The Moodle Choice tool can be used for quick polls, registration, or
other activities that require a quick response to a single question.
You can access Choices two ways.
Click on the Choice icon 
or name on
your class page:
Click on the Choice icon in the list of activities:
You will then see a list of all the Choices for your class:
Scroll down until you find the Choice you need. Click on the Choice
name or icon to access that Choice.
When you click on the Choice's name or icon, you will see the Choice:
The text or question will be at the top, with radio buttons
below. Select the appropriate option, then click on 
.
If your instructor has made the results available, the page will
refresh and you will see a table displaying the results so far.
The results may be anonymous:
The results may also display the names of participants along with their
choices:
If your instructor has not opted to make results immediately available,
the page will refresh and you will see your choice displayed:
To create a choice, first 
From the Add an activity
drop-down menu in the appropriate week, select Choice.
Provide a name for your choice:
The Choice text will be the
instructions for those who are responding to the Choice:
After giving a description for the Choice, you will be prompted to
specify the response options:
Add the text of the choice in the text box. Up to ten options are
allowed.
If you wish to restrict the number of times an option can be selected,
you can select Enable from the
above menu. Once you've selected Enable,
go back and specify the number of times each choice can be selected
using the Limit box.
Next, there are a variety of options that control the display and
availability of this Choice:
Selecting the Restrict answering to
this time period option allows you to set a specific time period
for response to the Choice. This can be useful if the Choice tool
is used for signing up for a presentation date or project group, for
example. If you wish to set up a restricted period, check the box
by this option, and then provide the Open
and Until dates and times.
Display mode determines whether
choices and results are displayed horizontally or vertically.
Publish results determines
student access to Choice results.
If results are displayed to students, the Privacy of results field determines
whether or not student names and data are included in the displayed
results.
Allow choice to be updated
determines whether or not the choice can be changed once created.
Show column for unanswered
determines whether or not a column is displayed in the results to
indicate the number of participants who have not responded.
Group mode allows you to
control response and display by group, using groups set up in the Group
menu. Visible Groups or Separate Groups will use groups set
up in from the Groups menu. More information on Groups is
available in the Groups
portion of this
guide.
The Visible option allows
you to Show (or make
available) or Hide (keep
hidden) the new Choice.
Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on 
. The page will refresh to display your
new Choice.
Once your students have responded to the Choice, you will see an
indication in the upper right hand corner indicating the number of
responses:
Clicking on this link will take you to the students' responses:
If for some reason you need to clear out individual or multiple
results, you can select individuals by clicking on the checkbox by
their name and avatar image - you can also use the select options:
You can also export the results into two formats:
