[Xerte] Random Selection of questions in Quizzes

[Sonny Birdi]

Hi Julian

We at London Underground are very interested in random questions for  
quizzes, it is exactly how our current system us running.

Sent from my iPhone

On 26 Aug 2009, at 10:08, Julian Tenney  
<Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> If it’s as simple as I think, it shouldn’t be a problem,
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte- 
> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Rochford, Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:07 AM
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Random Selection of questions in Quizzes
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> It would be great if it were possible to get the random selection  
> working in time for the next release of Online TK!
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> Kindest Regards,
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> Thomas
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte- 
> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
> Sent: 26 August 2009 09:35
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> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Relative URL for image links
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> Could probably quite easily update the quiz page to have a ‘Number o 
> f Questions’ field, and that would then limit the quiz to showing ju 
> st that number, at random. Options would be ‘All’ or a number.  
> The randomness is already done – right now it is set to use all the  
> questions, so would just need to change a couple of variables, I thi 
> nk.
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte- 
> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Rochford, Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 9:31 AM
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Relative URL for image links
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> Hi Julian and Patrick,
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> I hope you’re both well. The current Academic year is getting underw 
> ay in East Anglia and I’ve got two Adult and Community Learning Prov 
> iders who are keen to get going with Xerte. They asked me whether th 
> ere was a way of making a random selection of questions from a pool, 
>  e.g. to select six questions out of a popssible 30 for example. Thi 
> s would enable it’s use in a group context because it would prevent  
> all the students getting the same questions.
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> I couldn’t think of an existing template that would do this, and I w 
> ondered if this was something that could go on the wishlist if there 
>  is sufficient demand from other quarters as well.
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> Kindest Regards,
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> Thomas
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