Lecturer

User Manual

CIDOS e-Learning

BAHAGIAN PEMBANGUNAN DAN PENILAIAN KURIKULUM

JABATAN PENGAJIAN POLITEKNIK
Aras 11, Heritage Office Tower,
Jalan SB Dagang,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
03-89394446 Fax : 03-89394449
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. ACCESSING CIDOS E-LEARNING ........................................................................ 1

2. LOG IN ............................................................................................................ 1
3. CUSTOMIZE PERSONAL PAGE........................................................................... 2
4. MANAGE COURSE PAGE .................................................................................. 3
5. MANAGE COURSE CONTENT ............................................................................ 5
5.1. Insert a label .......................................................................................... 5
5.1.1 Updating A Label ............................................................................ 6
5.1.2 Delete A Label ................................................................................ 6
5.2. Compose a Text page ............................................................................. 7
5.2.1 Updating A Text Page ..................................................................... 9
5.2.2 Delete A Text Page........................................................................ 10
5.3. Compose a web page ............................................................................ 11
5.3.1 Updating Web Page ...................................................................... 13
5.3.2 Delete A Web Page ....................................................................... 15
5.4. Link to a file or website ......................................................................... 15
5.4.1 Updating Link To File or Web Site.................................................. 18
5.4.2 Delete Link To File or Web Site...................................................... 19
5.5. Display a directory ................................................................................ 20
5.5.1 Adding A Directory Display ........................................................... 23
5.5.2 Updating A Directory Display ........................................................ 24
5.5.3 Delete A Directory Display ............................................................ 25
5.6. How To Link To Learning Object ............................................................ 26
6. MANAGE COURSE ACTIVITY ............................................................................ 33
6.1. Assignment ........................................................................................... 33
6.1.1 Advanced Uploading Of Files ........................................................ 33
6.1.2 Updating Advance uploading of Files ............................................ 35
6.1.3 Delete Advance Uploading of Files ................................................ 37
6.2.1 Online Text ................................................................................... 37
6.2.2 Update Online Text....................................................................... 39
6.2.3 Delete Online Text ........................................................................ 40
6.3.1 Upload A Single File ...................................................................... 41
6.3.2 Updating Upload A Single File ....................................................... 43
6.3.3 Delete Upload A Single File ........................................................... 44
6.4.1 Offline Activity ............................................................................. 45
6.4.2 Updating Offline Activity .............................................................. 47
6.4.3 Delete Offline Activity................................................................... 48
6.2. Chat ...................................................................................................... 49
6.3. Database .............................................................................................. 50

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6.4. Forum ................................................................................................... 57

6.5. Quiz ...................................................................................................... 58
6.5.1 Add Question of Quiz .................................................................... 60
6.5.2 Create New Question.................................................................... 61
6.5.3 Adding Question to a Quiz ............................................................ 72
6.5.4 Editing A Question ........................................................................ 74
6.5.5 Delete A Question ........................................................................ 76
6.6. Feedback .............................................................................................. 76
6.6.1 Adding/editing a feedback. ........................................................... 77
6.6.2 Adding Feedback Questions. ......................................................... 79
6.6.3 Editing Feedback Questions. ......................................................... 80
6.6.4 Delete Feedback Questions. .......................................................... 80

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1. ACCESSING CIDOS E-LEARNING

1. Open CIDOS main page.

2. Enter the url http://www.bppk.gov.my/bppklms

2. LOG IN

1. Fill in your Username and Password.

2. Click on the log in button.

3. Click on the CIDOS e-Learning hyperlink. You will be redirected to CIDOS

e-learning main page.

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3. CUSTOMIZE PERSONAL PAGE

1. Click on Turn editing on button.

2. Click on the block’s dropdown list. Chose any of the available modules
and the chosen block will be displayed on your personal page.

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4. MANAGE COURSE PAGE

1. Click on the course name.

Course name

2. Click on Turn editing on hyperlink. Course page will be in editing mode.

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To edit course page

3. Click on the Administration block dropdown list. Choose any 1 of the

available module. The chosen block will be displayed on the course page.

To edit summary

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To move up
To move down
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To move left
To move right

4. Click on button to assign user.

5. Click on button and the block will be hidden.

6. Click on button to delete the block from your personal page.

7. Click on / button to move up / down and / button to move

right / left the block.

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8. Click on button to edit course edit summary. Edit summary page will
be displayed. You may fill out course title and summary. Then click on
Save changes button.

5. MANAGE COURSE CONTENT

5.1. Insert a label

1. Click on Turn editing on hyperlink. Course page will be displayed.

2. Click on the dropdown list and choose Insert a

label. Form to add a label will be displayed. You may now type what you
want to add to the class topic. Label allows you to insert text and graphics
among the other activities on the course page.

Explanation about
the page

3. Fill out in Label Text

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4. Click on button. Content of label

will be displayed on the course page.

5.1.1 Updating A Label

1. Click on icon on your platform. Form Updating Label will be displayed

2. Edit your label in Label Text

3. Click on button.

5.1.2 Delete A Label

1. Click on icon on your platform. Confirmation message will be displayed.

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2. Click on button to delete the label.

5.2. Compose a Text page

1. Click on the dropdown list and choose

Compose a text page. Forms add new resource will be displayed.

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To Show/Hide resources
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2. Fill out the name in
1. Fill out the summary (optional). You can write short description of the
resource

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3. Click on dropdown list to choose the group.

4. Type your text in the Full text box. You can paste text from MS Word or
any other location.
5. Choose whether you want this resource to open in the same window or a
new one. If you choose New Window, you can choose what attributes the
new window will have.

6. Click on button.

5.2.1 Updating A Text Page

1. Click on icon on your platform. Form Updating Resource will be displayed.

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2. Edit your information.

3. Click on button. 3

5.2.2 Delete A Text Page

1. Click on icon on your platform. Confirmation message will be displayed.

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2. Click on button to delete the resource.

5.3. Compose a web page

1. Click on the dropdown list and choose

Compose a web page and form to add new resource will be displayed.

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To Show/Hide resources
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2. Fill out the Name for the web page 7

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2. Add a summary (optional). You can write short description of the

resource

3. Click on dropdown list to choose the group.

4. Enter (type or paste) your text in the Full text box.
5. Choose whether you want this resource to open in the same window or a
new one. If you choose New Window, you can choose what attributes the
new window will have.

6. Click on button.

5.3.1 Updating Web Page

1. Click on icon. Form to Updating Resource will be displayed.

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2. Edit your information.

3. Click on button.

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5.3.2 Delete A Web Page

1. Click on icon. Confirmation message will be displayed.

2. Click on button to delete the resource.

5.4. Link to a file or website

1. Click on the dropdown list and choose Link a

file or website and form to add new resource will be displayed.

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To Show/Hide resources
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2. Fill out the Name for file or web site

3. Add a summary (optional). You can write short description of the
resource.

4. Click on dropdown list to choose the group.

5. There are 3 ways to adding a file to your files area:
• URL address

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i. On the Edit page, enter URL address in

• Choose or upload a file

i. Click the button. A popup

window will appear with the course files. You will be able to
browse the files.

ii. Click on hyperlink choose (option located to the right of the file)
the one which you want to make available as a resource.

iii. Click on button if the file is not there.

• Search for web page

i. Click on button. A popup

window will appear with the Google search engine. You can
use Google to search the web for a webpage which you want
to make available as a resource.

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6. Choose whether you want this resource to open in the same window or a
new one. If you choose New Window, you can choose what attributes the
new window will have.

7. Click on button.

5.4.1 Updating Link To File or Web Site

1. Click on icon. Form to Updating Resource will be displayed.

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2. Edit your information

3. Click on button.

5.4.2 Delete Link To File or Web Site

1. Click on icon. Confirmation message will be displayed.

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2. Click on button to delete the resource.

5.5. Display a directory

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1. Zip the files in a folder

2. Click on hyperlink on Administration Block. A popup window will
appear with the course files.

3. Click on button if the files are not there. Interface for

upload a file will be displayed.

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4. Click on button to search the zipped files.

5. Click on button to upload the files. Course files will be

displayed.

6. Click on hyperlink.

7. Click on button. The zipped files change to a folder

Unzip file
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5.5.1 Adding A Directory Display

1. Click on the Add resource… dropdown list and choose Display a

directory. Form to add new resource will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the Name for directory

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3. Add a summary (optional). You can write short description of the

resource.

4. Click on dropdown list to choose the group.

5. Select the folder you want the students to be able to browse from the

drop-down. If you leave the

default—Main files directory—selected, students will be able to browse
the entire course

6. Click on button.

5.5.2 Updating A Directory Display

1. Click on icon. Form to Updating Resource will be displayed.

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2. Edit your information

3. Click on button.

5.5.3 Delete A Directory Display

1. Click on icon. Confirmation message will be displayed.

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2. Click on button to delete the resource.

5.6. How To Link To Learning Object

1. Click on the platform name (for example ). Topic

outline will be displayed.

2. Click on Turn editing on hyperlink. Page will be in editing mode.

3. Click on the Add resource... dropdown list and choose Link to a file or website.
Form to add new resource will be displayed.

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To edit resource

4. Fill out the Name of learning object.

5. To fill out Location in Link to a file or web site, you need to copy the URL of
learning object in CIDOS. Open CIDOS in a new window. The URL of CIDOS is
http://202.157.188.238/cidos. CIDOS e-learning main page will be displayed.

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6. Click on hyperlink in Modules/Sections. List of platform in LO

Repository will be displayed.

7. Click on hyperlink. Topic outline will be displayed.

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8. Choose any of the available learning object (for example Bending Stress).

9. Click on the learning object that you have chosen. Content of the topic will be
displayed.
10. Copy URL of the topic that you have chosen. Go back to your platform and paste
it into Location column.

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11. You are required to change the URL from view.php to view2.php ;
The copied URL
is: http://202.157.188.238/cidos/mod/scorm/view.php?id=14112
The new URL for Location will
be: http://202.157.188.238/cidos/mod/scorm/view2.php?id=14112

12. Click on dropdown list and choose New window.

13. Un-tick all item in Window configuration.

14. Change Default window width (in pixels) to 1200
15. Change Default window height (in pixels) to 800

16. Click on button.

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17. A link to the learning object will be displayed in your platform. Click on the link
(for example Bending stress). Content of learning object will be displayed in a
new window.

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18. Click on button and content of learning object will be displayed.

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6. MANAGE COURSE ACTIVITY

6.1. Assignment

1. Click on Turn editing on hyperlink. Course page will be displayed.

2. There are 4 types of assignment:
• Advanced uploading of files.
• Online text.
• Offline activity.
• Upload a single file.

6.1.1 Advanced Uploading Of Files

1. Click on the dropdown list and choose

Assignments > Advanced uploading of files. Form to add a new assignment
will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the Assignment name field

3. Write a Description for the assignment.

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4. Click on dropdown list and choose the group of

students that allow accessing the assignment.
5. Define the Grade type and the Available and Due date for submission.
6. Click dropdown menu then choose Yes or No for Prevent late submissions.
7. Click dropdown menu then choose maximum size for uploading of file.

8. Click on button.

6.1.2 Updating Advance uploading of Files

1. Click on icon on your platform. Form to Updating Assignment will be

displayed.

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2. Update your assignment.

3. Click on button.

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6.1.3 Delete Advance Uploading of Files

1. Click on icon. Warning message will be appear.

2. Click on button to confirm deletion.

3. Click on button to cancel deletion.

6.2.1 Online Text

1. Click on dropdown list and choose Assignments >

Online text. Form to add a new assignment will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the Assignment name field.

3. Write a Description for the assignment.

4. Click on dropdown list and choose the group of

students that allow accessing the assignment.
5. Define the Grade type and the Available and Due date for submission.
6. Click dropdown menu then choose Yes or No for Prevent late submissions.
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6.2.2 Update Online Text

1. Click on icon on your platform. Form to Updating Assignment will be

displayed.

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2. Update your assignment.

3. Click on button.

6.2.3 Delete Online Text

1. Click on icon on the platform. New window will be appeared.

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2. Click on button to confirm deletion.

3. Click on button to cancel deletion.

6.3.1 Upload A Single File

1. Click on dropdown list and choose Assignments >

Upload a single file. Form to add a new assignment will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the Assignment name field.

3. Write a Description for the assignment.

4. Click on dropdown list and choose the group of

students that allow accessing the assignment.
5. Define the Grade type and the Available and Due date for submission.

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6. Click dropdown menu then choose Yes or No for Prevent late submissions.

7. Click on Maximum size dropdown list and

choose the maximum size for assignment.

8. Click on button.

6.3.2 Updating Upload A Single File

1. Click on icon on your platform. Form to Updating Assignment will be

displayed.

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2. Update your assignment.

3. Click on button.

6.3.3 Delete Upload A Single File

1. Click on icon on the platform. New window will be appeared.

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2. Click on button to confirm deletion.

3. Click on button to cancel deletion.

6.4.1 Offline Activity

1. Click on dropdown list and choose Assignments >

Offline activity. Form to add a new assignment will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the Assignment name field.

3. Write a Description for the assignment.

4. Click on dropdown list and choose the

group of students that allow accessing the assignment.
5. Define the Grade type and the Available and Due date for
submission.
6. Click dropdown menu then choose Yes or No for Prevent late
submissions.

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7. Click on button.

6.4.2 Updating Offline Activity

1. Click on icon on your platform. Form to Updating Assignment will be

displayed.

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2. Update your assignment.

3. Click on button.

6.4.3 Delete Offline Activity

1. Click on icon. New window will be appear for confirmation deletion

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2. Click on button to confirm deletion.

3. Click on button to cancel deletion.

6.2. Chat

1. Click on the dropdown list and choose Chat.

Form to add a new chat will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

6.3. Database

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Database. Form
to add a new Database will be displayed.
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2. Fill out the Name of database

3. Fill out the Introduction. Explanation about the database.
4. Choose the Group for the database
5. Click on Save and return to course button. Your database name will be
displayed on the platform.

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6. Click on database hyperlink (for example Maklumat Pelajar). Fields of

database will be displayed.

7. Click on dropdown list and create a field.

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8. Fill out the Field name

9. Click on button. Fields that you have created will be displayed.

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10. Click on hyperlink. Template of Maklumat Pelajar will be

displayed.

11. Click on hyperlink. Interface of List Template will be

displayed.

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12. Click on icon to create a table on Header

13. Click on icon at Header and copy all HTML code

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14. Click on icon at Repeated entry and delete HTML code in Repeated
entry.
15. Paste HTML code that you have been copied from Header
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16. Click on icon again to back normal mode

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17. Click your mouse into column at Repeated entry and click at fields that
you have been created.

18. Click on button.

19. Click on hyperlink. Form new entry will be displayed.

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20. Fill out the form and click on or

button.

21. Click on hyperlink to view list of Maklumat Pelajar

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6.4. Forum

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Forum. Form to
add a new choice will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button.

6.5. Quiz

There are 5 types of quizzes:

• Essay
• Matching
• Multiple Choice
• Short Answer
• True/False

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Quiz. Form to
add a new choice will be displayed.

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2. Fill out the Name of quiz

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3. Click on dropdown list and choose the group of

students that allow accessing the quiz.

4. Un-tick on Open the quiz and Close the quiz to setting the time.

5. Tick on Time Limit to set a limit of time in minute.

6. Fill out the form and click on Save and return to course button. Your quiz
name will be displayed on the platform.

6.5.1 Add Question of Quiz

1. Click on hyperlink (for example Quiz 1) on the platform. Interface of Question

Bank will be displayed.

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2. Tick on question name that you want to add

3. Click on button to add the question.

6.5.2 Create New Question

A) Essay

1. Click on dropdown list and choose

Essay. Form to add new essay will be displayed.

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2. Fill out Question name

3. Write your question in Question Text
4. Set a value for correct answer in

5. Click on button to save your question in Question Bank.

B) Matching

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1. Click on dropdown list and choose

Matching. Form to add new matching question will be displayed.

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2. Fill out Question name.

3. Write your instruction in Question Text.
4. Set a value for correct answer in
5. Write your question in question box with the answer.
6. Click on button to add more set of question.

7. Click on button to save your question in Question Bank.

C) Multiple Choices

1. Click on dropdown list and choose Multiple

Choice. Form to add multiple choice question will be displayed.

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2. Fill out Question name.

3. Write your question in Question Text.
4. Set a value for correct answer in
5. Write your answer in answer box

6. Click on to setting grade for correct answer. 100% for

correct answer and None for the wrong.
7. Click on button to add blanks for more choices

8. Click on button to save your question in Question Bank.

D) Short Answer

1. Click on dropdown list and choose Short

Answer. Form to add short answer question will be displayed.

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2. Fill out Question name.

3. Write your question in Question Text.
4. Set a value for correct answer in
5. Write the answer and possibility answer for the question.

6. Click on to set grade for correct answer. 100% for

correct answer and another value for the possibility. It’s depends on lecture.
7. Click on button to add more answer
8. Click on button to save your question in Question Bank.

E) True/False

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1. Click on dropdown list and choose

True/False. Form to add True/False question will be displayed.

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2. Fill out Question name.

3. Write your question in Question Text.
4. Set a value for correct answer in

5. Click on dropdown list and choose correct answer

for the question either True or False.
6. Click on button to save your question in Question Bank.

6.5.3 Adding Question to a Quiz

1. To add a subset of questions select required check box on the question

that you want to add.
2. Click on button. After you have added questions to the
quiz, they will appear on the left.

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3. Click on hyperlink to preview the questions.

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6.5.4 Editing A Question

1. Click on icon. Form will be in editing mode.

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To edit question

2. Click on button to save your question.

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6.5.5 Delete A Question

1. Click on icon. Warning message will be displayed on the right.

Warning message

2. Click on to delete a question

6.6. Feedback
The Feedback module allows you to create and conduct surveys to collect
feedback from Students or users.

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6.6.1 Adding/editing a feedback.

1. Click on the Add an activity… dropdown list and choose Feedback. Form
to add a new feedback will be displayed.
2. Give your Feedback a title.
3. Write your instruction in Question Text.
4. Set your timing at Open/Close the feedback at to set a time period

during which the Feedback will be available to responses.

5. Choose from the following options Anonymous or Users' Names Will Be

Logged and Shown With Answers from Records User Names.

6. Select Yes/No from Show analyst to students. The summary results can

be shown to respondents, or shown only to teachers.

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7. Fill out the form and click on button.

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6.6.2 Adding Feedback Questions.

1. Click on hyperlink (for example Penggunaan CIDOS LMS) on the platform.

Interface of feedback will be displayed.

2. Click on tab. Interface to add questions will be displayed.

3. Select types of question from Add question to activity

. Interface types of question that you

have choose will be displayed.

4. Click on button

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6.6.3 Editing Feedback Questions.

1. Click on icon. Interface of question will be displayed.

2. Edit your question.

3. Click on

6.6.4 Delete Feedback Questions.

1. Click on icon. Warning message will be displayed.

2. Click on to delete a feedback question

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6.7. Math Notation in Assignment and Quiz

CIDOS e-Learning allows you to add mathematic notations in assignment and
quiz question.

1. In the editor box, click on icon, a popup to add question will be

displayed.

2. Choose type of question and edit the question.

3. Click on File > Export to Image.

4. Choose the image size. A generated image will be displayed in a new

window.

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5. Right click on the image, choose Save Image As.., and select the directory
to save the image.

6. In the editor box, click on icon, a popup to insert image will be

displayed.
7. Click on Browse button and choose the image you saved earlier. Then
click on Upload button. The uploaded file will be displayed in File Browser
box.

8. Choose the image file from File Browser box, and click on OK button.
Now the mathematic notation will be included in your text.

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