Logging

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Logging learner response

With SimQuest it is possible to keep logs of various learners actions. Once logging is activated, records are automatically kept of the following:

1.	The names of the executed assignments.

2.	The order in which assignments have been executed.

3.	Answers to the assignments.

4.	For every assignment: the changed values in the simulation.

All actions are stored in a text file (.txt). Answers to assignments are logged in a .html file for easier reading.

There are two ways to activate logging. You can activate logging for all simulations that are opened in the learner view, or you can activate logging for a particular simulation by means of a direct shortcut from MS Windows.

Activating logging and changing the logging directory

In the authoring environment you can activate logging for all simulations at once.

1.	In the SimQuest Authoring Environment, go to the Tools menu.

2.	Choose Preferences.

3.	On the Learner Environment tab sheet, click Log Learner Actions.

4.	Optionally, define the path where the log files are to be stored (e.g. Z:\SimQuest log files) and a new name for the log file.

5.	Click Apply.

6.	Click Close.

Creating shortcuts

It is possible to create a shortcut in Windows that directly starts a particular application, activates logging and defines the destination directory of the logfiles. This is done by using the following command line:

“Z:\Program Files\SimQuest\simquest learner.exe”

“Z:\Program Files\SimQuest\apps\name_simulation.sqz” -l P:\log -f name_simulation.txt

Where Z is the drive with which the server is known on the learner computer, and P the drive on which the directory is stored in which the student has rights to store files. The latter may also be a directory on the learner computer itself. The command options are:

command	argument	description
-l	P:\log	set/overrule leerling log-pad with P:\log
-f	name_simulation.txt	overrule the standard learner filename (learnlog.txt) with name_simulation.txt