2.1 How to install the Open University question types on a Windows PC

1. There are an ever increasing number on contributed question types in the Moodle plugins library which you will find in the Moodle plugins directory [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] . On that site:
2. Click on Quiz (it's under the Activities heading).
3. Then click on the Question types subcategory.
4. The question types that we will cover in this course are as follows:

   Selection questions

   1. Drag and drop into text
   2. Drag and drop onto image
   3. OU Multiple response
   4. Select missing words

   Placement of markers

   1. Drag and drop markers

   Text input

   1. Pattern match
   2. Reverse pattern match

   Numeric input

   1. Variable numeric
   2. Variable numeric set
   3. Variable numeric set with units

   Combinations

   1. Combined
   Download the zip files of all these question types to your PC.

1. We have found that in the Moodle on a Windows PC installer the default 'maximum execution time' for implementing add-ons is a little too low and you will need to amend it.
2. If your Moodle workspace is running, please stop it.
3. Using Windows Explorer please find the folder where your Moodle workspace is held.
4. In the server\php folder open php.ini with Notepad.
5. Search (ctrl-f) for max_execution_time.
6. Set max_execution_time = 120.
7. Save your change.
8. Start your Moodle workspace running.

1. Point your browser at your course in your workspace.
2. At the bottom of the Administration block click on 'Site administration'.
3. Under 'Site administration' click on 'Plugins'.
4. Then click on 'Install add-ons'.
5. On the page that appears:
   1. Set 'Plugin type' to Question type.
   2. Select the 'OU multiple response' zip file you have just downloaded and drop it into the box labelled 'Zip package'.
   3. Click the acknowledgement.
   4. And install the question type from the zip file.
   5. When invited to upgrade the database do so.
6. Repeat the above steps with the remaining zip files. Some question types rely on others being installed so please do the installations in the following order...

   Selection questions

   1. OU multiple response (already done)
   2. gapselect (Select missing words)
   3. ddwtos (Drag and drop into text) - requires gapselect
   4. ddimageortext (Drag and drop onto image) - requires gapselect

   Placement of markers

   1. ddmarker is (Drag and drop markers) - requires gapselect and ddimageortext

   Text input

   1. pmatch (Pattern match)
   2. pmatchreverse (Reverse Pattern match)

   Numeric input

   1. varnumericset (Variable numeric set)
   2. varnumeric (Variable numeric) - requires varnumericset
   3. varnumunit (Variable numeric set with units) - requires varnumericset and pmatch

   Combinations

   1. combined - requires OU multiple response, varnumericset, pmatch and gapselect

Check that the questions have installed correctly.

1. Click on 'Home'.
2. Then on your course name.
3. Then on Question bank.
4. Then questions.
5. Then create new question.
6. And the list of questions appearing in the chooser should include those listed above.