Re: [Linkbat-devel] Data File definitions

[James M. <lin...@ji...>]

On Wednesday 20 November 2002 02:30, Shanta McBain wrote:
> This line came from tyk.data.
>
> 1:3:Two different users can share the same program.:T::::
>
> my guess
>
> RecordID auto inc. | quiz_id | Question | Answer :?:? :etc
> Please give your current field names. I will create an access to the raw
> data (this will become the Question db) and put the content of this file
> into MySQL. This is obviously the quiz dataset.

The format is: 

QUESTION_ID:PAGE_ID:QUESTION_TEXT:CORRECT_ANSWER:WRONG_ANSWER1:..:WRONG_ANSWER4

If the correct answer is either T or F, the code knows that it is a True/False 
question and the other answer is obviously wrong. The page ID is the 
reference into the page.data file. 

The "real" version of the DB also needs to account for a "reason" field for 
each answer. 

> I have on hand a copy of WebCT's they have a well developed quiz system
> that is split into to parts.
>
> The actual quiz and the questions that it uses. It will be a good source
> of code snippets and ideas( not open licence so mostly ideas.) This
> product is a complex course delivery tool licenced to University's
> across the world. If you have taken an on line course from a major
> University it likly was delivered with WebCT software. But that another
> story.

The name sounds familiar, but I am not sure. I have seen a number of CBT 
systems that have some really nice features, one is obviously the user 
management. Another is proving a series of questions without revealing the 
answer until all questions are answered. Currently my system presents the 
correct answer immediately. However, that  is useful too. One idea for the 
future is the dynamic question generation based on what has been answered 
wrong up to that point (what's the correct term?). If they get a question 
wrong in a particular area they keep getting more in that area. 

Regards,

jimmo
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