A composite question is a test-item containing other regular test items. This makes it possible to define a larger test item case for which arbitrary other questions can be associated (e.g. short text question plus an MC and ordering question etc.). The randomization features (shuffling, x out of N, etc.) of the included test-items are preserved such that it is possible to present the student e.g. a sub question where only 2 out of 5 possible alternatives are displayed.
The provided implementation builds for a composite question consisting of a constant exam intro text and the selected sub items including points, minutes etc. The points and minutes of the composite question are computed as the sum of the points and minutes of the sub-items. The actual sub-items are constructed at runtime such that per-user randomization can be applied.
Current shortcoming: question with percent-substitutions are not supported (since the exam intro text is placed at composite form creation time already into the form, therefore, it is the same for all students). Furthermore, the substitution semantics are not clear concerning the included content.
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