Essay questions tend to require a research or reflective answer from students.  They can demonstrate student understanding of the material at a higher level. In Moodle students can write directly in Moodle or upload a file; they can be combined with different questions in one exam; and student responses are concentrated in one place (in Moodle and not in your email).

Note: Essay questions need to be checked manually

1. Enter the course site
2. Click Edit
3. Select the teaching unit where the exam is located
4. Click on “Edit Quiz” and “Add”The first time you add questions, this screen will appear:

   

   

   After you have added a question and want to access the exam to add additional questions, the following screen appears:

   

   Click the gear and select “Edit quiz.”

5. To make copying difficult, select the option “Shuffle.”
6. There are three options for adding a question:
   To add questions from the “question bank” or “random questions from a category” see: Question Bank.
   
   Add a new question directly to the exam:
   
7. Click on “New Question”
8. Select the type of question: “Essay” and click “Add.”
9. Select a Category
   IMPORTANT: If a category is not chosen you will not be able to reuse the question in another exam or course.
10. Fill in the question name (write a name related to the content of the question and not just a number), Question Text, Default Mark and General Feedback.

Response Options

Response format

• • HTML editor (Includes a tool bar)
  • HTML editor with file picker (ability to both enter text directly into Moodle and upload a file).
  • Plain Text
  • Plain text, monospaced font
  • No online text (If you choose this option ensure that you allow a file)

Require Text – choose whether to require the students to enter text directly to Moodle.

Allow and Require Attachments – If the students need to upload a file, these options need to be completed.

14. An example of an essay question, file upload only.
    
15. An example of an essay question, file upload and online text.
    
16. An example of an essay question, online text only.
17. Save the question
    ** If you have selected a category the question will automatically be saved in the “question bank” and available for re-use. **