[LON-CAPA-users] Question about formating for Exam mode

Alison A Baski/FS/VCU lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:56:42 -0500


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Hello,

I am tryiing to use the "exam" mode in order to create a multipe-choice 
test from a folder of resources.   I have two questions:

QUESTION #1
>> For numerical response resources, the distractors in exam mode include 
numbers with too many significant figures that are obviously not correct.
For example:
If the radius of a planet is 2000 km, then what is its circumference (to 3 
significant figures)?
a. 10080     b. 12600    c. 15750   d. 19687.5000    e. 24609.3750

I have tried to set the significant figures parameter to 3 but nothing 
changes.  Any suggestions?


QUESTION #2
>> For radio response resources, there is no return after the question and 
before the first answer, unlike how it is displayed as a regular resource.
For example:
What major element comprises the solid inner core of the Earth? A. nickel
B. uranium
C. iron
D. lead
E. plutonium

Do I need to recode all of these problems with a return after the question 
to fix this problem?


Thanks for any help,
Alison

*************************************************
Dr. Alison Baski, Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Virginia Commonwealth University
701 W. Grace St..;   Richmond, VA  23284-2000
Ph: 804-828-8295, Fax: 828-7073, aabaski@vcu.edu


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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hello,</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I am tryiing to use the &quot;exam&quot;
mode in order to create a multipe-choice test from a folder of resources.
&nbsp; I have two questions:</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">QUESTION #1</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&gt;&gt; For numerical response resources,
the distractors in exam mode include numbers with too many significant
figures that are obviously not correct.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">For example:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">If the radius of a planet is 2000 km,
then what is its circumference (to 3 significant figures)?</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">a. 10080 &nbsp; &nbsp; b. 12600 &nbsp;
&nbsp;c. 15750 &nbsp; d. 19687.5000 &nbsp; &nbsp;e. 24609.3750</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I have tried to set the significant
figures parameter to 3 but nothing changes. &nbsp;Any suggestions?</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">QUESTION #2</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&gt;&gt; For radio response resources,
there is no return after the question and before the first answer, unlike
how it is displayed as a regular resource.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">For example:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">What major element comprises the solid
inner core of the Earth? A. nickel</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">B. uranium</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">C. iron</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">D. lead</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">E. plutonium</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Do I need to recode all of these problems
with a return after the question to fix this problem?</font>
<br>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks for any help,</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Alison</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">*************************************************<br>
Dr. Alison Baski, Chair and Associate Professor<br>
Department of Physics<br>
Virginia Commonwealth University<br>
701 W. Grace St..; &nbsp; Richmond, VA &nbsp;23284-2000<br>
Ph: 804-828-8295, Fax: 828-7073, aabaski@vcu.edu</font>
<br>
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