Moodle: Choice

Overview

Choice creates an activity for students that offers a simple range of options to be selected from. Options can be defined, and the behaviour of the choice can be changed between single and multiple options.  

Adding choice to Moodle 

• Switch Edit mode on 
• Click Add activity or resource 
• Select Choice

• Enter a Name and optional Description 
• Under Options: 
  • Set how you’d like the Choice activity to behave. Additional settings allow limiting Option response numbers. 
  • Add your Option details
• Under Availability, set the date range for responses to be accepted 
• Under Results set the behaviour for displaying results to students 
• Click Save and display

Using Choice 

The Choice activity window will display available options, plus a breakdown of user responses.  

To manage responses: 

• Open the Choice activity 
• Click Open course menu, then Responses 
• Select tick boxes for a Choice option, individual user, or click Select all for a list of additional actions. Users can be moved between options, or have their response deleted. 
• Responses can also be exported using the download options in this view