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=Lesson administration settings=


This page explains the settings involved when first creating a lesson.
This page explains the settings involved when first creating a lesson.
To add a lesson to your Moodle course page:
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''
*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 will take you to the Lesson settings page.


==Lesson administration settings==


===General===
==General==
*''Note: Click the "Show  Advanced"  button to the right if you don't see all the options below.'' 
{|
====Name====
|[[File:addlessontitle.png|thumb|274px|General settings expanded by default]]
*The name you add here will be the link the students click on to get to your Lesson.
|}


====Time limit====
===Name===
[[Image:Lesson Timer.png|right]]
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.  
*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.


====Available from/Deadline====
==Appearance==
*Here you can set a start and end date and time for your Lesson.
(These settings are collapsed by default)
====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.
|[[File:lessonappearance.png|thumb|404px|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.
* For lessons containing '''only''' ''Content pages'', once a lesson has been taken to the end, if that same lesson is re-taken, the progress bar will not be "reset", i.e. it will show a 100% progress from page 1!


====Password protected====
* For lessons containing ''Question pages'' and set to "Re-take" '''Yes''', the progress bar is always "reset" at 0% upon re-take.
*Change to "Yes" and enter the password if you want students only to access it when they know the password.


===Grade===
* Note that the Lesson Progress bar only works correctly for lessons with a "straightforward" navigation, such as page 1 -> page  2 -> page n -> end of lesson. It is not guaranteed to work with pages "jumping all over the place".
*Set a grade and grade category here.


===Grade options===
===Display ongoing score===
====Practice lesson====
Choose this to let students see their score as they work through the lesson.
*Use this if you don't need the lesson to be scored/graded but just need students to work through some pages.
===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.


====Custom Scoring====
===Link to next activity===
*Use this to give a particular number score (negative or positive) to each answer
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:lessonavailability.png|thumb|470px|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.


====Re-takes allowed====
===Password protected lesson===
*Choose this if you want your students to be able to do the lesson more than once.
*Change to "Yes"  and enter the password if you want students only to access it when they know the password.


====Handling of re-takes====
==Prerequisite lesson==
*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.
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:prereqlesson.png|thumb|460px|Prerequisite lesson settings expanded]]
|}


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


====Display ongoing score====
==Flow control==
*Choose this to let students see their score as they work through the lesson.
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:flowcontrol.png|thumb|450px|Flow control settings expanded]]
|}


===Flow Control===
===Allow Student Review===
This puts a "Review Lesson" button on the last screen of the lesson to encourage the students to navigate through the lesson again from the start.
:Note that the students will not be able to ''change'' their answers, only ''view'' them.


*''Note: Click the "Show  Advanced" toggle button to the right if you don't see all the options below.'' 
===Provide option to try a question again===
*[[Using Lesson]] gives examples of how these settings may be put to best effect.
====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)
*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. 
:''TIP:'' Leave this off if you are using essay questions.  
===Maximum Number of Attempts===
====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.  
*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:
====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)
**the next part of the Lesson (default setting)
**a random, unexpected page
**a random, unexpected page
**a random page which they have not yet answered.
**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


====Display default feedback====
==Grade==
*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.
(These settings are collapsed by default.)
====Progress bar====
{|
*Choose this to show a bar at the bottom of the page showing how far into the lesson the student has got.
|[[File:lessongrade.png|thumb|450px|Grade settings expanded]]
''*Note: There are currently some issues with the lesson progress bar not displaying as expected. MDL-26016''
|}


====Display left menu====  
Set a grade and grade category here.
*Choose this if you want to show a list of the pages in the Lesson so a student can see what is coming up.
 
====Display left menu only if grade greater than ...%====
===Practice lesson===
*Choose this if you want the student to go through the lesson (and get a grade) once and then, on review, to be able to see and navigate through all the different pages.
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.
====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.
===Custom Scoring===
====Minimum Number of Questions====
Use this to give a particular number score (negative or positive) to each answer
*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.
===Re-takes allowed===
Choose this if you want your students to be able to do the lesson more than once.
:Note that this setting only applies to lessons containing ''Question pages''. Lessons consisting '''only''' of ''Content pages'' can be re-taken even if 'Re-takes allowed' is set to ''No''.
 
====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 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.
*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.


====Slideshow====
==Common module settings==
*Choose this if you want your Lesson displayed as a slideshow with fixed width, height and custom background colour. The administrator sets the defaults for these in ''Settings>Site Administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Lesson.''
(These settings are collapsed by default.)
 
====Link to an 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]])''


===Pop-up to file or web page===
See [[Common module settings]]
*If you want to include a link to a file on the lesson page for students to refer to, upload it here.
==Restrict access/Activity completion==
(These settings are collapsed by default)


===Dependent on===
The Restrict access and Activity completion settings are visible if [[Conditional activities]] and [[Activity completion]] have been enabled in the site and the course.
*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]])''
 
==Other settings==
There are the usual [[Common module settings]] and  - if admin has enabled them - the Restrict access settings and Activity Completion settings in  [[Conditional activities]].


==Site administration settings==
==Site administration settings==


The lesson module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Lesson''.
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===
===Slideshow width===
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===Number of high scores displayed===
===Number of high scores displayed===
Sets the number of high scores to display
===Number of high scores displayed===
*Variable name: lesson_maxhighscores, Default: 10
'''NOTE''': This feature is currently broken. Its future is being discussed in MDL-49581


===Maximum number of answers===
===Maximum number of answers===
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==See also==
==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


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Latest revision as of 08:10, 4 May 2016

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.

  • For lessons containing only Content pages, once a lesson has been taken to the end, if that same lesson is re-taken, the progress bar will not be "reset", i.e. it will show a 100% progress from page 1!
  • For lessons containing Question pages and set to "Re-take" Yes, the progress bar is always "reset" at 0% upon re-take.
  • Note that the Lesson Progress bar only works correctly for lessons with a "straightforward" navigation, such as page 1 -> page 2 -> page n -> end of lesson. It is not guaranteed to work with pages "jumping all over the place".

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

Lesson Timer.png

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 settings 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 students to navigate through the lesson again from the start.

Note that the students will not be able to change their answers, only view them.

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.

Note that this setting only applies to lessons containing Question pages. Lessons consisting only of Content pages can be re-taken even if 'Re-takes allowed' is set to No.

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

Number of high scores displayed

NOTE: This feature is currently broken. Its future is being discussed in MDL-49581

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

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