Calculated Objects question type

This a contributed Moodle question type which extends the Calculated question type.

Wild cards

Teachers can create questions like,

  How much is {apples} + {oranges}?

- where the {wildcards} become M and N × images of apples and oranges respectively. It is aimed at pre/primary-school students (approximately age 3-10).

http://moodle.org/file.php/1/moddata/data/13/48/4143/mdl-q-calcobjects-5a-sub-green.png

Currently supported wildcards: apple, orange, pear, pineapple, walnut, cookie (each with or without an 's', eg. {cookies} and with an optional differentiator). For example,

  {apples_1} - {apples_2}

Tested with Moodle 1.9.7.

(Author N.D.Freear, 14 August 2010.)

Installation

1. Download and unzip the archive. Copy the directory 'calculatedobjects' into the directory {MOODLE}/question/type/ on your server.
2. Visit the administrator 'notifications' page, http://my.school/moodle/admin/ - there are no database changes for this question type.

Change log

• 2 September 2010/ Pre-"release" - [https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-2308 CONTRIB-2308].
• 8 September 2010 - Added new clip art ('greenapple', 'tomato', 'cake', 'pencil', 'car'). Aliases: 'apple'=>'greenapple'. And, added all objects to language pack - CONTRIB-2334.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to:

• Wikimedia Commons and contributors for clip art/images.
• Open Clip Art Library and contributors for clip art/images.
• Quiz forum contributors and developers on Moodle.org, for valuable feedback.

See also

• Calculated objects, in the plugins database
• Initial discussion, in the Quiz forum (Using Moodle)
• Report bugs & make suggestions
• (Initial bug/issue: CONTRIB-2308)