Joseph Thibault
Lead maintainer
Response template
Maintained by
Joseph Thibault, Mike Nodding
Preset a response template while creating your online text assignment, this will be inserted to the student writing area when they open/begin the assignment.
Description
Response Template — Assignment Submission Plugin
An assignment submission plugin for Moodle that lets teachers define a response template which is pre-filled into the online text editor when students first open their submission.
Use case
Assignment grading and feedback workflows are often better suited than quiz for exam-style scenarios. This plugin brings the "essay question with template" pattern from quiz into assignments — teachers provide structured prompts
(headings, numbered sections, tables) and students fill in their responses.
How it works
- Teacher enables both Online text and Response template in the assignment settings, then writes template content in the WYSIWYG editor.
- Student opens the assignment for the first time — the template appears pre-filled in their TinyMCE editor.
- Student edits, adds their work, and saves/submits as normal.
- On return — if the student already has a saved draft or submission, the template is **not** re-applied. Their work is preserved.
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