Time Limit Would Be A Great Idea

[tansolutions]

Hi,

    First of all thank you for a wonderful extension. I will keep posting if I find any idea about extra features for improvements of this great extension.

     For now I would suggest you to put a timer limit function so that people can sit for a test for a given time period. It will be like an online examination system. May be an alternative to Moodle? 

[douxmaster]

     For now I would suggest you to put a timer limit function so that people can sit for a test for a given time period.   [/b][/color]
[/quote]

Time limit is already implemented in the CreateSingleRecord module. Just scroll down your screen to find out a cookie based time limit. Set your prefered cookie period for a user to be able to post a new record.

[abd]

you can use JavaScript to add a timer to your Quiz
after defined period of time, the form will autosubmit ...Easy one

but it's nice to be a feature in the Single Record ... so the user can use the back end administration to set something like the following:

do you want to add time limit for each question? yes no
what's the time period before submitting the answer : " "

limitation:
this feature require JavaScript to be enabled in the client browser

Cheers 

[chris]

For a JavaScript solution to having a timed quiz, try this:

In the Module Manager, find out the ID number of the copy of the Create Single Record module you are using for your quiz.

Then, when editing the Mad Blanks category for the quiz you want to have a timed submit for, find the setting labeled Instructions/Message to the user for this category; message appears at the TOP of the Create Single Record module; message can contain HTML (which is inside the Instructions to the website user for this category section of the page) and include the following:

Code:

<script language="javascript">setTimeout("document.mbcsrX.submit()", 5000);</script>

Replace X with the ID number of the Create Single Record module. So, if your module has ID 43, use this:

Code:

<script language="javascript">setTimeout("document.mbcsr43.submit()", 5000);</script>

The delay is given in milliseconds. So, 5000 milliseconds is 5 seconds.

If you want to include a count down until the form submits in 15 seconds, try this code:

Code:

<script language="javascript">setTimeout("document.mbcsr43.submit()", 15000);</script>

<p>Time left to submit: <span id="madblankstimer"></span></p>

<script language="javascript">
countdown = 15; // initial value in seconds
function dotimer() {
 countdown--;
 if (countdown > 0) {
  setTimeout("dotimer()", 1000);
 }
 document.getElementById('madblankstimer').innerHTML = countdown;
}
dotimer();
</script>

If you have the Create Single Record module parameter labeled Show the completed record after submission? set to one of the "show the input form again" options, you can set up a form that submits itself automatically over and over again.

[chris]

See the linked post for my thoughts on how to implement a true time-limited quiz. I may implement this in a future release.

[chris]

Note that the timeout tag is now available in Mad Blanks 1.4.0 Beta 1 or above to allow different messages to be displayed (or logged, etc.) in the Score Script depending on whether the quiz/survey was submitted before or after a time duration you specify.

For example, you can use the following in a Score Script:

[:comparison:{[:timeout:timeout{1 hour}:]}:==:{1}:{An hour or longer has passed since you started the survey.}:{Less than an hour has passed since you started the survey.}:]

Note that the amount of time is specified in plain English. For more details, see the Special tags reference section: these special tags are available to use in the Score Script when editing a Score Script by clicking on [+/-] Show/hide and use Control+F to search the page for timeout.

You can use the timeout tag in conjunction with a JavaScript countdown timer so your users know how much time they have.