Latest revision as of 00:50, 5 June 2014

Lesson administration settings

This page explains the settings involved when first creating a lesson. To add a lesson to your Moodle course page:

With the editing turned on, in the section you wish to add your lesson, click the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu) and choose Lesson All settings may expanded by clicking the "Expand all" link top right.

General

General settings expanded by default

Name

Whatever you type here will form the link learners click on to view the lesson so it is helpful to give it a name that suggests its purpose.

Appearance

(These settings are collapsed by default)

Appearance settings expanded

File pop

If you want to include a link to a file on the lesson page for students to refer to, upload it here.

Progress bar

Choose this to show a bar at the bottom of the page showing how far into the lesson the student has got.

Display ongoing score

Choose this to let students see their score as they work through the lesson.

Display left menu

Choose this if you want to show a list of the pages in the Lesson so a student can see what is coming up.

Minimum grade to display menu

Choose this if you want the student to go through the lesson once and get a grade before they can (on review) see and navigate through all the different pages.

Slideshow

Please note that slideshow mode currently does not work for Moodle 2. There is a tracker issue and patch here MDL-36673

Maximum Number of Answers

Here you can set the default number of answer boxes available when you add your question or content pages. For instance, if you are only going to use True/False, you would only need 2. You can change this at any time so it's not crucial.

Use default feedback

Choose this if you want to show a set phrase regardless of their answer. If you have set your own default feedback such as "well done; correct" or "never mind; better luck next time" etc it will appear. If you have not, then Moodle's default feedback will appear.

Link to next activity

Choose this to give students a link to another activity when they reach the end of the lesson. (Note: this can also be achieved using Conditional activities)

Availability

(These settings are collapsed by default)

Availability settings expanded

Available from/Deadline

Here you can set a start and end date and time for your Lesson.

Time limit

This allows you to set a time limit on the lesson. Students will see a countdown counter as they work. The timer does not stop them doing the lesson when the time is up, but correct answers are no longer scored.

Password protected lesson

Change to "Yes" and enter the password if you want students only to access it when they know the password.

Prerequisite lesson

(These setings are collapsed by default)

Prerequisite lesson settings expanded

Dependent on

This allows access to the lesson to be dependent on students' performance in another lesson in the same course. (Note: this can also be achieved with Conditional activities)

Time spent

Decide here how long you want the student to have spent in the chosen previous lesson

Completed

Check this box if you want the student to have completed a previous lesson (according to Activity completion settings)

Grade better than

Enter the grade from the previous lesson which you want the student to have exceeded before they can attempt the current lesson.

Flow control

(These settings are collapsed by default)

Flow control settings expanded

Allow Student Review

This puts a "Review Lesson" button on the last screen of the lesson to encourage the student to navigate through the lesson again from the start. Be sure to check other settings to allow them to change their answers.

Provide option to try a question again

This displays a button after an incorrectly answered question so that the student can try again (but not get credit for it)

TIP: Leave this off if you are using essay questions.

Maximum Number of Attempts

Decide here how many times you want students to be able to attempt each question. When they reach the maximum, they will be taken automatically to the next page.

Action after a Correct Answer

Choose here where you want a student to be sent to if they get a question right. See Using Lesson for more details on this setting. The options are:

- the next part of the Lesson (default setting)
- a random, unexpected page
- a random page which they have not yet answered.

Number of pages to show

You only need this if you have set "Action after a correct answer" to show an unseen or unanswered page. Otherwise, all pages will be seen

Grade

(These settings are collapsed by default.)

Grade settings expanded

Set a grade and grade category here.

Practice lesson

Use this if you don't need the lesson to be scored/graded but just need students to work through some pages. Set this to Yes to have the same ungraded type Lesson in earlier versions of Moodle.

Custom Scoring

Use this to give a particular number score (negative or positive) to each answer

Re-takes allowed

Choose this if you want your students to be able to do the lesson more than once.

Handling of re-take

If you allow your students to re-take the lesson, then decide here if the grade for all lesson attempts is the mean or the maximum.

Note that the Question Analysis always uses the answers from the first tries of the lesson. Re-takes by students are ignored.

Minimum Number of Questions

Set here the minimum number of questions that will be used to calculate a student's score. Students will be told how many they have answered and how many more they need to answer.

If you are using Content pages, then set this to 0.
If you use this setting, then add some explanatory text at the start of the lesson so the student knows how many questions they must answer as a minimum. (They may answer more.

Common module settings

(These settings are collapsed by default.)

See Common module settings

Restrict access/Activity completion

(These settings are collapsed by default)

The Restrict access and Activity completion settings are visible if Conditional activities and Activity completion have been enabled in the site and the course.

Site administration settings

The lesson module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Lesson.

NOTE: The slideshow settings below do not work. See MDL-36673

Slideshow width

Sets the width of the slideshow only when this feature is enabled in a Lesson's "Change settings".

Variable name: lesson_slideshowwidth, Default 640.

Slideshow height

Sets the height of the slideshow only when this feature is enabled in a Lesson's "Change settings".

Variable name: lesson_slideshowheight, Default 480.

Slideshow background colour

Background colour to for the slideshow if it is enabled.

Variable name: lesson_slideshowbgcolor, Default #FFFFFF.

Popup window width

Sets the width of the popup displayed for a linked media file

Variable name: lesson_mediawidth, Default 640.

Popup window height

Sets the height of the popup displayed for a linked media file

Variable name: lesson_mediaheight, Default 480.

Show close button:

Displays a close button as part of the popup generated for a linked media file

Variable name: lesson_mediaclose, Default No.

Number of high scores displayed

Sets the number of high scores to display

Variable name: lesson_maxhighscores, Default: 10

Maximum number of answers

Default maximum number of answers per page for site

Variable name: lesson_maxanswers, Default: 4.

Action after correct answer

The default action to take after a correct answer

Variable name: lesson_defaultnextpage, Default: Normal - follow lesson path

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-In the lesson page, you will have to decide the following:
+{{Lesson}}
-the '''name''' of the lesson;
+=Lesson administration settings=
-the '''maximum grade''' a student can get for doing the lesson;
-the '''maximum number of branches''' a student will be required to give in the lesson(also called '''the maximum number of branches''' (you can have 20 branches maximum).   You will also have to decide the following: if the lesson is '''timed''' (if you choose to time the lesson, you need to decide how much time students will have for the lesson);if students can '''retake''' the lesson or not (if you allow students to retake the lesson, you can choose one the two scoring methods: '''mean''' - average - or the max grade; AND between what dates the lesson is available to students.
-Also, you can make your lesson '''a practice lesson''', which means that the lesson will not show up in the Gradebook.
-''The Maximum Number of Answers in a Lesson''
+This page explains the settings involved when first creating a lesson.
-This value determines the maximum number of answers the teacher can use. The default value is 4. If the lesson uses only, say, TRUE or FALSE questions throughout then it is sensible to set this value to 2.
+To add a lesson to your Moodle course page:
+*With the editing turned on, in the section you wish to add your lesson, click the "Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu) and choose ''Lesson'' All settings may expanded by clicking the "Expand all" link top right.
-This parameter also sets the maximum number of Branches that can be used in a Branch Table.
-It is safe to change the value of this parameter in a lesson with existing content. In fact if you want to add a question with many choices or a long Branch table changing this parameter will be necessary. After the (unusual) question or BranchTable has been added this parameter can be reduced to a more "standard" value.
+==General==
+{|
+|[[File:lessongeneral25.png|thumb|General settings expanded by default]]
+|}
+===Name===
+Whatever you type here will form the link learners click on to view the lesson so it is helpful to give it a name that suggests its purpose.
+==Appearance==
+(These settings are collapsed by default)
+{|
+|[[File:lessonappearance25.png|thumb|Appearance settings expanded]]
+|}
+===File pop===
+If you want to include a link to a file on the lesson page for students to refer to, upload it here.
+===Progress bar===
+Choose this to show a bar at the bottom of the page showing how far into the lesson the student has got.
+===Display ongoing score===
+Choose this to let students see their score as they work through the lesson.
+===Display left menu===
+Choose this if you want to show a list of the pages in the Lesson so a student can see what is coming up.
+===Minimum grade to display menu===
+Choose this if you want the student to go through the lesson once and get a grade before they can (on review) see and navigate through all the different pages.
+===Slideshow===
+Please note that slideshow mode currently does not work for Moodle 2. There is a tracker issue and patch here MDL-36673
+===Maximum Number of Answers===
+Here you can set the default number of answer boxes available when you add your question or content pages. For instance, if you are only going to use True/False, you would only need 2. You can change this at any time so it's not crucial.
+===Use default feedback===
+Choose this if you want to show a set phrase regardless of their answer. If you have set your own default feedback such as "well done; correct" or "never mind; better luck next time" etc it will appear. If you have not, then Moodle's default feedback will appear.
+===Link to next activity===
+Choose this to give students a link to another activity when they reach the end of the lesson. ''(Note: this can also be achieved using [[Conditional activities]])''
+==Availability==
+(These settings are collapsed by default)
+{|
+|[[File:lessonavailability25.png|thumb|Availability settings expanded]]
+|}
+===Available from/Deadline===
+Here you can set a start and end date and time for your Lesson.
+===Time limit===
+[[Image:Lesson Timer.png|right]]
+This allows you to set a time limit on the lesson. Students will see a countdown counter as they work. The timer does not stop them doing the lesson when the time is up, but  correct answers are no longer scored.
+===Password protected lesson===
+*Change to "Yes"  and enter the password if you want students only to access it when they know the password.
+==Prerequisite lesson==
+(These setings are collapsed by default)
+{|
+|[[File:prerequisitelesson25.png|thumb|Prerequisite lesson settings expanded]]
+|}
+===Dependent on===
+This allows access to the lesson to be dependent on students' performance in another lesson in the same course. ''(Note: this can also be achieved with [[Conditional activities]])''
+===Time spent===
+Decide here how long you want the student to have spent in the chosen previous lesson
+===Completed===
+Check this box if you want the student to have completed a previous lesson (according to [[Activity completion]] settings)
+===Grade better than===
+Enter the grade  from the previous lesson which you want the student to have exceeded before they can attempt the current lesson.
+==Flow control==
+(These settings are collapsed by default)
+{|
+|[[File:lessonflowcontrol25.png|thumb|Flow control settings expanded]]
+|}
+===Allow Student Review===
+This puts a "Review Lesson" button on the last screen of the lesson to encourage the student to navigate through the lesson again from the start.  Be sure to check other settings to allow them to change their answers.
+===Provide option to try a question again===
+*This displays a button after an incorrectly answered question so that the student can try again (but not get credit for it)
+:''TIP:'' Leave this off if you are using essay questions.
+===Maximum Number of Attempts===
+*Decide here how many times you want students to be able to attempt each question. When they reach the maximum, they will be taken automatically to the next page.
+===Action after a Correct Answer===
+Choose here where you want a student to be sent to if they get a question right. See [[Using Lesson]] for more details on this setting. The options are:
+**the next part of the Lesson (default setting)
+**a random, unexpected page
+**a random page which they have not yet answered.
+===Number of pages to show===
+You only need this if you have set "Action after a correct answer" to show an unseen or unanswered page. Otherwise, all pages will be seen
+==Grade==
+(These settings are collapsed by default.)
+{|
+|[[File:lessongrade25.png|thumb|Grade settings expanded]]
+|}
+Set a grade and grade category here.
+===Practice lesson===
+Use this if you don't need the lesson to be scored/graded but just need students to work through some pages. Set this to Yes to have the same ungraded type Lesson in earlier versions of Moodle.
+===Custom Scoring===
+Use this to give a particular number score (negative or positive) to each answer
+===Re-takes allowed===
+Choose this if you want your students to be able to do the lesson more than once.
+====Handling of re-take====
+If you allow your students to re-take the lesson, then decide here if the grade for all lesson attempts is the mean or the maximum.
+:Note that the Question Analysis always uses the answers from the first tries of the lesson. Re-takes by students are ignored.
+===Minimum Number of Questions===
+Set here the minimum number of questions that will be used to calculate a student's score. Students will  be told how many they have answered and how many more they need to answer.
+*If you are using Content pages, then set this to 0.
+*If you use this setting, then add some explanatory text at the start of the lesson so the student knows how many questions they must answer as a minimum. (They may answer more.
+==Common module settings==
+(These settings are collapsed by default.)
+See [[Common module settings]]
+==Restrict access/Activity completion==
+(These settings are collapsed by default)
+The Restrict access and Activity completion settings are visible if [[Conditional activities]] and [[Activity completion]] have been enabled in the site and the course.
+==Site administration settings==
+The lesson module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Lesson''.
+'''NOTE:''' ''The slideshow settings below do not work. See MDL-36673''
+===Slideshow width===
+Sets the width of the slideshow only when this feature is enabled in a Lesson's "Change settings".
+*Variable name: lesson_slideshowwidth, Default 640.
+===Slideshow height===
+Sets the height of the slideshow only when this feature is enabled in a Lesson's "Change settings".
+*Variable name: lesson_slideshowheight, Default 480.
+===Slideshow background colour===
+Background colour to for the slideshow if it is enabled.
+*Variable name: lesson_slideshowbgcolor, Default #FFFFFF.
+===Popup window width===
+Sets the width of the popup displayed for a linked media file
+*Variable name: lesson_mediawidth, Default 640.
+===Popup window  height===
+Sets the height of the popup displayed for a linked media file
+*Variable name: lesson_mediaheight, Default 480.
+===Show close button:===
+Displays a close button as part of the popup generated for a linked media file
+*Variable name: lesson_mediaclose, Default No.
+===Number of high scores displayed===
+Sets the number of high scores to display
+*Variable name: lesson_maxhighscores, Default: 10
+===Maximum number of answers===
+Default maximum number of answers per page for site
+*Variable name: lesson_maxanswers, Default: 4.
+===Action after correct answer===
+The default action to take after a correct answer
+*Variable name: lesson_defaultnextpage, Default: Normal - follow lesson path
+==See also==
+*[http://youtu.be/cUDV0WE5ZYY Moodle 2.x Lesson (part 1)]  MoodleBites video on YouTube
+*[http://youtu.be/Mfj-8w-Ze0A Moodle 2.x Lesson (part 2)]  MoodleBites video on YouTube
+*[http://youtu.be/jXjqHtgC9c0 Moodle 2.x Lesson (part 3)]  MoodleBites video on YouTube
+[[de:Lektion konfigurieren]]
+[[fr:Ajouter/modifier une leçon]]
+[[ja:レッスンの設定]]

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Latest revision as of 00:50, 5 June 2014

Lesson administration settings

General

Name

Appearance

File pop

Progress bar

Display ongoing score

Display left menu

Minimum grade to display menu

Slideshow

Maximum Number of Answers

Use default feedback

Link to next activity

Availability

Available from/Deadline

Time limit

Password protected lesson

Prerequisite lesson

Dependent on

Time spent

Completed

Grade better than

Flow control

Allow Student Review

Provide option to try a question again

Maximum Number of Attempts

Action after a Correct Answer

Number of pages to show

Grade

Practice lesson

Custom Scoring

Re-takes allowed

Handling of re-take

Minimum Number of Questions

Common module settings

Restrict access/Activity completion

Site administration settings

Slideshow width

Slideshow height

Slideshow background colour

Popup window width

Popup window height

Show close button:

Number of high scores displayed

Maximum number of answers

Action after correct answer

See also