Word Table quiz import

The Word Table format lets you create Moodle quiz questions, including comprehensive  feedback and grades in Word tables, then upload them to Moodle. This can save you time.

All the main question types except Calculated questions are supported. That means you can import the following:

• Matching: Match 4 or more words or phrases. No feedback is included.
• Multiple-Choice: Choose the 1 correct answer from 4 or more possible answers. Specific feedback can be added for each answer. 
• Multiple-Answer: Choose 1 or more correct answers from 4 or more possible answers. Specific feedback can be added for each answer.
• Short Answer: Free text answer. Specific feedback can be added for each possible answer.
• Description: Not a question, just a facility to add some text, usually instructions for a set of following questions.
• Essay: An essay question allows the entry of free text, which is not graded.
• True/False: Choose whether a statement is true or false. Specific feedback can be added for each answer - NOTE:  these are usually best avoided as they are easy to guess.

Coming soon...

• Cloze: Fill-in-the-blanks or Embedded answers question. Use bold to enter Multichoice items, italic to enter Short Answer items, and underline to enter Numerical items.

Creating your quiz questions in a Word document

>> DOWNLOAD THE TEMPLATE FILE

You can either use this Word template file* *and copy and paste the tables for how ever many questions you want to create or install a plugin for Word (see below) to allow you to create new quizzes and add new questions into a Word table by clicking on buttons within the Word Add-Ins tab.

Installing the Word Add-In

Follow the instructions below to download and install the plugin for your platform. Once installed it should appear in the Moodle or Add-Ins tab in Word.

Windows

1. Download the Word 2007/2010 installer Zip file (works with later Word versions as well) and unzip the files to a folder. There are two files included in the installer package: moodle2WordInstaller_v2_x.docm and moodleQuestion.dot
2. Start Microsoft Word, and use the command File>Options>Trust Center>Trust Center Settings... and set Macro Settings to “Disable all macros except digitally signed macros”.
3. Open the file moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.docm, and you will see a Security Warning bar at the top of the file. Click on the “Options” button to open the Security Options dialog box. The publisher who digitally signed the files is "XML Workshop Ltd.", the company I work for.
4. Click the check box next to "Trust all documents from this publisher". See the Set Security Options GIF animation (new window).
5. Click Yes to Install the Moodle Word template in your startup folder. A message box should then be displayed, saying the templates have been installed/copied, and you must restart Word. Click Yes to exit Word, then start it again.
6. A new menu called "Moodle" should appear to the right of the menu bar, and clicking on this will display the Moodle question ribbon.
7. In the Moodle ribbon, click the "New Question File" button and start a new question file. You will be prompted to save it in Word 97-2003 format (.doc) immediately.

Mac

1. Download the Word 2003 installer Zip file, and unzip the files to a folder. There are two files included in the installer package: moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.doc and moodleQuestion.dot.
2. Start Microsoft Word, and use the command Tools>Macro>Security to set macro security to "High".
3. Open the file moodle2WordInstaller_v2_0.doc, and you will be prompted to install the files. Click 'Yes'.
4. You may be warned about macros in the file, and asked if you trust the publisher who digitally signed the files. In this case the publisher is "XML Workshop Ltd.", the company I work for. You don't have much choice but to trust us if you want to use the templates.
5. Click the check box next to "Always trust templates from this publisher", and then click the "Enable Macros" button.
6. Click Yes to Install the Moodle Word template in your startup folder.
7. A message box should be displayed, saying the templates have been installed/copied, and you must restart Word. Click Yes to exit Word, then start it again.
8. A new menu "Moodle" should appear, and a toolbar too.
9. Click the button "New Question File" and a new question file should be opened

Follow these instructions to install the Add-In for other Word versions.

Importing the Word document to Moodle

Once you have created your Word Table document with your questions and are ready to upload them to Moodle...

1. Navigate to your Moodle course
2. In the Settings menu, click Question Bank.
3. In the Settings menu, click Import.
4. Select Microsoft Word table format (wordtable)
5. Choose the category you would like to import questions in to. You can leave this as the default if you like.
6. If you keep 'Get category from file' selected, Moodle will create categories based on those in the Word file you upload.
7. Drag your Word document to the import file area, or click Choose a file... > Upload a file and Choose File, then select it from your computer and click Open and Upload this file.
8. Click Import.