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Quizzes and assessments

Create comprehensive assessments to test student knowledge. The platform supports multiple choice questions with automatic grading and open-ended (essay) questions with manual grading by the teacher.

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Creating a quiz

1

Access the quiz list

In the sidebar menu, click Quizzes. You will see the list of all existing quizzes with title, linked course, number of questions, and status.
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Click New quiz

Fill in the basic information: title, description, and select the course the quiz will be linked to.
3

Configure the rules

Set the time limit, number of attempts, minimum passing score, and other behavior options.
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Add questions

Create multiple choice or open-ended questions. Each question has a point value.
5

Publish

Activate the quiz so students can access it. You can schedule availability for a future date.

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Quiz fields

When creating or editing a quiz, you configure the following fields:
FieldDescription
TitleQuiz name displayed to students
DescriptionExplanatory text about the assessed content
CourseCourse the quiz is linked to
CategoryThematic classification of the quiz
Difficulty levelEasy, medium, or hard
Typemultipla_escolha, resposta_aberta, or diversos (mixed)
Time (minutes)Time limit for completion. Leave empty for no limit
Minimum correct answersMinimum number of correct answers to pass
Maximum attemptsHow many times the student can retake. Empty for unlimited
Interval between attemptsMinimum time in minutes between one attempt and the next
Show immediate resultWhether the student sees the result right after finishing

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Scheduling and expiration

You can control when the quiz becomes available:
FieldDescription
Quiz openWhether it is currently accessible to students
ScheduledWhether it has a programmed opening date
Scheduled dateWhen the quiz will be opened automatically
Expiration dateWhen the quiz will be closed automatically
TagsLabels for organization and search
Scheduled quizzes are visible in the student’s list with an indication of when they will be available, but cannot be started before the date.

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Question types

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Multiple choice

Objective questions with one or more correct alternatives. For each multiple choice question, you define:
  • Prompt - Question text (supports rich formatting via Lexical editor)
  • Alternatives - List of options with text
  • Correct answer(s) - Mark which alternatives are correct
  • Value - Question score
Grading is automatic: the system compares the student’s answers with the answer key and calculates the score immediately.

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Open-ended (essay) questions

Questions that require a written response from the student. For each open-ended question, you define:
  • Prompt - Question text (Lexical editor with rich formatting)
  • Value - Maximum score for the question
Grading is manual: the teacher needs to evaluate each response individually, assign a score, and provide feedback.
The prompt editor uses Lexical and stores content as structured JSON, enabling rich formatting with bold, italic, lists, links, and images.

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Mixed type (diversos)

Quizzes of type diversos allow combining multiple choice and open-ended questions in the same quiz. Objective questions are graded automatically and open-ended questions await manual grading.

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Attempt lifecycle

When a student starts a quiz, the attempt goes through the following states: 
Start -> In progress -> Finish
                     -> Abandon (timeout or withdrawal)
  1. Start - The student clicks “Start quiz”. An attempt is created with status em_andamento and the timer begins (if there is a time limit)
  2. Answer - The student answers the questions. Responses are saved progressively
  3. Finish - The student clicks “Finish” or time expires. The attempt receives status finalizado and the score is calculated
  4. Abandon - If the student leaves without finishing and time expires, the attempt receives status abandonado
If the quiz has a time limit, the timer continues even if the student closes the browser. Upon returning, the remaining time will be whatever was left.

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Results and statistics

When mostrar_resultado_imediato is enabled, after finishing the attempt the student sees:
  • Score obtained - Total points
  • Total correct - Number of correct questions (for multiple choice)
  • Ranking position - Comparison with other students
  • Overall average - Average of all participants
  • Total participants - How many students have taken it
  • Accuracy rate per question - Percentage of correct answers for each question

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Tips for creating good quizzes

  • Write clear and unambiguous prompts
  • Create plausible alternatives (avoid obviously wrong options)
  • Vary the position of the correct answer
  • Include between 4 and 5 alternatives per question
  • Use the category field to organize questions by topic
Use quizzes with intervalo_tentativas_minutos to encourage studying between attempts. A 24-hour interval (1440 minutes) between attempts encourages students to review the content before trying again.

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Next steps

Grade questions

Evaluate open-ended responses and provide feedback

Analytics

View quiz performance metrics