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Moodle 1.9 Testing and Assessment

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Moodle 1.9 Testing and Assessment

Overview of this book

Moodle is a free Course Management System (CMS), which is a web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. Moodle also has many effective modules and assessment techniques for testing that can be used for any subject. Computer-based testing is inevitable in any online teaching course. As you consider the benefits of computer-based testing you will want to easily create tests and instantaneously assess them.Moodle 1.9 Testing and Assessment puts together a variety of modules and activities that allow us to easily create and deliver a variety of tests on any subject. It is a step-by-step guide that will assist you to develop and assess simple as well as complex quizzes and tests.You will initially learn to create different types of questions such as short answer questions, multiple choice questions, and so on. After you have learned to create questions, you will learn to integrate all of them in a Moodle quiz to create a complete test by tweaking the various options. Next you will learn to create and set up a Lesson, which you can use to create simple vocabulary or flash card tests or complex tests. You will learn to test and assess students through work submitted using Moodle Workshop. This module also provides an opportunity for self- and peer-assessment of your student's work. Then you will learn skill-specific tests such as listening, reading, speaking, and writing tests that will help you to judge a person's ability in a particular field. At the end of this book you will learn how you can grade tests using Moodle Gradebook. This hands-on guide helps you to establish optimal tests that can be graded using Moodle modules.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Moodle 1.9 Testing and Assessment
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Common module settings


In this section, we have four options available to us: Group mode, Visible, ID number, and Grade category.

The Group mode doesn't affect the students, it is only for the teacher. When looking at the test results, the teacher will see them in smaller groups instead of as a whole. In the Group mode drop-down menu, there are three options. The first is the default setting, None. This setting means that the students taking the test are all part of the same group. The second option is Separate groups, which means that the students are part of their own group and take the test in that group. Visible groups means that students work in their own groups, but they are able to see the work of other groups. This setting, however, does not mean that they will see the other student's answers.

Using the Visible feature is identical to the Open/Closed eye in the course. This function will make the test visible or invisible to the students. It is a good idea to hide the quiz while you...