Forum .LRN Q&A: Re: help with choosing a name for a new package

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Posted by Dave Bauer on
Thanks for the links Nima and Gustaf.

The latest package is an interesting idea. It sort of works the way an aggregate view woudl work, you need a specific quer for each type. It just needs to be generalized more or again, since we need more specific learning info such as a grade, customized.

Regarding the tlf-homework package, it appears to be a very nice package, but it doesn't allow assigning other acs objects. Overall it probably makese sense to decide on a central place to store the actual grades though, instead of in each package.

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Posted by Gustaf Neumann on
the tlf-homework handles just assignments (handing in essays, programming examples, seminar prsentations, etc). We use homework as well in combination with our assesment/self-assessment module, which is not included.

The actual grades are collected in the tlf-gradebook (see screen-cast on the same page). For most of the courses, we are required by law to base the grades of the course not only on a single test, but on several (at least 3) different student evaluations. The need for the tlf-gradebook came from the idea to communicate students their current evaluation.

Needless to say, on the mid-range, we are working on integration of assessment with xowiki to allow agile content develompment and exchange.