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2 The Ordering question type for Moodle >= 2.1
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5 The ordering question type displays several items in a random order
6 which the user then drags into the correct sequential order.
8 * an ordering question can display all items or a subset of items
10 * items can be plain text or formatted HTML, including text,
11 images, audio and video.
13 * items can be listed vertically or horizontally
15 * several grading methods are available, ranging from a simple
16 all-or-nothing grade, to more complex partial grades that
17 consider the placement of each item relative to other items
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20 To INSTALL or UPDATE this plugin
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23 1. get the files for this plugin from any one of the following locations:
25 (a) GIT: https://github.com/gbateson/moodle-qtype_ordering.git
26 (b) zip: the Moodle.org -> Plugins repository (search for Reader)
27 (c) zip: http://bateson.kanazawa-gu.ac.jp/zip/plugins_qtype_ordering.zip
29 If you are installing from a zip file, unzip the zip file, to create a folder
30 called "ordering" and upload or move this folder into the "question/type" folder
31 on your Moodle >= 2.1 site, to create a new folder at "question/type/ordering".
33 2. log in to Moodle as administrator to initiate install/upgrade
35 if install/upgrade does not begin automatically, you can initiate it manually
36 by navigating to the following link:
37 Settings -> Site administration -> Notifications
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43 For more information, tutorials and online discussion forums, please visit:
44 http://moodlereader.org/
46 This plugin uses JQuery framework and plugins:
47 http://jqueryui.com/sortable/
48 http://touchpunch.furf.com/
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51 Development history and credits
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54 This plugin was originally developed by Thomas Robb (Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan)
55 and Serafim Panov for the ordering questions in the Reader activity module for Moodle 1.x.
57 Moodle 2.x development was passed to Gordon Bateson (Kochi University of Technology, Japan)
58 funded by the Moodle Association of Japan, with partial funding from Sapporo Gakuin University.
60 Coding enhancements and standardization in preparation for future merging into Moodle core
61 were undertaken by Vadim Dvorovenko (Kemerovo State University of Culture and Arts, Russia).
63 Development of "relative to correct" grading method commissioned by Anatoliy Markiv and
64 sponsored by Kings College London, UK.
66 many thanks to all concerned!