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CLIPS Testing Protocol Checklist for Posting Activities for Review CLIPS page

**Reviewing an Activity** Activity #

I find it helpful, time consuming but worthwhile, to play through each activity multiple times, each time focusing on a different thing.

(Look for spelling errors, punctuation, font size/colour and left justification, other obvious issues, amount of white space, visual appeal, etc.) Check for the correct frame colour (green for MindsOn, red for action etc.) Check that the Cluster title, CLIP title, activity title and sub-title are correct. (these have been changed during the course of development and sometimes go unnoticed) ||  || (Look especially for text that may be cut off or misalignment issues) ||  || - does the animation pause appropriately - does action call simulatePlayClick ||  || in the fla look for: -needsActivityTools on Globals frame 1 -CLIPS_Empty in library - using scene01 not activitiesXX in standalone swf: copyright_pod library object mentions ePractice test the copyright and settings pod and tools ||  ||
 * Action || Complete ||
 * # Play through in full screen mode, get it correct.
 * # Play through with storyboard open. Look for alignment. Error checking. Feedback. Tab order. Are movie clips, text boxes etc. selectable only when they are supposed to be? Do interactions stop working once the desired answer is achieved? Are the directions telling a student to do something (eg. Press a button.) removed once the student has done as requrested? ||  ||
 * # Check for Wait time coding (15 second delay before any action. Flash text only a couple times, movie clips etc… should flash again after an additional 7.5 seconds. ) ||  ||
 * # Check NumPad (does it work, does it minimize, is it placed in a good spot when it opens?) ||  ||
 * Check that the default calculator matches the activity. ||  ||
 * # Resizing buttons ~ Does each scene look okay in each of the 3 sizes?
 * # Replay Scene button/Scene selector/forward/backward ||  ||
 * # Pause button stuff - does the sound pause appropriately?
 * # Revised Activity Template (latest revision ~ Nov 2011)
 * # Check for Pixelation of images ||  ||
 * # Check buttons – standard CLIPs buttons ||  ||
 * # Check input boxes for standard error feedback. ||  ||
 * # Play it through both using narration and not using narration. Ensure continue button appears appropriately. Ensure sound plays appropriately. Is sound recording quality okay? Can the activity be used without sound? ||  ||
 * Test tabbing... make sure all input boxes are disabled once the correct answer has been input. ||  ||


 * Meta** **Review of a CLIP**


 * 1) Review each of the activities in the CLIP as above. A fresh set of eyes always seems to find something else to fix!!!!
 * 2) Look for consistencies between activities within the CLIP. Eg. All the elevator control panels should look and feel the same way throughout the entire cluster, but especially within a CLIP.
 * 3) Look at scenes that are similar between activities… they should function the same way. Eg. Dragging words into blanks. --- the most recent word should remain and any previous one should pop back …
 * 4) Is this CLIP ready to be sent off to the storyboard lead and researcher?

**Helpful Hints**

I created a chart to keep track of the status of each activity in the CLIP. Which ones were done? Which ones were waiting for revisions to happen? etc.

When the entire CLIP is ready, Greg needs to be notified so he can send things off to the Storyboard lead and researcher. If significant changes had been made to the storyboards we sent copies of the revised feedback charts so they would know what to look for.