Choice settings: Difference between revisions

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This page explores in more detail the settings for the Choice activity once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.

Note that if you want to edit an existing choice, click the Edit link to its right and choose the action you wish to take, e.g. 'Edit settings'.

General

In the Description, ask the question or make the statement from which students must make a choice. Check the box if you want these instructions to display on the course page.

Display mode for the options relates to the display of the results. If you have only a few choices, choose to display the results horizontally; if you have a large number, choose to display them vertically.

Options

Allow choice to be updated: Students can change their mind and change their selection.
Allow more than one choice to be selected: If this is enabled then the checkboxes display as squares instead of round (radio) buttons:

Choose only one

More than one may be chosen

Limit the number of responses allowed: If learners are free to choose any option, leave 'Limit' at the default 0. If you want to restrict them to selecting a particular number, enter that number in the 'Limit' box.

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!

Note: If you use the choice in group mode, then any limit set is per group. For example, if the limit is set to 5, then 5 members of each group can select the option. If there are 3 groups, this would mean that up to 5 x 3 = 15 participants could select the option.

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If you do limit the number of responses allowed and this is enabled, then the limit for each option and the number of responses for it so far is shown to the participants.

Options showing taken and limit

Now type in the choices you wish students to make.

Availability

Here you can set a start and/or end date for the Choice.

Enabling Show preview will mean that students can view the choices before the time when they are allowed to make their selection.

Results

Think carefully about whether (and how) you wish student to see the responses.

Publish: This simply means 'display results to students'.
Show column for unanswered: This might be useful if you need to quickly check who has not yet made a selection
Include responses from inactive/suspended users: This might or might not be useful to you depending on your organisation's policies.

Downloading results

A teacher may download the results of a Choice activity by clicking the 'View... responses' link and then on the next screen selecting from ODS, Excel or text format.

Other settings

Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore Common module settings, Restrict access, Activity completion, Tags and Competencies

If your Choice activity doesn't display as you wish, check the site settings below:

Site administration settings

A description for the Choice may or may not be obligatory depending on Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Common settings,

The following capabilities relate to the Choice activity:

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 {{Choice}}
-A teacher can add a Choice activity in a course when editing is turned on by clicking an 'Add an activity or resource' link (or, if not present, the "Add an activity" drop down menu) and selecting ''Choice''.
+This page explores in more detail the settings for the Choice activity once you have added it to your course and also covers the Site administration settings.
-==Activity settings==
+Note that if you want to edit an existing choice, click the Edit link to its right and choose the action you wish to take, e.g. 'Edit settings'.
-To see all the settings expanded, click the link "Expand all" top right
+==General==
+In the Description, ask the question or make the statement from which students must make a choice. Check the box if you want these instructions to display on the course page.
-Give the choice a name (which students see on the course page) and a description. You add the actual question in the description box for example: ''How well do you do feel you understand module 2?"
+Display mode for the options relates to the display of the results. If you have only a few choices, choose to display the results horizontally; if you have a large number, choose to display them vertically.
-Clicking the question mark icon [[File:helppopup.png]]next to any setting you don't understand will display extra help.
+==Options==
+;Allow choice to be updated
+:Students can change their mind and change their selection.
+;Allow more than one choice to be selected
+:If this is enabled then the checkboxes display as squares instead of round (radio) buttons:
-===Options===
+{|
-This relates to the display of the results. If you have only a few choices, choose to display the results horizontally; if you have a large number, choose to display them vertically.
+|[[File:choicesingle1.png|thumb|300px|Choose only one]]
+|[[File:choiceseveral.png|thumb|300px|More than one may be chosen]]
+|}
+;Limit the number of responses allowed
+:If learners are free to choose any option, leave 'Limit' at the default 0. If you want to restrict them to selecting a particular number, enter that number in the 'Limit' box.
-Type the selections you wish to appear next to the radio buttons in the options fields.
+'''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!
-{|
+Note: If you use the choice in group mode, then any limit set is ''per group''. For example, if the limit is set to 5, then 5 members of each group can select the option. If there are 3 groups, this would mean that up to 5 x 3 = 15 participants could select the option.
-|[[File:newchoicemulti.png|thumb|center|400px|Options settings expanded by default]]
-|}
-Setting 'Allow choice to be updated' will allow students to change their mind after they have voted. The default No means they cannot change their first selection.
-If you allow more than one choice to be selected, the checkboxes will display differently to alert  students that they can make more than one selection:
+;Show available spaces {{New features}}
+:If you do limit the number of responses allowed and this is enabled, then the limit for each option and the number of responses for it so far is shown to the participants.
 {|
-|[[File:choicesingle1.png|thumb|500px|Choose only one]]
+|[[File:ChoiceSpaces.png|thumb|300px|Options showing taken and limit]]
-|[[File:choiceseveral.png|thumb|500px|More than one may be chosen]]
 |}
-If learners are free to choose any option, leave 'Limit' at the default 0. If you want to restrict them to selecting a particular number, enter that number in the 'Limit' box. '
+Now type in the choices you wish students to make.
-''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!
+==Availability==
-Note: If you use the choice in group mode, then any limit set is ''per group''. For example, if the limit is set to 5, then 5 members of each group can select the option. If there are 3 groups, this would mean that up to 5 x 3 = 15 participants could select the option.
-===Availability===
 Here you can set a start and/or end date for the Choice.
-Ticking the Show preview will mean that students can view the choices before the time when they are allowed to make their selection.
+Enabling Show preview will mean that students can view the choices before the time when they are allowed to make their selection.
 ===Results===
-Think carefully about whether (and how) you wish student to see the responses. 'Publish' simply means 'display to students'.
+Think carefully about whether (and how) you wish student to see the responses.
+;Publish
-Showing a column for unanswered may be useful if you need to quickly check who has not entered a choice.
+:This simply means 'display results to students'.
+;Show column for unanswered
-Students will now see how the results of a choice will display as they are making their selection:
+:This might be useful if you need to quickly check who has not yet made a selection
+;Include responses from inactive/suspended users
+:This might or might not be useful to you depending on your organisation's policies.
-[[File:ChoiceResultsDisplay35.png|thumbcenter|300px]]
+==Downloading results==
-====Downloading results====
+A teacher may download the results of a Choice activity by clicking the 'View... responses' link and then on the next screen selecting from ODS, Excel or text format.
-A teacher may download the results of a Choice activity by clicking the 'View... responses' link and then selecting from ODS, Excel or text format.
+[[File:pchoiceresult.png|center|600px]]
-===Other settings===
+==Other settings==
-Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore [[Common  module settings]], [[Conditional activities| Restrict access]] and [[Activity completion]]
+Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore [[Common module settings]], [[Restrict access]],  [[Activity completion]], [[Tags]] and [[Competencies]]
 If your Choice activity doesn't display as you wish, check the site settings below:
-==Site settings==
+==Site administration settings==
 A description for the Choice may or may not be obligatory depending on  ''Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Common settings,''

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