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This page lists | This page lists Moodle 2.0 features in a format suitable for setting up test cases (see [[Jira as a Test Case Management Software]]). | ||
Each item should state a task that can be done in Moodle. The task should be feature sized (ie not too small and not too large). Something that could be explained to a user in 3 to 10 steps. | Each item should state a task that can be done in Moodle. The task should be feature sized (ie not too small and not too large). Something that could be explained to a user in 3 to 10 steps. Most settings should be mentioned. For example: | ||
GOOD: Users can post replies to forum posts, including embedded media and attached documents. | GOOD: Users can post replies to forum posts, including embedded media and attached documents. |
Revision as of 08:03, 29 October 2009
Note: This article is a work in progress. Please use the page comments or an appropriate moodle.org forum for any recommendations/suggestions for improvement.
This page lists Moodle 2.0 features in a format suitable for setting up test cases (see Jira as a Test Case Management Software).
Each item should state a task that can be done in Moodle. The task should be feature sized (ie not too small and not too large). Something that could be explained to a user in 3 to 10 steps. Most settings should be mentioned. For example:
GOOD: Users can post replies to forum posts, including embedded media and attached documents. BAD: Users can have discussions. BAD: Users can click a button named "Reply".
Assignment module
- The Assignment module allows students to submit assignments for the teacher to grade and provide comments.
- Assignment submissions are date-stamped.
- Students receive email notification when their assignment submission is graded.
- The Upload a single file assignment allows a student to upload a file in any format.
- The Advanced uploading of files assignment allows a student to upload a set number of files. Teachers may also upload files, and students may add online notes.
- The maximum size of file which students can upload as their submission can be set.
- The Online text assignment allows students to add and edit text online for the teacher to grade and provide comments. In addition, the teacher may add comments inline and/or edit a student's submission.
- The Offline activity assignment enables teachers to grade and give comments on an assignment completed offline.
- The time period in which students can access the assignment may be restricted.
- Late submissions may be prevented, otherwise they will be marked as late if submitted after the due date.
- Students can be allowed to resubmit their assignments after grading in order to have the chance to improve their grade.
- Teachers may choose to receive email notification of assignment submissions.
- A 'View x submitted assignments' link on the assignment page informs teachers of the number of assignments submitted to-date.
- Assignment submissions are listed on one page for ease of marking.
- Assignment submissions may be ordered by student first name/surname, grade, comment, last modified (student), last modified (teacher) or status.
- A quick grade feature enables teachers to grade multiple assignments on one page then save all the changes.
- Assignments which have not yet been graded have the word 'Grade' highlighted in the status column.
Chat module
- The Chat module enables participants to have a real-time synchronous discussion via the web.
- The module supports smilies e.g.
:-)
, links, HTML code and emoting e.g./me
. - Participants can send a sound to other participants by clicking the beep link next to their name.
- Profile pictures are displayed next to participants' names in the chat window.
- The chat window auto-scroll may be disabled if desired.
- A version of the chat window without frames and JavaScript is available.
- A chat time can be chosen and set to repeat at the same time each day or each week.
- Past chat sessions can be archived for a specified number of days.
- Past chat sessions can be made available for everyone to view, or restricted to teachers only.
- Selected past chat sessions may be deleted by a teacher.
Choice module
- The Choice module enables a teacher to ask a question and specify a choice of multiple responses.
- Responses may be displayed horizontally or vertically.
- The time period in which students can answer the choice may be restricted.
- The teacher can choose whether to allow students to change their answer or only accept their first answer.
- The teacher can choose whether results are shown to students after they answer, after the choice activity is closed, always or never.
- Results may be published anonymously or showing names.
- The number of participants who can select each response may be limited.
- A column listing names of students who have not yet answered the choice may be displayed.
Database module
- The Database module enables participants to create, maintain and search a bank of record entries.
- Database fields available are checkbox, date, file, menu, multi-select menu, number, picture, radio buttons, text (upto 60 characters), text area (allowing HTML formatting), URL, latitude/longitude (geographic location).
- Entries can be viewed in a list or singly.
- Entries can be searched or browsed using any of the database fields, author, time added or time modified and sorted ascending or descending.
- Entries can be exported.
- The time period in which students can view and/or add entries to the database activity may be restricted.
- A required number of entries may be set before a student can view other database entries.
- A maximum number of entries which a student can submit may be set.
- Users may be allowed to add comments.
- Approval by a teacher may be required before entries are viewable by everyone.
- Entries may be rated according to a chosen grading scale.
- List, Single, Advanced search, Add, RSS, CSS and Javascript templates enable the teacher to control the visual layout of information.
- A Database presets feature enables database activities to be shared with others.
Forum module
- The News forum may be used for announcements. By default, everyone is subscribed and only teachers and admins can post.
- The Latest News block displays a specific number of recent discussions from the News forum.
- The standard forum type enables students to start discussions and add replies.
- The single simple discussion forum type enables students to reply to a discussion started by the teacher.
- The 'Each person posts one discussion' forum type allows students to post exactly one new discussion topic. Everyone can reply to all discussions.
- The Q & A forum type requires students to post before they can view other students' postings.
- A forum can be set so that students can choose whether they wish to be subscribed, or subscription can be forced (just initially or forever) or subscriptions can be not allowed.
- Users can attach files to forum posts. Images are shown inline.
- There is a time limit for students to edit their posts, usually 30 minutes (set in Administration > Security > Site policies).
- Users can track read and unread forum posts.
- Forum posts may be rated according to a chosen grading scale. There are five possible aggregation methods for the ratings - average, count, max, min and sum. Ratings may be restricted to posts within certain dates.
- Students can be blocked from posting in a forum after they post a certain number of posts in a given period. Students are warned as they approach the number.
- Discussions can be viewed nested, flat or threaded, oldest or newest first.
- Discussions can be moved between forums in the same course by the teacher.
Glossary module
- The Glossary module enables participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary.
- Display formats available are Simple, dictionary style, Continuous without author, Full with or without author, Encyclopedia, Entry list and FAQ.
- Entries can be searched or browsed by alphabet, category, date or author.
- Users can attach files to glossary entries. Images are shown inline.
- Teachers can choose whether students can always edit their entries or whether there is an editing time limit.
- Teachers can choose whether to provide a link for students to a printer-friendly version of the list of glossary entries.
- Approval by a teacher may be required before entries are viewable by everyone.
- Users may be allowed to add comments.
- Entries can be set to automatically link to elsewhere in the course where the word or phrase is mentioned.
- A glossary may be defined as 'global' to enable automatic links to elsewhere in the whole site.
- Entries may be rated according to a chosen grading scale.
- Entries may be organised into categories and keywords added.
- Duplicate entries can be allowed or prevented.
- Entries can be imported via an XML file.
- Entries can be exported to an XML file.
Lesson module
- The Lesson module enables teachers to create a series of pages for students to navigate through in different ways depending upon their choices to questions about the page content.
- Multiple choice, true/false, matching, numeric, short answer and essay questions may be added to lesson pages.
- A time limit for the lesson may be set, with any questions answered after the time is up not counted.
- The lesson may be graded with a set maximum grade and appear in the course gradebook.
- Students may be allowed to retake the lesson and either their maximum or mean grade recorded in the gradebook.
- Students may be allowed to navigate back through the lesson and change their answers.
- The maximum number of attempts allowed for each question may be set.
- A lesson may be displayed as a slide show, with a fixed width, height, and custom background colour. A scroll bar will be displayed if the width or height of the slide is exceeded by the content of a page.
- Access to a lesson may be restricted with a password and/or available from and deadline dates.
- Access to a lesson may be set to be dependent upon performance (time spent, completed, certain grade obtained) in another lesson in the same course.
SCORM module
- The SCORM module enables teachers to add SCORM and AICC packages to their course.
- The package display can be displayed in a frame or window of specified size, with the table of contents (if applicable) shown on the left, in a drop-down menu or hidden.
- The number of attempts (if applicable) can be restricted and grading may be set to highest, first, last or average of attempts.
- A maximum grade and grading method (highest grade, average grade, sum of grades or number of completed/passed Learning Objects for the activity) can be set.
- Students can leave the activity. On their return, students are presented with the same page as the one they left. Progress through the activity is indicated to via checkbox ticks.
- Teachers can access SCORM reports via a 'View reports for x users' link on the SCORM page. Sections of the activity may be marked browsed, incomplete, completed or failed. The time spent on each section is also displayed. If a section includes questions then the score is displayed.
Survey module
- The Survey module enables teachers to gather data from their students via a Constructivist On-Line Learning Environment Survey (COLLES) or a Attitudes to Thinking and Learning Survey (ATTLS).
- Survey data can be viewed by course, student, or question.
- Survey data can also be downloaded as a spreadsheet or text file.
Wiki module
- The Wiki module enables participants to create web pages which anyone can then edit.
- Edited pages may be previewed before saving.
- New pages in the wiki can be created by editing an existing page and typing the title of a new page, enclosing the title text in square brackets.
- A history of each wiki page is available listing author, created and last modified dates and references, plus browse, fetch-back (to revert the page back to a previous version) and diff (showing the difference in two versions) links.
- There are 3 wiki types - teacher (only the teacher can edit the wiki), groups (one wiki per group) and student (every student has their own wiki, which only they and their teacher can edit).
- The HTML mode can be set - no HTML (wiki markup may be used for formatting text), safe HTML (only certain HTML tags are permitted) or HTML only (HTML editor displayed).
- Students may be allowed to add files as attachments (upto the course upload file size limit).
- CamelCase linking may be allowed.
- Students can be allowed certain administrative privileges - set page flags, strip pages, remove pages, revert mass changes
- A teacher can upload content for the initial page via a text file.