FAQ and Other Tips and Tricks

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How do I remove attempts from a quiz?

1) Click the name of the quiz.

click that quiz

2) Click the Attempts link in the middle of this page.

quiz_attempts


3) Change the "Attempts from" drop down under "What to include in the report" to say "all users who have attempted the quiz."

quiz_users_dropdown


4) Click Show Report under the options.

quiz_show_report

5) Select the attempts you wish to delete by clicking the button next to the user's name.

quiz_attempts_table

6) Click Delete selected attempts.

7) Click Yes when it asks for confirmation.

IMPORTANT: Removing attempts deletes the data of previous attempts.  Before attempts are deleted, you can download the data. To download the data, follow steps 1-4 below, then locate the "Download" button above the attempts report seen in step 5.  You can now select which attempts you wish to download and click "Download."  Please see below.

Moodle FAQ-Download Attempts

 

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