Hi all
When using feedback/questionnare module, is it possible to have different weights for different choices of answers in a multiple choice question?
For example (weights of different choices indicated along with the choice)
Question: Is the teacher regular in the class
choice 1: Quite regular - weight = 1
choice 2: Almost regular - weight =.9
choice 3: irregular - weight = .4
choice 4: quite irregular - weight = 0
Next question may have say 5 choices each with its own weights.
So depending on the answer the student chooses for various questions, the teacher gets an index. The questions/weights are pre-set by some body else and I am trying to implement this using moodle.
any suggestions on how to go about? needless to say the feedback must be anonymous.
thanks
suresh
Hi Suresh
Quite frankly I don't see the point of this weightage system. It seems very strange to me.
Joseph
Quite frankly I don't see the point of this weightage system. It seems very strange to me.
Joseph
Hi Joseph,
Yea, may be true. But in my case, this questionnaire has been made by the Govt and has been in use for years and i cant touch it. I am trying to see how moodle can be used to automate the feedback process which other wise requires custom software...
suresh
Yea, may be true. But in my case, this questionnaire has been made by the Govt and has been in use for years and i cant touch it. I am trying to see how moodle can be used to automate the feedback process which other wise requires custom software...
suresh
Well, using the Feedback module with Radiobutton (rated) questions should keep your Govt happy. See attached procedure.
Please note that it is not possibe to have decimal numbers in rated questions, so use integers instead (and if you need to, you can divide the final result by 10).
The "teacher index" you want is in the Average cell in Excel.
Joseph
Please note that it is not possibe to have decimal numbers in rated questions, so use integers instead (and if you need to, you can divide the final result by 10).
The "teacher index" you want is in the Average cell in Excel.
Joseph
In reply to Joseph Rézeau
different weightages for different choices - new aspects
by Suresh kumar -
Hi Joseph,
Thanks for your detailed answer. May I ask some more questions in this respect.
suresh
Thanks for your detailed answer. May I ask some more questions in this respect.
- I find that for some questions, the weightages of each choices run into even 5 decimal digits. For example, consider this question (weightages given in brackets): Does the teacher encourage questioning? Yes (6.875) sometimes (3.89375) No (0.7375) Blank (1.775). What is the best strategy in this case?
- I have to run this feedback for around 200 courses. Same questionnaire to be taken by different set of students of different courses. Is feedback module better suited or the questionnaire module for this purpose?
suresh
In reply to Suresh kumar
Re: different weightages for different choices - new aspects
by Joseph Rézeau -
Hi Suresh,
> 1. I find that for some questions, the weightages of each choices run into even 5 decimal digits.Do you mean that the average displayed when your responses are exported to Excel runs into a number of decimal digits? Of course it does, it's an average. If you want to round it, then you can do it within Excel. I do not understand the problem.
2. As explained in my previous post, only the Feedback module provides a "weightage" facility for Radio button type questions. If this weightage facility is important for you, then you'll have to use the Feedback module, not the Questionnaire module.
However I do not use the Feedback module myself and maybe there are other advantages/drawbacks compared to the Questionnaire module, I don't know.
Joseph