Moodle: Create a QuizTest

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Moodle Create a Quiz/Test

• By
• Tony Rodriguez
• Pat Tenorio

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Getting Started

• Get on the internet.
• Type the Moodle address on the address bar of
  Internet Explorer that has been provided.
• Once at the moodle homepage, you will notice that
  there are no courses available.
• You will be viewing the creation of a moodle
  course, categories, tutorial, and a quiz/test.

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As shown below, the only thing available is the
calendar on the right after Moodle has been
configured. The process of creating courses is
now the beginning of your virtual online learning
environment. You will be able to post documents,
presentations, videos, audio files, and whatever
your imagination can think of.
Now that Moodle has been configured, its time to
create as well as log in. Click on the Login text
on the top right hand corner.
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As the administrator, your account is already
created so type in your password and login.
Others can also log in once their account has
been created or they can create their own by
clicking on Create new account button below.
If however, you want to log in as a guest, you
can by clicking on the button above but
accessibility to the materials available will be
limited.
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Creating a Course
We begin by creating a course. Click on the Add
a new course button above.
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Step by Step

• Step 1 Several boxes need to be filled in. Begin
  filling them in and click on save changes at the
  bottom of the page.
• Step 2 Notice what was filled in. Category only
  has one option which is the default
  (miscellaneous) but this will change once the
  first course is created.
• Step 3 Assign roles shows who can be assigned.
  Set administrator for this role to control
  everything in the tutorial. To return back to the
  administrators homepage, click on MATI on the
  top left hand corner.
• Step 4 Now that youre at the administrators
  homepage, notice the Moodle course has been
  created however, no materials have been uploaded
  which is the next step. On the top right hand
  corner, click on Turn Editing On.
• Step 5 With editing turned on, notice the icons
  that have appeared under each of the column
  headings. We are now going to add more categories
  other than just having miscellaneous as the
  default setting.
• Step 6 Under site administration, click on
  courses. Notice the options that are available.
  Click on add/edit courses.
• Step 7 Miscellaneous is the only course category
  listed but thats about to change. On the right
  hand side of Miscellaneous, youll notice a one.
  Enter your category in the box and click on Add
  New Category.
• Step 8 As you enter the category, it gets listed.
  Begin entering your categories one at a time.

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Step by Step

• Step 9 Next, we are going to move the Moodle
  course out of the miscellaneous category. Click
  on Miscellaneous.
• Step 10 To change the Moodle course to another
  category, click on the select box and click on
  the move the selected courses to Moodle as a
  category (provided that you have added Moodle as
  a category). Once this is done, click on
  add/edit courses under site administration.
• Step 11 The course categories are listed. The
  Moodle course now has a one which means the
  course has been moved successfully. Now click on
  MATI at the top left hand side which will return
  you back to the administrators homepage.
• Step 12 Since the course has been created and
  categorized, its time to add a document as well
  as create a test. Under available courses, click
  on Moodle-Create a Quiz/Test.
• Step 13 Under Topic Outline 1, click on Add a
  Resource. Select link to a file or a web site.
  Remember, make sure you have Turn Editing On on
  the top right hand side of the page.
• Step 14 In this window, there are boxes that need
  to be filled in. Look at the sample that I have
  provided. Fill in the boxes and then click on
  Choose or upload a file.
• Step 15 Select Make A Folder at this window.

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Step by Step

• Step 16 In the box, enter Moodle and click on
  create.
• Step 17 Notice the folder Moodle appears in this
  window. Click on Moodle not the box.
• Step 18 This is where we are going to upload the
  Quiz/Test Tutorial file. Click on upload a file.
• Step 19 Click on browse and navigate to the
  desktop.
• Step 20 Look for the Quiz/Test Tutorial file and
  select it. Click on open file.
• Step 21 Once you have selected it, click on
  upload this file.
• Step 22 File uploaded successfully should appear
  on this window. Make sure you click on Choose on
  the right hand side of this page.
• Step 23 This will return you back to Link to a
  File or Web Site. Click on Save Changes at the
  bottom of the page.
• Step 24 Now we are going to edit the Quiz/Test.
  View the PDF file and click on Create New
  Question and select Choose. Notice there are
  several choices given.
• Step 25 Multiple choice was selected. Fill in
  the boxes and make sure to click on Save Changes
  at the bottom of the page.

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Step by Step

• Step 26 Once saved, this will return you back to
  Edit Quiz. Notice on the right side of the page,
  that Problem 1 is now listed. Add more problems
  by repeating step 24 and repeat the same process
  again. Make sure you select a different choice
  question.
• Step 27 After youre done entering your test
  problems, return back to the Editing Quiz page.
  Notice on the right side of the page, all your
  problems are listed. You can select the
  questions you want given or select them all by
  clicking on the box or selecting all. Make sure
  you click on Add to Quiz at the bottom of the
  problems.
• Step 28 Once the problems are listed on the left
  side of the page, click on Update This Quiz on
  the top right side of the page and youre done.
  Now log out. To take the Quiz/Test, you must
  have a student user account other than a
  Administrator account. Guest cannot take a
  quiz/test due to the program. Happy Moodling ?!

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Works Cited

• Moodle - A Free, Open Source Course Management
  System for Online Learning
• apache friends - xampp for windows

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Presenters Information

• Tony Rodriguez
• South Middle School
• 601 West Freddy Gonzalez Drive
• Edinburg, TX 78539
• [phone]
• t.rodriguez_at_ecisd.us
• Pat Tenorio
• Harwell Middle School
• 801 E. Canton Rd.
• Edinburg, TX 78539
• [phone]
• p.tenorio_at_ecisd.us