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Title of the script: Moodle 4.5 – Creating a Quiz in Moodle

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, quiz activity, quiz configuration, question bank, random questions, quiz preview, Moodle quiz

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! style="width:450px;" | Visual Cues
! style="width:450px;" | Narration

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|'''Slide: Title'''
| Welcome to this Spoken Tutorial on '''Moodle 4.5 - Creating a Quiz in Moodle.'''

|-
|'''Slide: Learning Objectives'''
| In this tutorial, we will learn:
* What is a '''quiz''' in '''Moodle'''
* How to use the '''question bank''' and create a '''quiz'''
* How to edit a '''quiz'''
* How to preview a '''quiz'''

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|'''Slide: Target Audience'''
| This tutorial is intended for '''teachers''' who want to create a '''quiz''' in '''Moodle'''.

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|'''Slide: System Requirements'''

This tutorial is recorded using:

* Ubuntu Linux OS version 22.04
* Moodle version 4.5
* Firefox browser

You can use any OS or web browser of your choice.

| Recorded with '''Ubuntu, Moodle 4.5,''' and '''Firefox.'''

Use any '''OS''' or '''web browser''' of your choice.

|-
|'''Slide: Prerequisites'''

To follow this tutorial, ensure you have:
* Moodle 4.5 installed and
* Teacher access to a Moodle course
* For the prerequisite Moodle tutorials, please visit https://EduPyramids.org
| Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.

|-
| Point to the user icon
| We are logged in as '''teacher Nitya Jeevan'''.

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| Click on My courses → Calculus
| Click on '''My courses''' and '''Calculus'''.

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|'''Click on ‘Turn editing on’'''
| Ensure that '''editing''' is turned '''on''' at the top right.

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|'''Slide'''
| Let’s understand what a '''quiz''' is.

A '''quiz''' allows the teacher to assess students through various types of questions.

A '''quiz''' provides automated grading and various feedback options.

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| Click on Course menu
| Click on '''Course menu.'''

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| Basic Calculus → Click “Add an activity or resource” → Quiz → Expand all
| To create a '''quiz''', scroll to '''Basic Calculus'''.

Click '''Add an activity or resource''' and select '''Quiz'''.

Click '''Expand all'''.

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| Name: Quiz for Basic Calculus

Configure Timing

Open time: 1 July 10am

Close time: 1 July 5pm

Time limit: 10 mins
| Type the '''quiz name'''.

'''Description''' is optional, and configure '''Timing settings.'''

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| Configure Grade to 8, Layout to Every 5 questions and Question behavior as shown in the screenshot
| Configure '''Grade''', '''Layout''' and '''Question behavior'''.

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| Next we’ll configure the '''Review options settings'''.

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| Show “Review options” section
| Under '''Review options''', choose what the student can see after the attempt—such as feedback, correct answers, and scores.

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| Click “Save and return to course” → Point to the quiz
| Scroll down and click '''Save and return to course'''.
The '''quiz''' is now created!

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| Click “Edit quiz”
| Click '''Edit quiz'''.

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| Click Add question
| See where the pointer is pointing.
Click '''Add question'''.

On the next page, click '''Add''', and select '''from question bank'''.

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| Point to Default for Math-101

Select Calc-Matching-004 and Calc-TF-002
| '''Default for Math-101''' is the default '''question category''' displayed.

Select both questions, and click '''Add selected questions to the quiz'''.

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| Point to the 2 questions'

Add → a random question
| The 2 questions are visible in the '''quiz''' now. To add random questions, click '''Add''' and select '''a random question'''.

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| Click Apply filters
| On the next page, click '''Type or select''' dropdown, select '''MCQs with single answers''' and click '''Apply filters'''.

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| MCQs with single answers → Number of questions - 2
| In '''Number of random questions''' choose '''2'''.

Click '''Add random question'''.

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| Short answer questions - add 1 random question to the quiz
| Repeat the same steps for '''Short answer questions''' category and add 1 random question.

|-
| Point to the 5 questions in the quiz
| The quiz now contains a mix of random and specific questions.

Each question carries 1 mark.

|-
| Highlight this portion
| Now, let’s look at the settings for '''Maximum grade''', '''Total of marks''' and '''Shuffle'''.

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| Point to Maximum grade → Change to 100 and press Enter
| '''Maximum grade''' is the highest possible score for the '''quiz'''.

Change this number to '''100''' for percentage scores.

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|Point to Total of marks → Change the marks for any 1 question to 2 and revert the change
| '''Total of marks''' is the sum of individual question marks.

Changing individual question marks will update the total accordingly.

|-
| Point to Shuffle and check the box
| Let’s enable the '''Shuffle''' option.

This shuffles question order for each student.

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| Click the Save button
| After configuring the '''quiz''', click '''Save'''.

|-
| Highlight or point to Grade to pass: 8.00 out of 100.00
| Recall that the '''Grade to pass''' was set as 8 earlier.

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| Click Settings in the menu → Expand all → Grade to pass: 80 → Scroll down and click Save and return to course
| Go back to '''Settings''' and change '''Grade to pass''' to 80 or your preferred grade. Save changes.

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| Click Quiz menu → Grade to pass: 80.00 out of 100.00
| Now, the '''Quiz''' menu shows '''Grade to pass: 80.00 out of 100.00'''.

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| Click Preview quiz
| Use '''Preview quiz''' to view the quiz as a student.

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|Click '''Start Attempt'''
| Read instructions in the pop-up and click '''Start Attempt'''.

This shows how students see the quiz.

|-
| Point to the countdown timer clock
| The countdown timer begins.

|-
| Answer the questions → click Finish Attempt
| Answer questions, then click '''Finish Attempt'''.

On the next page, click '''Submit all and finish'''.

|-
| Scroll the attempt
| Review your quiz attempt and grades.

|-
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| So, that’s how you create and preview a quiz in Moodle.

|-
|'''Slide: Summary'''
To summarise, we learnt:
* What a quiz in Moodle is
* How to use the question bank and create a quiz with specific and random questions
* How to preview a quiz
| Here is the summary of this tutorial.

|-
|'''Slide: Assignment'''
As an assignment, open the quiz settings and set the '''Overall feedback''' as follows:
* Feedback for Grade boundary 100%: Excellent performance
* Feedback for Grade boundary 50%: You need to work harder
* Feedback for Grade boundary 30%: Please meet the teacher separately to discuss how to improve your performance
| We encourage you to try out this assignment.

|-
| '''Slide: Acknowledgement'''

Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Service, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''

Thank you for watching!
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