Moodle plugins directory: Gapfill

Thanks Marcus I appreciate the quick feedback--that information is helpful!

Hi Marcus. I think there is a a bug on app version when in adaptive mode. After you check the answers it seems it is impossible to replace them and submit them again within the same quiz attempt. I cannot at all seem to replace any answers after checking.

I am running Moodle 3.3. When I attempt to update from 1.95 to 1.96 I am getting the following error:
Debug info: SQLState: 42000
Error Code: 8147
Message: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Could not create IDENTITY attribute on nullable column 'id', table 'mdl_question_gapfill_settings'.
SQLState: 42000
Error Code: 8111
Message: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Cannot define PRIMARY KEY constraint on nullable column in table 'mdl_question_gapfill_settings'.
SQLState: 42000
Error Code: 1750
Message: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Could not create constraint. See previous errors.

CREATE TABLE mdl_question_gapfill_settings (
id SMALLINT NULL IDENTITY(1,1),
question NVARCHAR(10) COLLATE database_default NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
itemid NVARCHAR(10) COLLATE database_default NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
gaptext NVARCHAR(255) COLLATE database_default NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
correctfeedback NVARCHAR(MAX) COLLATE database_default NOT NULL,
incorrectfeedback NVARCHAR(MAX) COLLATE database_default NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT mdl_quesgapfsett_id_pk PRIMARY KEY (id)
)
Error code: ddlexecuteerror

× Stack trace: •line 492 of \lib\dml\moodle_database.php: ddl_change_structure_exception thrown
•line 324 of \lib\dml\sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php: call to moodle_database->query_end()
•line 772 of \lib\dml\sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php: call to sqlsrv_native_moodle_database->query_end()
•line 77 of \lib\ddl\database_manager.php: call to sqlsrv_native_moodle_database->change_database_structure()
•line 444 of \lib\ddl\database_manager.php: call to database_manager->execute_sql_arr()
•line 93 of \question\type\gapfill\db\upgrade.php: call to database_manager->create_table()
•line 564 of \lib\upgradelib.php: call to xmldb_qtype_gapfill_upgrade()
•line 1754 of \lib\upgradelib.php: call to upgrade_plugins()
•line 699 of \admin\index.php: call to upgrade_noncore()

Hi marisol, that looks like a bug to me and I think I know what it is. I will investigate and let you know when I have a fix. You can email me directly at marcusavgreen at gmail dot com.

Hi Freddie, I am assuming you are referring to the mobile app version, I will investigate and get back to you.

Hi Marisol, I have reproduced the issue that you experienced and I am working on a fix.

I have tested Gapfill against a similar core question type with the Adaptive behaviour. It seems to work as I would expect.
You can see a video of it here

In the video I am using dropdowns but I get similar results when using drag and drop. The video is when
using the Moodle desktop app which is built from the same source as the Mobile app and is running the same
code as for mobile. I have also tested on the mobile app as well. Email me directly at marcusavgreen at gmail dot com if you want to follow up.

Hi Freddie that last post was for you.

Hi Marcus, is there a way to ignore blanks AND to have math symbols such as * % all in one answer ?
For example I'd like to write : M = [N * 2] but I cannot put the asterisk * into the answer.
* I know I can disable Regex but if do that, then, it will not ignore spaces.
** HTML also doesn't help cuz I work with asterisks for multiplication instead of "x"
Thanks.

I cannot think of a way of doing that. Have you considered the Formula or Algebra question types?
https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=qtype_formulas
https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=qtype_algebra

Hi Marcus
Gapfill is amazing and I am using in Moodle 3.4 server with version 1.971. However, it seems the gapfill questions are still not supported in the Moodle Mobile app (3.4.0). I had thought the plugin was usable in the app and am sure I have used it in the app??

Glad you like it. The mobile app has been supported since February last year and I have various demo sites I test it on. What happens when you attempt to use it with the mobile app?. Probably best to email me at marcusavgreen at gmail dot com.

Hi Marcus,
I would like to be sure that the student give all the correct answers. In the example shown in the screenshot, the student can write 'lion' twice in the 'feline' column, and it get 100% mark.
Is it possible to control this case?
Thanks in advance
Giovanni

Hi Giovanni,
This can be done using the no duplicates mode which is documented here
https://docs.moodle.org/34/en/Gapfill_question_type#No_Duplicates_Mode

Thanks Marcus, It works very well!
One more question: when I choose the dragdrop answer type, with no duplicate option, I'd be happy to see the options disappearing when I chose one and drag it in a placeholder (it doesn't matter if it's the right place or not).
This is extremely usefull when you have a few words to be dragged, specially in the mobile app. Is it possible?