Moodle Quiz can be used as a tool to assess students’ learning or as an assessment for learning activity. This guide covers how to set a quiz in your Moodle unit.
Add a Quiz
Turn editing on
In the topic where you want to add a resource or activity, click +Add an activity or resource.
Select Quiz from the activities list.
Expand the accordion below to learn about each of the settings used to customise your quiz. Once you have finished setting up your quiz, click Save and display.
In the General section give your quiz a name and description, such as learning goals or special instructions.
Note
Students can apply for short extensions or special consideration for quizzes via an online form. Ensure that the Name for your Moodle quiz is accurate and meaningful, as the online form draws on this data from your Moodle unit.
Set an opening and closing date and time for the quiz. Click Enable, and adjust the Open the quiz and Close the quiz fields as required.
Set a time limit for the quiz if required. Click Enable and select the Time limit.
If you choose to enable Time limit, you can use When time expires to control how the quiz behaves at the end of the set time. A timer will be displayed on-screen for students.
If you choose to enable Submission grace period, you can also select the length of grade period.
Note
Students can apply for short extensions or special consideration for assignments and quizzes via an online form. Ensure that the Close date of your quizis correct, as the online form draws on this data from your Moodle unit.
Set allowed number of attempts for the quiz with Attempts allowed.
If you enable multiple attempts, the Grading method option allows you to choose which of the attempts will be graded e.g. Highest, average, etc.
By default Moodle sets the Maximum grade to 100.00 points even if the total of all individual questions is higher. You can change the maximum grade on the quiz questions page.
Shuffle within questions: Randomise the order that multiple choice responses are displayed in for each attempt.
How questions behave: Control how students receive feedback and interact with quiz questions:
Adaptive mode or Adaptive mode (no penalties): Allows students to attempt a question multiple times before moving on. The question will adapt to the student's answer, for example, a hint will be provided.
Deferred feedback: Feedback will be given only once all questions have been answered and quiz has been submitted.
Immediate feedback: Feedback will be given after each question is submitted.
Interactive with multiple tries: Similar to Adaptive mode, after submitting an answer and receiving feedback, the student must click Try again. Once the correct answer is chosen, it can no longer be changed. After a set number of incorrect attempts, graded partially correct). Different feedback can be given after each student's attempt.
Deferred feedbackwith CBM or Immediate feedback with CBM: Allows certainty-based marking which requires students to indicate their surety of an answer e.g. not very sure, fairly sure etc. Their grading is then adjusted based on this.
Allow redo within an attempt: This option becomes available if Immediate feedback or Interactive with multiple tries is selected in How questions behave.
Each attempt builds on the last: This option becomes available if Attempts allowed in the Grades section are set to more than one.
If Yes, students are allowed to answer questions previously answered incorrectly. Note: Although students can attempt the quiz multiple times, they must answer the individual questions within the quiz once.
If No, students must answer all questions each time they attempt the quiz.
If you want students to learn from the feedback i.e. students can check quiz questions and attempt the quiz multiple times.
In the Safe Exam Browser section, you can set whether students can only attempt the quiz using the Safe Exam Browser. The Safe Exam Browser (SEB) is a standalone web browser environment to carry out e-assessments safely. The software turns any computer temporarily into a secure workstation. It controls access to resources like system functions, other websites and applications and prevents unauthorised resources being used during an exam.
Note
SEB is NOT supported by eSolutions for use in regular Moodle Quizzes. It is recommended that you use the Monash eAssessment platform for in-semester assessment (which can be set up to send results directly to your Moodle Gradebook) rather than using the SEB in a regular Moodle Quiz. If you do choose to use SEB in a regular Moodle quiz, you will be responsible for monitoring and handling any difficulties.
For Require the use of Safe Exam Browser, the available options are:
No: Safe Exam Browser is not required to attempt the quiz.
Yes – Configure manually: No template for the configuration of Safe Exam Browser will be used. You can configure Safe Exam Browser manually.
Yes – Upload my own config: You can upload your own Safe Exam Browser configuration file. All manual settings and the use of templates will be disabled.
Yes – Use SEB client config: No configurations of Safe Exam Browser are on Moodle side. The quiz can be attempted with any configuration of Safe Exam Browser. You hand the Safe Exam Browser config file over to students by other means, like you did with Moodle ≤ 3.8.
If set to Yes – Configure manually, Yes – Upload my own config or Yes – Use SEB client config, the following settings become available:
Show Safe Exam Browser download button - Set whether a button for Safe Exam Browser download will be shown on the quiz start page.
If set to Yes – Configure manually, the following settings become available:
Show Exit Safe Exam Browser button, configured with this quit link - In the according field you can enter a link to quit Safe Exam Browser. It will be used on an "Exit Safe Exam Browser" button on the page that appears after the exam is submitted. Clicking the button or a link to the same URL placed wherever you want to put it, it is possible to quit Safe Exam Browser without having to enter a quit password. If the field is left empty, then the "Exit Safe Exam Browser" button does not appear and there is no link set to quit Safe Exam Browser.
Ask user to confirm quitting - If enabled, users have to confirm quitting of Safe Exam Browser when a quit link is detected. Note this setting does just affect quitting with the quit link and doesn't affect quitting with the "Quit" button, Ctrl-Q or the close button in the main browser window.
Enable quitting of SEB - Set whether users can quit Safe Exam Browser with the "Quit" button in the Safe Exam Browser taskbar or by pressing the keys Ctrl-Q or by clicking the main browser window close button.
Quit password - Here, it is possible to provide a password which is prompted when users try to quit Safe Exam Browser with the "Quit" button, Ctrl-Q or the close button in the main browser window. If no quit password is set, then Safe Exam Browser just prompts "Are you sure you want to quit Safe Exam Browser?".
Enable reload in exam - Used to allowing page reload during a quiz (reload button in Safe Exam Browser taskbar, browser toolbar, iOS side slider menu, keyboard shortcut F5/cmd+R). Offline caching might break when the user tries to reload a page without internet connection.
Show SEB task bar - Set whether users are shown the Safe Exam Browser taskbar. If Show SEB task bar is set to Yes, additional settings become available:
Show reload button - Set whether users are shown the reload user interface element in the task bar bottom right corner.
Show time - Set whether users are shown an element in the task bar with the current time.
Show keyboard layout - Set whether users are shown an element in the task bar to choose the keyboard layout.
Show Wi-Fi control - Set whether users are shown an element in the taskbar to choose the Wi-Fi.
Enable audio controls - Set whether users are shown an element in the taskbar to change the audio volume.
Mute on startup - Set whether the audio volume is initially mute when Safe Exam Browser launches. Can only be setShow SEB task barand Enable audio controlsis set to Yes.
Enable spell checking - Set whether spell checking is enabled in Safe Exam Browser.
Enable URL filtering - Set whether URL filtering is enabled in Safe Exam Browser, if Enable URL filtering is set to Yes, additional settings become available.
Filter also embedded content - Set whether URL filtering applies to embedded content, too, in Safe Exam Browser. Can only be set if Enable URL filtering is set to Yes.
Expressions allowed - Insert a set of simple expressions URL are tested against and allowed for accessing during an exam.
Regex allowed - Insert a set of regular expressions URL are tested against and allowed for accessing during an exam.
Expressions blocked - Insert a set of simple expressions URL are tested against and blocked for accessing during an exam.
Regex blocked - Insert a set of regular expressions URL are tested against and blocked for accessing during an exam.
If set to "Yes – Upload my own config" or "Yes – Use SEB client config,the following settings become available:
Allowed browser exam keys - Insert allowed Browser Exam Keys for versions of Safe Exam Browser that are permitted to access this quiz. If no keys are entered, then Moodle does not check Browser Exam Keys.
Note
When using the option "Yes – Upload my own config", you have to re-download the configuration file from the attempt quiz page (using the button "Download Configuration") and use that file to calculate the Browser Exam Key in each SEB version you want to allow for this quiz. These re-calculated Browser Exam Keys you need to copy-paste into the "Allowed browser exam keys" field (each key on a new line).
The reason for this is that Moodle changes the Start URL setting value and formatting of the configuration file you initially uploaded to the quiz settings, therefore the Browser Exam Key changes. This doesn't apply when using the option "Yes – Use SEB client config". Remember that using the Config Key, which Moodle automatically calculates, is much easier.
In Overall feedback, you can create automatic generalised feedback for students based on their quiz grade.
Enter feedback that students will receive once they have completed the quiz.
Clicking on Add 3 more feedback fields will let you adjust the grade boundaries for multiple automatic feedback fields. Any unused fields will be deleted when you save the quiz settings.
In Activity completion section, the following automatic activity completion conditions apply to the quiz when this option is selected:
Require view: The student clicks on the quiz to view it.
Require grade: The student obtains a grade.
Require a passing grade: A 'Grade to pass' is specified for the quiz in the Grade settings.
All available attempts completed: A certain number of attempts were allowed on the quiz and the student has completed them all.
Minimum number of attempts: A student must attempt a quiz a certain number of times.
Moodle Quiz can be used as a tool to assess students’ learning or as an assessment for learning activity. This guide covers how to set a quiz in your Moodle unit.
Watch the video on how to setup a Quiz
Add a Quiz
Click Turn editing on in the top right corner of the unit banner.
In the topic where you want to add a resource or activity, click +Add an activity or resource.
Select Quiz from the activities list.
Expand the accordion below to learn about each of the settings used to customise your quiz.
Once you have finished setting up your quiz, click Save and display.
In the General section give your quiz a name and description, such as learning goals or special instructions.
Note
Students can apply for short extensions or special consideration for quizzes via an online form. Ensure that the Name for your Moodle quiz is accurate and meaningful, as the online form draws on this data from your Moodle unit.
Set an opening and closing date and time for the quiz. Click Enable, and adjust the Open the quiz and Close the quiz fields as required.
Set a time limit for the quiz if required. Click Enable and select the Time limit.
If you choose to enable Time limit, you can use When time expires to control how the quiz behaves at the end of the set time.
If you choose to enable Submission grace period, you can also select the length of grade period.
Note
Students can apply for short extensions or special consideration for assignments and quizzes via an online form. Ensure that the Close date of your quizis correct, as the online form draws on this data from your Moodle unit.
Set allowed number of attempts for the quiz with Attempts allowed.
If you enable multiple attempts, the Grading method option allows you to choose which of the attempts will be graded e.g. Highest, average, etc.
By default Moodle sets the Maximum grade to 100.00 points even if the total of all individual questions is higher. You can change the maximum grade on the quiz questions page.
Shuffle within questions: Randomise the order that multiple choice responses are displayed in for each attempt.
How questions behave: Control how students receive feedback and interact with quiz questions:
Adaptive mode or Adaptive mode (no penalties): Allows students to attempt a question multiple times before moving on. The question will adapt to the student's answer, for example, a hint will be provided.
Deferred feedback: Feedback will be given only once all questions have been answered and quiz has been submitted.
Immediate feedback: Feedback will be given after each question is submitted.
Interactive with multiple tries: Similar to Adaptive mode, after submitting an answer and receiving feedback, the student must click Try again. Once the correct answer is chosen, it can no longer be changed. After a set number of incorrect attempts, graded partially correct). Different feedback can be given after each student's attempt.
Deferred feedbackwith CBM or Immediate feedback with CBM: Allows certainty-based marking which requires students to indicate their surety of an answer e.g. not very sure, fairly sure etc. Their grading is then adjusted based on this.
Allow redo within an attempt: This option becomes available if Immediate feedback or Interactive with multiple tries is selected in How questions behave.
Each attempt builds on the last: This option becomes available if Attempts allowed in the Grades section are set to more than one.
If Yes, students are allowed to answer questions previously answered incorrectly. Note: Although students can attempt the quiz multiple times, they must answer the individual questions within the quiz once.
If No, students must answer all questions each time they attempt the quiz.
If you want students to learn from the feedback i.e. students can check quiz questions and attempt the quiz multiple times.
In the Safe Exam Browser section, you can set whether students can only attempt the quiz using the Safe Exam Browser. The Safe Exam Browser (SEB) is a standalone web browser environment to carry out e-assessments safely. The software turns any computer temporarily into a secure workstation. It controls access to resources like system functions, other websites and applications and prevents unauthorised resources being used during an exam.
Note
SEB is NOT supported by eSolutions for use in regular Moodle Quizzes. It is recommended that you use the Monash eAssessment platform for in-semester assessment (which can be set up to send results directly to your Moodle Gradebook) rather than using the SEB in a regular Moodle Quiz. If you do choose to use SEB in a regular Moodle quiz, you will be responsible for monitoring and handling any difficulties.
For Require the use of Safe Exam Browser, the available options are:
No: Safe Exam Browser is not required to attempt the quiz.
Yes – Configure manually: No template for the configuration of Safe Exam Browser will be used. You can configure Safe Exam Browser manually.
Yes – Upload my own config: You can upload your own Safe Exam Browser configuration file. All manual settings and the use of templates will be disabled.
Yes – Use SEB client config: No configurations of Safe Exam Browser are on Moodle side. The quiz can be attempted with any configuration of Safe Exam Browser. You hand the Safe Exam Browser config file over to students by other means, like you did with Moodle ≤ 3.8.
If set to Yes – Configure manually, Yes – Upload my own config or Yes – Use SEB client config, the following settings become available:
Show Safe Exam Browser download button - Set whether a button for Safe Exam Browser download will be shown on the quiz start page.
If set to Yes – Configure manually, the following settings become available:
Show Exit Safe Exam Browser button, configured with this quit link - In the according field you can enter a link to quit Safe Exam Browser. It will be used on an "Exit Safe Exam Browser" button on the page that appears after the exam is submitted. Clicking the button or a link to the same URL placed wherever you want to put it, it is possible to quit Safe Exam Browser without having to enter a quit password. If the field is left empty, then the "Exit Safe Exam Browser" button does not appear and there is no link set to quit Safe Exam Browser.
Ask user to confirm quitting - If enabled, users have to confirm quitting of Safe Exam Browser when a quit link is detected. Note this setting does just affect quitting with the quit link and doesn't affect quitting with the "Quit" button, Ctrl-Q or the close button in the main browser window.
Enable quitting of SEB - Set whether users can quit Safe Exam Browser with the "Quit" button in the Safe Exam Browser taskbar or by pressing the keys Ctrl-Q or by clicking the main browser window close button.
Quit password - Here, it is possible to provide a password which is prompted when users try to quit Safe Exam Browser with the "Quit" button, Ctrl-Q or the close button in the main browser window. If no quit password is set, then Safe Exam Browser just prompts "Are you sure you want to quit Safe Exam Browser?".
Enable reload in exam - Used to allowing page reload during a quiz (reload button in Safe Exam Browser taskbar, browser toolbar, iOS side slider menu, keyboard shortcut F5/cmd+R). Offline caching might break when the user tries to reload a page without internet connection.
Show SEB task bar - Set whether users are shown the Safe Exam Browser taskbar. If Show SEB task bar is set to Yes, additional settings become available:
Show reload button - Set whether users are shown the reload user interface element in the task bar bottom right corner.
Show time - Set whether users are shown an element in the task bar with the current time.
Show keyboard layout - Set whether users are shown an element in the task bar to choose the keyboard layout.
Show Wi-Fi control - Set whether users are shown an element in the taskbar to choose the Wi-Fi.
Enable audio controls - Set whether users are shown an element in the taskbar to change the audio volume.
Mute on startup - Set whether the audio volume is initially mute when Safe Exam Browser launches. Can only be setShow SEB task barand Enable audio controlsis set to Yes.
Enable spell checking - Set whether spell checking is enabled in Safe Exam Browser.
Enable URL filtering - Set whether URL filtering is enabled in Safe Exam Browser, if Enable URL filtering is set to Yes, additional settings become available.
Filter also embedded content - Set whether URL filtering applies to embedded content, too, in Safe Exam Browser. Can only be set if Enable URL filtering is set to Yes.
Expressions allowed - Insert a set of simple expressions URL are tested against and allowed for accessing during an exam.
Regex allowed - Insert a set of regular expressions URL are tested against and allowed for accessing during an exam.
Expressions blocked - Insert a set of simple expressions URL are tested against and blocked for accessing during an exam.
Regex blocked - Insert a set of regular expressions URL are tested against and blocked for accessing during an exam.
If set to "Yes – Upload my own config" or "Yes – Use SEB client config,the following settings become available:
Allowed browser exam keys - Insert allowed Browser Exam Keys for versions of Safe Exam Browser that are permitted to access this quiz. If no keys are entered, then Moodle does not check Browser Exam Keys.
Note
When using the option "Yes – Upload my own config", you have to re-download the configuration file from the attempt quiz page (using the button "Download Configuration") and use that file to calculate the Browser Exam Key in each SEB version you want to allow for this quiz. These re-calculated Browser Exam Keys you need to copy-paste into the "Allowed browser exam keys" field (each key on a new line).
The reason for this is that Moodle changes the Start URL setting value and formatting of the configuration file you initially uploaded to the quiz settings, therefore the Browser Exam Key changes. This doesn't apply when using the option "Yes – Use SEB client config". Remember that using the Config Key, which Moodle automatically calculates, is much easier.
In Overall feedback, you can create automatic generalised feedback for students based on their quiz grade.
Enter feedback that students will receive once they have completed the quiz.
Clicking on Add 3 more feedback fields will let you adjust the grade boundaries for multiple automatic feedback fields. Any unused fields will be deleted when you save the quiz settings.