Optional Rank Question not working how expected

Optional Rank Question not working how expected

by Mat Cannings -
Number of replies: 4
I am putting together my first survey and have hit a minor problem. I have an optional Rate question that asks a person to Rate any rows that are relevant. When the user puts in a response on one row they are forced to put a response in all rows. Is there any way to avoid this problem as I would only like response on the relevant rows.

The (abridged) question is detailed below

If you do not use a specific ILT resource for any of the following please indicate why.

1=Not available at all
2=Not accessible when needed
3=Not familiar with
Internet and World Wide Web
E-mail
Word-Processing
Database

If a person were to select "Not familiar with" for Database the system forces a response to be filled in for all the other rows as well.

Is there a way to avoid this behaviour with the Rate question type or can anyone think of a better way of asking this type of thing using the Questionnaire?

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Re: Optional Rank Question not working how expected

by Joseph Rézeau -
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Hi Mat,
Your question has been asked before: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=116641
In your case, I suggest adding a N/A column to your table (see attached edit question and questionnaire view screenshots).
What might be useful would be for all the N/A choices to be checked by default. What do you think?
Joseph
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Re: Optional Rank Question not working how expected

by Mat Cannings -
Hi Joseph,
I did have a search before but failed to find that, must have used the wrong search terms.
Your suggestion will definitely work.

Can I also thank you and Mike for the work that you must have done on this module as it works perfectly and I have now been able to convert an almost useless paper based survey into an very useful online one. The last time I tried this module, several years ago, it was quite ugly and difficult to use and I did not implement it, but now it is really slick and straight forward to use and I can see it being widely used here.

MatC
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Re: Optional Rank Question not working how expected

by Joseph Rézeau -
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Hi Mat,
Thank you (on Mike's behalf and my own). It is nice to get the occasional word of gratitude.smile
Joseph
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Re: Optional Rank Question not working how expected

by Joseph Rézeau -
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Fix committed to have all the N/A choices checked by default (in a rate, non required question with an N/A column). See CONTRIB-1552.
Joseph