Moodle: Quiz - Submitting Unfinished Quiz Attempts on Behalf of Students

Learn how to submit a student’s quiz attempt for them automatically without reopening the entire quiz.

Overview

Occasionally, a student may forget to submit their quiz attempt in Moodle before the deadline. This results in a “Never Submitted” status on the Quiz Results page. In Moodle 4.2, an instructor can now submit a student’s quiz attempt for them automatically without reopening the entire quiz. Follow the steps below to automatically submit a student’s last attempt.

Quiz Settings

Make sure the following options are set up in the quiz in order to reopen a quiz attempt.

1. Within the desired quiz page, go to the Settings tab
2. Under the Timing section, click the Show more… link
3. Set the When time expires option to There is a grace period when open attempts can be submitted, but no more questions answered
   • The grace period can be set to any amount of time
4. Click the Save and display button at the bottom of the page

Quiz Results Page

Here, the instructor can reopen quiz attempts for specific students.

1. Go to the Results tab of the quiz the find the student with the 'Never submitted' status
2. Click the Reopen button in the same row as student’s attempt
   
3. A pop-up will appear at the top of the screen saying “The attempt will be immediately submitted for grading”
   
4. Click the Reopen button again in the pop-up window

And that’s it. The student’s last attempt has now been submitted.

Questions?

If you need further assistance or have specific questions that aren't covered in this article, please don't hesitate to reach out for personalized support by submitting a Moodle Support ticket. 

Acknowledgement

Created by Em Palencia 5/24/24