Module 3: Assignments, Quizzes and
the Gradebook in Moodle
Participant Guide
Course Duration: Approx 3.5 hrs
Course Objective:
By the end of this module you will be able to set up and manage all your student assessment
through Moodle, including setting up online assignment submission, quizzes, offline activities
and managing the gradebook.
Contents:
Setting up Assignments for online submission
Grading and giving feedback to students through Moodle
Setting up and Managing the Moodle gradebook
Handling offline assignments
Setting up Quizzes in Moodle (both graded and ungraded for self-assessment revision)
Quickly creating question banks by importing questions
This course has been prepared by the Centre for Learning Innovation and
Professional Practice (CLIPP) to train Federation University in the use of the Moodle
online learning systems.
This material was prepared using version 3.0 of Moodle and may be subject to minor
changes with upgrades.
Moodle Module 3 - Assessment. Prepared May 2016. Moodle version 3.0
CRICOS Provider No. 00103D
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Table of Contents
Module 3: Assignments, Quizzes and the Gradebook in Moodle ............................. 1
Participant Guide .................................................................................................................. 1
About Assessment ............................................................................................................... 4
Summative assessment. ............................................................................................................... 4
Formative assessment. .................................................................................................................. 4
Where to put Assessment information ............................................................................ 5
Types of assessments you might use in your course: ............................................... 6
Change to how you choose Assignment types in Moodle .................................................... 7
Assignment activity in Moodle ..................................................................................................... 7
Creating an Assignment (Online submission) ........................................................8
Setting up an assignment activity ............................................................................................... 8
To add an assignment activity ................................................................................................ 8
Students submitting the assignment .......................................................................................13
To submit an assignment as a student ...............................................................................13
Accessing submitted assignments...........................................................................................16
To access submitted assignments.......................................................................................16
To download all assignment files .........................................................................................17
To view an individual assignment submission ...................................................................17
To mark and add comments to the essay ..........................................................................18
To upload multiple feedback files ........................................................................................18
Grade Assignments Offline ...................................................................................................20
To enable offline grading ........................................................................................................20
To download the offline grading worksheet.............................................................................20
To upload grading worksheet ................................................................................................21
To grade individual student assignments and return feedback to students ...................22
To quickly grade many assignments at once .....................................................................23
To access feedback as a student ........................................................................................24
Assignment for Exam/Presentation/etc. ........................................................................ 26
To add a placeholder assignment........................................................................................26
Turnitin submission ........................................................................................................... 28
To create a Turnitin assessed assignment in your course: ..............................................28
Quizzes. ................................................................................................................................. 32
Categories .......................................................................................................................................32
Naming & organising categories ...............................................................................................32
To create question categories ..............................................................................................33
Questions ........................................................................................................................................34
Question types ............................................................................................................................34
To create questions ...............................................................................................................39
To create a Multiple Choice question ..................................................................................40
To create a True/False question. .........................................................................................41
To create a Short answer question......................................................................................42
To create a Numerical question. ..........................................................................................43
To create a Calculated question ..........................................................................................45
To create a Matching question .............................................................................................47
To create an Embedded answers (Cloze) question ..........................................................48
To create a Calculated Simple question .............................................................................49
To create a Calculated multichoice .....................................................................................51
To create a Drag and drop into text .....................................................................................52
To create a Drag and drop markers ....................................................................................53
To create a Drag and drop onto image ...............................................................................55
To create a Select missing words ........................................................................................56
Importing Questions .....................................................................................................................58
Formatting your questions in Aiken format..............................................................................58
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To import questions into your question bank......................................................................59
Creating a Quiz ..............................................................................................................................62
Step 1 - Creating the quiz .....................................................................................................62
Step 2 - Adding questions to your quiz ...............................................................................67
Additional task: Add a graded quiz...........................................................................................70
Reviewing student attempts .......................................................................................................71
To view student attempts ......................................................................................................71
To view an individual student’s attempt ..............................................................................71
To download results ..............................................................................................................72
To analyse individual questions. ..........................................................................................72
Special Conditions – Time extensions, re-tests etc..............................................................74
Creating a User override .......................................................................................................74
Editing quizzes...............................................................................................................................75
To delete attempts .................................................................................................................75
The Gradebook .................................................................................................................... 76
To open the Gradebook ........................................................................................................76
How the Gradebook calculates grades ....................................................................................76
Entering grades manually ...........................................................................................................77
To enter manual grades in the Gradebook.........................................................................77
Prevent quiz results from contributing to the overall grade...............................................78
To set a quiz to not count towards the final grade. ...........................................................78
Exporting from the gradebook ...................................................................................................80
To export grades from the gradebook .................................................................................80
Appendix 1: Quiz FAQs ..................................................................................................... 82
Appendix 2: Advanced Grading ...................................................................................... 83
Creating Rubrics .........................................................................................................................83
Marking with Rubrics ..................................................................................................................84
Creating Marking Guides ...........................................................................................................85
Marking with Marking Guides ....................................................................................................86
Appendix 3: Where to go for help ................................................................................... 87
Moodle Support Forums ............................................................................................................87
Moodle.org Documentation and Support Forums ..................................................................87
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About Assessment
Assessment is a critical component in any course. Assessment is not only important for the
teacher and institution to rank and grade students, it is also important to enable students to gauge
their own performance and provide them with opportunities for reflection and improvement.
In this course, we’ll limit our discussion to two types of assessment:
Formative assessment
Summative assessment
Summative assessment
Summative assessment is generally at the end of a course, such as a final exam or major essay.
This kind of assessment is used to grade the student. Feedback is still important, however as the
students will receive this feedback at the end of the course, this feedback will not help them
improve for this course. Summative assessment is also referred to as ‘Assessment of learning’.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is assessment that happens throughout the course. The primary focus of
this kind of assessment is on providing feedback to the students on their progress. This feedback
will provide students with an indicator of their progress, allow them to reflect on where they may
be going wrong, and allow them to improve. It is critical that students are provided with formative
feedback throughout the course to give them these opportunities.
Formative assessment does not necessarily have to be graded although, including a smaller,
graded assessment as a mid-point in the course, is good practice. Formative assessment could
comprise of self-assessment revision quizzes, provided sufficient feedback is built in, or of
teachers and students replying to student discussion posts. Formative assessment is also
referred to as ‘Assessment for learning’.
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the Gradebook in Moodle
Participant Guide
Course Duration: Approx 3.5 hrs
Course Objective:
By the end of this module you will be able to set up and manage all your student assessment
through Moodle, including setting up online assignment submission, quizzes, offline activities
and managing the gradebook.
Contents:
Setting up Assignments for online submission
Grading and giving feedback to students through Moodle
Setting up and Managing the Moodle gradebook
Handling offline assignments
Setting up Quizzes in Moodle (both graded and ungraded for self-assessment revision)
Quickly creating question banks by importing questions
This course has been prepared by the Centre for Learning Innovation and
Professional Practice (CLIPP) to train Federation University in the use of the Moodle
online learning systems.
This material was prepared using version 3.0 of Moodle and may be subject to minor
changes with upgrades.
Moodle Module 3 - Assessment. Prepared May 2016. Moodle version 3.0
CRICOS Provider No. 00103D
This Document was accurate at time of printing. Page 1 of 87
, Module 3 – Assignments, Quizzes and the Gradebook in Moodle
Table of Contents
Module 3: Assignments, Quizzes and the Gradebook in Moodle ............................. 1
Participant Guide .................................................................................................................. 1
About Assessment ............................................................................................................... 4
Summative assessment. ............................................................................................................... 4
Formative assessment. .................................................................................................................. 4
Where to put Assessment information ............................................................................ 5
Types of assessments you might use in your course: ............................................... 6
Change to how you choose Assignment types in Moodle .................................................... 7
Assignment activity in Moodle ..................................................................................................... 7
Creating an Assignment (Online submission) ........................................................8
Setting up an assignment activity ............................................................................................... 8
To add an assignment activity ................................................................................................ 8
Students submitting the assignment .......................................................................................13
To submit an assignment as a student ...............................................................................13
Accessing submitted assignments...........................................................................................16
To access submitted assignments.......................................................................................16
To download all assignment files .........................................................................................17
To view an individual assignment submission ...................................................................17
To mark and add comments to the essay ..........................................................................18
To upload multiple feedback files ........................................................................................18
Grade Assignments Offline ...................................................................................................20
To enable offline grading ........................................................................................................20
To download the offline grading worksheet.............................................................................20
To upload grading worksheet ................................................................................................21
To grade individual student assignments and return feedback to students ...................22
To quickly grade many assignments at once .....................................................................23
To access feedback as a student ........................................................................................24
Assignment for Exam/Presentation/etc. ........................................................................ 26
To add a placeholder assignment........................................................................................26
Turnitin submission ........................................................................................................... 28
To create a Turnitin assessed assignment in your course: ..............................................28
Quizzes. ................................................................................................................................. 32
Categories .......................................................................................................................................32
Naming & organising categories ...............................................................................................32
To create question categories ..............................................................................................33
Questions ........................................................................................................................................34
Question types ............................................................................................................................34
To create questions ...............................................................................................................39
To create a Multiple Choice question ..................................................................................40
To create a True/False question. .........................................................................................41
To create a Short answer question......................................................................................42
To create a Numerical question. ..........................................................................................43
To create a Calculated question ..........................................................................................45
To create a Matching question .............................................................................................47
To create an Embedded answers (Cloze) question ..........................................................48
To create a Calculated Simple question .............................................................................49
To create a Calculated multichoice .....................................................................................51
To create a Drag and drop into text .....................................................................................52
To create a Drag and drop markers ....................................................................................53
To create a Drag and drop onto image ...............................................................................55
To create a Select missing words ........................................................................................56
Importing Questions .....................................................................................................................58
Formatting your questions in Aiken format..............................................................................58
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, Module 3 – Assignments, Quizzes and the Gradebook in Moodle
To import questions into your question bank......................................................................59
Creating a Quiz ..............................................................................................................................62
Step 1 - Creating the quiz .....................................................................................................62
Step 2 - Adding questions to your quiz ...............................................................................67
Additional task: Add a graded quiz...........................................................................................70
Reviewing student attempts .......................................................................................................71
To view student attempts ......................................................................................................71
To view an individual student’s attempt ..............................................................................71
To download results ..............................................................................................................72
To analyse individual questions. ..........................................................................................72
Special Conditions – Time extensions, re-tests etc..............................................................74
Creating a User override .......................................................................................................74
Editing quizzes...............................................................................................................................75
To delete attempts .................................................................................................................75
The Gradebook .................................................................................................................... 76
To open the Gradebook ........................................................................................................76
How the Gradebook calculates grades ....................................................................................76
Entering grades manually ...........................................................................................................77
To enter manual grades in the Gradebook.........................................................................77
Prevent quiz results from contributing to the overall grade...............................................78
To set a quiz to not count towards the final grade. ...........................................................78
Exporting from the gradebook ...................................................................................................80
To export grades from the gradebook .................................................................................80
Appendix 1: Quiz FAQs ..................................................................................................... 82
Appendix 2: Advanced Grading ...................................................................................... 83
Creating Rubrics .........................................................................................................................83
Marking with Rubrics ..................................................................................................................84
Creating Marking Guides ...........................................................................................................85
Marking with Marking Guides ....................................................................................................86
Appendix 3: Where to go for help ................................................................................... 87
Moodle Support Forums ............................................................................................................87
Moodle.org Documentation and Support Forums ..................................................................87
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, Module 3 – Assignments, Quizzes and the Gradebook in Moodle
About Assessment
Assessment is a critical component in any course. Assessment is not only important for the
teacher and institution to rank and grade students, it is also important to enable students to gauge
their own performance and provide them with opportunities for reflection and improvement.
In this course, we’ll limit our discussion to two types of assessment:
Formative assessment
Summative assessment
Summative assessment
Summative assessment is generally at the end of a course, such as a final exam or major essay.
This kind of assessment is used to grade the student. Feedback is still important, however as the
students will receive this feedback at the end of the course, this feedback will not help them
improve for this course. Summative assessment is also referred to as ‘Assessment of learning’.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is assessment that happens throughout the course. The primary focus of
this kind of assessment is on providing feedback to the students on their progress. This feedback
will provide students with an indicator of their progress, allow them to reflect on where they may
be going wrong, and allow them to improve. It is critical that students are provided with formative
feedback throughout the course to give them these opportunities.
Formative assessment does not necessarily have to be graded although, including a smaller,
graded assessment as a mid-point in the course, is good practice. Formative assessment could
comprise of self-assessment revision quizzes, provided sufficient feedback is built in, or of
teachers and students replying to student discussion posts. Formative assessment is also
referred to as ‘Assessment for learning’.
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