Quiz features dictionary v1
This is a non-exhaustive dictionary of features that can (easily or not) be enabled in the exercises tool of Chamilo, making it an advanced evaluation platform for professionals.
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| Effect | Allows you to set a limit of a number of questions students in general can answer per day |
| Activation method | In any course settings page, search for the "Limit of questions per day" setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Report automatically the current learning path and quiz (if any) when opening a new ticket |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'ticket_lp_quiz_info_add' setting and apply the corresponding database changes |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Send only quiz answer notifications to course coaches and not general coach |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'block_quiz_mail_notification_general_coach' |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Show question feedback |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_quiz_question_feedback' setting and apply the corresponding database change |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Add option in exercise to show or hide the "previous" button |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_quiz_show_previous_button_setting' setting and apply the corresponding database change |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allow to teachers review exercises question with audio notes |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_teacher_comment_audio' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Block copy/paste/save/print keys and right-clicks in exercises |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_prevent_copy_paste' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Always show the test description on the results page of the test |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_show_description_on_results_page' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allow for the addition of special actions (as links) in exercises list for teachers. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'exercise_additional_teacher_modify_actions' setting and search the code for the same term to get the very special requirements for this. Works like a hook mechanism. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Automatically generates a certificate when ending a quiz. The quiz needs to be linked to a gradebook category and have set the pass percentage. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_generate_certificate_ending' setting, and link every quiz you need with a gradebook category, and set a pass percentage in the quiz (or gradebook?) |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allows the teacher to rate the open, oral expression and annotation question types with a decimal score. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_open_question_decimal_score' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Add answer-saving procedure check before starting the quiz. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_check_button_enable' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Adds a checkbox to allow users to confirm the number of answers saved in quiz attempt. |
| Activation method | Edit the src/Chamilo/CoreBundle/Entity/TrackEExerciseConfirmation.php file adding the "@" in the ORM phpdoc block; Apply the database change documented in configuration.php and enable the 'quiz_confirm_saved_answers' setting. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allows reuse of questions between courses. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_question_allow_inter_course_linking' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allows sending email notifications per exercise |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_notification_setting_per_exercise' setting and apply database change. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Hides free/oral/annotation question results |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'hide_free_question_score' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Hides user information in the quiz results page |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'hide_user_info_in_quiz_result' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Shows the username field in exercise results report |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'exercise_attempts_report_show_username' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allows exercises to "auto launch" (load as primary activity upon clicking the course icon) |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_exercise_auto_launch' setting and apply the database change |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allow exercises to have categories (vs question categories, which are already in the default features) |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_exercise_categories' setting and apply the database changes |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allow extra settings for the quiz results page. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_quiz_results_page_config' setting and apply the database change. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allows you to show or hide the numbering of the question in the exercises |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_hide_question_number' setting and apply the database change. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allows multiple options for the exercise "save answer" option |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_quiz_save_correct_options' setting and apply the database change |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Allows users to zoom in description images of questions |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_image_zoom' setting (several options documented) |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Prevent going back to previous questions |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_prevent_backwards_move' setting and apply the database change |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Enables recording of all answers (even temporary) in the track_e_attempt_recording table |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_answer_extra_recording' setting and apply the database change. Note that this feature is known to cause conflict with corrections of answers by the teachers (icon disappearing). Use with caution. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Shows a link on the results page to download an answers report |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_results_answers_report' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Makes mandatory questions possible when using question selection/sorting type 5 (by category-random) |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'allow_mandatory_question_in_category' setting and apply the database change. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Shows a popup with the list of answered/unanswered questions before sending a test. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'quiz_check_all_answers_before_end_test' setting |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Send exercise results notification to different mail depending on the results and number of attempts. The content template of each type of mail can be configured globally or in every exercise |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'exercise_finished_notification_settings' setting and adapt the configuration and create the corresponding extra fields |
| Description | |
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| Effect | When finishing all the questions of a category in an exercise ordered by categories, it shows a page to indicate that the user reaches the end of this category of question and if he continues it will not be able to come back again to this category (it also shows the category description). |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'block_category_questions' setting, apply the database change and create the corresponding extra field |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Shows exercise session attempts in the base course. |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'show_exercise_session_attempts_in_base_course' setting. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Show exercise report from all courses in a new page: exercise/pending.php |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'my_courses_show_pending_exercise_attempts' setting. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Send exercise student score to manager in email notification |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'send_score_in_exam_notification_mail_to_manager' setting. |
| Description | |
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| Effect | Show more expected choice and status in exercise results |
| Activation method | In configuration.php, search for the 'show_exercise_expected_choice' setting. |
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