Short Answer Similarity

A short answer similarity question type that allows a students written response answer to be automatically marked, using a multi-sentence similarity calculator.
Short Answer Similarity Question Type
This plugin is a Moodle question type that can be added to any Moodle quiz.
The plugin extracts the text from the answer provided by teacher and from the student’s response. Once the two strings are extracted, the similarity between the two multi-sentences is calculated by the VIP Research Group’s multi sentence similarity calculator web service.
Installation
Installation From Moodle Plugin Directory
Moodle Plugin Directory link: https://moodle.org/plugins/qtype_shortanssimilarity
To install, either:
Click install Now and follow the instructions
Click Download to download the zip folder. Extract the folder and place it under /question/type in your Moodle directory
Installation Using Git
To install using git for the latest version (the main branch), type this command in the
root of your Moodle install:
git clone https://github.com/VIP-Research-Group/moodle-qtype_shortanssimilarity.git question/type/shortanssimilarity
Installation From Downloaded zip file
Alternatively, download the zip (can be found at the follwing link after you click the green code button): https://github.com/VIP-Research-Group/moodle-qtype_shortanssimilarity
unzip it into the question/type folder, and then rename the new folder to shortanssimilairty.
How To Use
If properly installed, when adding questions to a quiz in Moodle, the option to add a “Short Answer Similarity” question should be available. Fill in the required form data and save the question
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