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==Enabling the use of conditional activities== | ==Enabling the use of conditional activities== | ||
To use conditional activities, the feature must be enabled by an administrator by checking the enable availability box in ''Settings > Site administration > Advanced features''. A restrict availability section will then appear for teachers on the edit activity page. | |||
==Restricting availability== | |||
[[Image:Conditional activities settings.png|thumb|Teacher view of an activity setting for: Restrict availability and activity completion]] | [[Image:Conditional activities settings.png|thumb|Teacher view of an activity setting for: Restrict availability and activity completion]] | ||
The restrict availability section asks for the conditions when the activity should be visible. This can be based upon dates, and/or score ranges of other activities and/or if other activities are considered completed (see [[Activity completion]]). Note that ALL availability restrictions (date, grade condition, activity completion condition) have to be met in order for the activity to be made available. | |||
{{New features}}Note that in Moodle 2.2 it is possible to restrict availability based on an actual time and not just a date. | |||
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===Grade condition=== | ===Grade condition=== | ||
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* Be careful with the maximum value; if the maximum is 7, a student who scores exactly 7 will not see the activity. You could set it to 7.01 if you really wanted to include 7. | * Be careful with the maximum value; if the maximum is 7, a student who scores exactly 7 will not see the activity. You could set it to 7.01 if you really wanted to include 7. | ||
* If creating several different activities that appear according to grade ranges, use the same number for the maximum of one activity, and the minimum of the next. For example, you might create one activity with a maximum of 7 and another with a minimum of 7. The first would appear to everyone scoring between 0 and 6.99999, and the second would appear to everyone scoring 7.00000 to 10. This guarantees that everyone with a grade will see one or other. | * If creating several different activities that appear according to grade ranges, use the same number for the maximum of one activity, and the minimum of the next. For example, you might create one activity with a maximum of 7 and another with a minimum of 7. The first would appear to everyone scoring between 0 and 6.99999, and the second would appear to everyone scoring 7.00000 to 10. This guarantees that everyone with a grade will see one or other. | ||
Revision as of 09:15, 29 November 2011
Enabling the use of conditional activities
To use conditional activities, the feature must be enabled by an administrator by checking the enable availability box in Settings > Site administration > Advanced features. A restrict availability section will then appear for teachers on the edit activity page.
Restricting availability
The restrict availability section asks for the conditions when the activity should be visible. This can be based upon dates, and/or score ranges of other activities and/or if other activities are considered completed (see Activity completion). Note that ALL availability restrictions (date, grade condition, activity completion condition) have to be met in order for the activity to be made available.
New feature
in Moodle 2.6!
Note that in Moodle 2.2 it is possible to restrict availability based on an actual time and not just a date.
Grade condition
You can specify a condition on any grade in the course: the full course grade, the grade for any activity, or a custom grade that you create manually. You can enter either a minimum value (at least percentage), a maximum value (less than percentage), both, or neither. The activity will only appear if the student has a value for the specified grade, and if it falls within any specified number range. You can add more than one grade condition. All conditions must be met in order for the activity to appear.
- The range numbers can be fractional (with up to five decimal places) if necessary.
- Be careful with the maximum value; if the maximum is 7, a student who scores exactly 7 will not see the activity. You could set it to 7.01 if you really wanted to include 7.
- If creating several different activities that appear according to grade ranges, use the same number for the maximum of one activity, and the minimum of the next. For example, you might create one activity with a maximum of 7 and another with a minimum of 7. The first would appear to everyone scoring between 0 and 6.99999, and the second would appear to everyone scoring 7.00000 to 10. This guarantees that everyone with a grade will see one or other.
