--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_HowTo_Assessments.tex 2003/08/29 21:08:40 1.1 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Spreadsheet_HowTo_Assessments.tex 2015/12/26 04:35:17 1.4 @@ -8,26 +8,24 @@ general spreadsheet, it is not often des parts, while not knowing how many parts there are as the spreadsheet is written. -The spreadsheet has a preprocessor which an expand a symbolic +The spreadsheet has a preprocessor which can expand a symbolic expression over all symbolic names that fit. The general syntax is \index{EXPANDSUM} \texttt{[\&EXPANDSUM(VARNAME;expression)]}. For example, for the above assessment with three parts, -\texttt{\&EXPANDSUM(}\texttt{\textbf{PART}}\texttt{;parameter\_}\texttt{\textbf{PART}}\texttt{\_weight{*}stores\_}\texttt{\textbf{PART}}\texttt{\_awarded)} - +\texttt{\&EXPANDSUM(}\texttt{\textbf{PART}}\texttt{;parameter\_}\texttt{\textbf{PART}}\texttt{\_weight{*}stores\_}\texttt{\textbf{PART}}\texttt{\_awarded)}\\ would become - \texttt{parameter\_0\_weight{*}stores\_0\_awarded +}~\\ \texttt{parameter\_11\_weight{*}stores\_11\_awarded +}~\\ \texttt{parameter\_12\_weight{*}stores\_12\_awarded +}~\\ \texttt{parameter\_13\_weight{*}stores\_13\_awarded +}~\\ - where \textbf{bolded text} is used to highlight what the \texttt{\&EXPANDSUM} function is doing. -\textbf{What 'tries' means} +\noindent +\textbf{What `tries' means} -In multi-part questions, the exported value for "tries"\index{tries} is now +In multi-part questions, the exported value for ``tries''\index{tries} is now the average number of tries to get the parts right. The full data for each part is still stored by the system.