OSID - osid.assessment.AssessmentSection Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.assessment.AssessmentSection
Implements	`osid.OsidObject`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentSectionList`
Used By	`osid.assessment.AssessmentSession`
Description	Represents an assessment section. An assessment section represents a cluster of questions used to organize the execution of an assessment. The section is the student aspect of an assessment part.
Method	getAssessmentTakenId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the `AssessmentTaken`.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the assessment taken `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssessmentTaken
Description	Gets the `AssessmentTakeb`.
Return	`osid.assessment.AssessmentTaken`		the assessment taken
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	hasAllocatedTime
Description	Tests if this section must be completed within an allocated time.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this section has an allocated time, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAllocatedTime
Description	Gets the allocated time for this section.
Return	`osid.calendaring.Duration`		allocated time
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`hasAllocatedTime()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	areItemsSequential
Description	Tests if the items or parts in this section are taken sequentially.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the items are taken sequentially, `false` if the items can be skipped and revisited
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	areItemsShuffled
Description	Tests if the items or parts appear in a random order.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if the items appear in a random order, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getAssessmentSectionRecord
Description	Gets the assessment section record corresponding to the given `AssessmentSection` record `Type`. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `assessmentSectionRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(assessmentSectionRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`assessmentSectionRecordType`	an assessment section record type
Return	`osid.assessment.records.AssessmentSectionRecord`		the assessment section record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`assessmentSectionRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(assessmentSectionRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.