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A Word on Partial Scoring

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Tristan

So Rod had been on to me for a long time to look into partial scoring. Which is basically a way of conveying ”You sorta got it right, but not entirely” as a quiz score. Currently all Captivate Quiz Questions and Interactive Objects … Continue reading →

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DIY Widget Panel Preview Construction

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Tristan

The two main Widget Modes are Runtime and the Properties Dialog. These are essential to have a working widget. However, they are not the only widget modes. So in this post, we’re going to look at one of the more … Continue reading →

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Question Widgets – Part 4

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Tristan

The Review Area. Some people love it, most people hate it, either way it’s an aspect of Question Widgets, and Question Widgets are what I’m teaching. What is the Review Area? In theory, the Review Area is supposed to supply … Continue reading →

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Question Widgets – Part 3

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Tristan

No one’s perfect. We all get it wrong occasionally. However at some point, I think this happened soon after pencils came along, people started to expect that they would be able to redo their answer if they got it wrong. … Continue reading →

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Question Widgets – Part 2

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Tristan

Last week we looked at what it takes to score a Question Widget. While this is really the only thing you need to know in order to make a ‘working’ Question Widget, there’s a lot more involved in making a … Continue reading →

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Question Widgets – Part 1

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Tristan

Question Widgets! Everybody loves Question Widgets! Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be writing a series of posts to help you get up and building Question Widgets. In this post, we’ll look at the basics of how to create … Continue reading →

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Widget Properties – How they work

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Tristan

Widget Properties! They are a wonderful thing. You could argue they are what separates Widgets from regular Animations. However, their very nature is mysterious. Where do they come from? Where do they go? When do they have lunch? I’m not … Continue reading →

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