GIFT (file format) explained

The GIFT (General Import Format Template) format is a "wiki-like" markup language for describing tests, originally proposed by Paul Shew in 2003.^[1] It is associated with the Moodle course management system.^{[2] [3]}

Question types in GIFT

GIFT allows someone to use a text editor to write multiple-choice, true-false, short answer, matching, missing word and numerical questions in a simple format that can be imported to a computer-based quizzes. The content is an UTF-8-encoded text file.

Example:

//Comment line 
::Question title 
:: Question {
     =A correct answer
     ~Wrong answer1
     #A response to wrong answer1
     ~Wrong answer2
     #A response to wrong answer2
     ~Wrong answer3
     #A response to wrong answer3
     ~Wrong answer4
     #A response to wrong answer4
}

See also

• QTI

External links

• http://docs.moodle.org/en/GIFT - description of the format
• http://microformats.org/wiki/gift - includes proposals for extension

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shew. Paul. import filter: GIFT (General Import Format Template). Moodle - Open-source learning platform. 11 December 2003 . 27 January 2017.
2. Book: Fotis Lazarinis. Steve Green. Elaine Pearson. Handbook of Research on E-learning Standards and Interoperability. 2011. Idea Group Inc (IGI). 978-1-61692-790-5. 63–4.
3. Book: Johnson. K.. Hall. T.. O'Keeffe. D.. IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05) . Generation of Quiz Objects (QO) with a Quiz Engine Developer (QED) . 2005-11-01. 120–122. 10.1109/WMTE.2005.26. 978-0-7695-2385-9. 2136869 .