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==Question set-up==
==Question set-up==


#Choose a category
#Give the question a descriptive name.
#Give the question a descriptive name.
#Enter the question in the question stem.
#Enter the question in the 'question text' field
#Select an image to display if you want to add a picture to the question.
#Select an image to display if you want to add a picture to the question. For the student, it appear immediately after the question text.
#If you wish, add general feedback and/or specific feedback.
#Set the 'default question grade' (i.e. the maximum number of marks for this question).
#Add 'General Feedback' if required. This is text that appears to the student after he/she has answered the question. Note that this is effectively the same as the subsequent 'Feedback' field. The only difference is that General Feedback always appears at the bottom of the question, even after the grade and teacher's comments have been added. {{Moodle 1.8}}
#Add Feedback if required. This is text that appears to the student after he/she has answered the question. See 'General Feedback' above if using Moodle 1.8 or above.
#Click Save changes to add the question to the category.
#Click Save changes to add the question to the category.



Revision as of 08:33, 14 September 2007


The essay question type is intended for short answers of a paragraph or two, that one often finds on exams. For longer essays, Online text assignment or Upload a single file assignment are better choices.

Question set-up

  1. Choose a category
  2. Give the question a descriptive name.
  3. Enter the question in the 'question text' field
  4. Select an image to display if you want to add a picture to the question. For the student, it appear immediately after the question text.
  5. Set the 'default question grade' (i.e. the maximum number of marks for this question).
  6. Add 'General Feedback' if required. This is text that appears to the student after he/she has answered the question. Note that this is effectively the same as the subsequent 'Feedback' field. The only difference is that General Feedback always appears at the bottom of the question, even after the grade and teacher's comments have been added. Template:Moodle 1.8
  7. Add Feedback if required. This is text that appears to the student after he/she has answered the question. See 'General Feedback' above if using Moodle 1.8 or above.
  8. Click Save changes to add the question to the category.

Question grading

The essay question will not be assigned a grade until it has been reviewed by a teacher and manually graded. When manually grading an essay question, the grader is able to enter a custom comment in response to the essay and assign a score for the essay.

Essay questions in a Lesson

To grade lesson essay questions, first click on the name of the lesson in your course page. If there are essay questions to be graded, there will be a link saying "Grade essay questions". This link will open a screen showing how many ungraded essay questions there are. Ungraded essay questions will be in listed in red. Click the link for the essay you wish to grade.

The essay grading screen shows the title of the question, the student's essay response, and a place you can write optional comments and give the essay a score. Click the Submit grade button to record your score and comments. Graded questions will be displayed in green. Repeat the process to finish grading. Click the "Email graded essays" link to email your responses to your students.