Completing Multiplication Activity

[Emmanuel Charruau]

Hi,
We could still create the multiplication activity  within our actual
gcompris?
I would love to have it for my kids.
Emmanuel


Le 10 oct. 2017 23:05, "Timothée Giet" <animtim at gmail.com> a écrit :

> 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> a écrit :
>
>
>
> I’d like to complete the “Multiplication Activity” started in
> https://github.com/gcompris/GCompris-qt/tree/sok_nitishc_
> multiplicationtables/  branch.
>
> Task link :-  https://phabricator.kde.org/T5469
>
> Reference :- https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/gcompris-devel/attachments/20
> 160709/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/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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