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Moodle Help and Tutorials

Welcome to Moodle! This guide has how to documents, information, and Moodle help.

Creating and Editing Quizzes

What do I need to know before giving a quiz in Moodle?
Effective practices using quizzes
How do I create and add a quiz?
Quizzes in Moodle have the same basic features as other learning management systems, but also offer additional options. Most quizzes in Moodle are designed to be graded automatically, and can include short answer, mathematical/computational questions, matching questions, and traditional mulitple choice.

How do I add questions to a Moodle quiz?
You can add or edit quiz questions for Moodle using the instructions below.

Video: Short Answer vs Essay Questions in Moodle
(3:18) This is a video from an older version on Moodle, but the rules still apply. In this video, you will learn the difference between a short answer and an essay question in Moodle, and figure out which one will be most beneficial to your quiz or test.
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Note: This was recorded on an older version of Moodle, but the response and rationale still apply.

How to Import Quizzes from Microsoft Word Into Moodle
If you have a quiz in Word format, and you want to import it into Moodle without creating one question at a time, then you can import the questions from Word into Moodle.

How to Import Quiz Questions from Another Course
If you want to import quizzes from another course, using the Import function (at the course level) works best, but if you JUST want the questions (no quiz), then exporting/importing via the Question Bank is suggested.