Select the exam type and then consider the best iLearn (Moodle) tool for the job.
Exam Type | Quiz | Assignment | TurnitIn | Scan & upload |
Strict writing time enforced | Best (use the quiz timer) | Can’t enforce | Can’t enforce | – |
On-screen selected response (MCQ) and/or typed short text responses | Best | – | – | – |
On-screen/typed long response or essay questions. | OK for responses less than about 300 words – use essay question type. | OK e.g. upload word document. | Best e.g. upload word document or PDF. Provide a back-up submission method too. | – |
Handwritten pen-on-paper responses, math, diagrams with scan/upload submission. | OK (essay question type with file upload enabled only). | Best | NO! avoid using this tool for this exam type – it can cause problems! | Yes. Please see user guide*. |
* Guide: Scan and upload handwritten work to iLearn.
Further advice on creating online exams:
- Examples of online and zoom exams in the ‘iLearn for Convenors‘ unit – updated for s1 2021.
- Detailed exam prep guidance following the exam preparation timeline steps. This document provides online exam prep and design advice, and touches on contingency for on-campus exams for students who cannot attend.
General iLearn Quick guides for staff for:
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