--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/String_Response_Problem_Creation.tex 2013/06/26 08:14:55 1.4 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/String_Response_Problem_Creation.tex 2013/07/01 20:30:20 1.5 @@ -1,51 +1,51 @@ -\label{String_Response_Problem_Creation} - -To create a \textbf{String Response} problem, create a new resource (described in -\ref{Creating_Content_Overview}. This is a {}``problem'' resource -so the URL must end in {}``.problem''. - -\begin{enumerate} -\item In the drop-down option box as seen in \ref{New Content Menu}, -select \textbf{String Response Problem}, and click the \textbf{New Problem} -button. -\item Click the \textbf{Edit} button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.% -\begin{figure} -\begin{center}\includegraphics[ width=0.80\paperwidth]{stringResponseEditor}\end{center} - - -\caption{String Response Editor\label{String Response Editor Figure}} -\end{figure} - You should see the String Response editor page open up, which should look -something like what you see in the ``String Response Editor'' figure. -\item Clear the text from the \textbf{Text Block} at the top of the problem, and -type in your problem. -\item In the \textbf{Answer Box}, type the correct answer. -\item Select the answer condition from the drop-down. There are three cases to -choose from: - -\begin{enumerate} -\item \textbf{cs}: This means {}``Case Sensitive''. For example, this is useful -in chemistry, where HO and Ho are completely different answers. The student must match the case of the answer. -\item \textbf{ci}: This means {}``Case Insensitive''. The system does not use -the case of the letters to determine the correctness of the answer. If the -correct answer is {}``car'', the system will accept {}``car'', {}``CAR'', -{}``Car'', {}``caR'', etc. -\item \textbf{mc}: This means {}``Multiple Choice''. The student's answers must -contain the same letters as the question author's, but order is unimportant. -This is usually used to give a multiple choice question in the question's -\textbf{Text Block}, which may have several correct parts. If the author -sets the correct answer as {}``bcg'', the system will accept {}``bcg'', -{}``cbg'', {}``gcb'', etc., but not {}``bc'' or {}``abcg''. -\end{enumerate} -It is conventional to inform the students if the problem is case sensitive, -or that the order of the answers doesn't matter. - -\item Optionally, locate the \textbf{Single Line Text Entry Area} block and set -a length in the Size box. This will only affect the size of the box on the -screen; if you set the box size to 2, the student can still enter 3 or more -letters in their answer. -\item Scroll down to the \textbf{Hint} element, and type some text that will help -students when they answer incorrectly, or delete the hint by setting the -\textbf{Delete} field to \textbf{Yes}. -\item Click the \textbf{Submit Changes} button. -\end{enumerate} +\label{String_Response_Problem_Creation} + +To create a \textbf{String Response} problem, create a new resource (described in +\ref{Creating_Content_Overview}. This is a {}``problem'' resource +so the URL must end in {}``.problem''. + +\begin{enumerate} +\item In the drop-down option box as seen in \ref{New Content Menu}, +select \textbf{String Response Problem}, and click the \textbf{New Problem} +button. +\item Click the \textbf{Edit} button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.% +\begin{figure} +\begin{center}\includegraphics[ width=0.80\paperwidth]{stringResponseEditor}\end{center} + + +\caption{String Response Editor\label{String Response Editor Figure}} +\end{figure} + You should see the String Response editor page open up, which should look +something like what you see in the ``String Response Editor'' figure. +\item Clear the text from the \textbf{Text Block} at the top of the problem, and +type in your problem. +\item In the \textbf{Answer Box}, type the correct answer. +\item Select the answer condition from the drop-down. There are three cases to +choose from: + +\begin{enumerate} +\item \textbf{cs}: This means {}``Case Sensitive''. For example, this is useful +in chemistry, where HO and Ho are completely different answers. The student must match the case of the answer. +\item \textbf{ci}: This means {}``Case Insensitive''. The system does not use +the case of the letters to determine the correctness of the answer. If the +correct answer is {}``car'', the system will accept {}``car'', {}``CAR'', +{}``Car'', {}``caR'', etc. +\item \textbf{mc}: This means {}``Multiple Choice''. The student's answers must +contain the same letters as the question author's, but order is unimportant. +This is usually used to give a multiple choice question in the question's +\textbf{Text Block}, which may have several correct parts. If the author +sets the correct answer as {}``bcg'', the system will accept {}``bcg'', +{}``cbg'', {}``gcb'', etc., but not {}``bc'' or {}``abcg''. +\end{enumerate} +It is conventional to inform the students if the problem is case sensitive, +or that the order of the answers doesn't matter. + +\item Optionally, locate the \textbf{Single Line Text Entry Area} block and set +a length in the Size box. This will only affect the size of the box on the +screen; if you set the box size to 2, the student can still enter 3 or more +letters in their answer. +\item Scroll down to the \textbf{Hint} element, and type some text that will help +students when they answer incorrectly, or delete the hint by setting the +\textbf{Delete} field to \textbf{Yes}. +\item Click the \textbf{Submit Changes} button. +\end{enumerate}