In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a quiz in Moodle and how to set it up so users do not cheat and the results are credible. We will also create a small linear sample quiz together to put theory into practice right away. You can download the sample quiz here.
Now, let’s get started.
Step 1: Open your Course in Moodle
From the course overview, open your class specific folder.
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Step 2: Click Turn editing on button
When you open class specific folder on Moodle, on the top right corner of the page click on setting gear icon. A drop down menu list will open and from this list select Turn editing on.
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Step 3: Click on Add activity or resources
Scroll down and you will see the option to Add an activity or resource. Click on it and a window will pop up with list of activity and resources.
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Step 4: Add Quiz
From Add an activity or resources popup window, under the list of Activities look for Quiz, select this activity and click Add. You will be redirected to a page for the configuration of this new Quiz.
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Step 5: Set Up Quiz
Enter the quiz name and its description. It’s also important to set a number of options so that students do not cheat. You can find details on each option in this Moodle help doc; in this article, we’ll cover the basic settings.
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You can set the start date and time of the quiz by checking Enable in Open the quiz option. The quiz will automatically open on the set date and time, for example in the screenshot below the test will open on 2 April 2020 at 10 am, until that students will only see the description of the quiz.
Likewise, you can set the end date and time of the quiz by checking Enable in Close the quiz option. The quiz will automatically close at the set time and date, for example in the screenshot below the test will close on 3 April 2020 at 10 am. If a student forgets to take the quiz in time then, he or she will automatically fail the quiz.
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For additional anti-cheat protection, choose Yes in the Shuffle within questions so that the parts making up each question will be randomly shuffled each time users take the quiz.
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The overall feedback is a message which users see after completing the quiz. You can show different text depending on the final score: praise high performers and tell failed students the rules of retaking the quiz.
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Step 6: Set Maximum Score
Scroll down and click on Save and Display.
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Enter the maximum grade. Since there are only two questions in this sample quiz, the highest score will be two (2) points. Specify the maximum score. In this case, it’s 2 points
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Step 7: Add Quiz Questions
In Moodle, there are 15 types of questions you can add. We will create two of the most popular question types, True/False and Multiple Choice, so you can master the principles of making quizzes in Moodle and easily create other types of tasks on your own. Click on Add > a new question and Choose a question type to add window will popup.
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In the Adding a True/False question page, fill in a question name and question text (download sample quiz). You can also add images, video, audio, or a link to additional material on the topic of the question.
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In the Adding a Multiple choice question page, fill in a question name and question text (download sample quiz). You can also add images, video, audio, or a link to additional material on the topic of the question.
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The quiz is now ready. All you need to do now is to assign it to students and keep track of their results from the Grades tab.
Step 8: Open a Question Bank
So far, we have been discussing creating a quiz from scratch. If you are going to conduct regular assessments, it is convenient to use a question bank.
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Choose More from the dropdown menu and click Question bank in the new window. On this page, you can create new questions and find the ones you’ve already used. Next time you can try creating questions right on this page and build a new quiz with them.
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