Granting Extensions/Special Permissions for Students

User Overrides

User overrides enable individual students who may need additional time or a special accommodation of time to take a quiz or exam.

Group Overrides

Group overrides are typically setup in courses setup as metacourses with sections representing the different groups. Setting a group override based on the section/group can allow you to open/close the quiz or exam at different times based on the course schedule. 

User Overrides

User Overrides allow faculty to give individual students additional time on quizzes or allow students to take the quiz at a different time.

Scenarios:

You have a student who requires extra time on quizzes.

Create a User Override for the Quiz
  1. Click on the quiz you wish to grant the extension.
  2. Click the More from the Navigation menu at the top of the page, then click Overrides.

 

3. Click Add User Override

 

 

 

4. Select the student for whom you wish to create the override by typing the name in the Search box.

5. Then click Enable next to the Open/Close and Time limit settings and set appropriate values.

6. Click Save. (Click Save and enter another override if multiple students need an override – then repeat the above for each student.)

 

 

 

 
Common Question: Why doesn’t the ‘User Overrides’ setting work in a Moodle quiz?

If, after adding a ‘user override’ rule to a Moodle quiz, you received the following message:

Check that the quiz is visible to students. This message simply indicates that the quiz is either hidden from students or that the start date/time of the quiz has not occurred. The override will kick in when the quiz becomes available to students.

Also, if you are using time restrictions (eg. for when a quiz opens and closes), ensure that these have been set under the Timing section of the quiz settings and not under Restrict Access.

Group Overrides

  1. Click on the quiz you wish to grant the extension.
  2. Click the More from the Navigation menu at the top of the page, then click Overrides.

3. From the drop down menu, choose Group Override.

4. Click Add Group Override.

4. Choose the group you want to add the override for. Set the desired open/close date and time restrictions.

5. Click Save when finished.

6. Repeat for other groups.

Group overrides will take effect when time/date occur, only allowing students in selected group to take the exam/quiz at the allotted time.