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This page is about lesson settings (update this lesson) that can be changed by the teacher when they view the lesson in edit mode.  There are excellent help files once Lesson settings window has been open.  After selecting lesson with the "Add activity" pull down menu, Moodle will first show the lesson settings page.  At any point in the design or compilation of the lesson, it is possible (almost desirable in some cases) to edit the lesson settings by using the "Update the Lesson" button.
=Lesson administration settings=


After reviewing the lesson settings and saving them, you(the teacher) will jump back to the page list with its insert, edit, move or delete potentials.  
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.


There is some difference between  Moodle 1.5 and 1.6 with additional settings.  Please note that the settings group category is shown.


== General ==
==General==
{|
|[[File:lessonintro.png|thumb|500px|General settings expanded by default]]
|}
 
===Name===
===Name===
Lesson name. HTML code will not work in 1.9 in this field.
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.


===Timed===  
===Description===
[[Image:Lesson Timer.png|right]]
{{New features}}
Allows teacher to set a time limit on the lesson. Students are shown a count down counter and the time is recorded in the database. The timer does not evict a student from the lesson when the time is up, but does not score a question after the time limit reaches 0:00:00. The time in the database is checked each time a student submits a question.
Add a description of your lesson here.
===Display description on the course page===
If this box is ticked, the description will appear on the course page just below the name of the lesson.


===The Maximum Number of Answers / Branches in a Lesson===
==Appearance==
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[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!


This value determines the maximum number of answers the teacher can see and use when editing a lesson or a page. The default value is 4.  This is a useful feature in older versions of Moodle that have no collapsed view.  This value can reduce the number of screens a teacher might see in the lesson edit mode.
* For lessons containing ''Question pages'' and set to "Re-take" '''Yes''', the progress bar is always "reset" at 0% upon re-take.


This parameter also sets the maximum number of Branches that can be seen by the teacher in a Branch Table.
* 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".


It is safe to change the value of this parameter at any time. It only effects what the teacher sees, not the data. For example, a teacher starting to enter a series of multiple choice questions with 6 answers, might set this value to 6.  Then when the teacher starts to enter a series of questions with 2 answers,  they might set this value to 2 because they don't need to see 4 blank answers for every question in the design phase.
===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===


In a similar manner, changing the value does not effect what the student sees when they view a branch page, nor does it change previous information put in by the teacher.
Slideshow height, width and background colour are set for the whole site by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Lesson''.


== Grade Options ==
===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.


===Practice Lesson===
===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]])''
A practice lesson will not show up in the Gradebook. A practice lesson can not be a dependent lesson.
==Availability==
 
(These settings are collapsed by default)
===Custom Scoring===
{|
 
|[[File:lessonavailability.png|thumb|470px|Availability settings expanded]]
This will allow you to put a numerical point value on each answer. Answers may have negative values or positive values. Imported questions will automatically be assigned 1 point for correct answers and 0 for incorrect, though you may change this after the import.
|}
 
===Available from/Deadline===
===Maximum Grade===
Here you can set a start and end date and time for your Lesson.
 
===Time limit===  
This value determines the maximum grade which can be awarded in the lesson. The range is 0 to 100%. This value can be changed at any time during the lesson. Any change has an immediate effect in the Grades page and on the grades shown to the students in various lists. If the grade is set to 0 the Lesson does not appear in any of the Grades pages.
[[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.
===User can re-take===
 
This setting determines whether the students can take the lesson more than once or only once. The teacher may decide that the lesson contains material which the students ought to know thoroughly. In which case repeated viewing of the lesson should be allowed. If, however, the material is used more like an exam then the students should not be allowed to re-take the lesson.
 
When the students are allowed to re-take the lesson, the grades shown in the Grades page are either their average grade over the re-takes or their best grade for the lesson. The next parameter determines which of these two grading alternatives is used.
 
Note that the Question Analysis always uses the answers from the first tries of the lesson, subsequent re-takes by students are ignored.
 
By default this option is Yes, meaning that students are allowed to re-take the lesson. It is expected that only in exceptional circumstances will this option be set to No.


===Handling of Re-takes===
===Password protected lesson===
*Change to "Yes"  and enter the password if you want students only to access it when they know the password.


When students are allowed to re-take the lesson, this option allows the teacher to show the grade for the lesson in, for example, the Grades page, as either the mean, this is average, of the grades over the first and subsequent tries or as the grade from the students' best tries.
==Prerequisite lesson==
(These settings are collapsed by default)
{|
|[[File:prereqlesson.png|thumb|460px|Prerequisite lesson settings expanded]]
|}


This option can be changed at any time.
===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==
 
(These settings are collapsed by default)
This setting will allow the student to see their current score.
{|
 
|[[File:flowcontrol.png|thumb|450px|Flow control settings expanded]]
== Flow Control ==
|}


===Allow Student Review===
===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.


This will place a "Review Lesson" button on the last screen of the lesson to encourage the to student 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)
:''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.
'''''Note:''''' this setting works in combination with the above setting, or independently.  


===Display Review Button===
*When 'provide an option to try again' is set to No, students will be able to retake the question as many times as it is set here, with a score penalty.


This will display a button after an incorrectly answered question, allowing a student to re-attempt it.
*When 'provide an option to try again' is set to Yes, then students will be able to retake the question as many times as it set here without a score penalty. In this case an extra dialogue appears.


:''TIP:'' It is not compatible with essay questions, so leave this off if you are using essay questions.  Sometimes this setting will override any "display default feedback" lesson setting, where the default feedback will always be displayed when the review button is shown.
Consequently when the relevant jump 'this page' is used in wrong answer while the 'provide an option to try again' is set to No and 'maximum number of attempts' is set to 1, a student that will answer wrongly will be moved into the next page, since he/she has the change to try the question just once.  


===The Maximum Number of Attempts (by a Student)===
'''''Tip:''''' Ensure you check lesson using a real student account, as the teacher preview or the 'switch role to student' may not give you the exact picture.
 
This value determines the maximum number of attempts a Student has in answering any of the questions in the lesson. Once reached, the student does not see the question again. 
 
The default value is 5. Smaller values may discourage the student from trying different answers about a question. Larger values may lead to frustration when the student "does not get it".  For example with a short answer or numerical question, the student is not given an opportunity to try different answer choices. This value provides an escape route to the next page in the lesson.
 
Setting this value to 1 gives the students just single chance to answer each question. This would be similar to a question in the Quiz module. 
 
:''Note:'' this value is student global parameter and that it applies to all the questions in the lesson regardless of their type. However it does not apply to teachers checking of questions or navigating through the lesson. Checking the number of attempts relies on values stored in the database and question attempts by teachers are not recorded. The teacher should after all know the answers!


===Action after a Correct Answer===
===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


The usual action is to follow the jump as specified in the answer. In most cases this will probably show the Next Page of the lesson. The student is taken through the lesson in a logical way, beginning at the start and ending at the end.
==Grade==
(These settings are collapsed by default.)
{|
|[[File:lessongrade.png|thumb|450px|Grade settings expanded]]
|}


However, the lesson module can also be used as a type of Flash Card assignment. The student is shown some information (optional) and a question in basically a random order. There is no set beginning and no set end. Just a set of Cards shown one after another in no particular order.
Set a grade and grade category here.


This option allows two very similar variants of Flash Card behavior. The option "Show an unseen page" never shows the same page twice (even if the student did not answer the question associated with the Card/Page correctly). The other non-default option "Show an unanswered page" allows the student to see pages that may have appeared before but only if they answered the associated question wrongly.
===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.


In either of these Flash Card-type lessons the teacher can decide to use either all the Cards/Pages in the lesson or just a (random) sub-set. This is done through the "Number of Pages (Cards) to show" parameter.
===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.


'''If you want a student to be taken directly from one question to the next irrespective of their answer being correct or incorrect''': in the Lesson Settings, set Maximum number of attempts: to 1. Please note, however, that a message "correct / incorrect" will still be displayed to the student upon answering each question. If you do not want this (default) feedback message to be displayed then enter your own feedback message (i.e. "continue", "---", etc.) In case you want no visible message displayed then enter a non-breaking space as feedback, so you'll have to put a # after the answer which may be ~3 and write & n b s p ; after that.(without spaces between these characters) To find out how Moodle works - you may export a sample of your questions with GIFT and check them out!
:Note that the Question Analysis always uses the answers from the first tries of the lesson. Re-takes by students are ignored.


===Display default feedback ===
===Minimum Number of Questions===
{{Moodle 1.7}}
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.
Feedback to a specific answer to a question can appear on the next page after the student makes a choice and submits it. The question, the student's answer and the feedback appear on a page with a continue button at the bottom. This lesson setting controls what appears as the feedback response and if the page appears at all.
*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.


When this option is set to Yes, the standard default response will appear.  In most lessons, when this is set to yes, Lesson first looks for the teachers custom feedback and if it does not find one, will put in the default feedback. It is possible to change the words used in the standard [[Language editing|default feedbacks]] for the entire MoodleSite.
==Common module settings==
(These settings are collapsed by default.)


Selecting No, will only show the teacher's supplied feedbacks for each specific answer.  If the teacher has not entered a response for a specific answer, then the feedback page is not displayed and the student will immediately go to the page that the specific answer's jump is set to.
See [[Common module settings]]
==Restrict access/Activity completion==
(These settings are collapsed by default)


:''TIP:'' Under some versions of Moodle, other lesson settings may cause the default feedback to appear, even when the teacher has supplied their own feedback.  Changing the "Review button" lesson setting to "No" will show the teachers custom feedback.
The Restrict access and Activity completion settings are visible if [[Conditional activities]] and [[Activity completion]] have been enabled in the site and the course.


===The Minimum Number of Questions in a Lesson===
==Site administration settings==
This value determines the '''minimum''' number of questions that will be used to calculate a student's score.  It does not force students to answer that many questions in the lesson.  When a lesson contains one or more [[Adding a branch table| branches]], the teacher should normally set this parameter.


For example, setting this parameter to 20, will ensure that grades are given as though the students have seen at least this number of questions. Take the case of a student who only looks at a single branch in a lesson with 5 pages and answers all the associated questions correctly. This student then choose to end the lesson (assuming there is that option in the "top level"Branch Table, a reasonable enough assumption). If this parameter was set to 0 their grade would be 5 out of 5, that is 100%. However, with it set to 20 their grade would be reduced to 5 out of 20, that is 25%. In the case of another student who goes through all the branches and sees, say, 25 pages and answers all but two of the questions correctly, then their grade would be 23 out of 25, that is 92%.
The lesson module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Lesson''.


If this parameter is used, the teacher might want to add  a statement on the opening page of the lesson. For example, if the teacher set the value to 20 they might say:
'''NOTE:''' ''The slideshow settings did not work previously but were fixed in Moodle 2.8.2. See MDL-36673 for further details.''


:In this lesson you are expected to attempt at least ''20'' questions. You can attempt more if you wish. However, if you attempt less than ''20'' questions your grade will be calculated as though you attempted ''20''.
===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.


When this parameter is set to a value more than 0, students are told how many questions they have attempted and how many they are expected to attempt.
===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.


===Number of Pages (Cards) to Show===
===Slideshow background colour===
Background colour to for the slideshow if it is enabled.
*Variable name: lesson_slideshowbgcolor, Default #FFFFFF.


This parameter is only used in Flash Card type lessons. The default value is zero which means that all the Pages/Cards are shown in a lesson. Setting this parameter to a non-zero value shows that number of pages. After that number of Page/Cards have been shown the end of lesson is reached and the student is shown their grade.
===Popup window width===
Sets the width of the popup displayed for a linked media file
*Variable name: lesson_mediawidth, Default 640.


If this parameter is set to a number greater than the number of pages in the lesson then the end of the lesson is reached when all the pages have been shown.
===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.


== Lesson formatting ==
===Number of high scores displayed===
 
'''NOTE''': This feature is currently broken. Its future is being discussed in MDL-49581
===Slide Show===
 
This enables the display of the lesson as a slide show, with a fixed width, height, and custom background color. A CSS based scroll bar will be displayed if the width or height of the slide is exceeded by the content of a page. Questions will 'break out' of the slide show mode, only pages (branch tables) will be shown in a slide by default. Buttons labeled with the lang default for "Next" and "Back" will be shown at the far right and left of the slide if that option is chosen on the page. Other buttons will be centered below the slide.  You can also decide on the width, height and the background colour of the slide show.
 
===Display Left Menu===
 
This will show a list of the pages (Branch Tables) in the lesson. Question pages, cluster pages, etc. will not be shown by default (you may choose to show question pages by checking that option on the question).
 
===Progress bar===
A simple bar at the bottom of the lesson which will give an approximate percentage of completion.  Since lessons vary greatly in their navigation, this works best with lesson that follow the logical order and do not jump around.
 
== Access control ==
 
===Password Protected Lesson===
 
This will not allow a student to access the lesson unless they type the password.
 
=== Dependent on ===
{{Moodle 1.6}}
In Version 1.6 a lesson can be dependent upon another lesson. There are 3 possible dependencies which can be use separately or in combination with each other. Time Spent (minutes) refers to how long the student was in the lesson on their last attempt (it is not cumulative). Completed means the student has attempted one question. Grade as a percentage of a specific lesson means just that.
:''TIP:'' Dependency not working when is sent to "Completed" on another lesson?  You must have a question for lesson to recognize that it is complete.  Put a multiple choice question at the end of the lesson and ask: "In this lesson you learned A, B, and C." Do not put in an answer or a jump.  The student will see "Continue" at the end and go to the end of the lesson and fulfil the requirement of completing the lesson.  The dependent on lesson can not be a practice lesson.
 
===Available from & deadline dates===
 
Determine the dates for the opening and closing of the lesson.  For example in Moodle 1.7 it is possible to close the course in the year 2020.
 
== Other ==
===Link to activity===
A pull down menu will allow the teacher to create a link to another activity when the lesson is finished.  This link will appear as a button on the [[Lesson_Pages#End_of_Lesson_Page|"end of lesson page"]], with links to grades or back to the homepage of the course.
 
===Pop-up to file or web page===
At the start of the lesson, this creates a popup window.  For example this might be a music file, an agreement or text which the student can refer while in the lesson.
 
===Tree View===
Found in pre 1.6 versions of Moodle.  Similar to the setting under Lesson Formatting, display left menu in Moodle 1.6 and later.
 
===Display High Scores===
 
A list of the high scores for the lesson will be shown. Students who get a high score can choose a custom name to list their score by. There is a 'badwords' filter which checks for naughty names.
 
High scores do not display if the "Practice lesson" option is turned On.
 
===Number of High Scores Displayed===
 
Type a number to limit how many of the top scores are displayed.
 
===Use this lesson's settings as defaults===
 
Select yes before Saving the lesson, and the settings you have chosen for this lesson will be the default settings for the next time you create a lesson for this course.
 
===Visible to users===
 
Allows you to show to, or to hide the lesson from students.
 
==Common module settings==
*Groupings (advanced):
*Available for groups only check box (advanced)
*Visable
*ID number
*Grade category
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==Adding the first page in a Lesson==
===Maximum number of answers===
Default maximum number of answers per page for site
*Variable name: lesson_maxanswers, Default: 4.


After you decide on the lesson settings (above), you are taken to the lesson and you are asked which of the following you want to do now: import questions, add a Branch Table or add a Question Page. To read more about adding pages go to: [[Viewing_a_lesson]].  If you would like more information about lesson pages in general go to [[Lesson Pages]] or select something from the index at the top of this page or one of the overall indexes below. 
===Action after correct answer===
The default action to take after a correct answer
*Variable name: lesson_defaultnextpage, Default: Normal - follow lesson path


==See also==
==See also==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xjXelUZguw Creating a Lesson video tutorial]
*[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 05:03, 7 April 2015

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.

Description

New feature
in Moodle 2.8!

Add a description of your lesson here.

Display description on the course page

If this box is ticked, the description will appear on the course page just below the name of the lesson.

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

Slideshow height, width and background colour are set for the whole site by an administrator in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Lesson.

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.

Note: this setting works in combination with the above setting, or independently.

  • When 'provide an option to try again' is set to No, students will be able to retake the question as many times as it is set here, with a score penalty.
  • When 'provide an option to try again' is set to Yes, then students will be able to retake the question as many times as it set here without a score penalty. In this case an extra dialogue appears.

Consequently when the relevant jump 'this page' is used in wrong answer while the 'provide an option to try again' is set to No and 'maximum number of attempts' is set to 1, a student that will answer wrongly will be moved into the next page, since he/she has the change to try the question just once.

Tip: Ensure you check lesson using a real student account, as the teacher preview or the 'switch role to student' may not give you the exact picture.

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 Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Lesson.

NOTE: The slideshow settings did not work previously but were fixed in Moodle 2.8.2. See MDL-36673 for further details.

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

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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