This article covers the ordering task type.
For a general overview of tasks and what they can do, see An introduction to tasks and for general instructions on how to add them to your course, see How to add a task to your course.
Overview of the ordering task
The ordering task lets learners arrange items into the correct order by dragging and dropping items within a list.
When should I use an ordering task?
We won't surprise you by saying that ordering suits any concepts or processes involving steps or hierarchy.
Let's take a look at some examples.
Example 1: Structure of a report
Example 2: Stages in tendering
Example 3: Plotline of Macbeth
Example 4: Ordering images of planets
You can also use images in the ordering options.
How do I create an ordering task?
All tasks load with an example task to give an idea of what each field is for. To add your own task details, you can type over the existing content in the fields or select Clear task content, to start completely fresh.
Standard fields
This task has the standard fields/options that all tasks have.
At the top:
Question: Where you set the main question/task which tells learners what to answer or do.
And at the bottom:
Hint: Add a hint to give pointers or clues to give learners extra guidance to complete the task. Learners can choose to See hint so it allows them to get this help “on demand”.
Feedback: Add feedback to give learners an automated response when they submit the task. See Writing feedback for tasks for pointers and ideas.
In between the top and bottom standard fields we have the following areas and fields.
How to set the correct answer(s)
Under Correct, drag your items into the correct order to allow the task to be automarked.
If there are more correct answers, use the + to add alternative answers.
Other options
Shuffle options displays the response options in a different order each time the question is shown.