The Moodle quiz activity may be used in multiple ways: as a study aid, a formative or summative assessment. The way in which the tool functions depends on how you setup the review and feedback options.
Feedback Choices
Providing general and specific feedback can make the quiz a powerful teaching and learning tool.
- The attempt - Can the student view the report of their attempt after they complete the quiz?
- Whether correct - Does the student get informed if their answer is correct or not?
- Marks - Does the student see how many points they earned for the question attempted?
- Specific feedback - Does the student see customized feedback based on the answer they submitted as configured in the question item?
- General feedback - Does the student see customized general feedback as configured in the question item?
- Right answer - Does the student see the correct answer after they try a question?
- Overall feedback - Does the student see the overall feedback configured in the quiz settings?
Review Options
The Review options section gives you control over exactly what feedback the students receives and when.
There are four different timings to choose from in the Review options area:
- During the attempt - What does the student see while they are in the middle of taking the quiz?
- Immediately after the attempt - What does the student see right after they complete their quiz attempt?
- Later, while the quiz is still open - What does the student see two minutes after completing their quiz attempt?
- After the quiz is closed - What does the student see once the quiz has been closed?
Note: If you want to use a quiz as a study aid (providing immediate feedback to students about their responses at all points throughout the quiz), select all options.
