Retrieving a Moodle Quiz Using Respondus 4.0 Campus-Wide

Note: Respondus 4.0 Campus-Wide is not installed by default. Before using this software, instructors must submit a request to IT to have Respondus installed on their college computer.

Step 1: Open Respondus

  1. Launch Respondus 4.0 Campus-Wide.
  2. Verify that Current Personality is set to Moodle. If it isn't Moodle, select it from the drop-down menu.

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Step 2: Go to the Retrieval Tab

At the top of Respondus, click Retrieval.

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Step 3: Retrieve Questions

Click Retrieve Questions.

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Respondus will open the Retrieval Wizard.

Step 4: Connect to Moodle

  1. Select your Moodle server from the list.
  2. If prompted, log in with your Cambrian College credentials.

If the Moodle server has not been configured yet:

Note: you only have to do this the first time you connect.

  • Click Add New Server
  • Select Yes, check for preconfigured server settings and click Next.
  • Follow the prompts to authorize Respondus.
  1. Enter a name to describe the server (this can be anything)
  2. Enter your a00 number (this entry is case sensitive, please be sure that the a is lower case). Check the Save my Username checkbox.
  3. Skip connection test and select Next.

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  • Click Finish and Next.
  • Sign into the popup window with your college email and password.

Step 5: Select the Course

Choose the Moodle course that contains the quiz you want to retrieve.

Click Next.

Step 6: Select the Quiz

Then select the quiz you would like to download into Respondus from the drop down. Please note that all sections and quizzes will come up, be sure to select the quiz.

Step 7: Name the Respondus File

Enter a name for the Respondus file. Name this something that will help easily identify it later.

Click Next.                          

Wait for the download to complete and click Finish.

Step 8: Print the Quiz

Click the Preview + Publish tab

Select Print Options

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Select the format

  • Exam
  • Exam with Answer Key
  • Answer Key only

Click settings next to the format to customize what will be added to the file.

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Click Apply.

Depending on the size of the quiz, this may take a few moments.

Click Print Preview to see what the file will look like or Save to File to save a copy of the quiz to a Word Document.