Quick description of the various question types on Moodle. Links to Moodle documentation have been provided for further assistance.
- True / False More info
- Simplest question type, true false answers
- Multiple choice More info
- Students select answers and can allow one or more correct answers
- Step by step walk through here
- Numerical More info
- Numerical answer with acceptable ‘range’ and can also add in use of 'units'
- Step by step walk through here
- Short answer More Info
- Students type short answer and will receive marks depending on whether it matches the listed acceptable answers written by the tutor
- Calculated (simple) More info
- Allows calculated questions which substitute random values into the question’s equation
- Other versions:
- Calculated complex – more in depth control
- Calculated multiple choice
- Stack More Info
- Third party maths specific plug in
- Github link
- Coderunner More Info
- Third party plug in that runs code in a variety of language to test if it was correct
- Essay More Info
- The only question type not marked automatically. Long form answers
- Matching More Info
- At least two questions and 3 answers, students match the answers to the questions
- Other versions:
- Random short answer matching More Info
- Drag and drop into text More Info
- Drag correct text answer(s) into a sentence
- Other versions:
- Drag and drop onto marker
- Drag onto image
- Missing words More Info
- Sentences with drop down selection of words for missing word
- Embedded More info
- Flexible way to embed questions into text
- Description
- Not assessed, just a way to present extra information to students