WSI Online Moodle Quizzes

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1 WSI Online Moodle Quizzes For more information, contact WSI on: Phone: (02) Website: Contents About quizzes... 2 I. Create question pools/categories...2 To create a category:...2 II. Add Questions to a Category...3 Adding a multiple choice question...4 Adding a short answer question...6 III. Create a Quiz...7 Initial creation of Quiz...7 Editing quiz questions IV. Add Questions to a Quiz To add questions to the Quiz: To add a random block of questions: Creating new questions from the Edit Quiz page Previewing the quiz Instructions for Students Clearing a quiz attempt Marking Quizzes Grading Objective quiz questions Grading Subjective (Essay) quiz questions Quickly review all answers of a quiz Override grades/scores Reset the quiz for another attempt Quiz FAQs Page 1 of 16

2 About quizzes Moodle uses the term "quizzes, to describe an online quiz, test or exam. For the most flexibility, we recommend using the following basic procedure (complete instructions for each step are provided below): I. Create question "Categories" (AKA question banks or test pools). II. Add questions to your categories. III. Create a quiz and set options for how and when it is deployed. IV. Add questions from your categories to the quiz. I. Create question pools/categories Creating pools or categories for your questions is not a requirement. However, doing so will make it easier to set up random blocks of questions in a test, re-use questions in multiple tests, and copy questions from one course to another. Please note that if you create Quiz questions from within a course site, they will be added to a default category named after the course. To create a category: 1. Click on the Question bank link under Course administration in the Settings block. 2. Click on the Categories link (under Question bank). 3. In the Add category section of the next screen, click on the Parent category drop-down arrow and select Top. 4. Under Name, enter a title for the pool (e.g. Cookery). 5. Click on Add category. 6. Repeat steps 3-5 to create all of the categories you will need to create quiz questions for your course. TIP: Be sure that you correctly identify the parent test pool each time you add a category Moodle will try to make the most recent category you created the parent for your next category. To edit the new category: 1. Click the Edit this category icon (kog wheel) next to the category's name. 2. On the Editing a category page, change the Parent category, Name and Category as desired, and click Save changes. 3. More information: Categories - Video Demo: Page 2 of 16

3 II. Add Questions to a Category To create a question: 1. Click on the Questions link under Question bank on left. 2. From the drop-down menu at the top of the page, select the category where you wish to add questions (e.g., Cookery). 3. Click on Create a new question. 4. Select the type of question you wish to add and click on Next. Page 3 of 16

4 Adding a multiple choice question 1. Enter the General information about the question. This is where you type the question, in the question text area. Do not type the question into the Question name. All questions have a default mark or score of 1. If you would like the question to be worth more points, you can change this to a higher number. Note: You can also control the number of points assigned to each question in a quiz by changing the maximum number of points for the overall quiz. Moodle will scale the points up or down as necessary. 2. Enter each possible choice: Make the grade None to indicate an incorrect choice. Make the grade 100% to indicate the correct answer. If there are two correct answers select 50% for both of the correct answers and None for the rest. Page 4 of 16

5 3. Complete the number of choices you require. Leave any choices you don t want blank. 4. Add any combined feedback and any hints in the remaining areas. Hints will be displayed if you allow multiple tries in the overall quiz settings. 5. Scroll down and click on Save changes. Feedback: Moodle provides multiple opportunities for feedback. For example, you can provide specific feedback for each specific answer selected or general feedback for any wrong answer. You may leave the feedback fields empty. Random questions and shuffle choices: When you create the quiz settings later, you'll have the opportunity to select random question order to ensure that every student takes a different version of the quiz. In addition, if you check the "Shuffle the choices" box, the answer choices will also appear in random order, further customizing the quiz for each student. Penalty for incorrect answers: Moodle allows you to apply penalty to incorrect answers. If you don t intend to assess penalty points for multiple attempts, you do not need to change the default value provided. When you deploy the quiz, you can indicate that you do not wish to assess penalty points. More information: TIP: You can create another question with the same settings by clicking on Make a copy at the bottom of the Editing screen of the question. Page 5 of 16

6 Adding a short answer question In a short answer question, students see a question text and are provided with a field to type in a word or phrase in response to the question. You can provide many possible answers, but a student s answer must match one of your acceptable answers exactly to receive marks. As a result, it s important to anticipate all possible correct answers that are phrased differently. An asterisk (*) can be used as a wildcard to match any characters. For example, use ran*ing to match any word or phrase starting with ran and ending with ing. If you really do want to match an asterisk then type a backlash before the asterisk: *. The first matching answer will be used to determine the score and feedback, so it is important to order your answers from highest score to lowest. To add a new Short Answer Question after choosing to add a new Question in the question bank: 1. Enter the General information about the question. This is where you type the question, in the question text area. Do not type the question into the Question name. 2. Enter a passage of text into the Question text field. Images, audio, and video can also be inserted into this field. Tip: if the answer is intended to fill a gap in the text, use underscores ( ) to indicate where the gap is. 3. Set the Default mark (question grade) by entering a numerical value (i.e. the maximum number of marks for this question). 4. Choose whether the answers are case-sensitive. Case sensitivity can be tricky where capitalization is important (e.g., Will you accept "Arborio" as well as "Arborio as an answer). 5. Next, fill in the answers you will accept (e.g., "arborio", "arborrio", and "arrborio"). 6. Add grade for each answer. To mark correct answers, select 100%. 7. (Optional) You can also select wildcard answers that will award credit or partial credit for a response. For example, entering the answer "arbor*" would accept the responses, "arborrio" and "arboria". 8. Click Save Changes to add the question to the category. More information: TIP: Do a copy and paste from a PDF file into the question content area. This reduces "other" hidden code which Word, Open Office and other programs can insert. Page 6 of 16

7 III. Create a Quiz Initial creation of Quiz Once you have created categories and populated them with questions, you're ready to create a quiz. 1. Go to the unit home page or your sandbox and click on Turn editing on. 2. In the section or topic where you wish to conduct a quiz (e.g., Task 1 or Week 1), click on the Add an activity or resource link. 3. Select Quiz and click on Add. 4. Provide a name for the quiz and use the Introduction textbox to provide instructions to your students. Below is an example of the type of information that can be included. This quiz covers topic 1. You may take this quiz only once. Please follow the instructions carefully. Click on the Attempt quiz now button (below) to begin the quiz. Open only when ready to begin. There are 5 pages with 5 questions each (total of 25 multiple choice questions). To move to the next page, click on the page number in the upper left column or on the Next button at the bottom of the page. When you have answered all questions, click on Submit all and finish. Moodle will automatically indicate any time limits, restriction dates, and number of attempts allowed. 5. Set all quiz options as desired, paying special attention to the notes below. Click on the Help icon next to each item for more information about that item. Timing: To set dates to open and/or close the quiz, check the Enable box next to the date then select a date and time (24-hour clock). Leave the Enable boxes unchecked to make the quiz available for an indefinite time. Open and close dates determine when students may view the test questions and submit their responses. These dates do not determine whether students can see the link for the test and the test introduction. Visibility of the test is controlled by "Common module settings" and "Restrict access" settings (see below). Be sure to set the "When time expires" option to Open attempts are submitted automatically. This setting will ensure that students receive credit for the answers they have completed within the time allowed. Layout: We recommend that you set "New page" to Every 5 questions. This layout makes the test more manageable for students and reduces the chances of a test not getting recorded, as it will force a regular "check-in" with the Moodle server as well as tell the students ISP that they're still working on that page. If an essay question will likely take more than 10 minutes to answer, we recommend that you display only one essay question per page to minimize server timing out problems. Page 7 of 16

8 Question behavior You can shuffle questions parts for example the options available in a multiple choice question. If you would like students to receive immediate feedback, as they complete each question, use the How questions behave drop-down. The two simplest options are Deferred feedback (no feedback until the end and no Check button) or Immediate feedback (a Check button is available to the student as they finish each question). If you select Immediate feedback ensure that you also Select what type of feedback in the Review options area, as shown below. When the feedback appears is also configured via Review options, see below. Review options: Indicate what elements you wish your students to see at four key points: while they are taking the quiz, right after they complete the quiz, later while the quiz is still open to others, and finally, when the quiz has been closed. Click on the help icon next to each review option in the first column for more information about that review option. We recommend that correct answers not be displayed until the quiz is closed, if at all. If you wish students to receive immediate feedback (set up in Question behavior, above) then use the first column to identify which type. Display Show the user's picture: - If enabled, the student's name and picture will be shown on-screen during the attempt, and on the review screen, making it easier to check that the student is logged in as them self in an invigilated (proctored) exam. Decimal places in grades: - This setting specifies the number of digits shown after the decimal point when displaying grades. It only affects the display of grades, not the grades stored in the database, nor the internal calculations, which are carried out to full accuracy. Decimal places in question grades: - This setting specifies the number of digits shown after the decimal point when displaying the grades for individual questions. Extra restrictions on attempts: Require password: - This field is optional. If you specify a password in here then participants must enter the same password before they are allowed to make an attempt on the quiz. This is useful to give only a selected group of student s access to the quiz. Page 8 of 16

9 Require network address: - This field is optional. We don t suggest you use this. Enforced delay between 1st and 2nd attempts: - If enabled, a student must wait for the specified time to elapse before being able to attempt the quiz a second time. Enforced delay between later attempts: - If enabled, a student must wait for the specified time to elapse before attempting the quiz a third time and any subsequent times. Browser security: - If "Full screen pop-up with some JavaScript security" is selected, The quiz will only start if the student has a JavaScript-enabled web-browser The quiz appears in a full screen popup window that covers all the other windows and has no navigation controls Students are prevented, as far as is possible, from using facilities like copy and paste Overall feedback: Overall feedback is text that is shown after a quiz has been attempted. By specifying additional grade boundaries (as a percentage or as a number), the text shown can depend on the grade obtained. Common module settings: If "Visible" is set to Show, students will be able to view the quiz name and instructions, as long as it is permitted by the "Restrict access" dates. Students' ability to see the test questions and submit answers is determined by the "Timing" option explained above. Visibility is also controlled by the eye icon (open eye or closed eye) by clicking on the drop down arrow to the right of the Edit button next to a quiz IMPORTANT! If this option is set to Hide, students will not be able to see the test, even if the "Timing " and "Restrict access" settings are set to allow students to open and submit the test. Restrict access: This section gives you yet another way to control when students can view the test. You may leave this section blank to have quiz visibility and the ability to view and answer questions determined by the Timing and Common module settings. Read all the notes above regarding these two sections. 6. Click on Save and display to add questions to the quiz shell. The quiz will be displayed within your topic. If you need to change any of the settings, follow the instructions below. Page 9 of 16

10 Editing quiz questions 1. Open the quiz and click on Edit quiz in the Quiz administration panel at left. 2. You can now add/edit questions within the quiz. Example below TIP: If you intend to create several quizzes, you can duplicate a quiz, to do that click on the right arrow next to the Edit icon and select duplicate. If you have set a grade category for the first quiz (in quiz settings), you'll need to update the grade category information in the new copies. Page 10 of 16

11 IV. Add Questions to a Quiz To add questions to the Quiz: 1. Locate the Quiz in your unit and click on the link. 2. Click on the Edit quiz button or on the Edit quiz link in the Quiz administration block. 3. Click on Question bank contents [Show] to display the questions from the question categories you created. 4. In the right column, select the desired Category from the drop-down menu. The question titles will appear under the Category name. 5. Tick the required questions and then select Add to quiz. To add a random block of questions: 1. At the bottom of the Question bank contents, select the number of questions that you want to pull from the pool and click on Add to quiz. 2. Selected questions will be displayed to the left of the question bank. By default, the Maximum grade for the quiz (shown above the list of selected questions) is set to 100. If you wish, you can enter a different grade in the Maximum grade box and click on Save. You can also adjust the point value for each individual question by entering a score in the Mark box next to the question and clicking on Save. If you wish, you can click on the Order and paging tab to add page breaks, reorder questions, and make other adjustments to the quiz layout. For example, you can add extra page breaks to limit questions to one per page. Page 11 of 16

12 Creating new questions from the Edit Quiz page To create a new question from the Edit Quiz page, click on Create a new question. Please note: Ensure that you add the new question to a category at the top of the question settings page. It is easy to lose newly created questions if you don t select the correct category. Previewing the quiz To preview the quiz: 1. Click on the Preview in the Quiz administration block to see how your quiz will look to students. 2. Verify or change the quiz settings (e.g., time limit, open and close dates, etc.) by clicking on Edit settings link in the Quiz administration block. Instructions for Students If students experience a problem with submitting the test, ask them to use the Back button on their browser to return to their test and try to submit again. If the second attempt is not successful, you will need to clear the test attempt to allow the student to re-take the quiz. Clearing a quiz attempt If a student experiences problems in submitting a test, follow these steps to clear the test attempt and allow a re-take: 1. Click on the quiz in the course home page. You'll see the quiz description and the number of attempts that have been made. 2. Click on Attempts: #. 3. Check the box in front of the attempt associated with the student's name. 4. Scroll down and click on the Delete selected attempts button. 5. Click on Delete selected attempts. Page 12 of 16

13 Marking Quizzes Grading Objective quiz questions All quiz questions except the Essay question will grade themselves based on the answers you provided when creating the question. Grading Subjective (Essay) quiz questions Grade all answers of one essay question: 1. From the course site home page click the link for the quiz. The quiz Info page opens. 2. On the quiz Info page click the link for Attempts: # 3. From the Administration block>quiz administration >Results > click the Manual grading link. The manual grading page opens. 4. On the Manual grading page choose the essay question to grade from the list. 5. On the Question # page click Grade all # attempts. 6. Enter comments (optional) and a grade for all or some attempts. 7. Save and go to next page 8. If you have more attempts to grade return to the question and click Grade all # ungraded attempts. 9. Continue with the remaining essay questions. Page 13 of 16

14 Grade a single essay question: 1. From the course site home page click the link for the quiz. The quiz Info page opens. 2. From the Administration block>quiz administration >Results > click the Manual grading link. The manual grading page opens. 3. On the Manual grading page choose the essay question to grade from the Choose menu and click on grade 4. Enter comments (optional) and a grade, and 5. Save and go to next page Review a single student's answers 1. From the course site home page click the link for the quiz. The quiz Info page opens. 2. Click on the Attempts: # Or From the Administration block>quiz administration >Results > click the Grades link. 3. Click Review Attempt under the student name. 4. Review the student answers. The Review attempt # page will display the same number of questions per page as configured in the Edit quiz settings. To display all questions on one page, for a quiz configured to show a limited number of answers, from the Quiz navigation block click on Show all questions on one page. You can update grades while reviewing student answers. Remember to save changes. 5. Click Finish review. Page 14 of 16

15 Quickly review all answers of a quiz You can see all student responses to all questions on a quiz using the Navigation menu and choosing Results>Responses. A table with the results appears. Scroll to review the responses. The responses table can be downloaded in several formats; an Excel spreadsheet is the most preferred choice. 1. From the Administration block>quiz administration >Results > click the Responses link. 2. To change a grade, see the steps to "Override grades/scores" below. Override grades/scores Sometimes, you may wish to override the automatic grade or change a subjective grade. This needs to be done separately for each student and for each quiz question. The change of question grade or quiz grade will update automatically when you Save the changes. 1. From the Administration block>quiz administration >Results > Responses. 2. Click the grade that needs changing. The student response page for that question will open. 3. Click Make comment or override mark 4. Enter comments (optional) and a grade, and click Save. The grading page closes and you return to the student response page. A new line with the changes is added to the History table for that question. 5. Click the Responses link to return to the student responses table. Reset the quiz for another attempt There may be times when you need to reset/delete a student attempt and allow them another chance. 1. From the Administration block>quiz administration >Results > click the Responses link 2. From the Navigation block>course section>quiz name click Results>Responses. 3. On the Results page tick the selection box next to the student name. 4. At the bottom of the list click Delete selected attempts. Page 15 of 16

16 Quiz FAQs Is there a log of student answers with a time stamp? Yes, there is a log of student answers with a time stamp viewable by the teacher. The student answer is recorded in the log each time they make a choice and click Next or jump to another question using the Quiz Navigation menu. The number of attempts, student choice/response, time stamp, raw score, and grade are recorded in the attempt log. The student does not see log information even when reviewing a finished quiz. Are student answers saved automatically? Moving to the next question using the Next button or clicking another question number in the Quiz Navigation menu will post the student answer to the server. The posting will record the number of attempts, chosen response, time of posting, raw score, and grade in the student attempt log. Can students return to a partially completed quiz? During the time the quiz is open a student may leave the quiz, the Moodle site, and even close the browser to return and Continue with last attempt. When the student returns, any question previously answered will be marked with a shaded background in the Quiz Navigation menu. Can students change saved answers? If students have not submitted the quiz for grading, and the quiz is still open, they can use the Quiz Navigation menu to return to any question and change their answer. Will a student get credit for answered questions if a timed quiz closes and they were not finished? If time ends for a quiz and the student has not finished, the quiz will close and all questions will be scored. Any answered questions would have been posted to the server and will be graded accordingly. See "Are students answers saved automatically?" above. Page 16 of 16