behaviour question input fields at creation process ILIAS 8
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At this content page the behaviour of the input fields from the ILIAS Test while creating questions is documented. The input fields are categorized in:
- Point Input Fields
- Answer Option Input Fields
- Fields that are present in all question types
Point Input Fields
Explanation
- + = Input allowed/possible & saving is possible
- - = Input not allowed/possible & error message
Points for answer options | Points for hints | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Question Type | Input Point | Input Comma | Negativ Input | Nonsense Input | Input Point | Input Comma | Negativ Input | Nonsense Input | Comment |
Multiple Choice Question (Single Answer) | + | + (changes to point) | + | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Multiple Choice Question (Multiple Answers) | + | + (changes to point) | + | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Multiple Choice Question (Kprim Answers) | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | Special: Only one point value for all answer options |
Error Text | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | Special: Point deduction for wrong selections - only negative inputs |
Hot Spot / Image Map Question | + | - (error message) | + | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Cloze Question | + | - (error message, directly) | + (also numeric gap?) | - (error message, directly) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | Negative Points for numeric gaps are not useful |
Numeric Question | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Formula Question | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Text Subset Question | + | - (error message) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | Negative Points for answer could be useful |
Ordering Question (Vertical) | + (decimal cutted) | + (decimal cutted) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Ordering Question (Horizontal) | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Matching Question | + | + (changes to point) | + | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Essay Question (No Automatic Scoring) | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Essay Question (ANY Keywords) | + | - (error message) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Essay Question (ALL Keywords) | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Essay Question (ONE Keyword) | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
File Upload Question | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message) | - (error message) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Long Menu | + | + (changes to point) | - (error message, directly) | + (invalid input cutted) | + | + (changes to point) | + (changes to positive) | - (error message) | |
Behaviour in detail
In the following sections the different behaviour for the input types is documented.
Input decimal number with point
- Is accepted (mostly all question types)
- Decimal is cutted (Ordering Question vertical)
Input decimal number with comma
- Is accepted (changes to point)
- Not accepted (error message like "Please enter a numeric value.")
- Not accepted (error message is directly shown like "Please enter a numeric value.")
Negative input
- Is accepted
- Not accepted (error message like "Value too low. Please enter a higher value.")
- Not accepted (error message is directly shown like "Value too low. Please enter a higher value.")
Answer Option Input Fields
Question Type | Adding/Deleting answer | Kitchen Sink | answer field(s) | Kitchen Sink | Points per | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple Choice Question (Single Answer) (Single Line) | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Text Field, File Upload | Input Field (Text, File) | answer | |
Multiple Choice Question (Single Answer) (Multi Line) | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Textarea / TinyMCE-Editor | Input Field (Textarea) | answer | |
Multiple Choice Question (Multiple Answers) (Single Line) | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Text Field, File Upload | Input Field (Text, File) | checked/unchecked | |
Multiple Choice Question (Multiple Answers) (Multi Line) | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Textarea / TinyMCE-Editor | Input Field (Textarea) | checked/unchecked | |
Multiple Choice Question (Kprim Answers) | Actions ˄˅ | Symbol Glyph (Sort Ascending, Sort Descending) | Text Field, File Upload | Input Field (Text, File, Radio) | total | |
Error Text | Adding symbols to the text, "Analyze Error Text" | Button Standard | Text Field (Disabled), Text Field | Input Field (Text (Disabled), Text) | error, wrong selection as total points | |
Hot Spot / Image Map Question (Single Choice) | Buttons for different area typs, Action - | Button Standard, Symbol Glyph (Remove) | Text Field | Input Field (Text) | area | |
Hot Spot / Image Map Question (Multiple Choice) | Buttons for different area typs, Action - | Button Standard, Symbol Glyph (Remove) | Text Field | Input Field (Text) | checked/unchecked | |
Cloze Question | Button/Dropdown-Kombi, Button, Actions + - | Button Standard, Dropdown Standard, Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Dropdown, Text Field/Numeric Field | Dropdown Standard, Input Field (Text, Numeric) | answer text, total points for numeric gaps | |
Numeric Question | - | - | Numeric Field | Input Field (Numeric) | total | |
Formula Question | Adding variables to the text, "Parse Question" | Button Standard | Numeric Field, Dropdown, Text Field, Button, Radio Button | Input Field (Text, Numeric, Select, Multi Select, Radio) | total | |
Text Subset Question | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Text Field | Input Field (Text) | answer, Maximum Available Points | |
Ordering Question (Vertical) | Actions + - ˄˅, Button "Use answer pictures" | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove, Sort Ascending, Sort Descending) | Text Field, File Upload | Input Field (Text, File) | total | |
Ordering Question (Horizontal) | Adding symbols to the text | - | - | - | total | |
Matching Question | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Text Field, File Upload, Dropdown | Input Field (Text, File, Select) | matching pair | |
Essay Question (No Automatic Scoring) | - | - | - | - | total | |
Essay Question (ANY Keywords) | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Text Field | Input Field (Text) | answer | |
Essay Question (ALL Keywords) | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Text Field | Input Field (Text) | total | |
Essay Question (ONE Keyword) | Actions + - | Symbol Glyph (Add, Remove) | Text Field | Input Field (Text) | total | |
File Upload Question | - | - | Numeric Field, Text Field | Input Field (Numeric, Text) | total | |
Long Menu | "Insert Gap", deleting gaps via deleting text | Button Standard | Dropdown, Shy Button, Text Field with autocomplete | Input Field (Text, Select), ? | gap | could be adpated to cloze question, because very similar |
Fields that are present in all question types
- Title (Text Field)
- Author (Text Field)
- Description (Text Field)
- Lifecycle (Select)
- Question (Text Area / TinyMCE)