Quiz module: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:27, 22 January 2016

The Quiz activity module allows the teacher to design and build quizzes consisting of a large variety of Question types, including multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions. These questions are kept in the Question bank and can be re-used in different quizzes.

Features

Features for Students

Identify which learning objectives/quiz questions they know well and which they need to learn more about
Receive feedback that relates to their specific understanding of a topic
Improve on areas where their understanding is weak by answering similar questions, when question banks/pools are used.

Features for Teachers

Identify topics where students need more help by looking at the item analysis of a quiz
Provide the specific type of feedback they want to give students, since there are many feedback features
Provide self-study quizzes that are not graded
Provide quizzes that are graded and provide several security methods that minimize the chance of cheating, such as randomizing questions or https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Quiz_settings#Question_behaviour answers].
Quizzes can be configured to allow multiple attempts. Each attempt at a question is automatically marked, and the teacher can choose whether to give feedback and/or show the correct answers.

There are many ways to use a quiz.

Feedback about performance and self-assessment are important parts of a learning environment. There are several ways to give feedback to students: on each question or overall. The quiz module can display feedback and scores at different times during the quiz, using the review options in the Quiz settings.

A wide variety of Quiz reports (in addition to Grades) are available for use by the teacher. Quiz reports not only can focus on a single student's attempt to answer each question, but also can perform a robust item analysis of a question's validity based upon aggregated student responses.

A single quiz can automatically select random and/or specific questions from different categories of questions.

There are different options for scoring (marks-grades) individual questions in a specific quiz, grading attempts for a quiz and each question type.

The quiz settings allow different display methods. They can randomize the questions for each student and or randomize the answers for each student.

The teacher can determine the number of questions on each page of questions the student sees. The teacher can change the position of any question in the quiz. It is possible to put a label with information any place between questions.

The teacher can choose how questions behave during the quiz. It can be like a classic test, where the student gets no feedback while attempting the test, only later. Alternatively, Moodle can reveal the grades and/or feedback to the student during the quiz, and perhaps even give them another chance to answer the question (for fewer marks) having read the feedback.

The about list only mentions a few features of the quiz module and how it works with the question bank. Please follow the links on this page to learn more.

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-{{Quizzes}}
+{{Activities}}
-The '''Quiz''' [[Teacher_documentation#Activity_modules|activity]] module allows the teacher to design and set quizzes consisting of a large variety of [[Question types]], among them multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions. These questions are kept in the course [[Question bank]] and can be re-used within courses and between courses. Quizzes can allow multiple attempts. Each attempt is automatically marked, and the teacher can choose whether to give feedback and/or show the correct answers.
+The '''Quiz''' activity module allows the teacher to design and build quizzes consisting of a large variety of [[Question types]], including multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions. These questions are kept in the [[Question bank]] and can be re-used in different quizzes.
-Feedback on performance is a critical part of a learning environment and assessment is one of the most important activities in education. As educators, we can’t tell what’s going on inside the heads of students, so we need a way for them to demonstrate what they understand and what they don’t. A well-designed test, even a multiple-choice test, can give you critical information about student performance. If the feedback is rapid enough, it can also be a critical tool for students to gauge their own performance and help them become more successful.
+[[Image:Quizexample.png]]
-Moodle’s quiz module has a large number of options and tools, making it extremely flexible. You can create quizzes with different question types, randomly generated quizzes from pools of questions, allow students to have repeated attempts at a question or retake quizzes multiple times, and have the computer score it all.
+* [[Quiz Quick Start]]
+* [[Quiz settings]]
+* [[Building Quiz]]
+* [[Using Quiz]]
+* [[Quiz reports]]
+* [[Quiz FAQ]]
-These features open up a number of strategies which usually aren’t practical with paper based testing. It’s hard enough to score one batch of quizzes, and nearly impossible to score it 10 times for each student. When the computer does the work for you, it’s easy to give students a chance to practice taking a test, or to give frequent small quizzes. We explore how to apply these advantages on the page [[Effective quiz practices]].
+== Features ==
-The quiz module index page lists all the quiz activities in the course, organized under four headings:
+<b>Features for Students</b>
-# '''Topic''' - the number of the block, in which the given quiz appears
+* Identify which learning objectives/quiz questions they know well and which they need to learn more about
-# '''Name''' - the name of the quiz
+* Receive feedback that relates to their specific understanding of a topic
-# '''Quiz closes''' - the date after which the quiz will be closed
+* Improve on areas where their understanding is weak by answering similar questions, when [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Question_bank question banks]/pools are used.
-# '''Attempts''' - if there have been any attempts at the quiz, you will see the text 'View reports for x attempts (y Students)', 'x' being the number of attempts and 'y' the number of students attempting at the quiz. Otherwise, the field will be empty.
-== See also ==
+<b>Features for Teachers</b>
-*[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&advanced=1&f_46=Quiz+Report&f_98=Third-Party Third-party quiz reports]
+* Identify topics where students need more help by looking at the [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Quiz_reports#Item_analysis item analysis of a quiz]
-*[[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 6: Quizzes
+* Provide the specific type of feedback they want to give students, since there are [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Quiz_settings#Review_options many feedback features]
-*[[:Category:Questions]]
+* Provide self-study quizzes that are [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Building_Quiz#Assigning_points_to_questions not graded]
-*[https://docs.moodle.org/en/Lesson#Types_of_questions_available_within_a_lesson Questions available in a Lesson]
+* Provide quizzes that [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Building_Quiz#Assigning_points_to_questions are graded] and provide several security methods that minimize the chance of cheating, such as randomizing [https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Quiz_settings#Layout questions] or https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Quiz_settings#Question_behaviour answers].
+* Quizzes can be [[Quiz settings|configured]] to allow multiple attempts. Each attempt at a question is automatically marked, and the teacher can choose whether to give feedback and/or show the correct answers.
+There are many ways to [[Using Quiz|use a quiz]].
-[[Category:Modules]]
+* Feedback about performance and self-assessment are important parts of a learning environment. There are several ways to give feedback to students: on each question or overall. The quiz module can display feedback and scores at different times during the quiz, using the review options in the [[Quiz settings]].
-[[es:Cuestionarios]]
+* A wide variety of [[Quiz reports]] (in addition to [[Grades]]) are available for use by the teacher. Quiz reports not only can focus on a single student's attempt to answer each question, but also can perform a robust item analysis of a question's validity based upon aggregated student responses.
+* A single quiz can automatically select random and/or specific questions from different [[Question bank|categories]] of questions.
+* There are different options for [[Editing a quiz|scoring (marks-grades)]] individual questions in a specific quiz, [[Adding/updating_a_quiz#Grades_section|grading attempts]] for a quiz and each [[Question types|question type]].
+* The quiz settings allow different [[Adding/updating_a_quiz#Display_section|display methods]]. They can randomize the questions for each student and or randomize the answers for each student.
+* The teacher can determine the number of questions on each page of questions the student sees.  The teacher can change the position of any question in the quiz. It is possible to put a label with information any place between questions.
+* The teacher can [[Quiz settings|choose]] how questions behave during the quiz. It can be like a classic test, where the student gets no feedback while attempting the test, only later. Alternatively, Moodle can reveal the grades and/or feedback to the student during the quiz, and perhaps even give them another chance to answer the question (for fewer marks) having read the feedback.
+The about list only mentions a few features of the quiz module and how it works with the question bank. Please follow the links on this page to learn more.
+==See also==
+*[https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Quiz Quiz] developer's documentation
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfGlV5WaZE8 Quiz in Moodle 2.0 video]
+*[https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Word_table_format Microsoft Word table format add-on]
+*[http://youtu.be/I87h6ijtjls The Moodle Quiz Activity]  MoodleBites video on YouTube
+*[http://youtu.be/YQEx0PxRb4c Creating Quiz Questions (part 1)]  MoodleBites video on YouTube
+*[http://youtu.be/FGIh-5CYwzs Creating Quiz Questions (part 2)]  MoodleBites video on YouTube
+*[http://youtu.be/BRDbe7JcCBw Creating Quiz Questions (part 3)]  MoodleBites video on YouTube
+*[http://www.open.edu/openlearnworks/course/view.php?id=1581 eAssessment with Moodle] by the Open University, which showcases the features of the Moodle Quiz
+*[https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Goals_of_an_online_assessment_system Goals of an online assessment system] in the Developer's documentation
+[[es:Módulo de examen]]
 [[eu:Galdetegiak]]
 [[ja:小テストモジュール]]

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Quiz module: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:27, 22 January 2016

Features

See also