Click the quiz activity link on your course page. Click the Settings tab once you are in the activity. Scroll down to the section you want to modify and click it to open it.
General
General
Know what the terms mean:
Name = Title of the Quiz as it appears on the course page and in the gradebook. (Required)
Description = Instructions and/or Information about the quiz; appears on the quiz page
Display description on course page = Displays the description directly on the course page before the student clicks the quiz link
Timing
Timing
Know what the terms mean:
Open the quiz = Date and time students can begin accessing the quiz
Close the quiz = Date and time the quiz is no longer available
Time limit = Amount of time students have to complete the quiz once it starts
When time expires = This setting controls what happens if a student fails to submit their quiz attempt before the time expires
Open attempts are submitted automatically
There is a grace period when open attempts can be submitted, but no more questions answered
Attempts must be submitted before time expires, or they are not counted.
If the student is actively working on the quiz at the time, then the countdown timer will always automatically submit the attempt for them, but if they have logged out, then this setting controls what happens.
If you select "There is a grace period...", you can check the box to enable the "Submission grace period" and specify a period during which learners may still submit the quiz after the time is up.
Common Scenarios
Standard Timed Quiz
Open the quiz – Set date and time
Close the quiz – Set date and time
Time limit – Set desired time e.g., 60 minutes
When time expires – Open attempts are submitted automatically
Practice Quiz
Open the quiz – Set the date and time
Close the quiz – Do not check the Enable box or enter a date and time
Time limit – Do not set
When time expires – N/A
Grade
Grade
Know what the terms mean:
Grade category = Determines which gradebook category the quiz belongs to (categories are established beforehand in Gradebook setup)
Grade to pass = minimum score required to pass the quiz
The value is used in activity and course completion, and in the gradebook, where pass grades are highlighted in green and fail grades in red.
Attempts allowed = Number of times a student may take the quiz
If more than one attempt is chosen, the Grading method option will appear.
Grading method = How the final grade is calculated when multiple attempts are allowed e.g., highest grade, average grade…
Common Scenarios
Standard Quiz
Grade category – Select the appropriate category e.g., Quizzes
Grade to pass – Optional
Attempts allowed – 1
Grading method – Highest grade (this is the default setting)
Mastery-based Quiz
Grade category – Select the appropriate category
Grade to pass – Set minimum passing score e.g., 80%
Attempts allowed – Unlimited or multiple attempts
Grading option – Highest grade
Layout
Layout
Know what the terms mean:
New page = Determines how many questions appear on each page e.g., 5
Navigation method = Controls how students move through the quiz
Free means students can go back and forth between questions.
Sequential means they progress forward from one question to the next.
Common Scenarios
Standard Quiz
New page – Every question (Showing one question per page reduces cognitive load).
Navigation method – Free
High-Stakes Exam
New page – Every question (If internet is lost during a quiz with multiple questions on one page, all of the responses on that page may not auto-save).
Navigation method – Sequential
Question behavior
Question behavior
Know what the terms mean:
Shuffle within questions = Randomizes answer choices within individual questions
How questions behave = Determines how and when students receive feedback and whether they can retry questions within the attempt e.g., Deferred feedback, Immediate feedback, manual grading…
Adaptive mode and Adaptive mode (no penalties) = Allows students to have multiple attempts at the question before moving on to the next question. This behaviour requires that the "Whether correct" box is ticked under "During the attempt" in the "Review options" section, at a minimum.
Deferred feedback = Students must enter an answer to each question and then submit the entire quiz before anything is graded or they get any feedback.
Deferred feedback with Certainty-based marking (CBM) = With CBM, the student does not only answer the question, but they also indicate how sure they are they got the question right. The grading is adjusted by the choice of certainty so that students have to reflect honestly on their own level of knowledge in order to get the best mark.
Immediate feedback = Similar to interactive mode in that the student can submit their response immediately during the quiz attempt, and get it graded. However, they can only submit one response, they cannot change it later.
Immediate feedback with CBM = With CBM, the student does not only answer the question, but they also indicate how sure they are they got the question right. The grading is adjusted by the choice of certainty so that students have to reflect honestly on their own level of knowledge in order to get the best mark.
Interactive with multiple tries = Used for allowing multiple attempts on the same question (perhaps with a grade penalty). Students answer the question and click the 'Check' button. If the answer is wrong, the student can click the 'Try again' button to try a new response. Importantly, the question definition must contain hints that will be shown after each incorrect attempt, though the hint text can be as minimal as an HTML non-breaking space. Once the student has got the question right, they can no longer change their response. Once the student has got the question wrong too many times, they are just graded wrong (or partially correct) and get shown the feedback. Unless 'Allow redo within an attempt' was enabled in the 'Question behaviour' settings of the quiz, they can no longer change their answer. There can be specific feedback after each attempt the student makes, in addition to overall feedback about incorrect or correct answers and answer choices. The number of tries the student gets is the number of hints in the question definition plus one, with a minimum of three.
Show more… = additional options based on prior configurations
Each attempt builds on the last = If multiple attempts are allowed and this setting is enabled, each new quiz attempt will contain the results of the previous attempt. This allows a quiz to be completed over several attempts.
Common Scenarios
Standard Quiz
Shuffle within questions – Yes
How questions behave – Deferred feedback
Essay-Based Assessment
Shuffle within questions – No (Not applicable for essays)
Note: Immediate feedback is best for formative assessments.
Review options
Review options
This image displays the default (and recommended) Review options settings if a close date is set for a quiz and Deferred feedback is selected.
Know what the terms in the columns mean:
The attempt = Shows what the student submitted
Whether correct = Shows correct, incorrect, partially correct answers
Maximum points = Shows how many points the question is worth
Points = Shows how many points the student earned
Points must be selected in each column for students to view their quiz grade.
Specific feedback = Shows feedback tied to the specific answer selected
General feedback = Shows feedback written for the question as a whole
Right answer = Shows the correct answer(s)
Overall feedback = Shows end-of-quiz feedback based on final grade
During the attempt = Controls what the student sees while taking the quiz
Immediately after the attempt = Controls what the student sees within two minutes after submission
After the quiz is closed = Controls what student sees after the quiz close date has passed
Understand what each column header means.
Attempt open → Student submits → Quiz still open → Quiz closed
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DURING IMMEDIATELY LATER AFTER CLOSE
Later while quiz is open applies when a student returns to review the attempt before the quiz close date.
If you do not set a Close Date for the quiz, the After quiz closed column will never apply.
Scenarios
Scenarios
Scenario 1: Practice Quiz (Immediate Feedback)
If your goal is for students to learn from their mistakes right away, check these boxes in the Immediately after attempt column:
The attempt
Whether correct
Points
Specific feedback
General feedback
Right answer
Overall feedbackIn the Later while quiz is open column check:
Same as above
In the After quiz is closed column check:
Same as above
Scenario 2: Low-Stakes Assessment (Score Only Until Close)
If your goal is for students to see their score but not the correct answers until the quiz closes, check these boxes in the Immediately after attempt column:
Points
Overall feedback
In the Later while quiz is open column check:
Points only
In the After quiz is closed column:
Check all boxes
When to Use Practice or Low-Stakes Settings (Scenarios 1–2)
Use these settings when the goal is learning, not verification of competency. Practice or low-stakes quizzes are appropriate when:
Students are preparing for a larger exam
The quiz is formative
The quiz can be retaken
Academic integrity risk is low
Questions are drawn from large banks
Content changes frequently
These settings support:
Retrieval practice
Feedback-driven learning
Reduced student anxiety
Mastery-based progression
If students benefit from seeing explanations right away, choose Scenario 1 or 2.
Scenario 3: High-Stakes Exam (No Answers Until After Close)
If your goal is to prevent sharing answers while quiz is active, check these boxes in the Immediately after attempt column:
The attempt
Points
In the Later while quiz is open column check:
Points
In the After quiz is closed column check:
The attempt (Optional)*
Whether correct (Optional)
Points (Required)
Specific feedback (Optional)General feedback (Optional)
Right answer (Optional)
Overall feedback (Optional)
*In this last section, different instructors have different preferences. Just understand that all items in the list are optional except for Points. You must select Points.
Appearance
Appearance
Know what the terms mean:
Show the user’s picture = Displays the student’s profile picture
Decimal place in grades = Controls how many decimal points are shown in the overall grade
Decimal places in question grades = Controls how many decimal points are shown for an individual question
Show blocks during quiz attempts = Determines whether course side blocks e.g., calendar are visible while taking the quiz
Common Scenario
Leave as default settings
Extra restrictions on attempts
Extra restrictions on attempts
Know what the terms mean:
Require quiz password = Student must enter a password before starting the quiz
Require network address = Restricts quiz access to specific IP address ranges
Browser security = Limits what students can do in their browser during an exam
You do not need to set anything here if you are using the Lockdown Browser Dashboard.
If "Full screen pop-up with some JavaScript security" is selected:
The quiz will only start if the student has a JavaScript-enabled web browser
The quiz appears in a full-screen pop-up window that covers all the other windows and has no navigation controls
Students are prevented, as far as possible, from using facilities like copy and paste
Allow quiz to be attempted offline using the mobile app = If enabled, a mobile app user can download the quiz and attempt it offline.
Note: It is not possible for a quiz to be attempted offline if it has a time limit, or requires a network address, or uses any question behavior other than deferred feedback (with or without CBM), or uses sequential navigation.
Enforced delay between 1st and 2nd attempts = Sets a waiting period between attempts if 2 attempts are selected under the grade settings
Enforced delay on later attempts = Sets a waiting period between further attempts if more than 2 attempts are selected under the grade settings
Common Scenarios
Standard Quiz
Leave as default settings
Overall feedback
Overall feedback
Know what the terms mean:
Overall feedback = Overall feedback is text that is shown after a quiz has been attempted
By specifying additional grade boundaries (as a percentage or as a number), the text shown can depend on the grade obtained.
Grade boundary = Minimum percentage required for a specific feedback message to appear
Feedback text = Message students see if final grade falls within boundary range
Note: Each boundary range can have a different message.
Common Scenarios (if Overall feedback is used):
Standard Quiz
Create 2-3 boundaries – examples
90%-100% - Excellent work. You have mastered the material.
70%-89% - Good work. Review missed questions for improvement.
Below 70% - Please review the chapter and consider meeting during office hours.
Practice Quiz
Create multiple boundaries using coaching language and allow multiple attempts.
Common module settings
Common module settings
Know what the terms mean:
Availability = Determines whether the quiz is visible on the course page
'Hide on course page' also hides the grade in the student’s gradebook and will not count against them in their view.
ID number = Used for gradebook calculations – not typically used
Force language = Force activity to be displayed in selected language
Include in course content download = Allows or prevents inclusion in content downloads
Group mode = Determines how groups function within the quiz e.g., No groups, Separate groups, Visible groups
Grouping = Restricts the activity to a specific set of groups – must be pre-configured
Common Scenarios
Standard Quiz
Availability – Show on course page
ID number – Leave blank
Force language – Do not force
Include in course content download - Yes
Group mode – No groups
Grouping – None
Prepare in Advance (Hide quiz until ready)
Availability – Hide from students
ID number – Leave blank
Force language – Do not force
Include in course content download - Yes
Group mode – No groups
Grouping – None
Restrict access
Restrict access
Clicking the Add restriction button brings up a new window with various options.
Know what the terms mean:
Activity completion = Require students to complete (or not complete) another activity
Date = Opens or hides access until a specific date and time
Grade = Requires a minimum score or completion of another item
Group = Limits access to specific groups
Grouping = Limits access to a specific grouping within a group.
User profile = Restricts by role or profile attribute
WARNING: For reasons such as providing accommodations to specific students, make sure to protect their privacy by adhering to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).
Level = Limits access based on level of the user when using Level Up XP in the course.
Restriction Set = Add a set of nested restrictions to apply complex logic
Common Scenarios
Standard Quiz
No restrictions set – use Timing settings instead
Release After Previous Quiz is Completed
Add restriction – Activity completions
Select required activity
Require completion
Require Minimum Score Before Moving Forward
Add restriction – Grade
Select prior quiz
Set minimum required score
Mastery-Based Progression
Add restriction – Grade
Set required passing score e.g., 80%
Combine with Activity completion if needed
Completion conditions
Completion conditions
Know what the terms mean:
Completion tracking = Determines whether students manually mark an activity complete or whether completion is automatic based on certain conditions
Require view = Students must click and view the quiz
Require grade = Quiz is marked complete when grade is entered
Require attempt = Quiz is marked complete when the student attempts the quiz
Require passing grade = Student must receive at least the grade set in “Grade to pass” for completion
Set reminder in Timeline: This allows you to set a reminder for students to work on this activity
It will appear in the Timeline block on their Dashboard as “Assignment requires action.”
Common Scenarios
Standard Quiz
Completion tracking – Students can manually mark the activity complete
Note: Use this setting when the completion box is intended as a personal organization tool for students
Standard Quiz with Verified Completion
Completion tracking – Show activity as complete when conditions are met
Require attempt – Checked
Require view – Not necessary
Require grade – Optional
Require passing grade - Optional
Tags
Tags
Tags allow students and teachers to connect different types of content on the site. Type the tag you want in the Enter tags block and hit Enter. The tag will show apply to this assignment and will appear above the dropdown.
Resource: Tags - MoodleDocs
Turnitin plagiarism plugin settings
Turnitin plagiarism plugin settings
Enable Turnitin = Select Yes if you want to enable the Turnitin Plagiarism Plugin for this activity.
Display Similarity Reports to Students = Allows you to display Turnitin similarity reports to student users. If set to yes, the similarity report generated by Turnitin is available for the student to view.
When should the file be submitted to Turnitin? = Submit file when first uploaded or Submit file when student sends for marking.
Allow submission of any file type? = This setting will allow any file type to be submitted.
Store Student Papers =
No Repository:
Turnitin is instructed not to store submitted documents in any repository. Turnitin will only process the paper to perform the initial similarity check.
Standard Repository:
Turnitin will store a copy of the submitted document only in the Standard Repository. By choosing this option, Turnitin is instructed to only use stored documents to make similarity checks against any documents submitted in the future.
Note: If you do not select "Yes" for at least one of the "Check against..." options below then a Similarity report will NOT be generated.
Check against stored student papers = Check against the Turnitin student paper repository when processing Originality Reports for papers.
Check against internet = Check against the Turnitin internet repository when processing Originality Reports for papers.
Check against journals, periodicals and publications = Check against the Turnitin journals, periodicals and publications repository when processing Originality Reports for papers.
Report Generation Speed =There are three options for this assignment setting
‘Generate reports immediately: Submissions will be added to the repository immediately (if repository is set).’ generates the Originality Report immediately when a student makes a submission and later submissions will compare against previous submissions if the submissions were stored in a repository.
‘Generate reports immediately: Submissions will be added to the repository on due date (if repository is set).’ generates an Originality Report immediately when a student makes a submission and collusion check will occur on the due date of the assignment if the submissions were stored in a repository.
‘Generate reports on due date: Submissions will be added to the repository on due date (if repository is set),' generates the Originality Report and performs a collusion check on the due date of the assignment if the submissions were stored in a repository.
The following settings allow the instructor to exclude certain items in student papers from being checked for matches when generating Similarity Reports. These settings can be overridden in individual Similarity Reports:
Exclude Bibliography
Exclude Quoted Material
Exclude Small Matches: Words or Percentage
Exclusion Value = Type the Small Match value you want to exclude in the Similarity Report.
Attach a rubric to this assignment = Use Turnitin's built-in rubrics to assist in grading assignments. You can duplicate rubrics or create one from scratch.