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Assignments, Quizzes, & Grades for Faculty

  • Assignments, Quizzes, & Grades for Faculty

    Just what the title suggests :)

    • Marking Manager Page
    • Whole forum grading Page

      Enable this option to quickly grade students' participation in forums.

    • Gradebook

    • "My Students Can't See Their Grades" Page

      There are several reasons students cannot see their grades in the Gradebook. This page describes to most common reason.

    • Convert Blank Grades to Zeroes Page

      "I want blank grades to convert to zeroes automatically when students don't take a quiz on Moodle."


    • Quizzes

      Quizzes are collections of questions presented to students. When a quiz is added to a Moodle classroom, it is automatically added to the grade book and some questions may be graded automatically by Moodle.

      Creating quizzes in Moodle is really a multi-step process. First, faculty create question categories in the question bank. Second, faculty add questions to the question bank. Third, faculty create quizzes and add questions.


    • 1) Create Categories Page

      While it seems unnecessary, it is best to create categories (one for each quiz you will administer) and add questions to that category. 

    • 2) Configure the Quiz Settings Page

      Moodle makes it possible to specify many aspects of how the quiz in administered. This page details the choices.

    • 3) Grading Quizzes Page

      Once students have completed the quiz, there are several options for grading them. This page describes the method that weems to work for mot instructors.

    • Options for Adding Questions Page

      There are multiple options for adding questions to Moodle. These options are described on this page.

    • User Overrides Page
      This page shows faculty how to open quizzes at different times for different students, allow extended time, or multiple attempts.
    • Editing a Quiz Page

      Once any student has attempted a quiz, it cannot be edited. Before any attempt, a teacher may add, remove, or edit questions questions.

    • They Never Submitted! Page

      On occasion, students will log out of Moodle without finishing the "submit" process at the end of a quiz. Their work is usually saved, but will not appear in the grade book. This page shows you how to find students' work.

    • Assignments

      By adding an "Assignment" to a Moodle classroom, faculty create a drop box where students can upload files..


    • Adding an Assignment to Your Classroom Page

      Assignments are digital drop boxes where students can upload PDF and other files.

    • Grading Assignments for Faculty Page

      Find students' submissions and open them for grading following the steps on this page.

    • Annotate PDF Page

      This tools allows faculty to view PDF submissions in the web browser without the need to download. Several tools are available for marking up the file, as well as providing typed feedback, entering a grade to be displayed in the grade book, and uploading a feedback file. This page includes a video demonstration (apologies, I forgot to capture at high resolution!) that demonstrates using the "Annotate PDF" interface. 

    • Restricting Access Based on Assignment Completion (copy) Page
      When faculty want to restrict access to a resource based on (for example) handing in an assignment, they can follow the steps described here.

    • Rubrics

      A rubric is a scoring guide instructors can create (then reuse). These can be attached to assignments or use to grade forum participation.


    • Creating and Using Rubrics in Moodle Page

      Rubrics are a widely used tool for grading students? work. When they are provided to student before they complete work, it is reasoned, students will have a better idea of what the expectations are.

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