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In the lesson page, you type in the following information: | In the lesson page, you type in the following information: | ||
the '''name''' of the lesson, the '''maximum grade''' a student can get for doing the lesson, the '''maximum number of | the '''name''' of the lesson, 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''' | |||
''The Maximum Number of Answers in 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. | |||
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. | |||
Revision as of 17:47, 16 June 2005
In the lesson page, you type in the following information: the name of the lesson, 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 The Maximum Number of Answers in 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.
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.
