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'''NOTE: A Content page was called a Branch Table page prior to Moodle 2.0''' | '''NOTE: A Content page was called a Branch Table page prior to Moodle 2.0''' | ||
A Content page is one of two page types a student sees in a Lesson. The student sees some content and then one or more buttons at the bottom to select. There is a [[ | A Content page is one of two page types a student sees in a Lesson. The student sees some content and then one or more buttons at the bottom to select. There is a [[Jumps|jump]] feature, a type of link associated with every description button. When a student selects a button, their choice is not scored and they go to another page. | ||
==Building a content page== | ==Building a content page== | ||
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=== The Jump link === | === The Jump link === | ||
Each Description in a Content page has a Jump associated with it. When a Description button is chosen, the student is sent to the page defined in the Jump associated with the button | Each Description in a Content page has a Jump associated with it. When a Description button is chosen, the student is sent to the page defined in the Jump associated with the button. In edit mode the teacher can see all the possible jumps by a pull down menu. | ||
Please refer to the [[Jumps]] page for a more detailed description of jumps. | |||
'''Standard jumps:''' | |||
Relative jumps -This page (go back to the same page for another attempt), Next page (move to next page in the edit order) and End of Lesson (leave the lesson). | |||
Absolute jumps - A page link to a specific page's title | |||
:'''Note:''' that when a page is moved, its relative (for example, "Next page") Jump link will show the student a different page than before. Whereas a Jump link that uses an absolute (For example, a page title) always show the same page after the page has been moved. | |||
This will link to a randomly chosen question between | '''Special jumps:''' | ||
*Unseen Question within a branch - This will link to a randomly chosen unseen (by the student in this attempt) question between this Content page and the End of the Lesson or the next End of Branch. | |||
Random Question within a branch - This will link to a randomly chosen question between the current Content page and the End of Lesson or the next End of Branch. If the student has already seen the question and attempts are greater than 1, they will get another chance to earn the point(s) for that question. If attempts are set to 1, the question will be skipped and another random question shown. | |||
This will jump to a random Content page between the current Content page and the End of Lesson or the next End of Branch. | Random Content page - This will jump to a random Content page between the current Content page and the End of Lesson or the next End of Branch. | ||
==General features and uses == | ==General features and uses == |
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NOTE: A Content page was called a Branch Table page prior to Moodle 2.0
A Content page is one of two page types a student sees in a Lesson. The student sees some content and then one or more buttons at the bottom to select. There is a jump feature, a type of link associated with every description button. When a student selects a button, their choice is not scored and they go to another page.
Building a content page
Title
The title in a content page is similar to other pages but has some special uses. The title is the identifier in collapse edit mode and appears on the pulldown jumpto list. The title in a content page is also used with the "display left menu" setting.
Content
The content area in a content (branch table) has the standard Moodle HTML editor. This robust editor features are described elsewhere.
Description
A content page description appears to the student as a button. The button width fits the text and the height is fixed. The student selects the button which is associated with a jump. These buttons may be arranged vertically or horizontally. Vertical buttons are centered. Horizon buttons appear in a row, and a second row will appear if needed. The arrangement of buttons is the only thing a teacher can change and this is done in the Lesson settings.
- TIP: The "Description" box does not work like the "Answer" box in a question, no mater what it looks like. The "use editor" check box is there and the familiar HTML editor will appear. They do not work. For example, you will see the text in a description field in bold, but the student will not see it.
- The "Maximum number of answers/branches" in Lesson settings ("Update this Lesson" button) determines how many blank descriptions the teacher will see in edit mode.
The Jump link
Each Description in a Content page has a Jump associated with it. When a Description button is chosen, the student is sent to the page defined in the Jump associated with the button. In edit mode the teacher can see all the possible jumps by a pull down menu.
Please refer to the Jumps page for a more detailed description of jumps.
Standard jumps: Relative jumps -This page (go back to the same page for another attempt), Next page (move to next page in the edit order) and End of Lesson (leave the lesson).
Absolute jumps - A page link to a specific page's title
- Note: that when a page is moved, its relative (for example, "Next page") Jump link will show the student a different page than before. Whereas a Jump link that uses an absolute (For example, a page title) always show the same page after the page has been moved.
Special jumps:
- Unseen Question within a branch - This will link to a randomly chosen unseen (by the student in this attempt) question between this Content page and the End of the Lesson or the next End of Branch.
Random Question within a branch - This will link to a randomly chosen question between the current Content page and the End of Lesson or the next End of Branch. If the student has already seen the question and attempts are greater than 1, they will get another chance to earn the point(s) for that question. If attempts are set to 1, the question will be skipped and another random question shown.
Random Content page - This will jump to a random Content page between the current Content page and the End of Lesson or the next End of Branch.
General features and uses
- Content pages are pages which have a set of links to other pages in the lesson. Typically a lesson may start with a Content page which acts as a table of contents.
- Each link in a Content page has two components, a "jump" and a "description" that the student sees as a button.
- A Content page can effectively divide the lesson into a number of branches (or sections). Each branch can contain a number of pages (probably all related to the same topic). The end of a branch is usually marked by an End of Branch page. This is a special page which, by default, returns the student back to the preceding Branch Table. As with any page, the "return" jump in an End of Branch page can be changed, by editing the page. In some versions, using a "This page" jump in an End of Branch, will send the student to the first page in the lesson.
- Branches can be nested within each other. For example, a lesson might usefully be structured so that specialist points are sub-branches within the main subject branches. Working on nested sub branches can get complicated without a plan.
- Content pages can also be used to hold content in the lesson as a simple page. As such they are really non-graded content pages. With no description, their jump-link will automatically go to the next page if that is the default in the lesson setting.
See Also
- Index of Help Files - Very Useful