Quiz Activity 2.2: User and Group Overrides [Faculty]

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User and Group overrides allow you to create a unique criteria for a specific user or group of users for a specific quiz activity.

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User and Group overrides allow you to create a unique criteria for a specific user or group of users for a specific quiz activity.  User and group overrides can be used to allow extra time for ADA accommodation, change the testing window for students at a distance site, or create different passwords for different groups of students.  

This Guide Will Help You to:

Create a user override

  1. Select the quiz that requires an override.

Weekly topic with dates and displaying Quiz 2 activity

  1. Select More in the course navigation menu and then select Overrides

Quiz 1 with menu across the top displayed and includes the following options: Settings, Questions, Results, Question Bank, and More. Under More the Overrides option has an arrow pointing to it.

  1. Select Add user override.

Top menu includes: Quiz, Settings, Questions, Results, Question Bank and More. Arrow pointing to Add user override button

Note: Set the options you need for the specific student. Anything you do not set will default to the main quiz settings.

  1. Use the Search box to add a single student.

Arrow pointing to search field

  1. If a password is needed, select Click to enter text to create a password.  

  2. Passwords are case sensitive and must be typed exactly the same.

  3. Select the eye icon to see what you are typing.

Click to enter text is displayed in the Require password field and an eye icon is to the right of the password entry box

  1. To set the different Open and Close date and time, select the Enable boxes..

    1. From the Open the quiz and Close the quiz drop-down menus, select the date and time.

Open and close the quiz settings with date and time dropdown menus displayed

  1. To set a different Time limit, select the Enable box.

    1. In the Time limit field, type in the time limit.

    2. Choose from weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Time limit setting with a box for a number and another for a selection of measurement of weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds to choose from

  1. From the Attempts allowed drop-down menu, select a number to allow multiple attempts.

Attempts allowed has a dropdown to choose either unlimited or a specific number

Note: To change the settings back to the main settings of the quiz, select Revert to quiz defaults.

  1. Once you have selected the unique quiz settings for the chosen student, select Save.

The following buttons display: Revert to quiz defaults, Save, Save and enter another override, and Cancel

Note: You can select Save and enter another override if you need to create another individual user override.

Create a group override

A group override can be used to create unique quiz settings for a group of students. Before creating a group override, you must create the group in the course.  

For more information on creating groups, see Groups and Groupings

  1. Select the quiz for which an override is needed.

Weekly topic with dates and displaying Quiz 2 activity

  1. Select More in the course navigation menu and then select Overrides

Quiz 1 with menu across the top displayed and includes the following options: Settings, Questions, Results, Question Bank, and More. Under More the Overrides option has an arrow pointing to it.

  1. Select Group overrides from the drop-down and select the Add group override button.

Top menu includes: Quiz, Settings, Questions, Results, Question Bank and More. Arrow pointing to Add group override button

Note: You can only select one group. If you use groups for forums or other activities, you will want to create groupings to organize your various groups.  

For more information and help with groups and groupings, contact the ITRC - (208) 282-5880 or email itrc@isu.edu

Note: Select the options you need for this group. Anything you do not set will default to the main quiz settings.

  1. From the Override group drop-down menu, select the group for the override.

Override group has a selection box with a dropdown listing of groups in the course to choose from and an arrow pointing to it

  1. If a password is needed, Select Click to enter text to create a password.  

  2. Passwords are case sensitive and must be typed exactly the same.

  3. Select the eye icon to see what you are typing.

Click to enter text is displayed in the Require password field and an eye icon is to the right of the password entry box

  1. To set a different Open and Close time, select the Enable box.

    1. From the Open the quiz and Close the quiz drop-down menus, select the dates and times.

Open and close the quiz settings with date and time dropdown menus displayed

  1. To set a different Time limit, select the Enable box.

    1. In the Time limit field, type in the time limit.

    2. Choose from weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Time limit setting with a box for a number and another for a selection of measurement of weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds to choose from

  1. To allow multiple attempts, select the desired number from the drop-down menu.

Attempts allowed has a dropdown to choose either unlimited or a specific number

Note: To change the settings back to the main settings of the quiz, select Revert to quiz defaults.

To save:

  • Select Save to be taken to a list of overrides for the quiz.

  • Select Save and enter another override to create more overrides for this quiz.

  • Select Cancel to discard changes.

The following buttons display: Revert to quiz defaults, Save, Save and enter another override, and Cancel

Seek Further Assistance

For additional assistance, please contact the ITRC at (208) 282-5880 or itrc@isu.edu

 

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Article ID: 53130
Created
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