Interval question type

Overview

This question type deals with musical intervals and may be useful for instruction at the high school or college level. Answers are entered in a graphical user interface.

Current Features

• Mutiple answers may be configured for specific feedback or partial grade
• A graphical user interface is used to enter answers

Some Ideas for Future Development

• Include interval identification as an alternate question
• Use the Flash interface to enter question options when creating or editing a question
• Generate a question bank or add a randomization feature in the question options
• Add optional, built-in automated feedback on various wrong answers

Requirements

• Moodle 1.9.4, 1.9.5 or 1.9.7 (it may work with other versions within 1.9, but has only been tested with these three versions)
• Javascript must be enabled to allow for communication between PHP and the Flash interface

Installation

• Download the Zip file from the Moodle Plugins database.
• Copy the "interval" folder into the following folder: {moodle root}/question/type
• Log in as administrator and load the "Notifications" page on the Moodle home page - this will create database tables used by the question type
• Within a quiz, select "Intervals" in the "Create new question" dropdown menu

Troubleshooting

• Failed to load question options from the table question_interval for questionid xxx: The likely cause for this error is that a required database table is missing. To correct the issue, load the "Notifications" page on the Moodle home page (located just under "Site Administration", while logged in as administrator). Please note that any question created before fixing this issue will have to be discarded.

See also

• Question type: Music Intervals in the Modules and plugins database
• Question type: Key Signatures in the Modules and plugins database
• Question type: Musical Scales in the Modules and plugins database
• Please post comments or questions about this question type to the following discussion thread