WIRIS math & science questions

Questions

• Managing questions
• Question behaviours
• Question permissions
• Question types
  • Calculated
  • Simple Calculated
  • Drag and drop into text
  • Drag and drop markers
  • Drag and drop onto image
  • Calculated Multichoice
  • Description
  • Essay
  • Matching
  • Embedded Answers (Cloze)
  • Multiple Choice
  • Random Short Answer Matching
  • Select missing words
  • Short-Answer
  • Numerical
  • True/False
  • Third-party question types
• Questions FAQ

Overview

WIRIS quizzes is a bunch of new question types for math & science questions. For an overview of WIRIS math tools suite check WIRIS for Moodle.

Details

WIRIS quizzes improves the question types True/False, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer, Essay, Embedded answers (Cloze)... To sum up, every question type you may come across. The WIRIS quizzes enhancements are summarized in the following list:

• Formula edition at authoring time and formula visualization at presentation time.
• WYSIWYG input of formulas in the student answers of open question. Formulas are input in the habitual mathematical notation. Country locales.
• Syntax validation in student answers. Real time syntax validation if needed.
• Grading the answers considering mathematical equivalences and criteria. Use WIRIS quizzes studio to choose your assertions for grading.
• Generating random questions via an algorithm and advanced grading (when it is not sufficient to compare the student answer with the correct answer).
• Easy inclusion of 2D and 3D graphics in the questions. Such graphics can be optionally generated from random parameters.

Where to start

Teachers

• Math and science in Moodle
• Moodle 2.x demo environment
• Moodle 1.9 demo environment
• STEM collection of free quizzes (1)
• STEM collection of free quizzes (2)

Administrators

• For Installation instructions.

See also

• Website URL
• Math Discussion Forum