How to ADD A QUIZ to a MOODLE 4.0 course

How to Add a Quiz to Moodle 4.0: A Step-by-Step Guide

Creating quizzes on Moodle 4.0 is an essential way to assess student knowledge and engagement in your courses. Fortunately, adding a quiz is a straightforward process. This blog post will walk you through how to set up a quiz, explaining each setting and feature as you go.

Step 1: Turn on Edit Mode

Before you can add any quiz, make sure you’re in Edit Mode. To do this, go to your course page, and at the top of the screen, click on the Edit Mode button. This will allow you to make changes to the course content.

Step 2: Add a Quiz

Once you’re in edit mode, the next step is to add the quiz:

  1. Click on Add an activity or resource in the section where you want to add the quiz.
  2. In the search box, type the word quiz, or scroll through the activities to find Quiz. Select it and click Add.

Step 3: Set Up the Basic Quiz Information

Now, you’ll need to configure the basic settings for your quiz:

  • Name: Give your quiz a clear title. For example, you might name it Task 1: Check Your Knowledge Quiz.
  • Description: You can leave this blank for now, but you may want to add a description later.

Step 4: Timing Settings

In the Timing section, you can set when the quiz will be available.

  • Open the Quiz: Set the date and time when the quiz becomes accessible to students.
  • Close the Quiz: You can also set a deadline by specifying when the quiz will close.
  • Time Limit: You can enable a time limit for the quiz. If enabled, students will see a countdown in the quiz navigation block, helping them manage their time effectively.
  • Grace Period: Decide what happens if students submit their quiz after the time limit, such as whether their answers count or if they can still submit the quiz.

Step 5: Grade Settings

In this section, you can configure how the quiz will be graded:

  • Grade to Pass: Set the passing grade for your quiz. For example, you might set a passing score of 5 out of 10.
  • Attempts Allowed: You can set the number of attempts a student is allowed to take for the quiz, such as unlimited or just one.
  • Grading Method: If you allow multiple attempts, you can choose the grading method. You can opt to take the highest score from multiple attempts, ensuring students can keep trying until they achieve the best result.

Step 6: Layout Settings

This section controls how the quiz is displayed:

  • Question Layout: Choose how questions are grouped on each page. For example, you can set the quiz to show one question per page or group multiple questions together.
  • Navigation Method: You can enable Free Navigation, which allows students to jump between questions, or Sequential Navigation, which forces students to answer questions in order.

Step 7: Question Behavior

You can choose how questions behave during the quiz:

  • Shuffling Questions: Enable this option if you want questions to appear in a random order each time a student takes the quiz.
  • Feedback: Choose whether students get immediate feedback after each question or only after completing the entire quiz. The Deferred Feedback option, for example, allows students to answer all questions without seeing correct answers until the quiz is finished.

Step 8: Review Options

The Review Options allow you to control what students can see after they submit the quiz:

  • You can show students whether their answers were correct, provide feedback, or show the correct answers. You can also restrict some of this information, such as not showing the correct answers if you want students to reflect on their mistakes without being told right away.

Step 9: Appearance Settings

In the Appearance section, you can make adjustments such as:

  • Show Student’s Picture: This is useful if you want to verify that the right person is taking the quiz, especially if you use monitoring tools.
  • Decimal Places in Grades: You can decide whether or not to display decimal points in the grade.

Step 10: Extra Restrictions

If you want to make the quiz more secure, you can enable certain restrictions:

  • Password: You can require a password to take the quiz.
  • Safe Exam Browser: This specialized browser prevents students from accessing other websites or applications during the quiz.
  • IP Address Restrictions: You can limit the quiz to be accessible only from certain IP addresses or networks.

Step 11: Final Review Settings

  • Overall Feedback: If you want to give feedback based on the student’s final score (for example, a message for students who score 100% or below a certain percentage), you can set this up in the Overall Feedback section.
  • Common Module Settings: Here you can decide whether the quiz is visible to students or hidden, whether it’s assigned to groups, and whether there are any access restrictions.

Step 12: Save and Display

Once you’ve configured all the settings, click Save and Display to save your quiz and proceed to add questions.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve successfully added a quiz to your Moodle 4.0 course. Now, you’re ready to add questions and customize the quiz further to suit your needs. Whether you’re using a time-limited quiz or one that offers multiple attempts, Moodle’s quiz tool gives you plenty of flexibility to assess your students effectively.