Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Martin Chang -
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Hi,

What I'd like to accomplish is this:

I ask students how much of a book they have finished reading. If a student answers 50(%) (only numerical number is allowed), then Moodle automatically gives 50% of the total score. If the student answers 80(%), then Moodle automatically gives 80% of the total score. Is it possible?

It doesn't have to be a numerical answer question. The goal is to automatically assign a score based on the percentage of reading completed by a student. For instance, I can change it to a multiple choice or selecting from a list question type, and predefine a list of percentages (e.g., 0%, 5%, 10%, etc.). For each answer, I assign the equivalent percentage of the total score for the question (e.g., 0%, 5%, 10%, etc. of total score).

There is no right or wrong answer for the question.

Thank you very much!

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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Joseph Rézeau -
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Hi Martin,
You write "There is no right or wrong answer for the question." In that case, you should probably use a survey-like type of activity, rather than Quiz, which does require a score.
You have a choice of Feedback, Questionnaire, etc. plugins.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Martin Chang -
Hi Joseph,
Thanks for the suggestion.
It does not matter what type of assignment I use. What matters is whether it can accomplish what I wanted. Can Feedback, Questionnaire, etc. plugins do what I want to do as described in the OP?
Thanks!
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

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@Martin,

On second thoughts I'm not sure I understood correctly what you wrote here:  "The goal is to automatically assign a score based on the percentage of reading completed by a student".

Do you mean that that "book reading percentage" question would be the only one of its kind within a Quiz with other questions? Or would there be other "standard type" questions in that quiz as well? Ultimately you want a certain score to make its way to the Gradebook?

Joseph

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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Martin Chang -
I can have only one question in the quiz. For instance, if I assign 2 books to read, the 1st having 100 pages, the 2nd having 300 pages. I could ask what percentage of the 400 pages the student has read. If the student answers 55%, then I hope Moodle will automatically give 55% of the total score for the reading assignment. Assuming 100 pts is the total score for the reading assignment question, the student will get 55 pts for the assignment.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

AL Rachels -
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Can almost guarantee, that word will get passed around and everyone will start answering 100%. I've seen it happen more than once.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

David Campbell -
Martin,
You could use the Essay (auto grade) question type. You can put in target phrases and assign a percentage if that phrase is used. It is not a standard question type, so you will need to install it.

If you have a reading program you might want to look at the MoodleReader plugin or Mreader.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Martin Chang -
Thanks, David.
This is a creative way of setting up the quiz. Unfortunately, I don't have the administration right to install a plugin. If this can't be done without a plugin, I will just manually grade the assignment.
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I think that you can do this with a multiple choice question. You would have to provide the possible answers, maybe in increments of 5%, and provide a grade equal to this percent. (You said it doesn't have to be a numerical answer question.) I mocked this up very quickly. Here's a screenshot.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Martin Chang -
Thanks, Rick.

I took a look at it, but Moodle has a predefined list of scores, and it does not increment by 5%...Can I manually assign a score for it?
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

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I didn't see that. You could always decide that 10% increments are fine. Sure, it would be great to have finer resolution, but I don't know how to modify this list. (Perhaps Tim will see this discussion and jump in with his thoughts. Tim is one of the "quiz engine" experts.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

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I strongly suspect it would require a modification to core Moodle, which is almost always a bad idea.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Martin Chang -
Do you mean "allowing manually assigning a score to multiple choice options" requires a modification to core Moodle?
This is a very basic feature to me. Hope it could be implemented.
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

Marcus Green -
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I mean modifying the core moodle code in your own installation of Moodle, because then each time you upgrade the change would be overwritten. I can imagine a straightforward modification of core Moodle from moodle.org that allowed a global setting of the intervals of percentages that could be set per site. But the barrier would be to to get it agreed and merged into core.
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I tend to agree with you, Martin - it would make must more sense to just be able to type in the value instead of looking at a lot somewhat convoluted list of options...a tracker request maybe?
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Re: Automatic Quiz Question Score Based on Student's Answer (Reading Assignment)

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Hi, there is a simple but tedious way to implement what Martin wants: use a cloze question.

You can setup a and MCQ cloze question, a question with a dropdown of preset values from 0 to 100% . The fine grain is up to you. You can go in 5% interval or all the way by each 1% (or even finer). I mean repeat code like ~%1%1~%2%2~%3%3

Using cloze, and with more text code you can define intervals in x+1% and asign a weight of x% to responses within that interval. And the use a numerical cloze question. Student will see a box to type a number, they type a number and get a grade corresponding, in % to that whole number (or other roundings).
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Martin Chang -
Thank you very much, Enrique.
Your proposed solution meets my need!
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