Instructors can change the following quiz setting for a specific user using Moodle’s User Override function:
- Extend the time limit for a quiz
- Change the date and time to access a quiz
- Add more attempts for a quiz
- Set a password (or a different password) for a quiz
- Set a different time limit for a quiz
1. Click the Quiz activity on the main Moodle page.
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2. Click on the More in the Contextual menu at the top of the page.
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2. Select Overrides from the drop-down menu.
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3. Click the Add user override button.
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4. Enter the student's name in the Search textbox, then select the name in the dropdown menu.
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5. Modify the settings that apply to this specific student. The parameters that can be adjusted are:
- Require password: set a unique password for just this particular student to begin an attempt.
- Open the quiz/Close the quiz: specify separate open and close dates that apply only for this particular student.
- Time limit: set the time duration for this particular student to finish the quiz.
- Attempts allowed: specify how many attempts this particular student is allowed.
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6. Click Save when you are finished, or to repeat this for more students, click Save and enter another override.
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Return to the Quiz main resource page for more information on other topics.