Question Versioning

This article summarizes how Moodle saves all iterations of a quiz question within a question bank. This article also discusses how to view different versions of a question bank question, add comments, and set the status of a question.

Faculty who teach different sections of the same course can share question banks and quizzes between Moodle courses. With the addition of question versioning in Moodle 4.0, multiple faculty members can collaborate on questions within a question bank. This article covers:

Question versioning in Moodle 4.1

• Adding comments to questions
• Setting question status

Question Versioning in Moodle 4.1

• Moodle 4.1 saves all iterations of questions within the question bank. Each time a question is edited or updated, Moodle creates a new version of the question. You can view the version number within the question bank. 

• To view all of the versions of a question, select "History" from the Actions drop-down menu. 

• Moodle will display all versions of the question. You are able to preview, edit, and delete individual question versions.

Adding Comments to Questions

• If you need to comment on a question without changing it, click on the number next to the question in the "Comments" column. 

• Add a comment in the box at the bottom of the window and click "Add comment."

• The comments column will update to indicate that there is a comment associated with the question.

Setting Question Status

• While instructors collaborate on quiz questions, they can set the question status to "Draft" to communicate that the question is not yet ready to give to students. When instructors are ready to add a question to a quiz, they can set the status to "Ready."
• The status feature does not modify the question in any way, it is used to communicate question status among collaborators. 
• Toggle between "Ready" and "Draft" status by clicking on the "Status" drop-down menu.