[LON-CAPA-users] randomize order of parts OOPS again

Robley Light lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Mon, 10 Oct 2005 17:58:34 -0400


Sorry about that, something is triggering the send function when I get to
the bottom of a window.

I meant to say:

Gee, Guy, looks like you answered my second "option" question before you
even read it.

I presume, from what you say below, you could do 

<problem>
  <part id="A">
     <randomlist show="4"> (or some other number less than the total in the
list)
       <stringresponse id="1"></stringresponse>
       <stringresponse id="2"></stringresponse>
       <stringresponse id="3"></stringresponse> 
	 <stringresponse id="4"></stringresponse> 
	 <stringresponse id="5"></stringresponse> 
	 <stringresponse id="6"></stringresponse> 
	 <stringresponse id="7"></stringresponse> 
	 <stringresponse id="8"></stringresponse> 
	 <stringresponse id="9"></stringresponse> 
	 <stringresponse id="10"></stringresponse>
Etc,etc,etc to as many as you want
     </randomlist>
  </part>
</problem>

And maybe even omit the "part" tags?

Where are features like <randomlist> tags discussed?  I don't find the term
in the Author's manual.

Robley

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lon-capa-users-admin@mail.lon-capa.org
> [mailto:lon-capa-users-admin@mail.lon-capa.org] On Behalf Of Guy 
> Albertelli II
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:42 PM
> To: lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
> Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] randomize order of parts
> 
> Hi Sally,
> 
> > Is there a way to randomize the order in which parts appear in a 
> > problem?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> (3 parts, order is randomized)
> <problem>
>   <randomlist>
>     <part id="1"></part>
>     <part id="2"></part>
>     <part id="3"></part>
>   </randomlist>
> </problem>
> 
> Will do it.
> 
> One warning, though do _NOT_ do:
> 
> (3 parts, 1 of which is picked and wshown to students) <problem>
>   <randomlist show="1">
>     <part id="1"></part>
>     <part id="2"></part>
>     <part id="3"></part>
>   </randomlist>
> </problem>
> 
> This can cause consitancy problems with the external grading tools, 
> they expect all users to see all of the <part>s of a .problem
> 
> One _can_ do both:
> 
> (one part, 3 string responses, order is randomized) <problem>
>   <part id="A">
>     <randomlist>
>       <stringresponse id="1"></stringresponse>
>       <stringresponse id="2"></stringresponse>
>       <stringresponse id="3"></stringresponse>
>     </randomlist>
>   </part>
> </problem>
> 
> and
> 
> (one part, 3 string responses, only one of the string responses is 
> shown and needs to be gotten correct) <problem>
>   <part id="A">
>     <randomlist show="1">
>       <stringresponse id="1"></stringresponse>
>       <stringresponse id="2"></stringresponse>
>       <stringresponse id="3"></stringresponse>
>     </randomlist>
>   </part>
> </problem>
> 
> -- 
> guy@albertelli.com   0-7-2-1-27,137
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