffer=10&waitForPlay=no&autoPlay=yes</code>
* Small MP3 player: <code>waitForPlay=yes&autoPlay=no</code>

==Inserting sounds into questions==
[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=33335 In a forum, Joseph Rézeau] offer this

There are various ways to insert links to media files in Moodle.
You can
*(1) insert a link which when clicked will open a new window activating your computer's default media player (e.g. quicktime, realaudio, windows media player, etc.)
*(2) OR rely on the automatic insertion of the small Flash player built-in Moodle
*(3) OR both!

The [[Filter]] for multimedia must be on and Flash enabled. The HTML editor needs to be active for the question content.
#In the question text, type "Listen to this sound and select your answer."
#Select by highlighting "this sound"
#Click on the Insert Web Link button
#Give the address of your MP3 file, either a web address or an internal address of a file located in the moodledata directory of your Moodle course.
#Toggle HTML source and view the result, something like this: Listen to <nowiki> < a href="http://moodle/file.php/2/audio/trumpet.mp3" >this sound< /a > </nowiki>and say what you heard.
#Now type in the rest of your question data, depending on its type (MCQ, short answer, etc.).
#The result will look something like (3) in screen dump below.
#The student has a choice of using the Flash player (with its minimum buttons) or clicking on the link, which will open the computer's default media player, with all its buttons.

(2) Method to get the Flash player only, and no link to open an external player

#In the question text, type "Listen to this sound xxx and say what you heard."
#Select xxx
#Click on the Insert Web Link button
#Give the address of your MP3 file, either a web address or an internal address of a file located in the moodledata directory of your Moodle course.
#Toggle HTML source and view the result, something like this: Listen to <nowiki>< a href="http://moodle/file.php/2/audio/trumpet.mp3" >xxx< /a > </nowiki> and say what you heard.
#Delete xxx
#The result will look something like (2) in screen dump below.
#The student can only use the Flash player.

[[Image:Quiz question MP3 example.JPG|thumb|center|Example of Quiz Question with Sound]]

== Temporarily disable the MP3 player ==
* You can surround your link with <nowiki><nolink></nolink></nowiki> tags to stop any kind of processing including the multimedia filters that create the MP3 player. This may be useful when linking to external MP3 files with characters in their name that Flash cannot understand.

*NOTE: This does not work for something like the following inserted into a "web page. (Add a resource > Compose a web page)
<nowiki><nolink><a href="http://theExampleServer.com/file.php/55/mp3_2/mt16/The_file.mp3"> The_file.mp3</a></nolink></nowiki>

==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=43297 Multimedia resource filtering on the course page] forum discussion
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=14663 mp3 player rates] forum discussion
* [[Audio in Moodle]]
* [[Podcasting]]

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[[pl:Odtwarzacz_MP3]]

Grades FAQ

2008-07-23T00:57:58Z

Dulcimer: /* How can I grade some of my activities without the results affecting my students' course total? */

{{Grades}}
== General ==
=== Why is the new gradebook so complicated? ===
Added power and control requires more options. It is mostly the number of options and settings that gives the impression of complexity. Here are some of the main reasons for the changes made in the gradebook for 1.9:

*Previous gradebook did not scale well: it became very slow and unmanageable in large organisations with many students, activities and grades
*Grades were generated and stored by each module without much consistency
*Difficulty in producing new types of reports
*No [[Outcomes]]

=== Is it possible to show the teachers/administrators' grades in the grader report? ===
Yes, at the site level you can define which roles will appear in the grader report. This can be found in [[General_grade_settings#Graded_Roles|Administration > Grades > General settings]]. Also read [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=92612 this discussion] for some more ideas.

===Why can't I change a grade within an assignment after changing it in the gradebook?===

When you edit a grade directly in the gradebook, an "overridden" flag is set, meaning that the grade can no longer be changed from within the assignment.

However, the flag can be removed by turning editing on in the [[Grader report|grader report]], then clicking the [[Grade editing|edit grade]] icon, unchecking the overridden box and saving the changes.

===Are there any gradebook tutorials?===
A tutorial showing how to set up a gradebook in 1.9 for both default grading and weighted grades by categories is found here: [[Gradebook 1.9 Tutorial]]

=== Are there any video tutorials? ===
Yes! Most of them were created by students during the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/GHOP/2008 Google Highly Open Participation Contest in 2007-2008]. Here is a list:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hrLNbifiGQ Gradebook reports]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSabc0zHpbY Effects of the general grade settings]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXEefYe3qdk How to use the grade item settings and grade letters at admin level]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUslTuZPu6A Grade category settings]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB58W3KePBc How to set up the gradebook]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmkEGfvjj9U How to use outcomes in Moodle]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZcbN_7p2zI How to export grades from the gradebook]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6zWwJGb9TA How to use gradebook site settings and defaults]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUGyzAXcyA How to set up calculations in the gradebook (basic)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBEj8mmu8lM How to set up calculations in the gradebook (advanced)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPUEqdhI4A How to change the display of grades in the gradebook]

You can also find other tutorials on [http://www.moodletutorials.org moodletutorials.org].

== Reports ==
=== How do I create my own custom gradebook reports? ===
Here is a [[Development:Gradebook_Report_Tutorial|tutorial]] explaining all the main steps involved.

== Import/Export==

== Aggregation ==
=== I can't find where to change the aggregation type for my gradebook categories! ===
Each category has an aggregation type, which can be changed through that category's "edit" page. To access that page, you must use one of 2 ways:

1. In the grader report, turn "Editing" on, then click the little "hand" icon next to the category whose aggregation you want to change
2. In the "Edit categories and Items" page (accessible through the "choose an action" menu, top left), you see a tree view of the categories and items in your gradebook. The top category is the course category. Each category also has a "hand" icon, which leads to the category edit page

=== How can I grade some of my activities without the results affecting my students' course total? ===
#Create two [[Grade categories]], one for your "activities still being graded," and one for your "released" activities.
#Ensure that "Aggregate including subcategories" (an advanced option) is unchecked for your top level course grade category.
##Where is this? In gradebook (grader report), in the upper right corner, click the "Turn Editing On" button.
##Click the edit icon next to the "course category" (usually your course name, just above the quiz names and below all the clickable links that were revealed when you turned editing on)
##Then make sure you have the "Show Advanced" option turned on.
#Edit the "activities still being graded" category's "course total" item. (This is one of the categories you created above.)
##Where is this? Look for the edit icon under "category total" that is below this category's name
#Set the "grade type" to "none".
#Tick the "Hidden" checkbox.
#Save your changes.
#Move all your activities being graded in the "activities still being graded" category.
#Move all your activities already graded in the "released" category.

Note: I rewrote this a bit, to help people find where things are. However, this method didn't seem to work for me on Moodle 1.9.

=== My student completed only one activity out of 5, but his course total shows 100%. How do I show a more "progressive" course total? ===
By default, only non-empty grades are aggregated, the others are ignored. However, you can change this setting as well as others that affect the course total, by turning "Editing" on in the grader report, and clicking the "Edit" icon next to the course category (the very top row of the grader report).

You can untick the box "Aggregate only non-empty grades" if you want to show a more "progressive" score for each student. Their empty grades will count as a 0 and will be counted in the course mean/total.

If you prefer to show a sum of points, rather than a percentage, you can change the course category's aggregation method to "Sum of grades".

=== How can I display the average grade for my course categories (not grade categories)? ===
In Moodle 1.9 there is no way to aggregate course totals within each category. The gradebook is course-centered, and there is currently no User Interface for showing grades within an entire course category at once.

== Categories ==
=== How many depths of categories/subcategories can I create? ===
There is no programmatic limit, but there are practical limits. Very deeply nested structures are difficult to manage. 3 levels of categories should be sufficient for most situations. Note that there is always at least one level of categories, since the Course category always encompasses all other categories and grade items, can cannot be deleted.

== Outcomes ==
=== I have just upgraded to Moodle 1.9, and I want to set up an outcome item for my course. What are the steps required? ===
#[[General_grade_settings#Enable_outcomes|Administration > Grades > General settings > Enable outcomes]]
#[[Scales#Creating_a_new_scale|Create a scale]]
#Create a course outcome (read the [[Outcomes| outcomes documentation]] for instructions). Assign to it the scale you just created.
#Assign the outcome to your course
#Enter the "Grades" section of your course, from the course administration block
#In the Actions menu (top left), select Edit -> Categories and Items
#Click "Add outcome item"
#Follow the instructions of the [[Outcome items|outcome items documentation]] to create the outcome item

You can now give your students a rating on the outcome dimension you just created. If you created a standard outcome, you will be able to use it in other courses and follow your students' performance across these courses.

== Modules ==
=== The activity module (Module name) doesn't support grading. How can I give my students a grade anyway? ===
You can create a [[Grade_items#Manual_grade_items|grade item]] manually in the gradebook. You will have to grade your students through the [[Grader report]] interface (in editing mode).

=== I just graded some of my students using the (Module name) interface, but the results aren't showing up in the grader report. What's going on? ===
Here are some of the possible reasons:

#The corresponding [[Grade items|grade item]] is [[Grade_locking#In_grade_items|locked]], or its parent [[Grade categories|category]] is [[Grade_locking#In_grade_categories|locked]].
#The module code is not using the [[Development:Grades#API_for_communication_with_modules.2Fblocks|gradebook API]] correctly

== Differences between 1.8 and 1.9 ==

=== What improvements in the gradebook justify upgrading from 1.8 to 1.9? ===
*Faster execution, more noticeable with large sites
*More scalable
*More control over the display of grades, to teachers and students
*More [[Category aggregation|aggregation options]]
*A simple, [[Development:Grades#API_for_communication_with_modules.2Fblocks|public API]] that can be used by any module to support grading
*Possibility to write [[Development:Gradebook_Report_Tutorial|custom grade reports]]
*A [[Development:Grades#History_tables|"Grade change history" record]]

=== Is the gradebook in 1.9 faster than in 1.8? ===
According to [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=91034&parent=410224 one early report], yes. There are other more thorough benchmark tests being conducted, and we will publish the results here when they are made public.

[[Category:FAQ]]

[[fr:FAQ des notes]]

Grades FAQ

2008-07-23T00:56:11Z

Dulcimer: /* How can I grade some of my activities without the results affecting my students' course total? */ Made it a little easier to understand, I think.

{{Grades}}
== General ==
=== Why is the new gradebook so complicated? ===
Added power and control requires more options. It is mostly the number of options and settings that gives the impression of complexity. Here are some of the main reasons for the changes made in the gradebook for 1.9:

*Previous gradebook did not scale well: it became very slow and unmanageable in large organisations with many students, activities and grades
*Grades were generated and stored by each module without much consistency
*Difficulty in producing new types of reports
*No [[Outcomes]]

=== Is it possible to show the teachers/administrators' grades in the grader report? ===
Yes, at the site level you can define which roles will appear in the grader report. This can be found in [[General_grade_settings#Graded_Roles|Administration > Grades > General settings]]. Also read [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=92612 this discussion] for some more ideas.

===Why can't I change a grade within an assignment after changing it in the gradebook?===

When you edit a grade directly in the gradebook, an "overridden" flag is set, meaning that the grade can no longer be changed from within the assignment.

However, the flag can be removed by turning editing on in the [[Grader report|grader report]], then clicking the [[Grade editing|edit grade]] icon, unchecking the overridden box and saving the changes.

===Are there any gradebook tutorials?===
A tutorial showing how to set up a gradebook in 1.9 for both default grading and weighted grades by categories is found here: [[Gradebook 1.9 Tutorial]]

=== Are there any video tutorials? ===
Yes! Most of them were created by students during the [https://docs.moodle.org/en/GHOP/2008 Google Highly Open Participation Contest in 2007-2008]. Here is a list:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hrLNbifiGQ Gradebook reports]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZSabc0zHpbY Effects of the general grade settings]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXEefYe3qdk How to use the grade item settings and grade letters at admin level]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUslTuZPu6A Grade category settings]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB58W3KePBc How to set up the gradebook]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmkEGfvjj9U How to use outcomes in Moodle]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZcbN_7p2zI How to export grades from the gradebook]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6zWwJGb9TA How to use gradebook site settings and defaults]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUGyzAXcyA How to set up calculations in the gradebook (basic)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBEj8mmu8lM How to set up calculations in the gradebook (advanced)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPUEqdhI4A How to change the display of grades in the gradebook]

You can also find other tutorials on [http://www.moodletutorials.org moodletutorials.org].

== Reports ==
=== How do I create my own custom gradebook reports? ===
Here is a [[Development:Gradebook_Report_Tutorial|tutorial]] explaining all the main steps involved.

== Import/Export==

== Aggregation ==
=== I can't find where to change the aggregation type for my gradebook categories! ===
Each category has an aggregation type, which can be changed through that category's "edit" page. To access that page, you must use one of 2 ways:

1. In the grader report, turn "Editing" on, then click the little "hand" icon next to the category whose aggregation you want to change
2. In the "Edit categories and Items" page (accessible through the "choose an action" menu, top left), you see a tree view of the categories and items in your gradebook. The top category is the course category. Each category also has a "hand" icon, which leads to the category edit page

=== How can I grade some of my activities without the results affecting my students' course total? ===
#Create two [[Grade categories]], one for your "activities still being graded," and one for your "released" activities.
#Ensure that "Aggregate including subcategories" (an advanced option) is unchecked for your top level course grade category.
##Where is this? In gradebook (grader report), in the upper right corner, click the "Turn Editing On" button.
##Click the edit icon next to the "course category" (usually your course name, just above the quiz names and below all the clickable links that were revealed when you turned editing on)
##Then make sure you have the "Show Advanced" option turned on.
#Edit the "activities still being graded" category's "course total" item. (This is one of the categories you created above.)
##Where is this? Look for the edit icon under "category total" that is below this category's name
#Set the "grade type" to "none".
#Tick the "Hidden" checkbox.
#Save your changes.
#Move all your activities being graded in the "activities still being graded" category.
#Move all your activities already graded in the "released" category.

=== My student completed only one activity out of 5, but his course total shows 100%. How do I show a more "progressive" course total? ===
By default, only non-empty grades are aggregated, the others are ignored. However, you can change this setting as well as others that affect the course total, by turning "Editing" on in the grader report, and clicking the "Edit" icon next to the course category (the very top row of the grader report).

You can untick the box "Aggregate only non-empty grades" if you want to show a more "progressive" score for each student. Their empty grades will count as a 0 and will be counted in the course mean/total.

If you prefer to show a sum of points, rather than a percentage, you can change the course category's aggregation method to "Sum of grades".

=== How can I display the average grade for my course categories (not grade categories)? ===
In Moodle 1.9 there is no way to aggregate course totals within each category. The gradebook is course-centered, and there is currently no User Interface for showing grades within an entire course category at once.

== Categories ==
=== How many depths of categories/subcategories can I create? ===
There is no programmatic limit, but there are practical limits. Very deeply nested structures are difficult to manage. 3 levels of categories should be sufficient for most situations. Note that there is always at least one level of categories, since the Course category always encompasses all other categories and grade items, can cannot be deleted.

== Outcomes ==
=== I have just upgraded to Moodle 1.9, and I want to set up an outcome item for my course. What are the steps required? ===
#[[General_grade_settings#Enable_outcomes|Administration > Grades > General settings > Enable outcomes]]
#[[Scales#Creating_a_new_scale|Create a scale]]
#Create a course outcome (read the [[Outcomes| outcomes documentation]] for instructions). Assign to it the scale you just created.
#Assign the outcome to your course
#Enter the "Grades" section of your course, from the course administration block
#In the Actions menu (top left), select Edit -> Categories and Items
#Click "Add outcome item"
#Follow the instructions of the [[Outcome items|outcome items documentation]] to create the outcome item

You can now give your students a rating on the outcome dimension you just created. If you created a standard outcome, you will be able to use it in other courses and follow your students' performance across these courses.

== Modules ==
=== The activity module (Module name) doesn't support grading. How can I give my students a grade anyway? ===
You can create a [[Grade_items#Manual_grade_items|grade item]] manually in the gradebook. You will have to grade your students through the [[Grader report]] interface (in editing mode).

=== I just graded some of my students using the (Module name) interface, but the results aren't showing up in the grader report. What's going on? ===
Here are some of the possible reasons:

#The corresponding [[Grade items|grade item]] is [[Grade_locking#In_grade_items|locked]], or its parent [[Grade categories|category]] is [[Grade_locking#In_grade_categories|locked]].
#The module code is not using the [[Development:Grades#API_for_communication_with_modules.2Fblocks|gradebook API]] correctly

== Differences between 1.8 and 1.9 ==

=== What improvements in the gradebook justify upgrading from 1.8 to 1.9? ===
*Faster execution, more noticeable with large sites
*More scalable
*More control over the display of grades, to teachers and students
*More [[Category aggregation|aggregation options]]
*A simple, [[Development:Grades#API_for_communication_with_modules.2Fblocks|public API]] that can be used by any module to support grading
*Possibility to write [[Development:Gradebook_Report_Tutorial|custom grade reports]]
*A [[Development:Grades#History_tables|"Grade change history" record]]

=== Is the gradebook in 1.9 faster than in 1.8? ===
According to [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=91034&parent=410224 one early report], yes. There are other more thorough benchmark tests being conducted, and we will publish the results here when they are made public.

[[Category:FAQ]]

[[fr:FAQ des notes]]

Groups FAQ

2008-04-22T01:34:27Z

Dulcimer: /* How can I import a list of students into a group? */

==General==
===What is the 'groups mode' setting?===

There are three different groups modes – No groups, Separate Groups, Visible Groups. In ‘Separate groups’ mode, each group can only see their own group – other groups are invisible. In ‘Visible groups’ mode, each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups.

===What is the 'force' setting?===

If force is set to yes, then all activities are group activities. This overrides any settings for individual activities. If force is set to no, then activities are only group activities if they have been set to group mode. In this case, each activity requires to be set to group mode individually.

===How do I assign a teacher to a group? Can a teacher be in more than one group?===

You can assign a teacher to a group in exactly the same way that you assign a student to a group. In 1.5, a teacher cannot be in more than one group. This has changed in 1.6.

===How do I restrict a teacher to view only information about the groups that they are in?===

In Moodle 1.6, for Separate Groups mode, teachers can see all groups, whilst non-editing teachers can only see the groups of which they are a member.

In Moodle 1.7 onwards, for Separate Groups mode, the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/site:accessallgroups|moodle/site:accessallgroups]] may be used to restrict access to all groups in a particular context.

===What determines whether students can see a teacher's profile?===

A student can see the profile of all teachers that are members of their group or that have edit rights.

===I have two groups that meet on different days. Can I set up activities for different times for the two groups?===

Not currently. You can create a separate course for each class using backup and restore, though you do then have to update both courses.

===Can I use the same groups for more than one course?===

Not currently. There are two possible workarounds for this. The first is to give the students group enrolment keys, so they enrol themselves into the right group for each course. The other alternative is to create a master course with all the students enrolled and in the correct groups, and then to make each of the courses a metacourse based on that master course (although the metacourse documentation claims that metacourses do not preserve groups, this seems to have been used by some people). See the documentation on [[Metacourses]].

===Can a student be a member of more than one group? Is it possible to have students not in any group?===

In 1.5, a student cannot be a member of more than one group. This has changed in 1.6 - a student can be in more than one group. A student does not need to be in a group.

===If I have several groups, can I make a specific activity visible to just one of those groups?===
{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can organise groups into [[Groupings|groupings]], then assign an activity (or resource) to a particular grouping.

In any version of Moodle you can make a forum post visible to just one group.

===Can I have one set of groups for Activity A and another set of groups for Activity B?===

{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9 onwards, you can create two different [[Groupings|groupings]] (a grouping is a set of groups), and assign different groupings to the two activities.

===Is it possible to view all the groups in a course as a list to print out?===

Not currently.

===When I try to add a student, they are always added to the first group, whichever group I select?===

Make sure that the students name does not include any punctuation. There is also a workaround – give each group a temporary name at the start of the alphabet, put your students in the group and then rename the group.

===How can I delete a group in Moodle 1.9?===

{{Moodle 1.9}}In Moodle 1.9, follow these steps.

After clicking, "Groups" in the Administration block,

# Select the group that you want to delete.
# Click "Show members for group." (Then the "Delete selected group" button will become active.)
# Now you can click the "Delete selected group" button

===How can I import a list of students into a group?===

Please check [[Upload users]].

===How can I sort students automatically into groups during enrolment?===

You can make use of enrolment keys. Set an enrolment key on the course settings page (to enforce the enrolment key dialog form when students enrol). That key is only for students who should not be in a group. On the screen for administering groups, you create your groups and by editing the settings of each group, you can add a different enrolment key for each group. When a student enrols, using an enrolment key that is connected to a certain group, the student will automatically be part of that group.

===How can I change the sort order of the participants?===

The admin can change the "fullnamedisplay" which will affect the sort order of participants.

Have your admin go to:

Administration >> Configuration >> Variables

Then under "User," see "fullnamedisplay."

(Tested using Moodle 1.6.3.)

===What are groupings?===
{{Moodle 1.9}}Groupings, in Moodle 1.9 onwards, are collections of groups. Groups normally exist within a grouping, but it is possible to create a group which doesn't belong to any grouping.

===What is an orphan group?===

An orphan group (in Moodle 1.9 onwards) is simply a group that doesn't belong to any grouping.

===Is it possible to create site-wide groups?===

Site-wide groups are not yet available in Moodle. The Using Moodle forum discussion [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=43755 Site Wide Groups] contains possible work-arounds.

==Activity modules and groups==

Different activity modules vary as to how they treat groups – some have better support for groups than others! In general if you have questions about how an activity supports groups, you’re advised to post in the forum for the activity module, and not the groups forum.

===What happens if I switch an activity from being in non-groups mode to being in groups mode?===

This depends on the activity module in question.

For forums, posts made before the forum is put into groups mode are visible to all students after you have put the forum into group mode. However students cannot reply to these posts if they have no group (i.e. blank).

===What happens if I change the groups for an activity in groups mode e.g. if I move a student from one group to another?===

Again this depends on the activity module. You may find that grades or activity logs are lost, so check for the specific activity module first.

===How do I post a message in a forum that only one group can see?===

Before you click 'Add a new topic', you need to choose the group from the Separate groups drop-down menu at the top left.

===As a teacher I want to put the same post in each group's forum with students able to reply to that post. How can I do this?===

You need to post the same message into the forum for each group. There is currently no way to do this in one go if you want students to be able to reply to your post. If you don't mind students not being able to reply, then you can of course just post the message to all participants.

[[Category:Groups]]
[[Category:FAQ]]

[[fr:FAQ des groupes]]
[[ru:FAQ по группам]]

admin/block

2008-03-29T00:20:41Z

Dulcimer: /* Global Search */

==Global Search==
* How to: Enable Global Search on Moodle
** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMyXdvBRuho
** From: kxhoopshooter (Added: December 17, 2007)

admin/block

2008-03-29T00:18:17Z

Dulcimer:

==Global Search==
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMyXdvBRuho (Added: December 17, 2007)

Quiz FAQ

2007-05-01T17:56:10Z

Dulcimer: /* How can I disable the "Submit page" button on quizzes? */

{{Quizzes}}

==What happens if students submit answers after the quiz closing date?==

It is possible for students to still submit answers after the quiz has closed (for example if they started the attempt before the closing date but then took a long time before submitting). These responses are stored by the quiz module, but the students are not given any credit for them. The teacher can see these answers when reviewing the student's attempts and can give the student credit for them by hand. Also the teacher could change the closing date after the fact and regrade the attempts. The students answers would then get graded.

==Why am I no longer allowed to add or remove questions?==

Most likely it is because you have students that have already attempted the quiz. You will need to delete all of the attempts by selecting them and choosing to delete them if you need to add/remove questions from a quiz.

==Why can't I set a longer quiz time limit?==
The maximum quiz time limit seems to be 10 minutes less than the session timeout set for Moodle.
(In 1.6 quiz time limit will not be limited by session timeout).
If you want longer quiz time limits in 1.5, you would need to log in as administrator, and click "Configuration" under the administration section on the main page, then click "Variables", and find "Session Timeout", and set it to something longer.

Session timeout is the length of time the site will allow a user to be inactive (not loading pages) before they are automatically logged out (and presumably lose some session data if they were still working - albeit slowly). There isn't really any serious problem setting this to 2 or even 3 hours - as long as the student isn't silly enough to leave a shared computer with their login active on the server.
Long story short - logout when done.

==How can I turn off glossary auto-linking in a quiz? ==

*There is an html code <nolink> question goes here </nolink> which can prevent links, including glossary from being shown.
*Under site administration, filters, there is a switch which can hide glossary. Turning this off when a quiz is open is one option. There are several hacks which may turn off glossary during a quiz.
*For those who want to be brave and turn off glossary for all quizzes on the site or in other areas, this [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=13652#66312 forum thread] should be useful. Paul Evans on 11 October 2004, 06:41 PM suggested this hack be added to the moodle/mod/glossary/filter.php file. Insert in the line right after 'global $CFG' the following lines.
// suggested by Paul Evans 11 October 2004 in the Glossary Module forum
// Nolink for quizzes (or any other word in the path you like)
// $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] looks like e.g. : /mysite/mod/quiz/view.php?id=21
if (strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], "/quiz/")) {
return $text;
}
This works in 1.6 and turns off glossary for all quizzes on the site. New users please note that the filter.php file can be opened by a simple text editor. Do a copy on everything in the shaded box above and paste it right after the line which has global$CFG which is near the top of the file.

==How can I remove a problem question after the quiz has been taken?==

Set the score for that question to 0.

==Can I have a quiz that is not graded?==

This is not a common requirement, so it may not work perfectly, but you can get close:

# On the quiz editing page, set the score for each question, and the total score for the quiz to 0.
# On the quiz settings page, there is a grid of check-boxes. Turn off all the ones in the score column.

== How can I disable the "Submit page" button on quizzes? ==
I'd like to only have the "save without submit" and the "submit and finish" buttons.
According to one part of this wiki (https://docs.moodle.org//en/mod/quiz/attempt), it's optional, but I can't find a place to un-choose the option.
* '''Submit page''' (optional)

[[Category:Quiz]]
[[Category:FAQ]]

Quiz FAQ

2007-05-01T17:53:20Z

Dulcimer: /* Can I have a quiz that is not graded? */

{{Quizzes}}

==What happens if students submit answers after the quiz closing date?==

It is possible for students to still submit answers after the quiz has closed (for example if they started the attempt before the closing date but then took a long time before submitting). These responses are stored by the quiz module, but the students are not given any credit for them. The teacher can see these answers when reviewing the student's attempts and can give the student credit for them by hand. Also the teacher could change the closing date after the fact and regrade the attempts. The students answers would then get graded.

==Why am I no longer allowed to add or remove questions?==

Most likely it is because you have students that have already attempted the quiz. You will need to delete all of the attempts by selecting them and choosing to delete them if you need to add/remove questions from a quiz.

==Why can't I set a longer quiz time limit?==
The maximum quiz time limit seems to be 10 minutes less than the session timeout set for Moodle.
(In 1.6 quiz time limit will not be limited by session timeout).
If you want longer quiz time limits in 1.5, you would need to log in as administrator, and click "Configuration" under the administration section on the main page, then click "Variables", and find "Session Timeout", and set it to something longer.

Session timeout is the length of time the site will allow a user to be inactive (not loading pages) before they are automatically logged out (and presumably lose some session data if they were still working - albeit slowly). There isn't really any serious problem setting this to 2 or even 3 hours - as long as the student isn't silly enough to leave a shared computer with their login active on the server.
Long story short - logout when done.

==How can I turn off glossary auto-linking in a quiz? ==

*There is an html code <nolink> question goes here </nolink> which can prevent links, including glossary from being shown.
*Under site administration, filters, there is a switch which can hide glossary. Turning this off when a quiz is open is one option. There are several hacks which may turn off glossary during a quiz.
*For those who want to be brave and turn off glossary for all quizzes on the site or in other areas, this [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=13652#66312 forum thread] should be useful. Paul Evans on 11 October 2004, 06:41 PM suggested this hack be added to the moodle/mod/glossary/filter.php file. Insert in the line right after 'global $CFG' the following lines.
// suggested by Paul Evans 11 October 2004 in the Glossary Module forum
// Nolink for quizzes (or any other word in the path you like)
// $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] looks like e.g. : /mysite/mod/quiz/view.php?id=21
if (strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], "/quiz/")) {
return $text;
}
This works in 1.6 and turns off glossary for all quizzes on the site. New users please note that the filter.php file can be opened by a simple text editor. Do a copy on everything in the shaded box above and paste it right after the line which has global$CFG which is near the top of the file.

==How can I remove a problem question after the quiz has been taken?==

Set the score for that question to 0.

==Can I have a quiz that is not graded?==

This is not a common requirement, so it may not work perfectly, but you can get close:

# On the quiz editing page, set the score for each question, and the total score for the quiz to 0.
# On the quiz settings page, there is a grid of check-boxes. Turn off all the ones in the score column.

== How can I disable the "Submit page" button on quizzes? ==
I'd like to only have the "save without submit" and the "submit and finish" buttons.
According to one part of this wiki, it's optional, but I can't find a place to un-choose the option.
* '''Submit page''' (optional)

[[Category:Quiz]]
[[Category:FAQ]]

Quiz FAQ

2007-05-01T17:53:02Z

Dulcimer: /* Can I have a quiz that is not graded? */

{{Quizzes}}

==What happens if students submit answers after the quiz closing date?==

It is possible for students to still submit answers after the quiz has closed (for example if they started the attempt before the closing date but then took a long time before submitting). These responses are stored by the quiz module, but the students are not given any credit for them. The teacher can see these answers when reviewing the student's attempts and can give the student credit for them by hand. Also the teacher could change the closing date after the fact and regrade the attempts. The students answers would then get graded.

==Why am I no longer allowed to add or remove questions?==

Most likely it is because you have students that have already attempted the quiz. You will need to delete all of the attempts by selecting them and choosing to delete them if you need to add/remove questions from a quiz.

==Why can't I set a longer quiz time limit?==
The maximum quiz time limit seems to be 10 minutes less than the session timeout set for Moodle.
(In 1.6 quiz time limit will not be limited by session timeout).
If you want longer quiz time limits in 1.5, you would need to log in as administrator, and click "Configuration" under the administration section on the main page, then click "Variables", and find "Session Timeout", and set it to something longer.

Session timeout is the length of time the site will allow a user to be inactive (not loading pages) before they are automatically logged out (and presumably lose some session data if they were still working - albeit slowly). There isn't really any serious problem setting this to 2 or even 3 hours - as long as the student isn't silly enough to leave a shared computer with their login active on the server.
Long story short - logout when done.

==How can I turn off glossary auto-linking in a quiz? ==

*There is an html code <nolink> question goes here </nolink> which can prevent links, including glossary from being shown.
*Under site administration, filters, there is a switch which can hide glossary. Turning this off when a quiz is open is one option. There are several hacks which may turn off glossary during a quiz.
*For those who want to be brave and turn off glossary for all quizzes on the site or in other areas, this [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=13652#66312 forum thread] should be useful. Paul Evans on 11 October 2004, 06:41 PM suggested this hack be added to the moodle/mod/glossary/filter.php file. Insert in the line right after 'global $CFG' the following lines.
// suggested by Paul Evans 11 October 2004 in the Glossary Module forum
// Nolink for quizzes (or any other word in the path you like)
// $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] looks like e.g. : /mysite/mod/quiz/view.php?id=21
if (strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], "/quiz/")) {
return $text;
}
This works in 1.6 and turns off glossary for all quizzes on the site. New users please note that the filter.php file can be opened by a simple text editor. Do a copy on everything in the shaded box above and paste it right after the line which has global$CFG which is near the top of the file.

==How can I remove a problem question after the quiz has been taken?==

Set the score for that question to 0.

==Can I have a quiz that is not graded?==

This is not a common requirement, so it may not work perfectly, but you can get close:

# On the quiz editing page, set the score for each question, and the total score for the quiz to 0.
# On the quiz settings page, there is a grid of check-boxes. Turn off all the ones in the score column.

== How can I disable the "Submit page" button on quizzes?
I'd like to only have the "save without submit" and the "submit and finish" buttons.
According to one part of this wiki, it's optional, but I can't find a place to un-choose the option.
* '''Submit page''' (optional)

[[Category:Quiz]]
[[Category:FAQ]]

Quiz preview

2007-05-01T17:50:36Z

Dulcimer: /* Questions That Need to Be Answered */

{{Quizzes}}

==For Students==

Any volunteers for writing a help text here that could later become part of the standard Moodle documentation and be made accessible to students via a question mark icon on their attempt page?

==For Teachers==
This section needs serious editing.

=== Quiz preview ===
This will show you the quiz the way the student will see it. The only difference is that you will see a little link below each question number that you can click to be taken directly to the question editing page for that question. This makes it convenient for you to correct mistakes in questions straight from the preview page.

The '''quiz preview''' enables you to try the quiz. In a preview it will say 'Preview check'. Attempting a quiz, it will say which attempt at the test it is. Also, all the questions will have a mark index, i.e. the number of points gained per the number of points that could be gained for doing a given question. You will find it under the question number. Also, each question is given a Submit button.

The quiz questions being answered, you will find three options to go for:

# '''Save without submitting''' - which, as its name says, saves the answers without submitting them
# '''Submit page''' (optional) - which submits only a given quiz page
# '''Submit all and finish''' - which saves the whole quiz

Previews are not shown in the quiz reports.

[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Quiz]]

Quiz preview

2007-05-01T17:49:53Z

Dulcimer: /* Quiz preview */

Groups

2007-04-18T18:21:02Z

Dulcimer: /* Screen shot */

{{Course admin}}
The '''Groups''' feature allows a teacher to assign teachers and students to a group within a course. Participants in a course can belong to more than one group (Moodle 1.6 onwards). Specific activities can be given to specific groups by the teacher.

==Groups pre-1.8==
The Groups edit page has three columns:

* ''People in the course'' - both assigned and unassigned participants.

* ''Groups'' - A list of groups available for this course.

* ''Members of selected group'' - When you select a group this column will display the members of that group

Underneath each column are the options for that column.

[[Image:000.jpg|frame|left|groups administration page]]
 

To create new groups, type the group name in the text box and click the adjacent ''Add new group'' button. You can add a description to this group using the ''Edit group settings'' button.

To add a participant(s) to a group you need to select their name in the first column (use shift or ctrl for multiple selections), select the group you wish to add them to from the centre column, and then click the ''Add selected to group ->'' button.

To remove participants from a group, select the appropriate group to view members, select the participants to remove and click the ''Remove selected members'' button.

==Group modes==

The group mode can be defined at two levels:

* Course level - the group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course. This is determined in the course [[Settings|settings]]

* Activity level - each activity that supports groups can also have its own group mode defined. If the course setting "Force group mode" is set to "Yes" then the option to define the group mode for individual activities is not available i.e. there is no Groups icon [[Image:Groupn.gif]] next to activities on the course page.

There are three group modes:

;No groups
:There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community.

;Separate groups
:Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible.

;Visible groups
:Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups.

==Groups in Moodle 1.8 onwards==
{{Moodle 1.8}}
In Moodle 1.8, the concept of Groupings is introduced: a way of organizing various groups in a hierarchical structure. While this approach may prove to be more powerful, using groups is no longer as intuitive. For example, a teacher teaches four sections of the same class. The teacher could have 4 groupings (i.e. one for each section). Within those sections the teacher could assign various students to various groups within the groupings.

=== How to add students to groups in Moodle 1.8 ===
To add students to a group, the teacher must follow these steps.
# [[Create grouping|Create a grouping]]
## Click the "Create grouping" button.
## Enter the "Grouping name" and optionally a description.
## Click the "Create grouping" button.
# [[Create group|Create a group]] in the grouping
## Select the title in "Groupings" that you just created.
## Click the "Create group in grouping" button.
## Enter the "Group name" and optionally a description.
## Optionally, enter an Enrollment key. (If you define a '''group enrolment key''' then not only will entering that key let the user into the course, but it will also automatically make them a member of this group.)
## Click the "Create group" button.
# [[Assign users to group|Assign users to the group]].
## Select the title in "Groups in: Groupings" that you just created
## Click the "Add/remove users" button.
## In the "Potential members" list, select the students you want to add to the group.
## Click the arrow button that points towards the "Existing members" list.
## That's all
### Click the "Back to groups" button to return for more editing.
### Click the "Participants" link to see the participants list and the pull-down menu to see "Separate groups."

=== Screen shot (Beta Version?)===
It looks slightly different now.

[[Image:Groups_screenshot_18.jpg|frame|left|groups administration page]]
 

When the user clicks on the Add/Remove users button, they are brought to the [[Assign users to group]] page with a list of the potential users that can be added to the group. The user then has the option of hitting the return button to go back and view the groupings, groups in groupings and the members of the groups.

===Orphan groups===
Groups can be created outside of groupings. A pseudo-grouping is provided as "Not in a grouping", and contains all groups that do not belong to any grouping (i.e. orphan groups). This functionality is there to handle imports of groups from previous versions or other sources. It is advised that all groups created using this interface are created within groupings.

==See also==

*[[Groups FAQ]]
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=1490 Using Moodle: Groups] forum

[[Category:Groups]]

[[fr:Groupes]]
[[ja:グループ]]

Groups

2007-04-18T18:06:26Z

Dulcimer: /* How to add students to groups in Moodle 1.8 */

{{Course admin}}
The '''Groups''' feature allows a teacher to assign teachers and students to a group within a course. Participants in a course can belong to more than one group (Moodle 1.6 onwards). Specific activities can be given to specific groups by the teacher.

==Groups pre-1.8==
The Groups edit page has three columns:

* ''People in the course'' - both assigned and unassigned participants.

* ''Groups'' - A list of groups available for this course.

* ''Members of selected group'' - When you select a group this column will display the members of that group

Underneath each column are the options for that column.

[[Image:000.jpg|frame|left|groups administration page]]
 

To create new groups, type the group name in the text box and click the adjacent ''Add new group'' button. You can add a description to this group using the ''Edit group settings'' button.

To add a participant(s) to a group you need to select their name in the first column (use shift or ctrl for multiple selections), select the group you wish to add them to from the centre column, and then click the ''Add selected to group ->'' button.

To remove participants from a group, select the appropriate group to view members, select the participants to remove and click the ''Remove selected members'' button.

==Group modes==

The group mode can be defined at two levels:

* Course level - the group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course. This is determined in the course [[Settings|settings]]

* Activity level - each activity that supports groups can also have its own group mode defined. If the course setting "Force group mode" is set to "Yes" then the option to define the group mode for individual activities is not available i.e. there is no Groups icon [[Image:Groupn.gif]] next to activities on the course page.

There are three group modes:

;No groups
:There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community.

;Separate groups
:Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible.

;Visible groups
:Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups.

==Groups in Moodle 1.8 onwards==
{{Moodle 1.8}}
In Moodle 1.8, the concept of Groupings is introduced: a way of organizing various groups in a hierarchical structure. While this approach may prove to be more powerful, using groups is no longer as intuitive. For example, a teacher teaches four sections of the same class. The teacher could have 4 groupings (i.e. one for each section). Within those sections the teacher could assign various students to various groups within the groupings.

=== How to add students to groups in Moodle 1.8 ===
To add students to a group, the teacher must follow these steps.
# [[Create grouping|Create a grouping]]
## Click the "Create grouping" button.
## Enter the "Grouping name" and optionally a description.
## Click the "Create grouping" button.
# [[Create group|Create a group]] in the grouping
## Select the title in "Groupings" that you just created.
## Click the "Create group in grouping" button.
## Enter the "Group name" and optionally a description.
## Optionally, enter an Enrollment key. (If you define a '''group enrolment key''' then not only will entering that key let the user into the course, but it will also automatically make them a member of this group.)
## Click the "Create group" button.
# [[Assign users to group|Assign users to the group]].
## Select the title in "Groups in: Groupings" that you just created
## Click the "Add/remove users" button.
## In the "Potential members" list, select the students you want to add to the group.
## Click the arrow button that points towards the "Existing members" list.
## That's all
### Click the "Back to groups" button to return for more editing.
### Click the "Participants" link to see the participants list and the pull-down menu to see "Separate groups."

=== Screen shot ===
[[Image:Groups_screenshot_18.jpg|frame|left|groups administration page]]
 

When the user clicks on the Add/Remove users button, they are brought to the [[Assign users to group]] page with a list of the potential users that can be added to the group. The user then has the option of hitting the return button to go back and view the groupings, groups in groupings and the members of the groups.

===Orphan groups===
Groups can be created outside of groupings. A pseudo-grouping is provided as "Not in a grouping", and contains all groups that do not belong to any grouping (i.e. orphan groups). This functionality is there to handle imports of groups from previous versions or other sources. It is advised that all groups created using this interface are created within groupings.

==See also==

*[[Groups FAQ]]
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=1490 Using Moodle: Groups] forum

[[Category:Groups]]

[[fr:Groupes]]
[[ja:グループ]]

Groups

2007-04-18T18:00:17Z

Dulcimer: /* Groups in Moodle 1.8 onwards */

{{Course admin}}
The '''Groups''' feature allows a teacher to assign teachers and students to a group within a course. Participants in a course can belong to more than one group (Moodle 1.6 onwards). Specific activities can be given to specific groups by the teacher.

==Groups pre-1.8==
The Groups edit page has three columns:

* ''People in the course'' - both assigned and unassigned participants.

* ''Groups'' - A list of groups available for this course.

* ''Members of selected group'' - When you select a group this column will display the members of that group

Underneath each column are the options for that column.

[[Image:000.jpg|frame|left|groups administration page]]
 

To create new groups, type the group name in the text box and click the adjacent ''Add new group'' button. You can add a description to this group using the ''Edit group settings'' button.

To add a participant(s) to a group you need to select their name in the first column (use shift or ctrl for multiple selections), select the group you wish to add them to from the centre column, and then click the ''Add selected to group ->'' button.

To remove participants from a group, select the appropriate group to view members, select the participants to remove and click the ''Remove selected members'' button.

==Group modes==

The group mode can be defined at two levels:

* Course level - the group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course. This is determined in the course [[Settings|settings]]

* Activity level - each activity that supports groups can also have its own group mode defined. If the course setting "Force group mode" is set to "Yes" then the option to define the group mode for individual activities is not available i.e. there is no Groups icon [[Image:Groupn.gif]] next to activities on the course page.

There are three group modes:

;No groups
:There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community.

;Separate groups
:Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible.

;Visible groups
:Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups.

==Groups in Moodle 1.8 onwards==
{{Moodle 1.8}}
In Moodle 1.8, the concept of Groupings is introduced: a way of organizing various groups in a hierarchical structure. While this approach may prove to be more powerful, using groups is no longer as intuitive. For example, a teacher teaches four sections of the same class. The teacher could have 4 groupings (i.e. one for each section). Within those sections the teacher could assign various students to various groups within the groupings.

=== How to add students to groups in Moodle 1.8 ===
To add students to a group, the teacher must follow these steps.
# [[Create grouping|Create a grouping]]
## Click the "Create grouping" button.
## Enter the "Grouping name" and optionally a description.
## Click the "Create grouping" button.
# [[Create group|Create a group]] in the grouping
## Select the title in "Groupings" that you just created.
## Click the "Create group in grouping" button.
## Enter the "Group name" and optionally a description.
## Optionally, enter an Enrollment key. (If you define a '''group enrolment key''' then not only will entering that key let the user into the course, but it will also automatically make them a member of this group.)
## Click the "Create group" button.
# [[Assign users to group|Assign users to the group]].
## Select the title in "Groups in: Groupings" that you just created
## Click the "Add/remove users" button.
## In the "Potential members" list, select the students you want to add to the group.
## Click the arrow button that points towards the "Existing members" list.
## That's all
### Click the "Back to groups" button to return for more editing.
### Click the "Participants" link to see the participants list and the pull-down menu to see "Separate groups."

[[Image:Groups_screenshot_18.jpg|frame|left|groups administration page]]
 

When the user clicks on the Add/Remove users button, they are brought to the [[Assign users to group]] page with a list of the potential users that can be added to the group. The user then has the option of hitting the return button to go back and view the groupings, groups in groupings and the members of the groups.

===Orphan groups===
Groups can be created outside of groupings. A pseudo-grouping is provided as "Not in a grouping", and contains all groups that do not belong to any grouping (i.e. orphan groups). This functionality is there to handle imports of groups from previous versions or other sources. It is advised that all groups created using this interface are created within groupings.

==See also==

*[[Groups FAQ]]
*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=1490 Using Moodle: Groups] forum

[[Category:Groups]]

[[fr:Groupes]]
[[ja:グループ]]

Category:Capabilities

2007-04-18T01:42:32Z

Dulcimer: /* How to set these capabilities */

== How to set these capabilities ==
* These can be changed by following this route in the Administration Block.
** Administration >> Users >> Permissions >> Define Roles

== An index of capabilities documentation pages.==

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Roles]]

[[fr:Catégorie:Capacités]]

Category:Capabilities

2007-04-18T01:41:59Z

Dulcimer: /* How to Set These Capabilities */

== How to set these capabilities ==
* These can be changed by following the this route in the Administration Block.
** Administration >> Users >> Permissions >> Define Roles

== An index of capabilities documentation pages.==

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Roles]]

[[fr:Catégorie:Capacités]]

Category:Capabilities

2007-04-18T01:40:07Z

Dulcimer:

== How to Set These Capabilities ==
* These can be changed by following the following route in the Administration Block.
** Administration >> Users >> Permissions >> Define Roles

== An index of capabilities documentation pages.==

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Roles]]

[[fr:Catégorie:Capacités]]

Capabilities/moodle/course:viewhiddencourses

2007-04-18T01:26:39Z

Dulcimer: /* How to change this setting so teachers can see courses that they themselves have hidden. */

*This allows a user to view hidden courses

== How to change this setting so teachers can see courses that they themselves have hidden. ==
Written April 18, 2007, based on Moodle 1.8
# Go to admin/roles/manage.php?action=edit&roleid=3 (Or you can navigate there by using this route: Administration >> Users >> Permissions >> Define Roles (then click "Teacher")
# Do a "find" in your browser for "course:viewhiddencourses" or browse down to the "Courses" settings.
# Click the 2nd radio button ("Allow")
# Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Save changes."

=== This apparently won't work, if the follwoing is true. ===
* If the admin has hidden previously taught courses by putting them in a hidden category, then teachers will still not be able to view their own hidden courses.

== Related Links ==
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9412?page=all
** Teachers are able to change a setting that makes it so they can't access their own course.
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7939?page=all
** Courses hidden to students does not allow editing teacher to see and edit it
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=941&page=0
** discussing roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/search.php?search=viewhiddencourses&id=5
** All discussions related to viewhiddencourses
* https://docs.moodle.org/en/Roles_and_capabilities

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Capabilities|Course]]

Capabilities/moodle/course:viewhiddencourses

2007-04-18T01:10:39Z

Dulcimer: /* How to change this setting so teachers can see courses that they themselves have hidden. */

*This allows a user to view hidden courses

== How to change this setting so teachers can see courses that they themselves have hidden. ==
Written April 18, 2007, based on Moodle 1.8
# Go to admin/roles/manage.php?action=edit&roleid=3 (Or you can navigate there by using this route: Administration >> Users >> Permissions >> Define Roles (then click "Teacher")
# Do a "find" in your browser for "course:viewhiddencourses" or browse down to the "Courses" settings.
# Click the 2nd radio button ("Allow")
# Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Save changes."

== Related Links ==
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9412?page=all
** Teachers are able to change a setting that makes it so they can't access their own course.
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7939?page=all
** Courses hidden to students does not allow editing teacher to see and edit it
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=941&page=0
** discussing roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/search.php?search=viewhiddencourses&id=5
** All discussions related to viewhiddencourses
* https://docs.moodle.org/en/Roles_and_capabilities

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Capabilities|Course]]

Capabilities/moodle/course:viewhiddencourses

2007-04-18T01:07:58Z

Dulcimer:

*This allows a user to view hidden courses

== How to change this setting so teachers can see courses that they themselves have hidden. ==
Written April 18, 2007, based on Moodle 1.8
# Go to admin/roles/manage.php?action=edit&roleid=3
* Just paste the above after the URL to your Moodle.
* Or you can navigate to here using this route:
** Administration >> Users >> Permissions >> Define Roles (then click "Teacher")
# Do a "find" in your browser for "course:viewhiddencourses" or browse down to the "Courses" settings.
# Click the 2nd radio button ("Allow")
# Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Save changes."

== Related Links ==
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9412?page=all
** Teachers are able to change a setting that makes it so they can't access their own course.
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7939?page=all
** Courses hidden to students does not allow editing teacher to see and edit it
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=941&page=0
** discussing roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/search.php?search=viewhiddencourses&id=5
** All discussions related to viewhiddencourses
* https://docs.moodle.org/en/Roles_and_capabilities

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Capabilities|Course]]

Capabilities/moodle/course:viewhiddencourses

2007-04-18T00:56:50Z

Dulcimer:

*This allows a user to view hidden courses

== Related Links ==
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9412?page=all
** Teachers are able to change a setting that makes it so they can't access their own course.
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7939?page=all
** Courses hidden to students does not allow editing teacher to see and edit it
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=941&page=0
** discussing roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/search.php?search=viewhiddencourses&id=5
** All discussions related to viewhiddencourses
* https://docs.moodle.org/en/Roles_and_capabilities

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Capabilities|Course]]

Capabilities/moodle/course:viewhiddencourses

2007-04-18T00:47:09Z

Dulcimer: /* Related Links */

*This allows a user to view hidden courses

== Related Links ==
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9412?page=all
** Teachers are able to change a setting that makes it so they can't access their own course.
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7939?page=all
** Courses hidden to students does not allow editing teacher to see and edit it
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=941&page=0
** discussing roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards
* https://docs.moodle.org/en/Roles_and_capabilities

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Capabilities|Course]]

Capabilities/moodle/course:viewhiddencourses

2007-04-18T00:45:32Z

Dulcimer:

*This allows a user to view hidden courses

== Related Links ==
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-9412?page=all
* http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-7939?page=all
* http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=941&page=0
** discussing roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards
* https://docs.moodle.org/en/Roles_and_capabilities

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Capabilities|Course]]

Course settings

2007-04-02T23:55:12Z

Dulcimer: /* Format */

{{Help files}}
{{Course admin}}

Course settings control how the things appear to the participants in a course. It is the first page viewed after creating a course. It can be edited throught the '''settings''' link in the [[Administration block]] menu. This page has links to other pages that may describe a setting in more detail. Different versions of Moodle may not have all the settings listed below.

==Category==
A Moodle administrator or course creator may have set up several course categories.

For example, "Science", "Humanities", "Public Health" etc

Choose the one most applicable for your course. This choice will affect where your course is displayed on the course listing and may make it easier for students to find your course.

==Full name==
The full name of the course is displayed at the top of the screen and in the course listings. More advanced users can use [[Page_content#Creative_examples|HTML code]] to add an image.

==Short name==
Many institutions have a shorthand way of referring to a course, such as BP102 or COMMS. Even you don't already have such a name for your course, make one up here. It will be used in several places where the long name isn't appropriate. The most common use is in the navigation bar that is at the top of most pages.

[[Image:Assignment nav trail.jpg|The underlined part is the course Short name.]]

The the above example has the short course name, "Features". The short name also appears in the subject line of email messages that are part of the course.

==ID number==
The ID number is an alpha numeric field. It has several potential uses. Generally it is not displayed to students. However, it can be used to match this course against an external system's ID, as your course catalog ID or can be used in the certificate module as a printed field.

==Summary==
The summary of the course is displayed in the course listings.

==Format==
A Moodle course may use one of the following three formats:

'''Weekly format'''

The course is organised week by week, with a clear start date and a finish date. Each week consists of activities. Some of them, like journals, may have "open windows" of, say, two weeks after which they become unavailable.

'''Topics format'''

Very similar to the weekly format, except that each "week" is called a topic. A "topic" is not restricted to any time limit. You don't need to specify any dates.

'''Social format'''

This format is oriented around one main forum, the Social forum, which appears listed on the main page. It is useful for situations that are more freeform. They may not even be courses. For example, it could be used as a departmental notice board.

In Moodle 1.6 this is increased by:

'''LAMS course format''' [[LAMS]]

'''SCORM format''' [[SCORM]]

'''Weekly format, CSS/no tables'''
* NOTE 1: Just an educated guess: This version of the weekly format uses the more modern web layout system CSS (cascading style sheets) to place things on the web page in a more flexible way than the old method with tables.
* NOTE 2 (Moodle 1.8 2007-Apr-4): Another contributor's note: Listing the page's HTML source code shows table tags, so this isn't the case.

'''non-standard formats'''

such as a patch to allow javascript-based [[layout course editing]]

==Course start date==
This is where you specify the starting time of the course (in your own timezone).

If you are using a 'weekly' course format, this will affect the display of the weeks. The first week will start on the date you set here.

This setting will not affect courses using the 'social' or 'topics' formats.

However, one place this setting will have an effect is the display of logs, which use this date as the earliest possible date you can display.

In general, if your course does have a real starting date then it makes sense to set this date to that, no matter what course formats you are using.

==Enrolment plugins==
{{Moodle 1.7}}

==Default role==
{{Moodle 1.7}}

==Course enrollable==
Yes, No or give start and end date range.

==Enrolment duration==
This setting specifies the number of days a student can be enrolled in this course (starting from the moment they enroll).

If this is set, then students are automatically unenrolled after the specified time has elapsed. This is most useful for rolling courses without a specific start or end time.

If you don't set this then the student will remain in this course until they are manually unenrolled or the clean-up function to remove defunct students takes effect.

If you have selected to manage this course as a meta course, your enrolment period will not be used.

==Expired enrolment notification==
Options to notify teacher, student and define threshold for notification.

==Number of weeks/topics==
This setting is only used by the 'weekly' and 'topics' course formats.

In the 'weekly' format, it specifies the number of weeks that the course will run for, starting from the course starting date.

In the 'topics' format, it specifies the number of topics in the course.

Both of these translate to the number of "boxes" down the middle of the course page.

==Group mode==
Here you can define the group mode at the course level. This will be the default group mode for all activities defined within that course. Learn more about [[Groups]]

Note that you don't '''need''' to change this setting to enable groups. The default setting of this and 'Force' enables each activity to have its group mode set individually.

===Force===
If the group mode is "forced" at a course-level, then this particular group mode will be applied to every activity in that course. Individual group settings in each activity are then ignored.

This is useful when, for example, one wants to set up a course for a number of completely separate cohorts.

==Availability==

This option allows you to "hide" your course completely. It will not appear on any course listings, except to teachers of the course and administrators. Even if students try to access the course URL directly, they will not be allowed to enter.

==Enrolment key==
A course enrolment key enables access to courses to be restricted to those who know the key.

If left blank, then anyone who has created a Moodle username on the site will be able to enrol in the course.

If a key is specified, then students who are trying to enter will be asked to supply the key. Once enrolled, Students are not required to enter an enrollment key to gain access.

The idea is that Teachers supply the key to authorised people using another means like private email, snail mail, on the phone or even verbally in a face to face class.

If this password "gets out" and you have unwanted people enrolling, you can unenrol them (see their user profile page) and change this key. Any legitimate students who have already enrolled will not be affected, but the unwanted people won't be able to get back in.

==Guest access==
You have the choice of allowing [[Guest access | "guests"]] into your course or not, and if they need an enrolment key or enter without one.

People can attempt to log in as guests using the "Login as a guest" button on the course login screen.

Guests ALWAYS have "read-only" access - meaning they can't leave any posts or otherwise mess up the course for real students. No use information is stored for a guest.

This can be handy when you want to let a colleague in to look around at your work, or to let students see a course before they have decided to enrol.

Note that you have a choice between two types of guest access: with the enrolment key or without. If you choose to allow guests who have the key, then the guest will need to provide the current enrolment key EVERY TIME they log in (unlike students who only need to do it once). This lets you restrict your guests. If you choose to allow guests without a key, then anyone can get straight into your course.

==Cost==
The course cost will be shown if you have selected another enrolment method except internal.

==Hidden sections==
This option allows you to decide how the hidden sections in your course are displayed to students. By default, a small area is shown (in collapsed form, usually gray) to indicate where the hidden section is, though they still can not actually see the hidden activities and texts. This is particularly useful in the Weekly format, so that non-class weeks are clear.

If you choose, these can be completely hidden, so that students don't even know sections of the course are hidden.

==News items to show==
A special forum called "News" appears in the "weekly" and "topics" course formats. It's a good place to post notices for all students to see. (By default, all students are subscribed to this forum, and will receive your notices by email.)

This setting determines how many recent items appear on your course home page, in a news box down the right-hand side.

If you set it to "0 news items" then the news box won't even appear.

==Show grades==
Many of the activities allow grades to be set. By default, the results of all grades within the course can be seen in the Grades page, available from the main course page.

If a teacher is not interested in using grades in a course, or just wants to hide grades from students, then they can disable the display of grades with this option. This does not prevent individual activities from using or setting grades, it just disables the results being displayed to students.

==Show activity reports==
Activity reports are available for each participant that show their activity in the current course. As well as listings of their contributions, these reports include detailed access logs.

Teachers always have access to these reports, using the button or tab visible on each persons's profile page.

Student access to their own reports is controlled by the teacher via this course setting. For some courses these reports can be a useful tool for a student to reflect on their involvement and appearance within the online environment, but for some courses this may not be necessary.

Another reason for turning it off is that the report can place a bit of load on the server while being generated. For large or long classes it may be more efficient to keep it off.

==Maximum upload size==
This setting defines the largest size of file that can be uploaded by students in this course, limited by the site wide setting created by the administrator.

[[Image:Changeupload.jpg]]

It is possible to further restrict this size through settings within each activity module.

==Your word for Teacher/Teachers/Student/Students==
You can change the words for teacher and student for a particular course.

==Force language==
If you force a language in a course, the interface of Moodle in this course will be in this particular language, even if a student has selected a different preferred language in his/her personal profile.

==Is this a meta course?==
A [[Metacourses|metacourse]] automatically enrols its participants from other courses. For example, for every course that is a "child" of the metacourse, all students in the child course are enroled in the metacourse.

[[Category:Teacher|Course/edit]]

[[ja:コース設定]]

Theme reference

2007-04-01T02:45:54Z

Dulcimer: /* Quizz Page */

This is a reference manual for the theme class and id values. It is based on Moodle 1.54. Please make a note for items that are 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, or 2.0 specific.

==Login Page==

*The main part of the page above the breadcrumb navigation.

div id = "page" - The background of the whole page. 
div id = "header" - The header section of the page. 
div class = "headermain" 
div class = "headermenu" 
div class = "logininfo" 

*The breadcrumb navigation.

table class = "navbar" - Box surrounding the naviational items. 
div class = "breadcrumb" - navigational breadcrumb text. 
div class = "navbutton" - drop down box for language selection. 
div class = "langmenu" - drop down box for language selection. 

*The actual content of the page

div id = "content" 
table class = "loginbox" 
div class = "header left" 
div class = "header right" 
td class = "content left" 
td class = "content right" 

<pre>
/* adds a background image to the content of the login box
on both the right and left side */
.loginbox .content {
border-color:#DDDDDD;
background-color: white;
background-image:url(gen_background2.jpg);
}

/* adds a background image to the header text
above the login box on both the right and left side */
#content .header {
border-color: #dddddd;
background-color:#FCFCFC;
background-image: url(cellpic3.gif);
color: #dddddd;
}
</pre>

Note: There is class called "content" and there is an id callsed "content". Make sure that you are referencing the correct one.

Note: "header" is a class name and an id name. Be careful.

==Main Page==

===Course view===

===Category view===

==Course Page==

===Topic view===

===Week view===

===Social view===

==Calendar Page==

==Blog Page==

==Assignments Page==

==Chat Page==

==Choice Page==

==Forum Page==

==Glossary Page==

==Hot Pot==

==Lesson Page==

==Quiz Page==

==Resouce Page==

==SCORM Page==

==Survey Page==

==Wiki Page==

==Workshop Page==

Development:Customisable user profiles

2007-03-31T04:25:26Z

Dulcimer: /* Signup page */

== Overview ==

The main goal is to allow administrators to add/edit user profile fields. These fields may also be categorised, ordered, locked, hidden.

== Database Changes ==

=== New tables ===

There are 3 new tables:
* '''user_info_field'''
* '''user_info_category'''
* '''user_info_data'''

=== Splitting the current user table ===
In version 1.9, the following fields will be moved from the '''user''' table and placed in a category named '''optional'''
*icq
*skype
*yahoo
*aim
*msn
*phone1
*phone2
*institution
*department
*address
*url

The remaining fields will remain hardcoded in the user profile form.

== Admin's Interface ==

=== Various field flags ===
*'''required''' - a required field. Fields marked as required will also be displayed in the signup form;
*'''locked''' - can the user edit this field?;
*'''visible''' - can the user see this field? Options are:
**'''Not visible''' - only a site administrator can see and edit this field
**'''Visible to user''' - information is private to the user
**'''Visible to everyone''' - information is available to anyone who can view user profiles

=== Adding/Editing fields ===

[[Image:siteadmin_customprofiles.jpg|Link to the custom profiles interface from the site administration block]]

==== Steps ====
* 1. Make a category
** For example: "Class Information"
** Then in the lower left-hand part of the page, you'll see "Create a new profile field:."
* 2. Choose: "Menu of choices"
** Example: Enter "p-teacher" then "Teacher" then a list of teachers who teach a given course.
** Example: Enter "p-major" then "Major" then a list of the majors offered at your school
* 3. Make another category, for example: "Personal Info"
* 4. Choose: "Text"
** Example: Enter "p-hobby" then "Hobbies"
** Example: Enter "p-birthday" then "Birthday"
* 5. Now go to your own profile and click the "edit profile" tab to see how it looks.

== User's Interface ==

=== User profile page ===

=== The signup page ===
The signup form will be changed to include all required custom profile fields.

=== The "public" user profile page ===
This doesn't reflect your additions, at least on the March 31, 2007 Version of Moodle 1.8

==See also==
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=55814 Should I hack the mdl_user table, or add my own?] forum discussion

[[Category:Developer|Customisable user profiles]]

Development:Customisable user profiles

2007-03-31T04:13:15Z

Dulcimer: /* Adding/Editing fields */

== Overview ==

The main goal is to allow administrators to add/edit user profile fields. These fields may also be categorised, ordered, locked, hidden.

== Database Changes ==

=== New tables ===

There are 3 new tables:
* '''user_info_field'''
* '''user_info_category'''
* '''user_info_data'''

=== Splitting the current user table ===
In version 1.9, the following fields will be moved from the '''user''' table and placed in a category named '''optional'''
*icq
*skype
*yahoo
*aim
*msn
*phone1
*phone2
*institution
*department
*address
*url

The remaining fields will remain hardcoded in the user profile form.

== Admin's Interface ==

=== Various field flags ===
*'''required''' - a required field. Fields marked as required will also be displayed in the signup form;
*'''locked''' - can the user edit this field?;
*'''visible''' - can the user see this field? Options are:
**'''Not visible''' - only a site administrator can see and edit this field
**'''Visible to user''' - information is private to the user
**'''Visible to everyone''' - information is available to anyone who can view user profiles

=== Adding/Editing fields ===

[[Image:siteadmin_customprofiles.jpg|Link to the custom profiles interface from the site administration block]]

==== Steps ====
* 1. Make a category
** For example: "Class Information"
** Then in the lower left-hand part of the page, you'll see "Create a new profile field:."
* 2. Choose: "Menu of choices"
** Example: Enter "p-teacher" then "Teacher" then a list of teachers who teach a given course.
** Example: Enter "p-major" then "Major" then a list of the majors offered at your school
* 3. Make another category, for example: "Personal Info"
* 4. Choose: "Text"
** Example: Enter "p-hobby" then "Hobbies"
** Example: Enter "p-birthday" then "Birthday"
* 5. Now go to your own profile and click the "edit profile" tab to see how it looks.

== User's Interface ==

=== User profile page ===

=== Signup page ===
The signup form will be changed to include all required custom profile fields.

==See also==
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=55814 Should I hack the mdl_user table, or add my own?] forum discussion

[[Category:Developer|Customisable user profiles]]

MP3 player

2007-03-29T23:11:55Z

Dulcimer: /* Questions (If you know the answer, please add it here.) */

The multimedia filter embeds MP3 files in a streaming player made with Flash. The big MP3 player is used when an MP3 file is added as a [[Resources|resource]] e.g. [http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2296 Moodle Features Demo: MP3 file]. The small player is used when an MP3 file is linked to from within a forum post or another resource or activity using the [[HTML editor]].

==MP3 player rates==

To ensure that MP3 files are played at the correct rate, sample rates of 11, 22 or 44 kHz should be used. Constant Bit Rate (CBR) files are also recommended over Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files.

==Flash security settings==

Security changes in Flash player 7 may result in the MP3 player not playing MP3 files hosted on a remote server. This issue may be resolved by writing a cross-domain policy for the remote server and/or each user changing their global security settings in the Flash player settings manager.

===Cross-domain policy===

To create a cross-domain policy, save the code below as ''crossdomain.xml'' and place the file at the root of the remote server.

<cross-domain-policy>
<allow-access-from domain="www.yourmoodlesite.org" />
</cross-domain-policy>

Please refer to [http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fplayer_security.html Macromedia - Developer Center: Security Changes in Macromedia Flash Player 7] for further details.

===Global security settings===

Please refer to [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html Macromedia - Flash Player Help: Global Privacy Settings Panel].

==MP3 player colours==

''theme/yourtheme/config.php'' contains options for changing the default colours (black, white and grey) of the MP3 player.

$THEME->resource_mp3player_colors =
'bgColour=000000&btnColour=ffffff&btnBorderColour=cccccc&iconColour=000000&'.
'iconOverColour=00cc00&trackColour=cccccc&handleColour=ffffff&loaderColour=ffffff&'.
'font=Arial&fontColour=3333FF';
/// With this you can control the colours of the "big" MP3 player
/// that is used for MP3 resources.

$THEME->filter_mediaplugin_colors =
'bgColour=000000&btnColour=ffffff&btnBorderColour=cccccc&iconColour=000000&'.
'iconOverColour=00cc00&trackColour=cccccc&handleColour=ffffff&loaderColour=ffffff&';
/// ...And this controls the small embedded player

==MP3 playback options==

''theme/yourtheme/config.php'' contains options for changing the playback options of the MP3 player.

* <code>waitForPlay</code> determines whether the MP3 file starts downloading as soon as the player appears on the page (<code>waitForPlay=no</code>), or whether the play button must be pressed before the MP3 file starts downloading (<code>waitForPlay=yes</code>).

* <code>autoPlay</code> determines whether the MP3 player starts playing the MP3 as soon as the player appears on the page (<code>autoPlay=yes</code>), or whether it must be fully downloaded before playing (<code>autoPlay=no</code>).

* <code>buffer</code> determines how many seconds of the MP3 file must be downloaded before the MP3 starts playing e.g. 10 seconds (<code>buffer=10</code>).

'''Default playback options'''

* Big MP3 player: <code>buffer=10&waitForPlay=no&autoPlay=yes</code>
* Small MP3 player: <code>waitForPlay=yes&autoPlay=no</code>

==Inserting sounds into questions==
[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=33335 In a forum, Joseph Rézeau] offer this

There are various ways to insert links to media files in Moodle.
You can
*(1) insert a link which when clicked will open a new window activating your computer's default media player (e.g. quicktime, realaudio, windows media player, etc.)
*(2) OR rely on the automatic insertion of the small Flash player built-in Moodle
*(3) OR both!

The [[filter]] for multimedia must be on and Flash enabled. The HTML editor needs to be active for the question content.
#In the question text, type "Listen to this sound and select your answer."
#Select by highlighting "this sound"
#Click on the Insert Web Link button
#Give the address of your MP3 file, either a web address or an internal address of a file located in the moodledata directory of your Moodle course.
#Toggle HTML source and view the result, something like this: Listen to <nowiki> < a href="http://moodle/file.php/2/audio/trumpet.mp3" >this sound< /a > </nowiki>and say what you heard.
#Now type in the rest of your question data, depending on its type (MCQ, short answer, etc.).
#The result will look something like (3) in screen dump below.
#The student has a choice of using the Flash player (with its minimum buttons) or clicking on the link, which will open the computer's default media player, with all its buttons.

(2) Method to get the Flash player only, and no link to open an external player

#In the question text, type "Listen to this sound xxx and say what you heard."
#Select xxx
#Click on the Insert Web Link button
#Give the address of your MP3 file, either a web address or an internal address of a file located in the moodledata directory of your Moodle course.
#Toggle HTML source and view the result, something like this: Listen to <nowiki>< a href="http://moodle/file.php/2/audio/trumpet.mp3" >xxx< /a > </nowiki> and say what you heard.
#Delete xxx
#The result will look something like (2) in screen dump below.
#The student can only use the Flash player.

[[Image:Quiz question MP3 example.JPG|thumb|center|Example of Quiz Question with Sound]]

==Questions (If you know the answer, please add it here.) ==
* Is there a way to temporarily disable the automatic addition of the Flash player when including links to MP3 files? Within the course, I'd like the flash player to be normally used, but occasionally when linking to external MP3 files, the file names are not compatible with the Flash player. For example, http://www.eigopod2.com/classic/シンデレラ.mp3

==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=43297 Multimedia resource filtering on the course page] forum discussion
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=14663 mp3 player rates] forum discussion
* [[Podcasting]]

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Filter]]
[[Category:Audio]]

MP3 player

2007-03-29T23:11:21Z

Dulcimer: /* See also */

The multimedia filter embeds MP3 files in a streaming player made with Flash. The big MP3 player is used when an MP3 file is added as a [[Resources|resource]] e.g. [http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2296 Moodle Features Demo: MP3 file]. The small player is used when an MP3 file is linked to from within a forum post or another resource or activity using the [[HTML editor]].

==MP3 player rates==

To ensure that MP3 files are played at the correct rate, sample rates of 11, 22 or 44 kHz should be used. Constant Bit Rate (CBR) files are also recommended over Variable Bit Rate (VBR) files.

==Flash security settings==

Security changes in Flash player 7 may result in the MP3 player not playing MP3 files hosted on a remote server. This issue may be resolved by writing a cross-domain policy for the remote server and/or each user changing their global security settings in the Flash player settings manager.

===Cross-domain policy===

To create a cross-domain policy, save the code below as ''crossdomain.xml'' and place the file at the root of the remote server.

<cross-domain-policy>
<allow-access-from domain="www.yourmoodlesite.org" />
</cross-domain-policy>

Please refer to [http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fplayer_security.html Macromedia - Developer Center: Security Changes in Macromedia Flash Player 7] for further details.

===Global security settings===

Please refer to [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html Macromedia - Flash Player Help: Global Privacy Settings Panel].

==MP3 player colours==

''theme/yourtheme/config.php'' contains options for changing the default colours (black, white and grey) of the MP3 player.

$THEME->resource_mp3player_colors =
'bgColour=000000&btnColour=ffffff&btnBorderColour=cccccc&iconColour=000000&'.
'iconOverColour=00cc00&trackColour=cccccc&handleColour=ffffff&loaderColour=ffffff&'.
'font=Arial&fontColour=3333FF';
/// With this you can control the colours of the "big" MP3 player
/// that is used for MP3 resources.

$THEME->filter_mediaplugin_colors =
'bgColour=000000&btnColour=ffffff&btnBorderColour=cccccc&iconColour=000000&'.
'iconOverColour=00cc00&trackColour=cccccc&handleColour=ffffff&loaderColour=ffffff&';
/// ...And this controls the small embedded player

==MP3 playback options==

''theme/yourtheme/config.php'' contains options for changing the playback options of the MP3 player.

* <code>waitForPlay</code> determines whether the MP3 file starts downloading as soon as the player appears on the page (<code>waitForPlay=no</code>), or whether the play button must be pressed before the MP3 file starts downloading (<code>waitForPlay=yes</code>).

* <code>autoPlay</code> determines whether the MP3 player starts playing the MP3 as soon as the player appears on the page (<code>autoPlay=yes</code>), or whether it must be fully downloaded before playing (<code>autoPlay=no</code>).

* <code>buffer</code> determines how many seconds of the MP3 file must be downloaded before the MP3 starts playing e.g. 10 seconds (<code>buffer=10</code>).

'''Default playback options'''

* Big MP3 player: <code>buffer=10&waitForPlay=no&autoPlay=yes</code>
* Small MP3 player: <code>waitForPlay=yes&autoPlay=no</code>

==Inserting sounds into questions==
[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=33335 In a forum, Joseph Rézeau] offer this

There are various ways to insert links to media files in Moodle.
You can
*(1) insert a link which when clicked will open a new window activating your computer's default media player (e.g. quicktime, realaudio, windows media player, etc.)
*(2) OR rely on the automatic insertion of the small Flash player built-in Moodle
*(3) OR both!

The [[filter]] for multimedia must be on and Flash enabled. The HTML editor needs to be active for the question content.
#In the question text, type "Listen to this sound and select your answer."
#Select by highlighting "this sound"
#Click on the Insert Web Link button
#Give the address of your MP3 file, either a web address or an internal address of a file located in the moodledata directory of your Moodle course.
#Toggle HTML source and view the result, something like this: Listen to <nowiki> < a href="http://moodle/file.php/2/audio/trumpet.mp3" >this sound< /a > </nowiki>and say what you heard.
#Now type in the rest of your question data, depending on its type (MCQ, short answer, etc.).
#The result will look something like (3) in screen dump below.
#The student has a choice of using the Flash player (with its minimum buttons) or clicking on the link, which will open the computer's default media player, with all its buttons.

(2) Method to get the Flash player only, and no link to open an external player

#In the question text, type "Listen to this sound xxx and say what you heard."
#Select xxx
#Click on the Insert Web Link button
#Give the address of your MP3 file, either a web address or an internal address of a file located in the moodledata directory of your Moodle course.
#Toggle HTML source and view the result, something like this: Listen to <nowiki>< a href="http://moodle/file.php/2/audio/trumpet.mp3" >xxx< /a > </nowiki> and say what you heard.
#Delete xxx
#The result will look something like (2) in screen dump below.
#The student can only use the Flash player.

[[Image:Quiz question MP3 example.JPG|thumb|center|Example of Quiz Question with Sound]]

==Questions (If you know the answer, please add it here.) ==
* Is there anyway to temporarily disable the automatic addition of the Flash player when including links to MP3 files? Within the course, I'd like the flash player to be normally used, but occasionally when linking to external MP3 files, the file names are not compatible with the Flash player. For example, http://www.eigopod2.com/classic/シンデレラ.mp3

==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=43297 Multimedia resource filtering on the course page] forum discussion
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=14663 mp3 player rates] forum discussion
* [[Podcasting]]

[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Filter]]
[[Category:Audio]]

Using Wiki

2007-03-02T15:12:26Z

Dulcimer: /* Editing a wiki page */

{{Wiki}}

::This page is for documentation on how to use the wiki activity i.e. View, Edit, Links, History and is redirected from mod/wiki/view, a help page.
==Overview==
[[Image:Wiki_tabs.JPG]]
A wiki has 4 tabs, the most commonly used tabs are view and edit.

==Adding a wiki page==
There are several ways to add a new wiki page. In later versions of Moodle, the course participant's privileges can effect adding or editing wiki pages. First you will create a link to a page that does not exist, then the wiki will create the blank page which someone can edit.
===From a wiki page===
Participants in a wiki can also create a new wiki page by editing an existing page and adding a wiki link to the page they want to create

* Click the edit tab on the front page of the wiki ("Group" in our example)
* We added a catagory, "How to create a new page" in our example and it is not linked
* Type the desired page title in square brackets, for example [Image:Wiki_bracket_surds.JPG]]
* Save the page
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_before.JPG]]

The question mark after "Surds" is a hyperlink to the new empty page
* Click on the question mark
*Add content to the new page and save it.
[[Image:Wiki_edit_surds.JPG]]
*Now our front page called group has a hyperlink "Surds" and no question mark
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_after.JPG]]

After either selecting '''Save page'' or '''Show preview''', the participant will then see a clickable link to "Roses"; they or someone else can click on it and begin to edit that page.

===Add by initial wiki creation===
When the teacher selects '''Wiki''' from the [[Adding resources and activities|Add an Activity
]] pull down menus in a course, they will be asked to create the first page.

===Add by using search===
Any participant (with correct privileges) of an existing wiki can enter the name of the page they would like to create in the Search box on a wiki page. For example they might enter the name "Roses".

: If the page already exists
::they will be taken to the page "Roses"
: If the page does not exist, they will see:
:: '''There is no page titled "Roses"'''
::They can create this page by clicking on the "create this page" link
::and begin editing the new page called "Roses"

==Editing a wiki page==
Editing a wiki is simple.
* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the wiki page
* Edit the text
* Use wiki tags (See [[Help:Editing]]) for formatting and creating links that are needed
* Then save the page, or preview the page before saving

==Wiki search==
Wiki search ignores hyperlinks so it is wise to add a "Keywords:" line which contains the words of the the page title separated by commas, and any other entries that you wish to be found by the search.

[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Wiki]]

[[fr:Afficher un wiki]]

Using Wiki

2007-03-02T15:12:04Z

Dulcimer: /* Editing a wiki page */

{{Wiki}}

::This page is for documentation on how to use the wiki activity i.e. View, Edit, Links, History and is redirected from mod/wiki/view, a help page.
==Overview==
[[Image:Wiki_tabs.JPG]]
A wiki has 4 tabs, the most commonly used tabs are view and edit.

==Adding a wiki page==
There are several ways to add a new wiki page. In later versions of Moodle, the course participant's privileges can effect adding or editing wiki pages. First you will create a link to a page that does not exist, then the wiki will create the blank page which someone can edit.
===From a wiki page===
Participants in a wiki can also create a new wiki page by editing an existing page and adding a wiki link to the page they want to create

* Click the edit tab on the front page of the wiki ("Group" in our example)
* We added a catagory, "How to create a new page" in our example and it is not linked
* Type the desired page title in square brackets, for example [Image:Wiki_bracket_surds.JPG]]
* Save the page
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_before.JPG]]

The question mark after "Surds" is a hyperlink to the new empty page
* Click on the question mark
*Add content to the new page and save it.
[[Image:Wiki_edit_surds.JPG]]
*Now our front page called group has a hyperlink "Surds" and no question mark
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_after.JPG]]

After either selecting '''Save page'' or '''Show preview''', the participant will then see a clickable link to "Roses"; they or someone else can click on it and begin to edit that page.

===Add by initial wiki creation===
When the teacher selects '''Wiki''' from the [[Adding resources and activities|Add an Activity
]] pull down menus in a course, they will be asked to create the first page.

===Add by using search===
Any participant (with correct privileges) of an existing wiki can enter the name of the page they would like to create in the Search box on a wiki page. For example they might enter the name "Roses".

: If the page already exists
::they will be taken to the page "Roses"
: If the page does not exist, they will see:
:: '''There is no page titled "Roses"'''
::They can create this page by clicking on the "create this page" link
::and begin editing the new page called "Roses"

==Editing a wiki page==
Editing a wiki is simple.
* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the wiki page
* Edit the text
* Use wiki tags (See [[Help:Editing]] for formatting and creating links that are needed
* Then save the page, or preview the page before saving

==Wiki search==
Wiki search ignores hyperlinks so it is wise to add a "Keywords:" line which contains the words of the the page title separated by commas, and any other entries that you wish to be found by the search.

[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Wiki]]

[[fr:Afficher un wiki]]

Using Wiki

2007-03-02T15:09:38Z

Dulcimer: /* Editing a wiki page */

{{Wiki}}

::This page is for documentation on how to use the wiki activity i.e. View, Edit, Links, History and is redirected from mod/wiki/view, a help page.
==Overview==
[[Image:Wiki_tabs.JPG]]
A wiki has 4 tabs, the most commonly used tabs are view and edit.

==Adding a wiki page==
There are several ways to add a new wiki page. In later versions of Moodle, the course participant's privileges can effect adding or editing wiki pages. First you will create a link to a page that does not exist, then the wiki will create the blank page which someone can edit.
===From a wiki page===
Participants in a wiki can also create a new wiki page by editing an existing page and adding a wiki link to the page they want to create

* Click the edit tab on the front page of the wiki ("Group" in our example)
* We added a catagory, "How to create a new page" in our example and it is not linked
* Type the desired page title in square brackets, for example [Image:Wiki_bracket_surds.JPG]]
* Save the page
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_before.JPG]]

The question mark after "Surds" is a hyperlink to the new empty page
* Click on the question mark
*Add content to the new page and save it.
[[Image:Wiki_edit_surds.JPG]]
*Now our front page called group has a hyperlink "Surds" and no question mark
[[Image:Wiki_view_page_group_after.JPG]]

After either selecting '''Save page'' or '''Show preview''', the participant will then see a clickable link to "Roses"; they or someone else can click on it and begin to edit that page.

===Add by initial wiki creation===
When the teacher selects '''Wiki''' from the [[Adding resources and activities|Add an Activity
]] pull down menus in a course, they will be asked to create the first page.

===Add by using search===
Any participant (with correct privileges) of an existing wiki can enter the name of the page they would like to create in the Search box on a wiki page. For example they might enter the name "Roses".

: If the page already exists
::they will be taken to the page "Roses"
: If the page does not exist, they will see:
:: '''There is no page titled "Roses"'''
::They can create this page by clicking on the "create this page" link
::and begin editing the new page called "Roses"

==Editing a wiki page==
Editing a wiki is simple.
* Click on the '''edit''' tag at the top of the wiki page
* Edit the text
* Use [[wiki tags]] for formatting and creating links that are needed
* Then save the page, or preview the page before saving

==Wiki search==
Wiki search ignores hyperlinks so it is wise to add a "Keywords:" line which contains the words of the the page title separated by commas, and any other entries that you wish to be found by the search.

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Groups FAQ

2006-10-30T00:20:14Z

Dulcimer: /* How can I change the sort order of the participants? */

==General==
===What is the 'groups mode' setting?===

There are three different groups modes – No groups, Separate Groups, Visible Groups. In ‘Separate groups’ mode, each group can only see their own group – other groups are invisible. In ‘Visible groups’ mode, each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups.

===What is the 'force' setting?===

If force is set to yes, then all activities are group activities. This overrides any settings for individual activities. If force is set to no, then activities are only group activities if they have been set to group mode. In this case, each activity requires to be set to group mode individually.

===How do I assign a teacher to a group? Can a teacher be in more than one group?===

You can assign a teacher to a group in exactly the same way that you assign a student to a group. In 1.5, a teacher cannot be in more than one group. This has changed in 1.6.

===How do I restrict a teacher to view only information about the groups that they are in?===

For Separate Groups mode, if a teacher has edit rights set to yes, then they can see all groups. If a teacher has edit rights set to no, then they can see only the groups of which they are a member.

===What determines whether students can see a teacher's profile?===

A student can see the profile of all teachers that are members of their group or that have edit rights.

===I have two groups that meet on different days. Can I set up activities for different times for the two groups?===

Not currently. You can create a separate course for each class using backup and restore, though you do then have to update both courses.

===Can I use the same groups for more than one course?===

Not currently. There are two possible workarounds for this. The first is to give the students group enrolment keys, so they enrol themselves into the right group for each course. The other alternative is to create a master course with all the students enrolled and in the correct groups, and then to make each of the courses a metacourse (link) based on that master course (although the metacourse documentation claims that metacourses do not preserve groups, this seems to have been used by some people). See the documentation on [[Metacourses]].

===Can a student be a member of more than one group? Is it possible to have students not in any group?===

In 1.5, a student cannot be a member of more than one group. This has changed in 1.6 - a student can be in more than one group. A student does not need to be in a group.

===If I have several groups, can I make a specific activity visible to just one of those groups?===

Not currently. You can however make a forum post visible to just one group.

===Can I have one set of groups for Activity A and another set of groups for Activity B?===

Not currently.

===Is it possible to view all the groups in a course as a list to print out?===

Not currently.

===When I try to add a student, they are always added to the first group, whichever group I select?===

Make sure that the students name does not include any punctuation. There is also a workaround – give each group a temporary name at the start of the alphabet, put your students in the group and then rename the group.

==Activity modules and groups==

Different activity modules vary as to how they treat groups – some have better support for groups than others! In general if you have questions about how an activity supports groups, you’re advised to post in the forum for the activity module, and not the groups forum.

===What happens if I switch an activity from being in non-groups mode to being in groups mode?===

This depends on the activity module in question.

For forums, posts made before the forum is put into groups mode are visible to all students after you have put the forum into group mode. However students cannot reply to these posts if they have no group (i.e. blank).

===What happens if I change the groups for an activity in groups mode e.g. if I move a student from one group to another?===

Again this depends on the activity module. You may find that grades or activity logs are lost, so check for the specific activity module first.

===How do I post a message in a forum that only one group can see?===

Before you click 'Add a new topic', you need to choose the group from the Separate groups drop-down menu at the top left.

===As a teacher I want to put the same post in each group's forum with students able to reply to that post. How can I do this?===

You need to post the same message into the forum for each group. There is currently no way to do this in one go if you want students to be able to reply to your post. If you don't mind students not being able to reply, then you can of course just post the message to all participants.

===How can I import a list of students into a group?===

===How can I change the sort order of the participants?===
[[Category:Teacher]]
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[[ru:FAQ по группам]]

The admin can change the "fullnamedisplay" which will affect the sort order of participants.

Have your admin go to:

Administration >> Configuration >> Variables

Then under "User," see "fullnamedisplay."

(Tested using Moodle 1.6.3.)

Groups FAQ

2006-10-30T00:17:19Z

Dulcimer: /* How can I change the sort order of the participants? */

==General==
===What is the 'groups mode' setting?===

There are three different groups modes – No groups, Separate Groups, Visible Groups. In ‘Separate groups’ mode, each group can only see their own group – other groups are invisible. In ‘Visible groups’ mode, each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups.

===What is the 'force' setting?===

If force is set to yes, then all activities are group activities. This overrides any settings for individual activities. If force is set to no, then activities are only group activities if they have been set to group mode. In this case, each activity requires to be set to group mode individually.

===How do I assign a teacher to a group? Can a teacher be in more than one group?===

You can assign a teacher to a group in exactly the same way that you assign a student to a group. In 1.5, a teacher cannot be in more than one group. This has changed in 1.6.

===How do I restrict a teacher to view only information about the groups that they are in?===

For Separate Groups mode, if a teacher has edit rights set to yes, then they can see all groups. If a teacher has edit rights set to no, then they can see only the groups of which they are a member.

===What determines whether students can see a teacher's profile?===

A student can see the profile of all teachers that are members of their group or that have edit rights.

===I have two groups that meet on different days. Can I set up activities for different times for the two groups?===

Not currently. You can create a separate course for each class using backup and restore, though you do then have to update both courses.

===Can I use the same groups for more than one course?===

Not currently. There are two possible workarounds for this. The first is to give the students group enrolment keys, so they enrol themselves into the right group for each course. The other alternative is to create a master course with all the students enrolled and in the correct groups, and then to make each of the courses a metacourse (link) based on that master course (although the metacourse documentation claims that metacourses do not preserve groups, this seems to have been used by some people). See the documentation on [[Metacourses]].

===Can a student be a member of more than one group? Is it possible to have students not in any group?===

In 1.5, a student cannot be a member of more than one group. This has changed in 1.6 - a student can be in more than one group. A student does not need to be in a group.

===If I have several groups, can I make a specific activity visible to just one of those groups?===

Not currently. You can however make a forum post visible to just one group.

===Can I have one set of groups for Activity A and another set of groups for Activity B?===

Not currently.

===Is it possible to view all the groups in a course as a list to print out?===

Not currently.

===When I try to add a student, they are always added to the first group, whichever group I select?===

Make sure that the students name does not include any punctuation. There is also a workaround – give each group a temporary name at the start of the alphabet, put your students in the group and then rename the group.

==Activity modules and groups==

Different activity modules vary as to how they treat groups – some have better support for groups than others! In general if you have questions about how an activity supports groups, you’re advised to post in the forum for the activity module, and not the groups forum.

===What happens if I switch an activity from being in non-groups mode to being in groups mode?===

This depends on the activity module in question.

For forums, posts made before the forum is put into groups mode are visible to all students after you have put the forum into group mode. However students cannot reply to these posts if they have no group (i.e. blank).

===What happens if I change the groups for an activity in groups mode e.g. if I move a student from one group to another?===

Again this depends on the activity module. You may find that grades or activity logs are lost, so check for the specific activity module first.

===How do I post a message in a forum that only one group can see?===

Before you click 'Add a new topic', you need to choose the group from the Separate groups drop-down menu at the top left.

===As a teacher I want to put the same post in each group's forum with students able to reply to that post. How can I do this?===

You need to post the same message into the forum for each group. There is currently no way to do this in one go if you want students to be able to reply to your post. If you don't mind students not being able to reply, then you can of course just post the message to all participants.

===How can I import a list of students into a group?===

===How can I change the sort order of the participants?===
[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Groups]]
[[Category:FAQ]]

[[ru:FAQ по группам]]

The admin can change the "fullnamedisplay" which will affect the sort order of participants.

Have your admin go to:

Administration >> Configuration >> Variables

Then under "User," see "fullnamedisplay."

Effective quiz practices

2006-10-28T08:28:28Z

Dulcimer: /* Test Practice */

{{Quizzes}}
As we’ve seen, Moodle quiz engine is a powerful, flexible tool for monitoring and diagnosing student performance with certain types of knowledge. Using this tool effectively can boost your course’s effectiveness, and promote student performance. While a computer-scored quiz is a different performance than more open-ended assessments, it does give a valuable window onto student thinking, especially when you use good strategies, and a little creativity.

=Quiz strategies=
Of course, using the quiz engine effectively takes some work and practice. The first thing to do is to use effective question design strategies. If you ask good questions, you’ll get useful data about your students’ performance and understanding of the material. Of course, the converse is also true. There is a ton of literature about effective assessment design available. I’ll just highlight a few of the most important ideas.
#Tie each question to a course goal. After all, you want to know whether your students are achieving the goals of the course, so why not ask them directly?
#Try to ask multiple questions about each important idea in the class. This gives you more data points about student understanding.
#When writing a multiple-choice question, be sure each wrong answer represents a common mis-conception. This will help you diagnose student thinking and eliminate easy guessing.
#Write questions requiring your students to think at different levels. Include some recall questions, some comprehension questions and some application and analysis questions. You can determine where students are having problems in their thinking. Can they recall the material, but not apply it?
#Test your questions. After you’ve established an initial question bank, use the system reports to determine which questions are useful, and which aren’t. As you write new questions, give them a lower point value and throw in a few to establish their reliability.

Once you’ve got a few well-written test banks, be sure to use the quiz reports and statistics to monitor your classes performance. The detailed reports and statistics available to you are valuable tools for understanding student understanding of the material.

=Creative quiz uses=
With the Moodle quiz engine, it’s easier to utilize educationally sound assessment strategies which would be too difficult to implement with paper and pencil. Most people think of tests as an infrequent, high-stakes activity, like mid-terms and finals. Better strategies involve frequent, low-stakes assessments you and your students can use to guide their performance during the course of the semester.

Creating a series of small mini-tests gives you a very flexible system for gauging performance and keeping students engaged in the class. Here are a few ideas for quick quizzes you can use as part of a larger assessment strategy.

==Chapter Checks==
Getting students to complete reading assignments has to be one of the hardest motivational tasks in education. Reading is critical to understanding most material, and fundamental to success in many classes. The problem for most students is there is no immediate reward or punishment for procrastinating on a reading assignment. If you haven’t done the reading for a class discussion, you can either keep quiet, or, as I used to do occasionally, wing it by skimming in class. If you have a lecture course, there’s almost no need to do the reading as the lecturer usually covers most of the material in class anyway.

Creating a little mini-test for each reading assignment solves a number of problems. First, it encourages students to do the reading so they can do well on the quiz. Second, it gives the students feedback on how well they understood the reading assignment. Third, it give you data about what aspects of the reading students found confusing, and which they have already mastered so you can focus your class activities.

For a reading mini-test, I would recommend setting a limited time quiz students can only take once. Because it’s a low-stakes activity you want students to use for self-assessment, I would also display feedback and correct answers. If you’re concerned about students sharing answers after they’ve taken the quiz, randomize the question and answer order. If you have a test bank, make some of the questions random as well. As an additional assignment, students should write down one question about a question they got wrong, and bring it to class.

==Test Practice==
The key to effective practice is to have a realistic practice environment. Many students worry about tests, especially high-stakes tests, because they have no idea what to expect. What question format will you use? How detailed will the questions be? What should they study?

You can help alleviate test anxiety by creating a practice test students can take to help answer these questions. These tests are usually based on old questions similar to the current test questions. Use last years final as an example test, which will force you into the practice of writing new questions every year. This is a good idea anyway, as you can be sure someone has a copy of last year’s test they are sharing with others.

To set up a practice test, I’d create a zero point test with questions from the year before in random order with random answers. I would also allow students to take the test as many times as they’d like so they can test themselves as much as they need. Display feedback, but not correct answers so it presents more of a challenge.

==Data gathering==
As an expert, you know a lot about your field. Your challenge as a teacher is to translate your knowledge for a novice who doesn’t share your conceptual structure or experience. An example or lecture you think is brilliant may leave your students completely confused. It can be hard to tell what students really understand and what’s leaving them baffled.

A data-gathering quiz is similar to a chapter check, but it takes place after a class meeting or lecture. Your goal is to quickly get some feedback on student understanding of a lecture. What did they really understand? What do you need to spend more time on? I’ve found many instructors have trouble gauging what students find difficult, and what the students find so easy they are bored.

Setting up a post-class data-gathering quiz is similar to creating a chapter check. Set the quiz for a limited time, like a day or two before the next meeting. Allow them to take it once and display feedback and correct answers.

=Quiz security and cheating=
Of course, online testing also presents another chance for the cheaters in your classes to try to game the system. Most online quizzes are meant to be taken at home, or at least outside of class. Students can download the questions and print them out. They can take the tests with other students, or while reading their textbooks.

Fortunately, you can counter many of these strategies, making them more trouble than they are worth to the students. Let’s look at a few strategies for countering most cheating schemes

===Printing and sharing questions===
If you display feedback and correct answers, students can print the results page and share it with their friends. Or they can simply print the questions themselves directly from the quiz. The key to discouraging this behavior is to randomize the question order and the answer order. It makes the printouts a lot less useful. Creating larger question banks and giving tests with random subsets is also an effective strategy. If students can only print a small number of questions at a time, they will need to view the test again and again, then sort the questions to eliminate duplicates.

<blockquote>Assume there will be printed copies of your questions available to students who want them. Most instructors don’t realize students frequently have copies of old paper based tests, and electronic test delivery is another way for students to get copies of the questions. I know one professor who had over 1100 questions in his online test bank. At the end of the semester, he confiscated a printout from a student. It had every question with the correct answer, neatly formatted and divided by textbook chapter. We decided if students wanted to memorize 1100 questions and answers to the level where they could answer a small number of them displayed at random, then they would have learned more than if they had just studied. Of course, we used timed quizzes and other strategies to minimize using the print-out as a reference manual.</blockquote>

===Using the textbook===
Students will frequently look up the answer to questions in the textbook or a reading. If you are giving a chapter check quiz, then this is what you want them to do. Otherwise, you need to come up with creative ways of making the textbook less directly useful. Timed quizzes are the single most effective tool for eliminating this strategy. A timed quiz requires the students answer the questions in a certain amount of time. If you give enough questions and make the time short enough, they won’t have time to look up all the answers. I usually give about 30 seconds per multiple-choice question. If they answer them faster and have time to look up some answers afterward, I figure they knew enough to deserve to look up an answer or two.

Asking students to apply their knowledge to novel situation can also make a difference. Synthesis and application questions can’t be looked up. Students have to understand the material and apply it creatively to answer the questions. So while they may take the time to review the text, they will still need to try to understand what they’ve read to successfully answer the question.

===Working with friends===
If your students are on the same campus, they may get together in a lab and try to take the quiz together. This is an easy strategy to thwart with random question order, random answer order and questions randomly pulled from a test bank. If my screen doesn’t look like yours, then it’s harder for us to quickly answer all of the questions. A timed quiz also makes it harder for the two of us to cheat if we have different questions we only have a short amount of time to answer.

===Have someone else take the test===
The old adage goes “On the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog”, and no one knows who is actually taking the test. Students will sometimes pay classmates, or others who have taken the course in the past, to take online quizzes for them. There are two ways to counter this strategy. One, have an occasional proctored exam where students need to show ID. If they haven’t taken the quizzes or done the work until then, they will do poorly on the proctored exam. To eliminate current classmates from taking each others quizzes, only make them available for a short time. You could require everyone take the test within a 2 or 4-hour block. If the test is properly randomized, it will be very difficult to take it more than once during the testing period. The test taker will worry about their own grade first, then about their employers grade.

Obviously, there are many strategies students can use to cheat. While it would be naïve to assume there isn’t cheating, the vast majority of your students want to succeed on their own merits. The anonymity of the online environment may open up new avenues for the cheaters, but it’s not really much different from your face-to-face classes. A few people will go to great lengths to cheat, but most will be honest as long as it’s not too easy to get away with it. A few precautions will eliminate most of the easy cheats, and the classic strategies will work for the others.

{{excerpted from Jason Cole}}
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