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<p>The tests tool allows you to create tests containing as many questions as you like.<br><br> You can choose from a range of question formats clearly displayed at the top of the page when you create a test including (for example):<br><br><ul> <li>Multiple choice (single or multiple answers)</li> <li>Matching</li> <li>Fill in the blanks etc.</li></ul>A test can include any number and combination of questions and question formats.</p><hr><b>Test creation</b><p>To create a test, click on the "New test" link.<br><br>Type a name for the test, as well as an optional description.<br><br>You can add various elements to this, including audio or video files, e.g. for listening comprehension, but take care to make such files as small as possible to optimise download time (e.g. use mp3 rather than wav files - they're far smaller but perfectly good quality). <br><br>You can also choose between two modes of presentation:<br><br><ul> <li>Questions on an single page</li> <li>One question per page (sequentially)</li></ul>and opt for questions to be randomly organised when the test is run.<br><br>Finally, save your test. You will be taken to the question administration.</p><hr><b>Adding a question</b><p>You can now add a question to the newly created test. You can if you wish include a description and/or an image. To create the test types mentioned above, follow the following steps: </p><hr><b>Multiple choice</b><p>In order to create a MAQ / MCQ :<br><br><ul> <li>Define the answers for your question. You can add or delete an answer by clicking on the right-hand button</li> <li>Check the left box for the correct answer(s)</li> <li>Add an optional comment. This comment won't be seen by the user until he/she has answered the question</li> <li>Give a weighting to each answer. The weighting can be any positive or negative integer (or zero)</li> <li>Save your answers</li></ul></p><hr><b>Fill in the blanks</b><p>This allows you to create a cloze passage. The purpose is to prompt the user to find words that you have removed from the text.<br><br>To remove a word from the text, and thus create a blank, put brackets [like this] around it.<br><br>Once the text has been typed and blanks defined, you can add a comment that will be seen by the learner depending on the reply to the question.<br><br>Save your text, and you will be taken to the next step allowing you to assign a weighting to each blank. For example, if the question is worth 10 points and you have 5 blanks, you can give a weighting of 2 points to each blank.</p><hr><b>Matching</b><p>This answer type can be chosen so as to create a question where the user will have to connect elements from list A with elements from list B.<br><br>It can also be used to ask the user to arrange elements in a given order.<br><br>First, define the options from which the user will be able to choose the best answer. Then, define the questions which will have to be linked to one of the options previously defined. Finally, connect elements from the first list with those of the second list via the drop-down menu.<br><br>Note: Several elements from the first unit might point to the same element in the second unit.<br><br>Assign a weighting to each correct match, and save your answer.</p><hr><b>Modifying a test</b><p>In order to modify a test, the principle is the same as for creating a test. Just click on the picture <img src="../img/edit.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> beside the test to modify, and follow the instructions above.</p><hr><b>Deleting a test</b><p>In order to delete a test, click on the picture <img src="../img/delete.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> beside the test to delete it.</p><hr><b>Enabling a test</b><p>For a test can be used, you have to enable it by clicking on the picture <img src="../img/invisible.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> beside the test name.</p><hr><b>Running the test</b><p>You can try out your test by clicking on its name in the tests list.</p><hr><b>Random questions</b><p>Whenever you create/modify a test, you can decide if you want questions to be drawn in a random order from amongst all test questions.<br><br>By enabling this option, questions will be drawn in a different order every time a user runs the test.<br><br>If you have got a large number of questions, you can opt to randomly draw only x-number of questions from the questions available.</p><hr><b>Questions pool</b><p>When you delete a test, its questions are not removed from the database, so they can be recycled back into another test via the questions pool.<br><br>The questions pool also allows you to re-use the same question in several tests.<br><br>By default, all the questions pertaining to your course are hidden. You can display the questions related to a test, by chosing 'filter' in the drop-down menu.<br><br>Orphan questions are questions that don not belong to any test.</p><hr><b>HotPotatoes Tests</b><p>You can import HotPotatoes tests into a Chamilo portal, to use in the Tests tool. The results of these tests are stored the same way as the results of Chamilo tests and as such can be readily monitored using the Reporting tool. In the case of simple tests, we recommend you use html or htm format; if your test contains pictures, a zip file upload is the most convenient way.</p><p>Note: You can also include HotPotatoes Tests as a step in the Learning Path.</p><b>Method of import</b><ul> <li>Select the file on your computer using the Browse button <input type=submit value=Browse name=submit2> on the right of your screen.</li> <li> Launch the upload with the Upload Button <input type=submit value=Upload name=submit2>. </li> <li> You can open the test by clicking onto its name. </li> </ul> <br><b>Useful link</b><br><ul><li>Hot Potatoes home page : <ahref="http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/">http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/</a></li></li></ul>
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There are various types of answers available for the creation of your questions :<br><br>
<ul>
<li>Multiple choice (Unique answer)</li>
<li>Multiple choice (multiple answers)</li>
<li>Matching</li>
<li>Fill in the blanks</li>
</ul>
A test gathers a certain number of questions.</p>
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<b>Test creation</b>
<p>In order to create a test, click on the link "New test".<br><br>
Type the test name, as well as an optional description of it.<br><br>
You can add an audio or a video file, for listening comprehension etc. It is up to you to choose these files as light as possible so that they download easily through the web. Prefer .mp3 files to .wav file for instance, because of a better compression and then smaller file size.
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You can also choose between 2 test types :<br><br>
<ul>
<li>Questions on an unique page</li>
<li>One question per page (sequential)</li>
</ul>
and tell if you want questions to be randomly sorted at the time of test running.<br><br>
Then, save your test. You will go to to the question administration.</p>
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<b>Adding a question</b>
<p>You can now add a question into the test previously created. The description is optional, as well as the picture that you have the possibility to link to your question.</p>
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<b>Multiple choice</b>
<p>In order to create a MAQ / MCQ :<br><br>
<ul>
<li>Define the answers for your question. You can add or delete an answer by clicking on the right button</li>
<li>Check the left box for the correct answer(s)</li>
<li>Add an optional comment. This comment won't be seen by the user untill he/she has answered to the question</li>
<li>Give a weighting to each answer. The weighting can be any positive or negative integer, or zero</li>
<li>Save your answers</li>
</ul></p>
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<b>Fill in the blanks</b>
<p>This allows you to create a text with gaps. The aim is to let the user find words that you have removed from the text.<br><br>
To remove a word from the text, and so to create a blank, put this word between brackets [like this].<br><br>
Once the text has been typed and blanks defined, you can add a comment that will be seen by the student when it replies to the question.<br><br>
Save your text, and you will enter the next step that will allow you to give a weighting to each blank. For example, if the question worths 10 points and you have 5 blanks, you can give a weighting of 2 points to each blank.</p>
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<b>Matching</b>
<p>This answer type can be chosen so as to create a question where the user will have to connect elements from an unit U1 with elements from an unit U2.<br><br>
It can also be used to ask the user to sort elements in a certain order.<br><br>
First define the options among which the user will be able to choose the good answer. Then, define the questions which will have to be linked to one of the options previously defined. Finally, connect via the drop-down menu elements from the first unit with those of the second one.<br><br>
Notice : Several elements from the first unit can point to the same element in the second unit.<br><br>
Give a weighting to each correct matching, and save your answer.</p>
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<b>Test modification</b>
<p>In order to modify a test, the principle is the same as for the creation. Just click on the picture <img src="../img/edit.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> beside the test to modify, and follow instructions above.</p>
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<b>Test deleting</b>
<p>In order to delete a test, click on the picture <img src="../img/delete.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> beside the test to delete it.</p>
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<b>Test enabling</b>
<p>So as for a test to be used, you have to enable it by clicking on the picture <img src="../img/invisible.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"> beside the test name.</p>
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<b>Running the test</b>
<p>You can test your exercise by clicking on its name in the tests list.</p>
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<b>Random questions</b>
<p>At the time of test creation / modification, you can tell if you want questions to be drawn in a random order among all questions of the test.<br><br>
By enabling this option, questions will be drawn in a different order every time users will run the test.<br><br>
If you have got a big number of questions, you can also choose to randomly draw only X questions among all questions available in that exercise.</p>
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<b>Questions pool</b>
<p>When you delete a test, its questions are not removed from the database, and they can be reused into a new test, via the questions pool.<br><br>
The questions pool also allows to reuse the same question into several tests.<br><br>
By default, all the questions of your course are hidden. You can show the questions related to a test, by chosing this one in the drop-down menu "Filter".<br><br>
Orphan questions are questions that don not belong to any test.</p>
Adding a question
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<b>HotPotatoes Tests</b>
<p>You can import HotPotatoes tests into Chamilo portal, to this Tests tool. Results of these tests are stored the same way as Chamilo tests. You can explore the results in User Tracking. In case of single tests, we recommend to use html or htm format, if your test contains pictures, a zip file upload is the most convenient way.</p>
<p>Note : You can add HotPotatoes Tests as a step in the Learning Path, as well.</p>
<b>Method of the import</b>
<ul>
<li>Select the file on your computer using the Browse button <input
type=submit value=Browse name=submit2>
on the right of your screen.</li>
<li>
Launch the upload with the Upload Button <input type=submit value=Upload name=submit2>.
</li>
<li>
You can open the test by clicking onto its name.
</li>
</ul>
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<b>Useful link</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Hot Potatoes home page : <a
href="http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/">http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/</a></li>
</li>
</ul>