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WirisQuizzes release notes
Reading time: 21minWirisQuizzes services 4.16 - April 2026
This release ensures compatibility with the latest MathType version, which is now required for proper functionality. It also updates the plugin metadata to declare compatibility with Moodle 5.2.
What's improved
- Updated compatibility with the latest MathType version, which is now required for WirisQuizzes to function correctly
WirisQuizzes services 4.15 - April 2026
This release focuses on improving compatibility with newer Moodle versions and ensuring stability when duplicating courses containing multianswer (cloze) questions. It also introduces a breaking change by updating the minimum supported Moodle version to align with Moodle’s official support policy. Existing installations on older Moodle versions will continue to work without disruption.
What's fixed
- Fixed an issue where duplicating courses in Moodle 4.5+ could cause legacy multianswer (cloze) questions to break due to outdated duplication logic
Breaking changes
The minimum supported Moodle version has been updated to Moodle 4.5, in line with Moodle’s official support policy.
Existing installations running older Moodle versions will continue to work as expected. However, upgrading WirisQuizzes will require first upgrading Moodle to version 4.5 or higher.
Future WirisQuizzes releases will primarily focus on compatibility with newer Moodle versions, meaning older Moodle installations will not benefit from upcoming updates.
WirisQuizzes services 4.14 - February 2026
This release introduces a breaking change in algorithm editing by removing support for the legacy Wiris CAS applet and standardizing algorithm editing through CalcMe. Existing questions using Wiris CAS algorithms remain fully supported for execution, but editing now automatically converts them to CalcMe. The update also resolves several issues related to answer validation, tolerance handling, and grading display.
What's improved
- Removed support for editing algorithms with the legacy Wiris CAS applet
- Automatically convert existing Wiris CAS algorithms to CalcMe when editing questions
What's fixed
- Fixed an issue where using the "<" or ">" symbols in compound answer plain text fields caused question review to break
- Fixed an issue where tolerance options could not be modified after saving a question with "Exact Answer" selected
- Fixed an issue where parameters modified inside a grading function body were not displayed correctly after the student's answer
- Fixed an issue where tolerance was not applied consistently between the plain text answer field and the MathType editor
WirisQuizzes 4.13.4 - January 2026
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that prevented adding new WirisQuizzes questions when the Moodle language was set to Japanese
WirisQuizzes 4.13.3 - January 2026
What's new
- Japanese language support
WirisQuizzes 4.13.2 - July 2025
What's fixed
- Removes a PHP 8.4 warning
WirisQuizzes 4.13.1 - June 2025
What's improved
- Adds support for the new Moodle question duplication algorithm after MDL-83541. This new Moodle algorithm caused questions to duplicate when duplicating quizzes for question types that don't support it
WirisQuizzes services 4.13 - May 2025
During this release, you won't find any relevant improvements from the user perspective. Anyway, we have introduced some fundamental changes to guarantee WirisQuizzes compatibility with Moodle and PHP.
What's new
Support for PHP 8.4 and Moodle 3.9 requirements
There is technically a breaking change. This raised the minimum Moodle-supported version to 3.9.
WirisQuizzes 4.12.2 - April 2025
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that marked empty answers as complete in Moodle quizzes.
What's improved
- Includes experimental MathJax compatibility mode for customers who want to render LaTeX using MathJax and use MathType client mode.
- Enables an administrator setting to disable maxconnections, which will allow for disabling such a parameter in individual LTI instances.
WirisQuizzes 4.12.1 - March 2025
What's fixed
- Fixes regression in Graphical Answer questions
WirisQuizzes services 4.12 - January 2025
During this release, you'll find a brand new premium feature, automatic student guidance, that provides students with step-by-step feedback to help them learn on their own. On the other hand, you'll have more control over multiplication operators.
We've also fixed some bugs.
What's new
Automatic student guidance public
The automatic student guidance is a premium, beta feature for WirisQuizzes Generic Integration. It gives students step-by-step feedback to help them learn on their own. Its key points are:
- It supports multi-step feedback.
- It gives suggestive feedback to students.
- It helps students practice by themselves.
- It understands student answers and adjusts the guidance.
- It works with the regular WirisQuizzes.
ASG doesn't just tell students they are wrong — it helps them figure out why and guides them to the correct solution.
Instead of feeling stuck, students can follow hints and step-by-step guidance, making math practice less frustrating and more engaging.
Teachers can continue providing feedback as they always have. This way, students can understand what went wrong and how to correct their mistakes on their own, reinforcing learning and ensuring deeper comprehension.
No extra setup is required. Publishers and EdTech providers can easily integrate ASG into their platforms to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.
Distinguish between multiplication operators
It allows WirisQuizzes to distinguish between different multiplication operators. You can check which of the following will act as multiplication symbols in the student's answer:
- Implied multiplication
- Dot multiplication
- Cross multiplication
For instance, if implied multiplication is unchecked, the following answer won't be accepted.
What's fixed
- Fixes a bug that introduces space-case sensitivity in mixed fractions.
- Fixes the incompatibility between the apostrophe and the handwriting recognition services.
WirisQuizzes 4.11.6 - December 2024
What's improved
- Gracefully recovers when WirisQuizzes question data has been erased from the database.
- Recovers compatibility with PHP 7.3.
WirisQuizzes services 4.11.5 - November 2024
What's improved
- Requires updating the filter plugin to the latest version when updating WirisQuizzes to ensure compatibility.
- Improves the system's resilience and enables new logging features, allowing us to obtain further information if those cloze grading issues are not yet resolved for some customers.
WirisQuizzes services 4.11.4 - September 2024
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that displays an error when answering any essay question type in Moodle from 4.1 to 4.4.
- Fixes an error that is produced when a question containing an Auxiliary text field is submitted with any content there (text, formula, image).
- Fixes an error that deletes the student's answer after modifying and regrading a Cloze question.
- Fixes an error that deletes the student's answer after modifying and regrading a Multiple-choice question.
- Fixes an error that deletes the student's answer after modifying and regrading a Matching question.
What's improved
- Removes some warning messages when modifying Cloze questions.
- Includes some additional and more extended log messages to properly debug validation issues.
WirisQuizzes services 4.11.3 - July 2024
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that incorrectly grades answers that involve variables operating in fractions.
What's improved
- Modifies how decimal answers generated by the evaluate command are rounded to conform to the defined validation options.
WirisQuizzes services 4.11.2 - May 2024
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that returns an error when answering Cloze questions that include the wildcard * to catch all incorrect answers.
- Fixes an issue that returns an error when answering Cloze questions with multiple attempts if the Clear incorrect responses option is enabled.
- Fixes an issue with the equivalent_graphic check assertion when any of the slots is set to equivalent_graphic_0_0.
- Removes buggy code that occurs when the WirisQuizzes lock cannot be acquired, which causes errors in Moodle logs.
What's improved
- Replaces DOMNodeInserted by MutationObserver in Wiris UI.
WirisQuizzes services 4.11.1 - April 2024
What's fixed
- Fixes a compatibility issue between WirisQuizzes and some Moodle versions.
WirisQuizzes services 4.11 - March 2024
During this release, you'll find a brand new advanced feature to improve your grading functions and take the student's answer as a string. We've also fixed several bugs.
What's new
Custom grading function takes arguments as strings
From now on, it's possible to pass the arguments of a grading function as a string. Thus, we can potentially keep trailing zeros that would be eliminated otherwise.
Before this development, an answer like 0.230 was passed to the grading function as 0.23 , so it wasn't possible to track those trailing zeros.
You can see more details about how to handle these grading functions here.
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that prevented questions with deprecated functionalities from being opened and edited.
- Fixes an issue that broke the validation of some Cloze questions when the number of subquestions exceeded a certain number.
- Fixes a compatibility problem in graphical answer questions when labels were graded in the Validation options.
- Fixes an issue that prevented variables from being displayed in the question's feedback when the student answered with the variable's name.
WirisQuizzes services 4.10.1 - February 2024
What's fixed
- The helper text is no longer displayed when the graph is in read-only mode.
- Graph now properly inherits the configured WirisQuizzes language.
WirisQuizzes services 4.10 - January 2024
During this release, you'll find some nice improvements regarding the Graphical answer. We've also made some general improvements and fixed several bugs.
What's new
Perpendicular lines, parallel lines, mediatrix of a segment and midpoint of a segment
All those new possibilities are now available in the Graphical Answer type:
- Perpendicular lines
- Parallel lines
- Mediatrix of a segment
- Midpoint of a segment
For all the cases to work, it's essential first to draw a line or a segment and, afterwards, use the feature.
Helper text in Graphical Answer
Now, there is a new way to help users using the graphical answer. We just implemented a tooltip feature that gives valuable tips about using the most complicated tools.
New magnetic grid mode
The magnetic grid can now be set to "force" mode, forcing all the points to lie on the grid. This is especially useful for devices like tablets and mobile.
Also, the teacher can now choose the magnetic grid mode that will be used in the student's answer field for graphical answers.
Option of hiding graphical tools
You can now hide elements in the graphical tool in your CalcMe algorithms. This can be used to hide any auxiliary constructions from the plotters that students see in the statement, such as the control points of an image inserted in the plotter.
What's fixed
- Fixes an incompatibility error that appears in Moodle 4.1.4 when using
#plotter_a_b. - Fixes a format problem when aligning the question's statement text next to an image.
- Fixes a problem that broke the content edition when switching between the Initial content and Correct answer sections.
- Fixes an error that disabled the Undo button when using the handwriting mode to draw any object.
- Fixes an issue that generated a visual accumulation of objects when the browser's zoom was modified.
What's improved
- Improves the magnetic grid feature to make it much more precise, especially in tactile devices.
- Improves how polygons are built in the Graph. When the polygon tool is selected on a tablet, we no longer draw a point in the origin, avoiding students' confusion.
- Improves how MathType is embedded in the answer section. When using the answer field type Math editor in a Popup, the modal window with the math editor can now be dragged around the screen and resized, allowing students to see the content behind it.
- The Learning Lemur's pop-up is not showing in CalcMe anymore.
WirisQuizzes services 4.9.3 - November 2023
What's new
- Adds compatibility with Moodle 4.3. You can visit Moodle's official website to learn more about the new version of the learning management system.
WirisQuizzes services 4.9.2 - October 2023
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that prevented CalcMe variables from being correctly displayed in the question's algorithm.
WirisQuizzes services 4.9.1 - October 2023
What's fixed
- Fixes a compatibility issue between WirisQuizzes and Moodle 4.2.2 with PHP version 8.1.2.
WirisQuizzes services 4.9 - September 2023
During this release, you'll find some nice improvements regarding the Graphical answer. We've also made some general improvements and fixed several bugs.
What's new
Enable a "refresh" button to return to the initial statement
This feature provides the student with the possibility to refresh a question from the initial content provided by the teacher. Before, when the student erased the answer, the initial content would also be erased.
Hide existing objects from the student's plotter
Now, teachers can choose exactly which elements to show the students for a graphical question. This feature allows the teacher to erase unnecessary elements used to draw the graphic, so the students don't get confused.
Hide labels and definitions of the represented objects
Teachers can choose to hide the labels and definitions on the student’s view of a graphical question. For example, for some geometrical construction problems, it can be interesting to hide the algebraic expression of an object.
Provide the question's feedback from the correct answer
The automatic feedback feature is already very useful to the students to understand exactly how to solve a graphical problem. Now this feature is even better and faster. In the case the question has an initial content, the student will start to see the feedback from the initial content, and won’t need to see all the basic information loading from the beginning.
Lock initial content for the Graphical answer type
This is a feature that was already available to the Equation answer type and can now also be found on the Graphical answer. The initial content can now be locked, so the student won’t be able to change it by mistake, committing an unwanted mistake.
What's fixed
- Fixes a bug that broke the validation of questions involving initial content and units of measure.
- Fixes a bug that forced units of measurement to be defined in CalcMe to work correctly.
What's improved
- Improves the CalcMe performance when external images are uploaded.
- All files in the PHP generic integration library are now encoded using UTF-8.
WirisQuizzes services 4.8.2 - June 2023
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that prevented some geometric equivalent expressions from being correctly evaluated in Graphical answer questions.
- Fixes a mirroring problem with WirisQuizzes answers outside MathType in Moodle RTL.
- Fixes an issue that broke questions whose answers involved the < symbol.
- Fixes an issue that prevented the arrow button
from being displayed when the correct answer was too long. - Fixes a problem that broke Cloze questions in Moodle 4.1.X (where X < 3).
WirisQuizzes services 4.8.1 - May 2023
What's fixed
- Fixes an incompatibility problem between the latest version of WirisQuizzes and Moodle 4.2.
- Fixes an issue that prevented variables from being correctly expanded in Coze multichoice (normal, not vertical/horizontal) question's feedback pop-up.
WirisQuizzes services 4.8 - April 2023
During this release, you'll find an exciting new Answer Type, allowing more flexibility for teachers when evaluating their students. We've also made some general improvements and fixed several bugs.
What's new
Sketch answer type
From now on, teachers will have a new way to evaluate their students by asking them to sketch a graph.
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Students will only have the handwriting tool available to do that, so the teachers can set a tolerance for slightly inaccurate answers.
You can see more details on creating this kind of question here.
What's fixed
For WirisQuizzes Studio
Bugs related to WirisQuizzes Studio have now been fixed.
- Fixes a bug that broke how compound answers were graded when the Any answer option was selected.
- Fixes a bug that prevented external images from being added to the specific question feedback.
- Fixes a bug that crashed the question's initial content when the option Lock initial content was activated. It disables the handwriting feature for the student's answer in this specific scenario.
For Question Grading
Bugs related to our Question Grading Engine have now been fixed.
- Fixes a bug that crashed a question's validation when it has different weights for compound answers.
What's improved
- Improves how the Bar unit is represented within WirisQuizzes Studio. From now on, the corresponding unit will be displayed as bar instead of b.
- Improves the usage of the apostrophes (
') as decimal separators as long asº'"are not selected as units of measure.
WirisQuizzes services 4.7.2 - April 2023
What's fixed
- Fixes a critical compatibility bug between WirisQuizzes code and Moodle's newest version
4.1.2. - Fixes a bug concerning the plugin
qtype/essaywiristhat prevented Essay question types from being created in Moodle4.1.2.
WirisQuizzes services 4.7.1 - March 2023
What's fixed
- Fixes a critical backwards compatibility bug that throws an HTTP 500 error when previewing questions with the
parameter answerenabled.
WirisQuizzes services 4.7 - February 2023
With the purpose of welcoming new users to the WirisQuizzes Studio and making their learning experience a little easier, we've added a getting started page. This is a place where you can learn how to get started with the product and enrol in our training services. Also, we have listened to you. Several bugs reported by our Customer Success Team have been fixed.
What's new
Getting started page
A new menu section where you can find more information on WirisQuizzes and get quick access to our documentation and customer support.
Essentially, you can get quick access to our documentation and customer support through the following links:
- WirisQuizzes release notes: Find a detailed description of all WirisQuizzes versions, including what features have been developed and which bugs have been fixed.
- Basic guide to question creation with WirisQuizzes: Learn all the steps to create a question with WirisQuizzes and how to use its validation features.
- Basic use of random variables and Advanced use of random variables: Learn how to easily create a random question with WirisQuizzes with our basic and advanced modes.
- WirisQuizzes online training: We offer the option of a free self-paced training and of a tutored paid training where you can learn all about WirisQuizzes features and advanced settings.
Full-screen CalcMe
You can now open the display of CalcMe in full-screen mode within WirisQuizzes Studio. This is especially helpful when editing long algorithms.
New languages
Now we support Russian and Chinese languages.
What's fixed
- Fixes a critical bug that caused CalcMe algorithms to be deleted under some circumstances when the digit group or decimal separators were changed.
- Fixes a bug that replaced the student's answer for MathML code in Moodle interactive questions with multiple tries.
- Fixes a bug that prevented the comma from being used as a separator when the question's validation involved grading functions.
- Fixes a bug that caused a strange message to appear when attempting for the second time a Moodle quiz with multiple attempts involving WirisQuizzes matching or multiple choice questions
What's improved
- Improves the answer field display in mobile devices with vertical orientation.
- Improves the dimensions of the correct answer preview window, making them configurable, and every plotter is correctly displayed.
WirisQuizzes services 4.6.1 - January 2023
What's improved
- Includes compatibility with LTR direction in WirisQuizzes Studio.
What's fixed
- Fixes a bug that broke correct answers when we selected the quiz option Each attempt built on the last.
WirisQuizzes services 4.6 - October 2022
Creating dynamic questions with WirisQuizzes Studio requires some time and experience; we do love CalcMe, but we know that it might not be the most accessible tool to use when you're just starting with WirisQuizzes. That is why we've created an easier and quicker way to generate random variables for your dynamic questions.
With this release, we hope to save you time and some headaches, especially when starting with WirisQuizzes. But don't worry, if you're an algorithm line lover, we are not taking this away from you. You will always be able to use our advanced mode.
What's new
Random variables quick edition mode
WirisQuizzes has a new functionality for generating dynamic questions. From now on, you can create random variables with our quick edition mode.
You can see more details on using this new procedure here.
Add integers as random variables
You can add up to five random variable groups to your question by clicking on the Add variable button.
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For the moment, these variables will need to be integers, but we are working to provide more options in the future
Display random variables in the question text, initial content and feedback
These variables can also be used outside WirisQuizzes Studio, as we created them with CalcMe. To include a variable anywhere within a question type, write a pound symbol # followed by the variable's name (e.g. #a).
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Evaluate these variables in the question solution
When defining the question's correct answer, we can expect the corresponding expression to be displayed as we have written it, or we want to evaluate it before showing the result to the students. To do so, we need to use the evaluate() command and insert the variables to be simplified as its argument.
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If we don't use the command mentioned above and just type √#a²+#b², the correct answer will be displayed, as you can see below.
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It won't suppose any validation problem, as the student's answer will be compared following the corresponding assertions as usual. We only recommend using the evaluate() command to display the correct answer in a more compact way.
Convert automatically to the advanced mode
You can automatically convert these basic random variables to the advanced mode if you wish. Thus, you will be able to add more variables and restrictions using all CalcMe resources.
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WirisQuizzes services 4.5.3 - November 2022
What's fixed
- Fixes an issue that prevented backup files from being correctly restored in Moodle 4.0.
WirisQuizzes services 4.5.2 - September 2022
What's fixed
- Fixes critical bug in Moodle 4.0.1 and up that prevented questions from being created with WirisQuizzes.
WirisQuizzes services 4.5.1 - July 2022
What's improved
- Includes compatibility with PHP 8.0 fix deployed in the latest MathType filter.
What's fixed
- Fixes a bug that broke the modal window when editing the initial content of a compound answer.
WirisQuizzes services 4.5 - June 2022
This version has a new look and user experience, and it also runs faster than our previous versions. We wanted to improve the user experience of the WirisQuizzes Studio, provide a more straightforward way of creating content and adding editing questions with WirisQuizzes, and improve the speed performance of the WirisQuizzes Studio.
What's new
New interface
WirisQuizzes Studio has a fresh new look. We've renovated its key menus and editors with our product design team.
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Some of the changes we've implemented:
Launch WirisQuizzes Studio button
We've renovated the button that allows you to launch WirisQuizzes Studio settings from your LMS (Moodle specifically). Now, you can activate WirisQuizzes functionalities by clicking the WirisQuizzes logo button, as shown below.
Sidebar navigation menu
This new sidebar navigation menu for answer type selection is more visual and allows you to clearly distinguish between answer types and have easy access to each answer type. From now on we also distinguish between geometry graph features from statistic graph features.
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You can see a detailed description of each answer type here.
Top auxiliary buttons
The top menu will support you when managing the question file and finding support. The file submenu button includes options such as:
- Import
- Export
- View Source
The question mark button guides you to our documentation website pages according to the section of the WirisQuizzes you’re in: answer types, input options, validation options, and random variables.
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Hyperlink buttons
In the hyperlink buttons section, you'll find useful information about the WirisQuizzes product, report issues, provide us with your feedback and suggestions and enrol on our free or premium training courses.
- Enroll in our training course.
- Visit our website.
- Give us your feedback.
- Report an issue.
Sidebar settings menu
In the sidebar settings menu, you’ll be able to access easily our input options and validation options.
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Random variables button
We've also separated the random variable feature from our settings menu (input options and validation options). We hope this will clarify the clear distinction between these three features.
Enlarged MathType and Graph editors
We know how difficult it can be to insert large equations and design detailed graphs on small editors. So, we’ve made sure to increase the size of our editors to make sure you have all the space you need to be STEM creative.
Auxiliary text input in the initial content and correct answer sections
It can be difficult for new joiners in the WirisQuizzes community to distinguish between Initial Content and Correct Answer features. Actually, this single button change can make a big difference when using WirisQuizzes for the first time and the options for both Initial Content and Correct Answer features are endless. To make this onboarding journey as smooth as possible, we made sure to also introduce auxiliary texts to the Initial Content and Correct Answer sections.
By clarifying that:
- Initial Content - is the initial state of the answer editor that your students will see when attempting the question.
- Correct Answer - the place where you can enter the correct answer for this question, you can modify the criteria used to compare it to your students' responses using the validation options menu.
Product notification box
We've also introduced a notification box where you can find product information and alerts with valuable links to our documentation and others.
Content edition UX
This new feature behaves almost as a Fill in the Blank question by allowing you to lock the initial content and leave empty spaces for your student to input their answers.
You can access this new feature by going to Input Options > Initial Content > Lock Initial Content. You can see a live example below:
What's fixed
- Fixes a bug that prevented customized feedback to be displayed within the Any answer feature.
- Fixes a bug that displayed an error message when disabling some elements of the toolbar in Graphical answer questions.
- Fixes a bug that prevented answers with the comma as a decimal separator to be validated properly.
- Fixes a bug that prevented CalcMe auxiliary content to be preserved throughout multiple attempts.
- Fixes a bug that prevented not symbolic answers to be validated properly in lists without enclosers.
WirisQuizzes services 4.4.3 - April 2022
What's new
- Adds compatibility with Moodle 4.0. You can visit Moodle's official website to know more about the new version of the learning management system.
What's fixed
- Fixes a bug that broke WirisQuizzes Studio sessions when creating WirisQuizzes questions with the Brazilian Portuguese version of the tool.
WirisQuizzes services 4.4.2 - March 2022
What's fixed
- Fixes a critical bug that froze WirisQuizzes Studio after changing the language of the CalcMe user interface.
- Fixes a bug that prevented lists and tables from being correctly displayed when the semicolon was defined as the list separator.
- Fixes a bug that broke imported grade weights.
- Fixes a bug that prevented the student's answer from being correctly displayed after attempting a Cloze question.
- Fixes the WirisQuizzes Studio links to the tool's documentation.
- Fixes a bug that broke the weights of a compound answer question when the Any answer option was selected.
- Fixes a bug that saved WirisQuizzes Studio content even though we click the Cancel button.
WirisQuizzes services 4.4.1 - February 2022
What's improved
- Updates the WirisQuizzes public demo according to the new available features. It also includes advanced mathematics relevant examples. You can find it here.
WirisQuizzes services 4.4 - December 2021
We're excited to take another step toward making WirisQuizzes a complete STEM assessment tool with sophisticated graph features. Starting now, WirisQuizzes supports statistical graphical representations, which is a unique feature on the STEM market. Passionate for statistics, please continue reading.
What's new
Introducing statistical graphs in the short answer question type
Teachers can now add statistical graphs to a Short answer question type and ask students to answer by interacting with the dynamic graph. The following statistical representations are available: bar chart, line chart and pie chart.
All statistical charts designed within WirisQuizzes are interactive and customizable, and our software system automatically evaluates assessments with graphical statistical questions.
You can see more details on creating this kind of question here.
Bar charts
A bar chart is a diagram in which the numerical values of variables are represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width. This type of graphical representation is now supported by WirisQuizzes. Instructors can now create dynamic bar charts as initial content and ask the students to answer questions by interacting with the chart.
Line charts
A line chart, line plot, line graph, or curve chart displays information as a series of data points called 'markers' connected by straight line segments. It's a primary type of chart typical in many fields. This type of graphical representation is now supported by WirisQuizzes. Instructors can now create dynamic line charts as initial content and ask the students to answer questions by interacting with the chart.
Pie charts
A pie chart is a circular statistical graphic divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportions. In a pie chart, the arc length of each piece is proportional to the quantity it represents. This type of graphical representation is now supported by WirisQuizzes. Instructors can now create dynamic pie charts as initial content and ask the students to interact with the chart.
Uploading images to graphs
Teachers can now add background images or extra elements to make questions more dynamic and fun. Whether that image is your school's logo or an additional picture for getting the attention of your younger students, it is now possible with WirisQuizzes graph functionalities.
WirisQuizzes services 4.3.3 - November 2021
What's new
- Adds an Error detector on CalcMe, allowing you to detect errors quickly and avoid mistakes when preparing your quizzes.
What's improved
- Expands compound answer boxes if the entered formula is more significant than the original space.
- Enables Fill with the correct answer option when a compound answer has a repeated label (LHS).
What's fixed
- Fixes a bug that prevented feedback from appearing correctly on Cloze questions with more than one option defined for a short answer.
- Fixes a bug that prevented all Cloze questions from showing all answer boxes.
- Fixes a bug that prevented questions that included a vector or a matrix followed by a subscript that is not an integer from appearing correctly.
- Fixes a bug that prevented mathematical expressions involving π and e elements from being plotted with no errors using the Expression button in Wiris Graph.
- Fixes a bug that prevented variables and expressions declared in the first or last line of a multiline comment from being considered.
- Fixes a bug that prevented decimal and digit group separators from being saved correctly in WirisQuizzes Studio.
- Fixes several service errors on questions involving the literal string "{"in Wiris CAS
- Fixes a bug that prevented auxiliary CalcMe sessions from being saved correctly when the regular answer field was left blank.
WirisQuizzes services 4.3.2 - October 2021
What's new
- Adds compatibility mode with the plugin filtercodes.
What's fixed
- Fixes a critical bug that prevented some questions from opening with the message "Exception - .symbols.[X]: wasn't preceded by a comma".
- Fixes a bug that prevented some quizzes to be attempted with the message "uncaught exception: Call to a member function get() on float".
WirisQuizzes services 4.3.1 - September 2021
What's fixed
- Restores compatibility with PHP versions prior to 7.2.
WirisQuizzes services 4.3 - September 2021
During this release, you’ll find several new features mainly focused on making graphical representations more powerful, allowing you to add text field sections and supporting you when converting external information and data into WirisQuizzes. After listening to your requests, we’ve also made some general improvements and fixed several bugs.
What's new
Introducing Auxiliary Text to Graph Questions
The auxiliary text feature will also be available on graph questions, and students will be able to explain their reasoning behind the building of a graph or area.
You can see more details regarding it here.
Import complex algorithms to CalcMe
With the introduction of the new CalcMe algorithm line feature, we will automatically detect any algorithm in Wiris CAS for you and convert it to a CalcMe algorithm. Thus, you can have a better experience further editing it using our fully functional code editor.
You can see more details regarding it here.
Import between initial content and correct answer
Repetitions are over. With the new import feature, you can save time by automatically sending information from the initial content to the correct answer area, or vice versa.
You can see more details regarding it here.
Introduction of advanced mathematics in the WirisQuizzes demo
You can have a sneak peek at WirisQuizzes and experience its power for free. We've included advanced mathematics features in our demo, so you can experience the full complexity of WirisQuizzes without committing to a full subscription.
You can try it here now.
Customise plotter size in WirisQuizzes question statement plotters
The size of your plotter graphs can be customised in the question's statement. Using a very brief notation, you can make your plotters more visible to students.
You can see more details regarding it here.
Fill Color Customisation for Graph Points
It's possible to customise the fill colour of graph points on CalcMe. Make specific points of your graph stand out by colouring them with multiple color options.
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What's fixed
For LMS integrations of WirisQuizzes
Bugs related to WirisQuizzes LMS integrations have been fixed. Some errors related to question types have been solved, which will enable you to use WirisQuizzes in a faster and smoother way.
Related to specific question types:
- Cloze questions errors related to adding multiple-choice questions have been fixed.
- The matching question type whose possible answer contains a repeated value (due to using random parameters) has been fixed. It no longer displays the repeated value twice instead of one anymore.
- An extra line break is no longer added to every option when creating multiple-choice questions.
For everyone using the tool in Catalan or Spanish:
- The string above the auxiliary input component has now been translated to Catalan and Spanish for those who don't feel so familiar with English.
Regarding error messages:
- An error message no longer appears when a teacher clicks re-grade to a quiz that was not graded before.
Other fixes related to all WQ questions:
- Questions with the auxiliary input component enabled no longer lose it when migrating to WirisQuizzes 4. You no longer have to select the option again manually.
- Questions whose statements involve equations in LaTeX that contain underscores no more prolonged crash on WirisQuizzes 4.
- Questions no longer display the statement not filtered, and the input boxes are broken when their answer contains decimal numbers without the leading 0 (that is, .12345).
- Strokes within a student's answer are no longer lost with WirisQuizzes 4.
For WirisQuizzes Studio
Bugs related to WirisQuizzes Studio have now been fixed.
- When MathType appears in a popup, it now preserves edited formulas. Moreover, since the MathType popup no longer opens as blank, it is possible to edit a pre-existing formula.
- Some menus in CalcMe especially dropdown panels, no longer appear misplaced when opened in WirisQuizzes Studio
- Dropdowns of Graph within the correct answer activity of a graphical answer question can now be opened when browsing Firefox.
- WirisQuizzes Studio now correctly preserves the changing styles of plotted objects using the Graph in the question’s statement.
- Defining the parameter answer in an algorithm box in CalcMe is now working correctly.
- Compound questions do not slow down the load of the Input Options activity anymore.
For Question Grading
Bugs related to our Question Grading Engine have now been fixed.
- CalcMe does not ignore the line after ending the multiline comment.
- When importing the correct answer in a question with a grading function with a random parameter, the evaluation of the correct answer no longer fails.
- Graphical Answer questions regarding functions with asymptotes no longer break in some corner cases.
- WirisQuizzes Studio correctly grades functions with random parameters. The evaluation no longer fails when you import the correct answer in a question with a grading function and where the right answer uses random parameters.
- Questions regarding multi-letter units (such as cm, ml, Wb, Bq, atm, floz, etc.) within compound answers with text fields no longer cause wrong corrections of correct answers in WirisQuizzes 4.
- No errors occur when grading a compound question with multiple answers, thus leading to correct grading results.
What's improved
Ready only after creating a text field
This is mainly for all System Administrators who manually integrate WirisQuizzes. Now, you'll be able to not allow for trial and error and make sure the student's first recorded answer is the final one. You'll be able to disable the students' answer field as you wish programmatically.
