Features - MoodleDocs (2024)

FAQs

Can Moodle see if you switch tabs? ›

The Myth of Tab Switch Detection: Contrary to popular belief, Moodle itself does not have built-in tab switch detection capabilities. The platform cannot directly determine whether learners have switched to another tab while accessing course content or taking assessments.

Click Create a new question.

Select Short Answer from the sidebar at the left, then click Add at the bottom. Enter the Question name, Question text, and Default points which are Required Settings for the Short Answer Question.

Moodle itself can't, but it can use checkers like super sniffer dogs for the internet to flag potential copying.

Don't use your web browser's forward and back buttons — use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons or the links in the Quiz Navigation box instead. Don't worry about losing your work. Moodle autosaves every minute so that your answers aren't lost if you accidentally close the window or lose a connection.

Moodle itself doesn't have built-in features specifically designed to detect cheating. However, it can be integrated with third-party tools or plugins that provide anti-cheating measures.

The figure shows examples of mouse tracking implemented as a block plugin (in blue) and theme plugin (in red). Mouse tracking serves as an alternative to eye tracking in measuring the learning process in education because of its affordability.

Advantages and limitations

Gives opportunities for students to show higher level skills and knowledge. Allows students to elaborate on responses in a limited way. Provides an opportunity to assess a student's writing ability. Can be less time consuming to prepare than other item types.

Course logs allow instructors to see when and which resources or activities have been accessed. You can check to see if an individual student has viewed a specific resource or participated in a particular activity.

Moodle Proctoring

It will capture the picture automatically every 30 seconds and store it as a PNG image. It also captures the screenshot during the quiz. This plugin will help you to capture random pictures via webcam & as well as screenshot when the student/user is attempting the Quiz.

Can Moodle tell if you use ChatGPT? ›

In April of 2023, Copyleaks, a well-known plagiarism detection service, partnered with Moodle to allow for AI-generated text detection through its scanning service. According to its own website, the Copyleaks and Moodle integration can detect: AI-generated content, including content created by ChatGPT and Google Bard.

Supervisors receive alerts for inappropriate activities, such as noise in the room, ensuring effective oversight without continuous human monitoring. Unlike live proctoring, recorded proctoring, is fully automated, capturing the complete exam session, including the student's screen, audio, and webcam feed.

[#MDL-68693] Assignment: Deleted PDF submissions can still be viewed - Moodle Tracker.

Instructor tracking can include but is not limited to: viewing your logins, downloads, page clicks, and traffic. Instructors can also generate and analyze reports from your student data.

Nope! Moodle can't see what you're doing in other tabs while you're taking a quiz.

Moodle allows instructors to request reports detailing which resources and activities of a course have been accessed, when, and by whom. Moodle produces several kinds of reports: Logs – generates a filtered report showing information about a particular activity or student.

Activity Logs: Moodle tracks student activity, helping educators identify unusual patterns.

The Moodle Proctoring tool is for MCQ (Quiz) assessments only and captures your picture via webcam to identify who is attempting the MCQ (Quiz) assessment.