Close moodle multichoice question in latex

Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Fazeel Jaleel -
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I wanted to have a cloze quiz in moodle using latex. Although my close quiz works fine in latex but when I imported the xml file to moodle it gives me error. (I have attached). I am so desperate as need to make final exam. Grealty appreciate your help.

I have also attached latex multichoice question as well.




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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Joseph Rézeau -
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Hi,

You write "I wanted to have a cloze quiz in moodle..."

This does not exist. In Moodle you can create a question of the Cloze/Embedded question type, and then put that question inside a quiz. Is that what you mean?

"Although my close quiz works fine in latex..." What does this mean? Did you create a quiz outside of Moodle? With which programme?

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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Fazeel Jaleel -
Hi Joseph,
Thanks for your reply and appreciate it.
Yes, I use both Moodle and latex to write all my quizzes. but, I use latex to generate formula rich questions in moodle. The latex package 'Moodle’ can do this. Then I import it as XML file to moodle. This works perfectly. Before import the quiz the latex compile the code and produce a PDF so can make sure everything ok. It works well for the close quiz question as well. But, when I have the all the question in the close quiz the 'multichoice' then when I import it as an xml then I get error message although latex compile it without any error.
appreciate any help
Regards,
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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Dominique Bauer -
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Hello Fazeel,

Please attach your XML file.


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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Fazeel Jaleel -
Hi Dominique,
Thanks for your reply. 
Please find attached for the XML file.

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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Dominique Bauer -
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Hi Fazeel,

As mentioned in the documentation, you must escape the } characters in the latex formulas in the questions, that is, replace } with \}. For example, write {1:MULTICHOICE_V:=\ (7.5K^{0.5\}L^{-0.5\}\)~ etc., not {1:MULTICHOICE_V:=\ (7.5K^{0.5}L^{-0.5}\)~. Then it will work.
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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Fazeel Jaleel -
Hi Dominique,
Thanks for your reply. As mentioned, I changed the right side, } in the power ^{} to {\} in my XML file and try to import but no luck yet. The same error message . I have attached the XML new file  the one I changed . When you have some spare time please have a look.
Appreciate your time.
Regards,
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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Dominique Bauer -
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You did it correctly for the first two questions, but not for the third. If you do it for the third question, it will work: (I have hidden the texts because it will be an exam)

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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Dominique Bauer -
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It might also be interesting for you to use a question type, for example STACK or Formulas, for which the students must explicitly provide the answer, for example 7.5 * K ** 0.5 * L ** - 0.5.
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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Fazeel Jaleel -
Dear Dominique,
That would be fantastic! You are great! Thank you soooooooooo much.
Thanks for the suggestion for stack type explicit answer type question.
Thanks again,
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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Fazeel Jaleel -
Hi Dominique,
I don't see STACK question type in my moodle under "question type". Any suggessions?
Thank you,
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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Dominique Bauer -
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Hello Fazeel,

The STACK question type is a plugin. It must be installed by the site administrator. Take a look at the documentation.

The Formulas question type is also a plugin which must be installed by the site administrator. Here is the documentation.

These two types of questions allow you to ask students to enter an equation.

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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Fazeel Jaleel -
Hello Dominique,
Thank you for the reply. I'll have a look.
Regards,
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Re: Close moodle multichoice question in latex

by Marcus Green -
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The formula question type is easier to install and setup. STACK is much harder to setup but is the Godzilla of Math question types.
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