How do I add categories to the Question Bank in Moodle?
If you are not importing questions, you will likely want to add categories to help you separate the questions into easily located segments. (If you import, the categories often come with the imported questions automatically.) Please note: if you are planning on using the Random Question feature, then you will definitely need categories or Moodle […]
How do I allow a single student to continue their existing quiz attempt?
Moodle allows for individual user overrides and group overrides for quizzes. These overrides can be used to allow a different number of quiz attempts, as well as a different open/close date/time windows and a different time limit. However, if you want the student’s second attempt to be a continuation of the first, you will need […]
How do I add questions directly to the Question Bank in Moodle?
Instead of adding questions through the ‘Edit quiz’ page of the Quiz activity, you can add questions directly to your Question Bank and then add the selected questions to each individual Quiz activity from the Question Bank. To get questions into the Question Bank, you can either import existing questions or add questions individually. Importing […]
How do I grant an extension for an Assignment activity?
If the assignment activity window has closed and you wish to grant a submission extension for a specific student, you can follow the steps below. Note: you can click on any image to view a larger version of the image. Click on the assignment activity in which you wish to grant the extension. On the […]
How do I delete an item from my gradebook?
How you delete an item from your gradebook depends on what type of item it is, and whether or not the item has been graded. The shorthand rule is that wherever you created the item, that is where you’d delete it. So if you created it in the gradebook from the ‘Gradebook setup’ page, you […]
How do I import a test bank from Evolve Elsevier into Moodle?
Each publisher has different methods. These steps below are for Evolve Elsevier to Trinity’s Moodle 3.4 through the Turning Technology’s Examview Test Generator, as of September 2018. Note: you can click on any image to view a larger version of the image. [toc=”2″ title=Steps:] Downloading Full Test Bank Login to your existing account on Evolve […]
How do I track attendance in online courses?
The University requires that you complete class attendance through the Moodle Attendance activity for all courses. This includes online courses. There are three steps for tracking attendance for online courses. Step 1: Decide What Constitutes Attendance Each Week Is the student’s discussion forum post what constitutes attendance this week? Is it taking a quiz or […]
Why can’t I see my quiz grade?
In the Quiz activity, the instructor controls when the students can see each bit of information such as whether you got a specific question correct, what the correct answer is, and how many points you earned for the quiz (in other words, your grade on the quiz). If you cannot see your quiz grade, it […]
How do I enter a grade for a student who took a quiz activity on paper?
If a student does not take online quiz activity that you have created and instead takes the quiz on paper, you will want to manually enter the grade that the student earned directly into the gradebook. To manually enter a grade for a student for a quiz activity, please follow the steps below. This is […]
How do I take attendance for internships, independent studies, practicums, sport teams, and other similar courses?
The University requires that you complete class attendance through the Moodle Attendance activity for all courses. This includes internships, independent studies, sports teams, and other similar courses which may not have standard meeting times. There are three steps for tracking attendance. Step 1: Decide What Constitutes Attendance Is the attendance physical or virtual? For instance, […]