Completing Multiplication Activity

[Timothée Giet]

Le 10/10/2017 à 21:27, JAZEIX Johnny a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> On 10/10/17 16:11, Emmanuel Charruau wrote:
>> Hi Amit,
>>
>> This is a really good news. I think this can be a very interesting
>> activity, especially when it will be networked.
>> First of all you will need to write a detailed description of how it
>> will work, and do some mockups to show how you see it.
>> I will sent you the description I am writing about the server, this
>> can give you an idea of what I would like to read.
>> You may think that the activity is already there and that writing a
>> specification is not needed, but I would be glad if you do this part.
>> We can then agree on what you will produce.
>> I will follow you on this activity. This will be the first time I do
>> some code review on a whole project, so be patient with me ;)
>>
>> Ok for the new activity name, menu at start, and configuration board.
>>
>> Good luck :)
>>
>> Emmanuel
>>
>> Le 10 oct. 2017 15:31, "Amit Sagtani" <asagtani06 at gmail.com
>> <mailto:asagtani06 at gmail.com>> a écrit :
>>
>>
>>
>>     I’d like to complete the “Multiplication Activity” started
>>     in https://github.com/gcompris/GCompris-qt/tree/sok_nitishc_multiplicationtables/
>>     <https://github.com/gcompris/GCompris-qt/tree/sok_nitishc_multiplicationtables/> 
>>     branch.
>>
>>     Task link :-  https://phabricator.kde.org/T5469
>>     <https://phabricator.kde.org/T5469>
>>
>>     Reference :-
>>     https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/gcompris-devel/attachments/20160709/d4fa5990/attachment-0001.pdf
>>     <https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/gcompris-devel/attachments/20160709/d4fa5990/attachment-0001.pdf>
>>
>>     As this activity can be used to learn vocable list, chemical
>>     abbreviations, multiplication tables, etc.
>>
>>     I'd like to start activity from scratch and use some of the part
>>     from the current code. I’d also like to rename the activity to
>>     “question_and_answers”(can be changed). 
>>
>>     I have planned to implement a menu screen at start of activity as
>>     in lang and categorization activity, with options →
>>     multiplication, chemical abbreviations, etc. Player can select
>>     the one of the category and questions will be asked on that category.
>>
>
> In which category do you put the activity? As it can be for every
> categories?
>
>>     A timer and score board will be implemented to measure the
>>     performance.
>>
>
> The timer should be optional (and disabled by default).
>
>>     A configuration option will be provided by which teachers/parents
>>     can select which questions will be asked.
>>
>>     Sample → https://pasteboard.co/GOhNzs8.png
>>     <https://pasteboard.co/GOhNzs8.png>
>>                     https://pasteboard.co/GOhNSJh.png
>>     <https://pasteboard.co/GOhNSJh.png>
>>
>>     I’ll be glad if anyone can send me more categories and material
>>     to add in the activity. :)
>>
>
> For me this activity is more for school use than home use.
> On my side, for the home use, I don't see the interest of having a
> quiz with fixed questions (specially on specific themes that we would
> choose) without giving any help for the child or any material to
> learn. I think that for most of the themes/categories we could find,
> there would be a better way to show it to children.
>
> I would be more of having a main activity "questions_and_answers" but
> not present in the menu and having a way to add datasets (for now
> manually but later using the server) that would create the different
> activities (the ones really displayed in the menu).
>
> It needs to be thought (for the children/teachers use, the
> maintainability of the code/datasets, easiness to
> add/remove/update...)  if it would be easier to use to have multiple
> activities (one for each category) or one activity only with a menu
> (or a mix of both).
> For a school use, I would say activities may be better if we can
> filter the displayed activities to the children (so they don't have to
> first open the main activity and choose the good category).
>
> What do you think?
>
> Johnny
>
>>     Suggestion regarding improving the activity presentation and
>>     concept are much appreciated.
>>
>>
>>     Regards,
>>     Amit Sagtani(IRC -> amit__)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
Hi,

I agree with Johnny, this sounds more like a tool for school teachers to
make some tests, which does not fit really with the guidelines for
gcompris activities, look at the "Core principles" part in
http://gcompris.net/wiki/Ideas_for_activities

However I agree this could eventually be a sort of test-activity
template, "hidden" inside the server application. That would show-up in
the activity list only if the server sent a specific dataset for it...
something like that.

But then, maybe it's a bit too early to start coding for this, since
that would probably require some of the missing parts of the server app,
that should be done first.

Timothée

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