Creating Quizzes
Do you want to see how your classes perform? What about automatically graded Quizzes? Use our online Quiz feature so you can see immediate performance analytics!
Create and Send a new Quiz
It's easy to get started creating Quizzes for your classes. Once you have created the Quiz, then you need to send the Quiz to your class so they can complete the Quiz.
- Select the “Quiz” tab located in the post bubble at the top of your Edmodo Homepage.
- Click “Create a Quiz” to create a new Quiz or follow these instructions if you are loading a previously loaded Quiz.
- Click the "+Add First Question" button.
- 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, maximum time limit is 1440 minutes or 24 hours
- Description - complete the “About this Quiz” field on the right panel to describe the Quiz
- Show Results - check this box under “Quiz Options” to show students their immediate Quiz results
- Randomize questions - check this box under “Quiz Options” to randomize questions for each student taking the Quiz
- Select the question type from the Type drop-down. Choose from multiple choice, true/false, short answer, fill in the blank or matching. (You may also click the “Load” link on the left panel to load a previously created question from your question bank.)
- 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.) By default, you have two response fields, if you want to add more, click the "Add Response" button below the second response field, to add more responses.
- 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 to give it more weight).
- Select the “+” button on the left side panel to add a new question. You can go back and edit questions, by selecting the question number from the left panel. Click the "Load" link next to the "+" button to load previously created questions.
- Select the question number in the left side 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 side 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).
- Select the "Print" link to print a hard copy of the Quiz, you can give this to students to complete.
- Click the “Assign Quiz” button at the top right corner of the page to post the Quiz.
- Select a due date by clicking in the due date field or on the "Edmodo Planner" icon.
- Check Add to Gradebook to automatically add it to your gradebook, if you forget this step you can add it to your gradebook later.
- 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.
Grade A Quiz
Once your students have submitted a Quiz, you will have to grade the 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 has 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 side panel to review the responses on 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
- Click in the "Comments" field in order to leave a comment.