Option to give explanation for the answers of a question (Feature #238)
| Status: | Closed | Start date: | 11/20/2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | |
| Assignee: | Anirvan Sarkar |
% Done: | 100% |
| Category: | LaTeX | ||
| Target version: | 1.3.0 |
Description
It will be nice to add explanations for the answer of a given question.
Something like:
\begin{question}{elevation}
Which has the highest elevation among the following?
\begin{choices}
\correctchoice{Sagarmatha}
\wrongchoice{K2}
\wrongchoice{Mont Blanc}
\wrongchoice{Aconcagua}
\end{choices}
\explain{Sagarmatha which literally means 'Head of sky' is the native name of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.}
\end{question}
The explanations should be optional and should not be displayed in the Questions but can be displayed in the Solution and Catalog file. Also it will be nice to customize the text which is displayed before the explanations using the \AMCtext command.
I am attaching a .sty file which implements this feature for reviewing.
History
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar over 10 years ago
- File amc-explain-v1.sty added
Updated by Alexis Bienvenüe over 10 years ago
Very good idea.
I don't think \SujetExterne is the right thing to test to see if we produce the subject or corrected or so: this command is only defined when calling LaTeX from the GUI. Someone who wants to get the subject compiling by himself won't define \SujetExterne.
I think \AMC@correchead is the right switch to test: it is true for catalog and corrected documents, and false for subject (and individual corrected document). individual corrected document is used when compose is set in annotating (selecting pages from the subject layout), so the explanations should not be written in this mode.
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar over 10 years ago
Alexis Bienvenüe wrote:
I think
\AMC@correcheadis the right switch to test
Updated to use \AMC@correchead instead of \SujetExterne.
- File amc-explain-v2.sty added
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar over 10 years ago
Is there any way to use the \explain command in question like environments only, similar to how \wrongchoice and \correctchoice can be used only inside choices like environments?
Updated by Alexis Bienvenüe over 10 years ago
Is there any way to use the \explain command in question like environments only, similar to how \wrongchoice and \correctchoice can be used only inside choices like environments?
\wrongchoice and \correctchoice use \item, which works only in itemize environments (and choices environment are itemize), but in fact perhaps you could use wrongchoice inside a itemize that is not choices... I did not setup any special thing to allow \wrongchoice only at some places.
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar over 10 years ago
Now the \explain command can only be used inside question like environments. In the same way it can also be implemented for \wrongchoice and \correctchoice to work only inside choices like environment.
- File amc-explain-v3.sty added
Updated by Alexis Bienvenüe over 10 years ago
Good job: feel free to integrate it in the development tree.
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar over 10 years ago
From r1497 \explain{•} command can be used in AMC.
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar over 10 years ago
I was busy with my end semester exams this past few weeks. I have time now and will update the the documentation for the \explain command in this week.
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar almost 10 years ago
- Target version set to 1.3.0
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
- Assignee set to Anirvan Sarkar
- Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
Updated by Anirvan Sarkar over 9 years ago
- Status changed from Resolved to Closed
Updated by Adin Ramirez over 8 years ago
Is there a way to check the explanations before putting them on the AMC?
For example, when I am creating the test, can I see how the results will look like? And check how the explanations look?
I'm looking for an option to change or a flag to set to make them appear when typesetting the test.