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'''Note for Contributors'''
{{Choice}}
This page should explain what can be seen on the <u>moodlesite.com/course/mod.php</u> page
==Choice administration settings==
when adding a choice
*With the editing turned on, choose from the"Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu) the option ''Choice''. To see all the settings expanded, click "Expand all" top right.


==General==


When creating or editing a choice activity, you will have to fill in the following data:
{|
|[[File:choicegeneral26.png|General settings expanded by default]]
|}


==Choice name==
===Choice name===
A short name of the choice (e.g. "Favourite colour"). This will be displayed on the course's homepage.
 
===Description===
 
Type the description of the choice activity here. Click the icon on the left to expand the toolbars and drag the bottom right of the text box out to expand it. It should contain the question that you want your students to answer. An example of the choice text could be "What is your favourite colour?" There is also an option to display the choice description on the course page below the link to the activity.
 
====Display mode for the options====
*Choose "horizontally" if you only have three or four choices maximum; choose "vertically if you have a large number of choices.
 
==Options==
{|
|[[File:choiceoptions25.png|Options settings expanded by default]]
|}
 
===Allow choice to be updated===
 
*If this is set to "Yes", students can change their mind after they have voted. If it's set to "No", students cannot change their choice.
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===Limit the number of responses===
*Enabling this option allows you to limit the number of participants who can select each particular choice. When that number has been reached, no one else can select that choice.


A short name of the choice (e.g. "Favourite colour"). This will be displayed on the course's homepage.
'''Warning!!''' If you unintentionally check this box but don't add a number then your students won't be able to select any choices and will get confused :)


==Choice text==
===Option===
*Specify here the options that participants have to choose from. They will become radio buttons when the choice is saved.
*You can leave other options blank or click "Add 3 fields to form" to add more options.
*If ''Limits'' is disabled, then any number of participants can select any of the options.


Type the description of the choice activity here. It should contain the question that you want your students to answer. An example of the choice text could be "What is your favourite colour?"
==Availability==
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:choiceavailability26.png|Availability expanded]]
|}


==Choice 1 ~ Choice 10==
===Restrict answering===
*If you check this box you can set an "open and close" date for your choice.
*If you leave it, they can respond at any time.


Here is where you specify the options that participants have to choose from. In our example, the numbered options could be e.g. "blue", "green", "red", "yellow", etc.
==Results==
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:choiceresults26.png|450px|Results expanded]]
|}


You can fill in any number of these: if you leave some of the options blank, they will not be displayed.
===Publish results===


==Limit the number of responses allowed==
*This determines whether (and when) the students will be able to view the results of the choice activity. They may:


This option allows you to limit the number of participants who can select each particular option.
**never see the results of the choice
**see the results only after they have given the answer themselves
**see the results only after the closing date of the choice
**always see the results


Once Limits have been enabled, each option can be assigned a limit. When the limit is reached then no-one else can select that option. A limit of zero (0) means that no-one can select that option.
===Privacy of results===


If Limits are disabled then any number of participants can select any of the options.
*If "Publish" was chosen above, then this dropdown in unlocked. You can decide whether to show names of students or merely the number who responded but without names.


==Restrict answering to this time period==


This setting allows you to define a time window within which participants are allowed to make a choice.
===Show column for unanswered===


To set an open-ended close date just set the time very far in the future.
*If set to "Yes", this will display a column showing how many participants have not answered the choice activity yet. If set to "No", the results will only include the participants who have already voted.


If you don't need this at all then uncheck the box.
==Common module settings==
These settings are collapsed by default. See [[Common module settings]]for more information.


==Display Mode==
==Restrict access/Activity completion==
(These settings are collapsed by default)


This setting allows you to choose how the choices will be displayed to the participants: horizontally, or vertically.
These settings are visible if [[Conditional activities]] and [[Activity completion]] have been enabled in the site and the course.


'''Hint''': In most cases, if there are only a few choices with little text, they may be positioned horizontally. However, if there are more than 5-6 choices or if the text of the choices is longer than 2-3 words, it should be better to display them vertically.
==Choice module capabilities==


==Publish results==
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:downloadresponses|Download choice responses]]
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:deleteresponses|Delete choice responses]]
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:readresponses|Read choice responses]]
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:choose|Record a choice]]
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:addinstance|Add a new choice]]


This setting determines whether the students will be able to view the results of the choice activity. They may:
==See also==
* [http://youtu.be/QMlmZtZGrWM Moodle 2.0 Choice] MoodleBites video on YouTube 


* never see the results of the choice
[[de:Abstimmung konfigurieren]]
* see the results only after they have given the answer themselves
[[es:Configuraciones de elección]]
* see the results only after the closing date of the choice
[[fr:Ajouter/modifier un sondage]]
* always see the results

Latest revision as of 20:25, 26 October 2014

Choice administration settings

  • With the editing turned on, choose from the"Add an activity or resource" link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu) the option Choice. To see all the settings expanded, click "Expand all" top right.

General

General settings expanded by default

Choice name

A short name of the choice (e.g. "Favourite colour"). This will be displayed on the course's homepage.

Description

Type the description of the choice activity here. Click the icon on the left to expand the toolbars and drag the bottom right of the text box out to expand it. It should contain the question that you want your students to answer. An example of the choice text could be "What is your favourite colour?" There is also an option to display the choice description on the course page below the link to the activity.

Display mode for the options

  • Choose "horizontally" if you only have three or four choices maximum; choose "vertically if you have a large number of choices.

Options

Options settings expanded by default

Allow choice to be updated

  • If this is set to "Yes", students can change their mind after they have voted. If it's set to "No", students cannot change their choice.

Limit the number of responses

  • Enabling this option allows you to limit the number of participants who can select each particular choice. When that number has been reached, no one else can select that choice.

Warning!! If you unintentionally check this box but don't add a number then your students won't be able to select any choices and will get confused :)

Option

  • Specify here the options that participants have to choose from. They will become radio buttons when the choice is saved.
  • You can leave other options blank or click "Add 3 fields to form" to add more options.
  • If Limits is disabled, then any number of participants can select any of the options.

Availability

(These settings are collapsed by default)

Availability expanded

Restrict answering

  • If you check this box you can set an "open and close" date for your choice.
  • If you leave it, they can respond at any time.

Results

(These settings are collapsed by default)

Results expanded

Publish results

  • This determines whether (and when) the students will be able to view the results of the choice activity. They may:
    • never see the results of the choice
    • see the results only after they have given the answer themselves
    • see the results only after the closing date of the choice
    • always see the results

Privacy of results

  • If "Publish" was chosen above, then this dropdown in unlocked. You can decide whether to show names of students or merely the number who responded but without names.


Show column for unanswered

  • If set to "Yes", this will display a column showing how many participants have not answered the choice activity yet. If set to "No", the results will only include the participants who have already voted.

Common module settings

These settings are collapsed by default. See Common module settingsfor more information.

Restrict access/Activity completion

(These settings are collapsed by default)

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

Choice module capabilities

See also

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