MEC Moodle Platform Navigation & Configuration 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Moodle course format displays all topics on a single, scrollable page?
- Weekly format
- Topics format (Correct answer)
- Single activity format
- Social format
Correct answer: Topics format
The Topics format presents all course sections one after another on a single page, while the Weekly format organizes sections by date.
Question 2: An educator wants to restrict a quiz to students in a specific group. Which Moodle feature should they use?
- Groupings with activity access restrictions (Correct answer)
- Course enrollment settings
- User override in quiz settings
- Role assignment within the quiz
Correct answer: Groupings with activity access restrictions
Groupings allow educators to bundle groups together, and the 'Restrict access' condition can limit an activity's visibility to members of a specific grouping.
Question 3: Where would you configure the maximum file size a student can upload in a Moodle assignment?
- Site Administration > Security > File uploads
- Assignment settings > Submission settings > Maximum submission size (Correct answer)
- Course settings > File limits
- User profile > Upload quota
Correct answer: Assignment settings > Submission settings > Maximum submission size
The maximum submission size for file uploads in an assignment is set within the assignment's own Submission settings section.
Question 4: What does the 'Move to top' option do when editing a Moodle course section?
- Pins the section so it always appears first regardless of order
- Moves the section to the first position in the course layout (Correct answer)
- Collapses all other sections and highlights this one
- Sets this section as the default landing section for students
Correct answer: Moves the section to the first position in the course layout
'Move to top' repositions the selected section to the very beginning of the course, pushing all other sections down.
Question 5: Which Moodle feature allows an educator to see the course exactly as a specific student sees it?
- Switch role to... Student
- Log in as... (student) (Correct answer)
- Student preview mode
- Course preview
Correct answer: Log in as... (student)
'Log in as' (accessible to admins) shows the course from the exact perspective of a specific user including their personal settings, while 'Switch role' shows a generic student view.
Question 6: In Moodle, what is the effect of enabling 'Group mode: Separate groups' at the course level?
- Students are divided into groups but can see each other's work
- Students can only see and interact with members of their own group by default (Correct answer)
- Groups are visible to teachers only and hidden from students
- Each group receives a separate copy of every course activity
Correct answer: Students can only see and interact with members of their own group by default
Separate groups mode means students can only see forum posts, assignment submissions, and other group-aware content from their own group members.
Question 7: Which Moodle page layout option hides the Navigation drawer and blocks to give maximum content width?
- Full screen view (Correct answer)
- Boost compact mode
- Course page layout
- No blocks layout
Correct answer: Full screen view
The full screen view (available in some activities and editors) collapses the navigation drawer and side blocks to maximize content display area.
MEC Moodle Platform Navigation & Configuration 3
Which Moodle course format displays all topics on a single, scrollable page?