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==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.


==Select choice==
==General==


Log in as the course teacher and turn on editing. Then select ''Choice'' from the drop down ''Add an activity'' menu.
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|[[File:choicegeneral26.png|General settings expanded by default]]
[[image:Choice_1.gif|frame|left|choose ''choice'' from the menu]]
|}
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==Choice name==


===Choice name===
A short name of the choice (e.g. "Favourite colour"). This will be displayed on the course's homepage.
A short name of the choice (e.g. "Favourite colour"). This will be displayed on the course's homepage.
[[image:Choice_2.gif|frame|left|this will become a link on the course page]]
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==Choice text==
===Description===


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?"
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.


[[image:Choice_3.gif|frame|left|what do you want the students to tell you?]]
====Display mode for the options====
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*Choose "horizontally" if you only have three or four choices maximum; choose "vertically if you have a large number of choices.


==Choice 1 ~ Choice 10==
==Options==
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|[[File:choiceoptions25.png|Options settings expanded by default]]
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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.
===Allow choice to be updated===


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


[[image:Choice_4.gif|frame|none|Choice input text boxes]]
'''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 :)


{{Moodle 1.8}}
===Option===
Moodle 1.8 includes a "Add 3 fields to form" button for adding another 3 choices and another 3 and another 3...
*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.


==Limit the number of responses allowed==
==Availability==
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:choiceavailability26.png|Availability expanded]]
|}


This option allows you to limit the number of participants who can select each particular option.
===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.


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.
==Results==
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:choiceresults26.png|450px|Results expanded]]
|}


If Limits are disabled then any number of participants can select any of the options.
===Publish results===


==Restrict answering to this time period==
*This determines whether (and when) the students will be able to view the results of the choice activity. They may:


This setting allows you to define a time window within which participants are allowed to make a choice.
**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


To set an open-ended close date just set the time very far in the future.
===Privacy of results===


If you don't need this at all then uncheck the box.
*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.


[[image:Choice_5.gif|frame|left|this is optional, of course]]
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==Display Mode==
===Show column for unanswered===


This setting allows you to choose how the choices will be displayed to the participants: horizontally, or vertically.
*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.


'''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. (red arrow, below)
==Common module settings==
These settings are collapsed by default. See [[Common module settings]]for more information.


[[image:Choice_6.gif|frame|left|just a few more parameters]]
==Restrict access/Activity completion==
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(These settings are collapsed by default)


==Publish results==
These settings are visible if [[Conditional activities]] and [[Activity completion]] have been enabled in the site and the course.


This setting determines whether (and when) the students will be able to view the results of the choice activity. They may:
==Choice module capabilities==


* never see the results of the choice
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:downloadresponses|Download choice responses]]
* see the results only after they have given the answer themselves
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:deleteresponses|Delete choice responses]]
* see the results only after the closing date of the choice
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:readresponses|Read choice responses]]
* always see the results
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:choose|Record a choice]]
 
*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:addinstance|Add a new choice]]
'''(teal arrow, above)'''
 
==Privacy of results==
 
If the choice results are shown to students, this setting determines whether the results will be anonymous.
 
'''(orange arrow, above)'''
 
==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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(lime green arrow, above)'''
 
==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.
 
'''(purple arrow, above)'''
 
==Group mode==
 
The group mode can be one of three levels:
 
* No groups - There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community
* Separate groups - Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible
* Visible groups - Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups
 
The group mode can be defined at two levels:
 
* Course level - The group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course
* Activity level - Each activity that supports groups can also define its own grouping mode. If the course is set to [[Force group mode|"force group mode"]] then the setting for each activity is ignored.
 
'''(pink arrow, above)'''
 
==Visible to students==
 
You can hide the activity from students by selecting "Hide" here. It is useful if you wouldn't like to make the activity available immediately.
 
'''(black arrow, above)'''


==See also==
==See also==
* [[course/groups|Groups]]
* [http://youtu.be/QMlmZtZGrWM Moodle 2.0 Choice] MoodleBites video on YouTube 
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=59837 More than 10 choices??] forum discussion
 
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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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