Assessment and Feedback
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Assessment and Feedback
Assessment and feedback are essential elements in QMplus. There are different methods of assessing participants and providing feedback.
QMplus Quiz
The Quiz is a powerful activity that can meet many teaching needs, from simple, multiple-choice knowledge tests to complex, self-assessment tasks with detailed feedback.
- A basic overview of the Quiz activity (Moodle Doc)
- Embedding a question on your QMplus page
- Detailed instructions on how to create & manage a Quiz (Moodle Doc)
- An overview of quiz question types (Moodle Doc)
- Defining how quiz questions behave (Moodle Doc)
- Using description questions in quizzes (under review)
- Using equations in quiz questions (under review)
- Importing quiz questions from Microsoft Word – a simple method (Moodle Doc)
- Moving quiz questions from one course to another using export (Moodle Doc)
- Moving quiz questions from one course to another using import (Moodle Doc)
- Randomising questions from question banks in quizzes (Moodle Doc)
- Using the user and group overrides on quizzes (Moodle Doc)
- Question Type – Drag and drop into text (Moodle Doc)
- Question Type – Embedded answer (Cloze) crib sheet (Moodle Doc)
- Sharing Questions via Categories (Moodle Doc)
QMplus Assignment
Assignments allow students to submit work to their teacher for grading.
- Creating a standard QMplus assignment (Moodle Doc)
- Updating Assignment Settings (Moodle Doc)
- Setting up a group assignment (Moodle Doc)
- Using assignment (Moodle Doc)
- How can I submit an assignment on a student’s behalf?
- How do I bulk download assignments? (Moodle Doc)
- Creating an Assignment for Physical Coursework
- Allowing additional attempts and providing user overrides (Moodle Doc)
- Anonymous Marking (Blind Marking) (Moodle Doc)
- Extending blind marking to include additional identifiers (Admin level required) (under review)
- Can the “Submit Assignment” button be turned off? (Moodle Doc)
- Can you turn off the student comments function for submissions?
- Granting extensions to students (Moodle Doc)
- How does double marking work? (Moodle Doc)
- Is it possible to use PDF markup anonymously? (Moodle Doc)
- How to bulk upload feedback files (Moodle Doc)
- Marking an assignment in QMplus (standard or Turnitin) (Moodle Doc)
Question Bank
The Question bank allows a teacher to create, preview and edit questions in a database.
- Question Banks and Sharing Questions (Moodle Doc)
Grading
QMplus has a range of methods and options for grading.
- Using the offline grading worksheet (Moodle Doc)
- Using a CSV file to upload grades and feedback to QMplus (Moodle Doc)
- Using a rubric to mark an assignment (Moodle Doc)
- Removing a grade book item (column) (under review)
- Single View option in Gradebook (Moodle Doc)
- Providing feedback with the online annotation tool (Moodle Doc)
- Providing grades and feedback for offline activities (Moodle Doc)
- How to filter your assignment submission lists (Moodle Doc)
- Advanced grading (Rubrics) (Moodle Doc)
- Advanced grading (Marking guide) (Moodle Doc)
- Manually adding a Gradebook item (column) (Moodle Doc)
- Using the grading workflow on assignments (Moodle Doc)
- Setting a grading reminder on an assignment (Moodle Doc)
- Marking – SITS Marks Transfer (Admin access required)
Turnitin
Turnitin is an Internet-based plagiarism detection service which can also be used for marking /providing feedback.
- Creating a Turnitin assignment in QMplus
- Marking an assignment in QMplus (standard or Turnitin) (Moodle Doc)
- Using Turnitin Feedback Studio (under review)
- Turnitin – Allowing students to see their originality reports (under review)
- How to allow students to resubmit their work in QMplus and Turnitin (under review)
- Is the PDF annotation available for a Turnitin assignment? (under review)
Video
Video submissions are a popular way of assessing students.
Workshop
Workshop is a powerful peer assessment activity.
- Adding a Workshop Activity (Moodle Doc)
Assessment Block
The Assessment Information block will automatically collate all assessed activities that have been created in the QMplus module area.
