Changing Quiz Settings
Note: Remember to save your changes before exiting the settings page.
To access the Settings menu:
- Visit your course homepage.
- In the top right, select "Turn editing on".
- Scroll to the desired quiz.
- Select the gear icon for that quiz.
- Select "Edit settings".
Popular settings include:
Grade > Attempts allowed
Change the number of allowed attempts per quiz.
Grade > Grading methods
When multiple attempts are allowed, the following methods are available for calculating the final quiz grade:
• Highest grade of all attempts
• Average (mean) grade of all attempts
• First attempt (all other attempts are ignored)
• Last attempt (all other attempts are ignored)
Review Options: Changes the feedback shown after quizzes.
• Highest grade of all attempts
• Average (mean) grade of all attempts
• First attempt (all other attempts are ignored)
• Last attempt (all other attempts are ignored)
Review Options: Changes the feedback shown after quizzes.
During the attempt: Settings are only relevant for some behaviors, like 'interactive with multiple tries', which may display feedback during the attempt.
Immediately after the attempt: Settings apply for the first two minutes after 'Submit all and finish' is clicked.
Later, while the quiz is still open: Settings apply after this, and before the quiz close date (option in Timing).
After the quiz is closed: Settings apply after the quiz close date has passed. If the quiz does not have a close date (option in Timing), this state is never reached.
Immediately after the attempt: Settings apply for the first two minutes after 'Submit all and finish' is clicked.
Later, while the quiz is still open: Settings apply after this, and before the quiz close date (option in Timing).
After the quiz is closed: Settings apply after the quiz close date has passed. If the quiz does not have a close date (option in Timing), this state is never reached.
The attempt: Will show how the student responded to each question.
Whether correct: Displays whether the students response to each question is correct or incorrect.
Maximum marks: This reveals the maximum mark available for each question.
Marks: Reveals the marks awarded to the student and the grade for the quiz and is only available when Maximum marks is selected.
Specific feedback: Will show the feedback for the response to the answer as set when adding the question to the quiz. Each response to a question can have feedback for both correct and incorrect answers.
General feedback: Displays the general feedback for the whole question as set when adding the question to the quiz. You can use the general feedback to give students some background to what knowledge the question was testing.
Right answer: Reveals the correct answer to each question, whether the student answered correctly or not (See note below).
Overall feedback: Displays feedback for the entire quiz as set in the quiz settings (See note below).
Whether correct: Displays whether the students response to each question is correct or incorrect.
Maximum marks: This reveals the maximum mark available for each question.
Marks: Reveals the marks awarded to the student and the grade for the quiz and is only available when Maximum marks is selected.
Specific feedback: Will show the feedback for the response to the answer as set when adding the question to the quiz. Each response to a question can have feedback for both correct and incorrect answers.
General feedback: Displays the general feedback for the whole question as set when adding the question to the quiz. You can use the general feedback to give students some background to what knowledge the question was testing.
Right answer: Reveals the correct answer to each question, whether the student answered correctly or not (See note below).
Overall feedback: Displays feedback for the entire quiz as set in the quiz settings (See note below).
Extra restrictions on attempts > Enforced delay between 1st and 2nd attempts
Setting attempt delay to a day gives students a chance to study while also giving students who don't study time to forget. Pairs well with Review Options
Setting attempt delay to a day gives students a chance to study while also giving students who don't study time to forget. Pairs well with Review Options
Editing a setting:
- Scroll down till you see drop-downs, and expand "Grade" (2nd option).
Note: You can click any of the ( ? ) buttons to learn more about the settings. - Next to "Attempts allowed", use the drop-down to set your desired number of allowed attempts.
- Scroll down to the bottom to select "Save and display" or "Save and return to course".
- When finished, go back up to the course homepage and select "Turn editing off".
Any settings that affect grades will result in an automatic recalculation.
Note: Settings must be adjusted Quiz by Quiz. We are working on a bulk edit option.