Moodle Quiz Activity
For formative and summative assessment
Moodle Quiz Setup
To set up a Moodle quiz follow this step by step guide:
First, create questions in a question bank.
Then create the quiz space.
Finally add the questions to the quiz space.
Adding Questions to the Question Bank
To add questions to the question bank, go to the Administration block in your module and select Question bank.
Click turn editing on
Click course management
Click question bank
Click the Questions tab to access the Question Bank page, if not there already.
From the Category drop-down menu, select a category you want to add a question to.
The page will change to show the questions already in that category.
NOTE: You can also create a new category by selecting Categories and scrolling down to the Add category section.
Once you have selected a category, select the question type you want to create from the Create new question drop-down menu.
Fill in the form for the question type you are creating. Each question type has its own form and has its own options.
For more detailed instructions on how to create each type of questions, please see the Moodle documentation here.
Click Save Changes at the bottom of the form.
Creating a Quiz
To create a Quiz, start by turning editing on.
In the topic where you want the quiz to appear, click on the Add an activity or resource link and select Quiz.
Name
Give the quiz a meaningful and unambiguous name.
Description
In the Description, explain clearly what the students have to do, any pre-quiz requirements and so on.
Timing
You can choose when the quiz is available to students, by setting an open date/time and closed date/time. Tick the Enable box to allow this. When a Time limit is set, Moodle will automatically submit the quiz after this time expires. The student is warned when time runs low.
Grade
This controls which Grade category the results will come under, Attempts allowed - how many attempts your students are allowed to take, and Grading Method - how multiple attempts (if allowed) are graded.
Layout
Placing Every question on a New page is recommended for exams, as student responses will be saved every time they change page.
Question Behaviour
Shuffling within the question (i.e. randomising the answers) can also help stop repetition, predictable patterns and cheating off a neighbour (in exams). You can choose what kind of feedback (if any) to provide students. For exams, you will probably want to keep this set to deferred feedback.
Review options
Information is presented at various stages throughout the quiz. For exams, these should all be unchecked so students can't see their attempts or marks.
Extra Restrictions on attempts
If you are setting an exam, you can require a password. If you need to check what it is, click Unmask.
Once you are happy with the settings, Save and display. You have now created your quiz space and you should have some questions ready in the question bank.
Adding Questions to the Quiz
Click Edit Quiz.
If you would like the questions to appear in a random order for each student for each attempt, tick the Shuffle checkbox on the 'Edit quiz questions' page. Shuffling the question order randomly can help stop repetition, predictable patterns and cheating off a neighbour (in exams). If you want the questions to display in the order they appear on the edit screen, leave the shuffle checkbox unchecked.
To add questions click ‘Add’ and choose from question bank if you have already prepared questions or a new question if you need to create a new one.
Alternatively, you may wish to create questions in the question bank and then allow Moodle to randomly assign a question from a particular category for that student.
Once you have finished adding questions, select Save and your quiz is ready to go.
NOTE: It can be helpful to preview your quiz once you have added the questions you want to. Do this by clicking Preview in the Quiz Administration pane. You can then try each of the quiz questions, viewing them as students would.
If you need to change your quiz settings at any point, select Edit settings in the Administration block. If you would like to change the questions or add new ones, select Edit quiz in the Administration block.