How to Create and Edit Quizzes
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How to Create and Send a New Quiz
- Select the “Quiz” link located in the post bubble at the top of your Edmodo homepage.
- Click “Create a Quiz” to create a new quiz (follow other instructions if you are loading a previously created quiz)
- Fill in the following details of your quiz:
- Quiz Title - name your quiz by completing the title field at the top
- Time Limit - set a time limit for students to complete the quiz
- Description - complete the “About this Quiz” field on the right panel to describe the quiz
- Results - check the box under “Quiz Options” to show students their immediate quiz results
- Random - check the box under “Quiz Options” to randomize questions for each student taking the quiz
- Select the question type from the drop down. Choose from multiple choice, true/false, short answer or fill in the blank. (You may also select the “load” button from the left panel to load a previously created question from your question bank.)
- Select the “+Add First Question” button and type in the question in the “Question Prompt” field. (Below you will see the option to attach any links or files to the question).
- Add responses. The response fields will vary depending on the type of question. (For Fill in the Blank – use ‘_’(underscores) to specify where you would like a blank to appear in the question. Complete the response options and mark the correct one by selecting the “Set As Correct Answer” link.)
- Change the “Point” field if you would like to weight the question (the question is automatically set to 1 point, but you can set it to a higher number if necessary)
- Select the “+Add” button on the left panel to add a new question. You can go back and edit questions, by selecting the question number from the left panel.
- Select the question number on the left panel and click the “Remove Question” button from the top right corner to delete a question.
- Drag ‘n drop the question numbers on the left panel to reorder the questions.
- Select the “Preview Quiz” link under the “Assign Quiz” button to preview the quiz (just as a student would see it).
- Click the “Assign Quiz” button at the top right corner of the page to post the quiz.
- Choose to Send Now or Scheduled:
- Send Now – will send the post immediately
- Scheduled - will automatically send the post at the chosen time (make sure the timezone settings are the same for teachers and students)
- Select “Send” to post the quiz.
How to Load and Send a Previously Created Quiz
Once you have created a quiz it will be stored in Edmodo and you can easily distribute the same quiz at any time by doing the following:
- Select the “Quiz” link located in the post bubble at the top of your Edmodo homepage.
- Click the specific quiz you want to use from the list of quizzes you have created in the past.
- Click the “Edit” link to edit or add new questions if necessary.
- Specify the due date and choose your recipients and click “Send” to post the quiz.
Note: If you delete the original quiz post, the quiz will no longer appear in your previously created quiz list. If you delete a quiz, it will also delete any associated student work.
How to Edit a Quiz
If you’ve sent out a quiz to a group, you cannot edit the quiz. If you need to delete and resend a new quiz, you can do the following:
- Hover over the quiz post (find it by filtering by quiz or view the original post in the group) and click the blue arrow that appears in the top right corner of the post.
- Click “delete” and make any changes.
- Load the previously created quiz (instructions directly above), and make any changes before sending to the group/groups.
Note: By deleting a quiz, you will delete all quiz results and scores submitted by students.
How to Share a Quiz with Another Teacher
At this time, there is not a direct way to share a quiz with another teacher (or vice versa). However, the best workaround to share a quiz is to do the following:
- Join the teacher’s group from your own account (you will need the group code to do this).
- Have the other teacher change your member access in the group to “co-teacher”.
- Send the quiz to the group.
After you have loaded and sent a quiz to a group/groups…
How to Instruct your Students to Take a Quiz
- Select the specific group from the student homepage and the student will see the quiz in the group communication stream (or they can view the quiz from their homepage stream).
- Click the “Take Quiz” button located next to the due date to take the quiz. A page will appear with the name and details of the quiz (description, time limit, etc.).
- Select the “Start Quiz” button to start the quiz (this will start the time and the student will be taken to the first question).
- Select or type the answer to the question, and select the “Next” arrow at the top of the quiz to move on to the next question. Repeat until the quiz is completed.
- View how many questions have been completed and the amount of time left to complete the quiz at the top panel. View how many questions the quiz contains and what number they are on at the left panel.
- Click the “Submit Quiz” button at the top right corner once the quiz is completed. A pop up box will appear asking the students, “Are you sure you want to end this quiz?”. Once the student selects “Ok” their quiz is submitted.
- Click on the reaction to the quiz (the student cannot change this reaction after clicking “view results”).
- Select the “View Results” link if you elected to allow students to view their results immediately. By clicking this link, students will be able to review each question and see correct answers.
Note: If a student needs to resubmit a quiz, they cannot do so unless you delete their quiz. To do this, click on the original quiz post, click on the student, and click “delete”.
How to Grade a Quiz
- View the quiz post in your group or on your main communication stream.
- Click the “Turned In” button located on the quiz post to view a list of all work that needs grading. (You will also receive an alert in your Notifications section any time a student turns completes a quiz)
- View the Quiz Overview page, which you will automatically be taken to, where you can see who (of the students that completed the quiz) received high scores and a pie chart graph that shows a collective breakdown of correct/incorrect answers for each quiz question.
- Select a particular student’s name from the left panel to review the responseson the quiz. Grading the responses will differ based on the question/response type:
- Multiple choice, Fill in the Blank, True/False - the questions will already be marked correct/incorrect based on which response you specified when creating the quiz.
- Short Answer - you will need to read the response and mark the answer correct or incorrect. You may also mark short answers partially correct. To do this, mark the question correct, and signify the number of points earned in the space provided.
- Select the “show results to quiz takers” option at the top once the quiz has been graded.
- Select “Add Quiz to Gradebook” to add the quiz score to the gradebook.
How to Close Out a Quiz After the Due Date
You can lock a quiz to stop all students from taking the quiz (such as after the due date). This will prevent any student, that has access to the quiz post, from taking or viewing the quiz. It can be unlocked at anytime (which will allow students to take the quiz). To do this:
- Go to your edit quiz view
- Click the gear on the top right.
- Drop down to “”lock quiz”"
If you only want to stop only specific students from taking a quiz (rather than the above instructions which applies to the group the quiz is sent to), please do the following:
- Select the “Progress” icon
on your top toolbar. - Type a placeholder for students that did not take the quiz (i.e: “A”= Absent, “E”=Excused, “N/A”= Not Applicable).
Note: This will prevent a student from turning in the quiz and will not affect the grade, unless a numerical value is typed in the box.
