Moodle Help

How can I tell which responses are correct?

After final submission of your Moodle test or quiz, your work is automatically graded. Access the test attempt that you want to review from the Moodle grade book. Under the test information heading, just below the list of page numbers, click on Show all questions on one page (click for instructions). Now you can scan through the items to see which are marked as correct and which are marked as incorrect.

Correct items are usually highlighted in light green and incorrect responses are usually highlighted in light red. Multiple response items may have SOME correct answers—these are usually highlighted in yellow. So you may want to first quickly scan for red and yellowhighlights to see what was marked wrong.

Here is a multiple choice item that is correct:

Here's a MULTIPLE RESPONSE item that is correct:

Here's a MULTIPLE REPONSE item that is marked as partially correct. Because it's set for "all or none" grading, no points points are earned for this item.

Here's a MULTIPLE CHOICE item that is incorrect:

 

How do I find the correct answers to test items?

Look them up!

I do not automatically provide correct responses to items that you got wrong. That's because this is a learning experience and I expect you to take the opportunity to figure out what went wrong. If I just hand you the correct response, you'll have learned little—if anything.

If after trying, you aren't sure about an item, feel free to contact me for advice.

Moodle states "Partial credit" when all my responses are correct and I have full point value!

This rarely happens. But some multiple responses add up oddly in Moodle and can create this effect. Here's an example:

Suppose there are six correct responses required for an item worth 2 points. Moodle assigns a value of .33 to each item. If you get all six correct, Moodle adds this up as 1.98 points and that triggers the Partially correct label. Oddly, the "Marks for this submission" shows "2/2" which is in fact full credit.

What do I do if Moodle incorrectly grades an item?

That happens. But rarely. The usual cause is that I have not correctly set the correct response in Moodle. But it could be that your are mistaken.

Either way, you should contact me about it. When you do, email in Moodle and tell me the Test number, Attempt number, and Item number. Without that information, I cannot find the item in question. Really.

However, also consider these points:

• You must spell items EXACTLY correctly. Moodle won't "get it" even if it's close.
• Responses must be grammatically correct.
  • That means that plural responses will not be accepted if the item calls for the singular form of a term (or vice-versa).
  • It also means that the verb tense must be correct.
  • Don't "fill in" more than needed. For example, if you put "white blood cell" in the item, "The type of cell that performs immune functions is the _?_ blood cell." it's wrong! Why? Because "The type of cell that performs immune functions is the white blood cell blood cell" is grammatically incorrect.
  • If you add a space before, after, or in the middle of a term, Moodle will score it as incorrect.
• You should stick to the terminology and usage of this course. Don't select responses that are outside the content of the course (such as alternate usages).

If you disagree with my grading of an item, please submit a Test Item Challenge