So far, we have looked at options for creating tests in Moodle. What we have not looked at yet are skill-specific tests, but we will now. The first skill we will be looking at will be listening. Testing listening is an integral part of many tests, especially in language courses. Listening tests are typically used to check comprehension of lectures, discussions, dialogs, speeches, and so on; to test for the ability to listen for details such as dates, time, names, or sounds, and so on; to test things like prediction; and so on. When we make listening tests in Moodle, these are the kinds of things we will be trying to do.
In this chapter, we will work through several aspects of setting up listening files and listening tasks and show you how to integrate them into the tests you are creating. We will look at:
Downloading and setting up a recorder
Uploading audio files
Making the MP3 links
Adding listening tasks to quiz
Using forums with audio
Multiple vs. single-play files...