How do I allow a single student to continue their existing quiz (exam) attempt?

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Last updated: Jul 26, 2023 by SAMA MOHAMED
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Moodle allows for individual user overrides and group overrides for quizzes. These overrides can be used to allow a different number of quiz attempts, as well as a different open/close date/time windows and a different time limit.

However, if you want the student’s second attempt to be a continuation of the first, you will need to change some overall Quiz Settings before you can accurately enter the override.  This could be necessary, for instance, to provide the student 15 more minutes to finish the midterm, because the student had lost internet connection at the very end of the 100-question test.

So the goal is only to basically to re-open the attempts so the student can finish. However, there isn’t re-open an quiz attempt in Moodle. BUT you can have the system build on that first attempt for a single student…and it’s basically the same.

To add a second attempt building on the previous for a single user or a group of users by utilizing an override, follow these steps.

How to add a second attempt for a single user/group of users by utilizing an override?

Step 1 - Click on the activity you wish to apply changes to.

 

Step 2 - Click the gear icon(top right of the page) and select Edit Settings.

Step 3 - Scroll down to the Grade section and change Attempts allowed from 1 to 2

 

Step 4 - Scroll down to the Question Behaviour section and click on Show more

 

Step 5 - Change the “Each attempt builds on the last” setting to Yes.

 

Step 6 - Click Save and Display.

Next:

Step 1 - Click on the gear icon again and select User overrides.

 

Step 2 - Click on Add User Override.

Step 3 - Under override user, select the student(s) you want to allow.

 

Step 4 - Edit the remaining settings.

 

  • Require password – Require the individual with the override to enter a password to complete the quiz.

  • Open the quiz & Close the quiz – Adjust the open and close date/time windows. Don’t forget to check to “Enable” button so that you can adjust these settings.

  • Time limit – Change the time limit. Don’t forget to check to “Enable” button so that you can adjust this setting.

  • Attempts allowed – Allow more (or less) attempts than the quiz defaults.Scroll down and adjust the necessary settings.

 

Step 5 - Click on Save.

 

  • For a second attempt, you would change the “Attempts allowed” to “2.” If you are only allowing a short amount of time to complete the already begun exam, then you would also need to adjust the “Time limit” to the a shorter amount required to complete the exam.

  • Don’t forget to double-check that the “Close the quiz” date/time has not already passed or you will need to adjust this setting as well. 

  • If you do not alter one or more of these settings, the settings will remain at the original quiz defaults. For example, if the quiz is closed to all students because the quiz’s original close date/time has passed and you do not adjust the override’s close date/time, even if you give a specific student a second attempt, they will not be able to access the quiz.

 

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