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Submitted by serettig on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 13:23

A free HTML5 based question type that allows creating fill in the blanks tasks with advanced feedback and 'drop-down' mode in publishing systems like Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, Moodle and WordPress.

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Description

Learners fill in the missing words in a text or choose the correct answer from a drop-down menu. For each blank, the learners are told if the entered answer is correct. If an answer is incorrect, an individual feedback text is shown for the exact mistake they've made and their attention is drawn to relevant parts of the text. If they only make a minor mistake, they get a warning message telling them what the exact problem is.

Authors enter text and mark blanks with ____. The correct answers, incorrect answers, and the respective feedback texts are then entered in another section below. Authors can also mark parts of the text as 'highlight sections' by surrounding them with !!. They can then reference these highlight sections when they enter the feedback texts for incorrect answers.

'Advanced Fill in the Blanks's is most useful in second language learning, where you can give the users individual hints, why certain tenses or word forms can't be used in this case. While it is possible to have a 'Check' button at the bottom of the exercise and give feedback for all blanks at once, it makes more sense to enable the auto-check setting as the user is guided through the 'fill the blanks' exercise step by step.

If you don't want to use individual feedback or 'drop-down' mode, the regular 'Fill in the Blanks' content type is easier to use and might be the better choice.

Learn how to create Advanced fill the blanks in this tutorial.

New to H5P? Read the installation guide to get H5P on your own site.

Comments

elegram

Tue, 05/07/2019 - 21:51

Presentations

Can i use this in presentations?

BV52

Wed, 05/08/2019 - 09:23

Hi elegram,Not yet there are

Hi elegram,

Not yet there are still some additions to the code before you can use it in Course Presentation. I suggest that you post the request directly to the developer of the content Sebastian in his github repository.

-BV52

[email protected]

Fri, 05/10/2019 - 21:08

When will this be available in the "questions set" activity?

Hi there!

I understand that this is not really available yet, am I correct? Any idea as of when will the advanced fill in the blanks activity be available within the "Questions set" activity on Moodle?

Thanks!

Sergio

Mon, 05/13/2019 - 04:41

Hi Sergio,Same answer as

Hi Sergio,

Same answer as above there needs to be some codes to be added to both Question Set and Advanced Blanks for this to happen.

Realia

Wed, 05/15/2019 - 11:29

Great tool ! Very powerful addition to H5P content types !

Very powerful tool for learners with precise feedback and many options to choose from !
One minor drawback : the UIX is not very friendly ; the process to create / edit an activity, with the editor on the admin side, is not really fluid.
Nonetheless : thanks for this precious tool ! H5P is getting better and better :)

serettig

Fri, 05/17/2019 - 18:26

Great that the content type

Great that the content type is of use! I understand that it can be a bit tedious to fill out the nested forms. Especially having to scroll up all the time to check what the text says is annoying. I solve this by having the text in a text editor in a separate window. That way I can edit text and blanks at the same time. When I'm done I simply copy the text into the text field at the top.

The reason why this is like this is that I wanted to avoid crazy markup like the Moodle Quiz module has. I think that nested forms are still much easier to use for the novice than markup (which becomes complex and long very quickly). The best solution would obviously be to have fancy inline objects in the text editor, but this is pretty complex to implement. If I find the time, it's on my list, though.

TG_ZA

Wed, 05/15/2019 - 14:50

Great addition

This is a great looking tool. I am looking forward to see if I can apply it to a few unique use cases that I have. I would like to be able to use the tool to give feedback focused more on what is incorrect, using the "incorrect answer" functionality and I would like to make any answer given correct UNLESS it is flagged in the incorrect answer rules.

Is that possible? If so how do I set that up?

best

Tim

Fri, 05/17/2019 - 18:21

Hi Tim,This is not possible

Hi Tim,

This is not possible at the moment unfortunately. I've added it to my TODO list and you can follow its progress here: https://github.com/sr258/h5p-advanced-blanks/issues/2 I'm a bit busy with the final examinations at my school right now, so I don't expect to have time for this until July.

Best
Sebastian

holmana

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 02:50

Cannot upload new content

This is a great addition and I just used it to create a 55 fill in the blanks set of questions with the dropdowns. Unfortunately when I back it up and then upload it reverts to the original example and does not use the new content Hope that can be fixed unless I need to change something else in the file. I built it off of the example.

Many thanks for doing this.

Andy

Mon, 05/20/2019 - 07:36

Hi Andy,Sorry about the

Hi Andy,

Sorry about the problem! Are you able to downlod the file as an h5p file? The version of Image in the library is indeed 1.0 at the moment, it can be updated easily, however. If you send me the H5P to sebastian dot rettig at melanchthon-gymnasium dot de I will try to fix the issue for you. The problem might be more general, however: the Advanced Blanks package here doesn't include the image library and uses version 1.0. It just assumes it will be present. If you don't have this library on your moodle instalaltion, this will probably cause the issue. I will send an updated release to Joubel soon to fix the problem. In the meantime I'll try to resolve the issue for you manually.

Sebastian

Mon, 05/20/2019 - 18:23

HI Sebastian,Thanks for

HI Sebastian,

Thanks for getting back to me. Unfortunately it seems that everytime I download I get your original file, not what I created on Moodle asit does not use my new filename but uses your old one. I will try again and send to you.

Much appreciated.

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 11:25

adding wildcards

Hi Sebastian

Thank you for getting back to me. I appreciate you adding this functionality to your todo list and look forward to having my students benefit from it one day. All the best for your exams.

Best

Sun, 05/19/2019 - 17:32

Followup on backup problem

As an addition to my previous post-I am getting the following error on the Moodle site I am using related to the inability to get a proper backup:

The version of the H5P libray Image used in this content is not valid. Content contains H5P Image 1.0 but it should be H5P Image 1.1

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 05:21

All working now

Everything is working fine now. Thanks much for this new content type!

ñull

Fri, 06/21/2019 - 13:56

Not yet available?

I tried to find it in my recently installed test site but it was not available. I ended up importing the sample text but that does not seem to include the description and instructions like I see when I try it out here. When I read other comments, this is apparently not the way to import it.

When I go to the github site I see the build instructions. Would that result in a correct importable file in the h5p format?

Mon, 06/24/2019 - 04:18

Hi ñull,Advance fill in the

Hi ñull,

Advance fill in the blanks does not have any description in it when picking it from the hub. If you downloaded and uploaded the content to your site it should work the same way as what is in H5P.org.

kyle-c

Thu, 07/04/2019 - 01:00

Available for WordPress?

When will this be available to use as part of the hub in the WordPress plugin?

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 05:07

Hi kyle-c,This should now be

Hi kyle-c,

This should now be available you just need to make sure that you have the latest plugin for WP. IFf you have the latest plugin and it is still not available downloading and uploading the sample content should take care of it.

Mon, 07/08/2019 - 17:46

I was wondering when the Advanced Fill in the Blank will be available in the H5P wordpress hub for use on WordPress sites?

Thank you.

mrmccrorey

Fri, 07/19/2019 - 19:00

Is this content type available through Moodle Hub?

Is this available in the Moodle H5P hub? I'm not seeing it in H5P 1.18

Fri, 07/19/2019 - 19:01

Is this content type available through Moodle Hub? I'm not seeing it in H5P 1.18

Fri, 07/19/2019 - 19:15

Hi mrmccrorey,It should be

Hi mrmccrorey,

It should be available. Since it's not you can simply download the example above and upload it in Moodle. This should bring all the necessary files for you to create new contents.

RonaldCe

Sat, 09/21/2019 - 10:07

Not available?

Hi there. I uploaded the H5P PLuggin in my wordpress site but these "Advanced Fill the blanks" is not listed. Should I do something else? Really thanks in Advanced

Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:36

Hi RonaldCe,Try downloading

Hi RonaldCe,

Try downloading the sample content content on this page and upload it to WP.

Thu, 09/26/2019 - 22:28

There you are.. Thanks a lot

almugva

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 11:11

Not in our list

I tried to download the file and use it in Moodle (as this feature is not listed) and it is still not working. Any reason why it is not listed despite having the latest update?

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 22:04

Hi almugva,Can you please

Hi almugva,

Can you please elaborate on what you meant with "still not working", the content is already showing in the hub on my end.

Sun, 10/06/2019 - 21:13

Any way to send results vía email?

Hi there. Is any way to send results via email? I mean, I know currently it doesn't have the option to do it, but since I understand that the code is open source (please , Correct me if I am wrong with that) Could a programmer do it?

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 21:30

Hi RonaldCe,You are correct

You are correct H5P is open source and changes can be made by anyone.

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:28

Ok great. Thanks

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 07:27

Advanced fill in the blanks

I mean that despite having the latest Moodle installed the option advanced fill in the blanks is not showing.

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 07:30

I can confirm that the

I can confirm that the content type is still not in the Hub list. If you start off with a fresh installation, you won't see Advanced Blanks in the list but have to download it manually from here and upload it as a package.

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 18:59

Manual upload

And I did it, but it does not work either if I upload it as an activity, as it says error...

Thu, 10/10/2019 - 19:57

Hi almugva,Would you mind

Would you mind providing the error message?

davidkettle

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 14:21

Activity missing from the Moodle H5P Activity Hub

I can't find this activity listed in the Hub, I'm using the Moodle plugin, I've clicked the "Update content type cache" button in the Site administration - Plugins - Activities - H5P - H5P Libraries page to try and make sure I've got the latest listing, but the activity still isn't showing :(

Thu, 10/31/2019 - 18:51

Hi davidkettle,Pressing the

Hi davidkettle,

Pressing the "Update content type cache" button does not update the libraries but instead updates the contents that are still using an old library (if an update to the libraries are installed). Furthermore since this content is a new content it is still not showing in the list. Downloading the sample content above and uploading it to Moodle, should install the necessary libraries and you shouilb be able to use this content from the hub.

jwag2019

Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00

Is this content type on H5P.com? I don't see it

Is this content type on H5P.com? I don't see it.

Tue, 09/01/2020 - 20:32

Hi jwag2019,Some content

Hi jwag2019,

Some content types are not available in H5P.com. Below is the list and the reasons why:

https://documentation.h5p.com/content/1290591871936510658

-BV

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 03:11

Advanced Fill in the Blanks not on H5p.com--problem

I have been using advanced fill in the blanks since May of 2019 so I do not understand why it is still not available on h5p.com and listed as a new content type in the documentation for exclusion. I use it as a critical tool when a more limited choice of anwers drops down for fill in the blanks which helps guide students in learning which I do not believe is available in another format in H5P. I am therefore forced to keep maintaing the files in h5p.org and endure the notice not to do that ---but there is no choice. My university uses h5p.com and Canvas so other options are not possible. This continues to be very frustrating when it is indeed available on Moodle. My university is gladly paying for H5p.com but it should include everything that is available elsewhere even if there are concerns. Please advise when this will be corrected in h5p.com

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 17:33

Hi holmana,The H5P core team

Hi holmana,

The H5P core team plans to review some of the content types that are not included in H5P.com. This includes Advanced Fill in the Blanks. Currently the reason for its exlusion is the complexity of the authoring tool. I've reached out to the core team and they mentioned that they most likely will include this and will just need to have a warning regarding the authoring complexity, with regards to the schedule I can;t give a definite timeline.

Sun, 02/14/2021 - 02:57

Hi BV

Thanks--I think inclusion with an authoring tool will be great--much better than being excluded.

Andy Holman

skyeman

Mon, 11/18/2019 - 16:37

Quiz

Hi guys,

Great job on this new feature!

Will it be available in the Quiz (Question Set) at any point? This way users can include some advanced fill the blanks and some normal questions when needed.

Cheers,

Fergus

Mon, 11/18/2019 - 20:18

Hi Fergus,I'm not really sure

Hi Fergus,

I'm not really sure although this is a nice suggestion. If I'm not mistaken there needs to be some codes to be added to this content type prior to making the changes to Question Set for it to work.

Pat Shanahan

Mon, 01/13/2020 - 16:43

Is this content type available in Moodle

hello,

I am unable to find this content type in my installation of the h5p moodle plugin. It is current as of December 2019. Should I be able to see this content type?

Mon, 01/13/2020 - 18:15

Hi Pat,By default it is not

Hi Pat,

By default it is not available. However by downloading the sample content and uploading it in Moodle it will now be available in the H5P HUB in Moodle.

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 07:49

Good morning. After several

Good morning. After several months still have not managed to use the Advanced fill in the blanks, as the reused activity gives error. Do we know when this activity will be available in the hub?

Wed, 04/29/2020 - 18:39

Hi almugva,Are you getting an

Are you getting an error? I was able to download the sample content and upload it in Wordpress and Drupal I haven't tried it in Moodle since I had to uninstall it due to some issues.

Faith Kemunto O...

Sat, 06/06/2020 - 20:04