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, eg '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.

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}}
+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.
-==Choice 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, eg 'Edit settings'.
-*With the editing turned on, choose from the dropdown ''Add an Activity'' the option ''Choice''.
+==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.
-[[File:Choice.png]]
+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:
-===Name===
+{|
-A short name of the choice (e.g. "Favourite colour"). This will be displayed on the course's homepage.
+|[[File:choicesingle1.png|thumb|500px|Choose only one]]
+|[[File:choiceseveral.png|thumb|500px|More than one may be chosen]]
+|}
-===Introduction text===
+;Limit the number of responses allowed
-Type the description of the choice activity here. It should contain the question that you want your students to answer. An example of the choice text could be "What is your favourite colour?"
+: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. '
-===Limits===
+''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!
-Enabling this option allows you to limit the number of participants who can select each particular choice. When that number has been reached, no one else can select that choice.
-'''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.
-===Option 1; Option 2 etc 1===
+Now type in the choices you wish students to make.
-*Specify here the options that participants have to choose from. They will become radio buttons when the choice is saved.
-*You need a minimum of  2 for it to work. You can leave other options blank or click "Add 3 fields to form" to add more options.
-*If ''Limits'' is disabled, then any number of participants can select any of the options.
-[[File:Choicesetup.png]]
+==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.
-===Restrict answering===
+===Results===
-This setting allows you to define a time window within which participants are allowed to make a choice.
+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.
-==Miscellaneous settings==
+==Downloading results==
-===Display Mode===
+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.
+[[File:pchoiceresult.png|center]]
-*If you check this box you can set an "open and close" date for your choice.
+==Other settings==
-*If you leave it, they can respond at any time. '''Hint''': In most cases, if there are only a few choices with little text, they may be positioned horizontally. However, if there are more than 5-6 choices or if the text of the choices is longer than 2-3 words, it should be better to display them vertically. (red arrow, below)
+Depending on what is enabled for your site and course, you may also need to explore [[Common  module settings]], [[Restrict access| Restrict access]],  [[Activity completion]], [[Tags]] and [[Competencies]]
-[[image:Choice_6.gif|thumb|just a few more parameters]]
-===Publish results===
+If your Choice activity doesn't display as you wish, check the site settings below:
-This setting determines whether (and when) the students will be able to view the results of the choice activity. They may:
+==Site administration settings==
+A description for the Choice may or may not be obligatory depending on  ''Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Common settings,''
-* never see the results of the choice
+The following capabilities relate to the Choice activity:
-* see the results only after they have given the answer themselves
+*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:downloadresponses|Download choice responses]]
-* see the results only after the closing date of the choice
+*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:deleteresponses|Delete choice responses]]
-* always see the results
+*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:readresponses|Read choice responses]]
+*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:choose|Record a choice]]
+*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:addinstance|Add a new choice]]
-'''(teal arrow, above)'''
-===Privacy of results===
-If the choice results are shown to students, this setting determines whether the results will be anonymous.
-'''(orange arrow, above)'''
-===Allow choice to be updated===
-If this is set to "Yes", students can change their mind after they have voted. If it's set to "No", students cannot change their choice.
-'''
-(lime green arrow, above)'''
-===Show column for unanswered===
-If set to "Yes", this will display a column showing how many participants have not answered the choice activity yet. If set to "No", the results will only include the participants who have already voted.
-'''(purple arrow, above)'''
-==Common module settings==
-===Group mode===
-The group mode can be one of three levels:
-* No groups - There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community
-* Separate groups - Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible
-* Visible groups - Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups
-The group mode can be defined at two levels:
-* Course level - The group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course
-* Activity level - Each activity that supports groups can also define its own grouping mode. If the course is set to [[Force group mode|"force group mode"]] then the setting for each activity is ignored.
-'''(pink arrow, above)'''
-===Visible to students===
-You can hide the activity from students by selecting "Hide" here. It is useful if you wouldn't like to make the activity available immediately.
-'''(black arrow, above)'''
-==Choice responses==
-[[Image:Choice_responses.jpg|thumb|left|Choice responses]]Choice responses can be viewed by teachers and non-editing teachers (i.e. users with the capability [[Capabilities/mod/choice:readresponses|mod/choice:readresponses]] allowed) via the "View x responses" link at the top right of the choice page.
-Choice responses can be downloaded in ODS, Excel or text format.
-Choice responses can be deleted/reset by teachers and non-editing teachers (i.e. users with the capability [[Capabilities/mod/choice:deleteresponses|mod/choice:deleteresponses]] allowed).
-==Choice permissions==
-The following capabilities are related to choices:
-*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:downloadresponses|mod/choice:downloadresponses]]
-*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:deleteresponses|mod/choice:deleteresponses]]
-*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:readresponses|mod/choice:readresponses]]
-*[[Capabilities/mod/choice:choose|mod/choice:choose]]
-[[de:Abstimmung anlegen]]
+[[de:Abstimmung konfigurieren]]
+[[es:Configuraciones de elección]]
 [[fr:Ajouter/modifier un sondage]]

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