Classic Quizzes

There are four types of assessments you can create with the Classic Quizzes. Depending on the questions types you use in a quiz, the quizzes can be auto graded. 

• What quiz types can I create in a course? (Links to an external site.)
  • Assignment Quizzes- Assignment quizzes are graded quizzes. Once a student completes a quiz or the quiz has been graded, the score will automatically be recorded in the gradebook.
    • • It is important to note that the points for the quiz are assigned to questions or question groups in the quiz. If you are using individual questions in a quiz, you can change the point value of the quiz by changing the point value of each question or increasing or decreasing the number of questions in the quiz.
      • If you are using question groups, you can apply a point value at the group level for each question in the question group. This will override the question points that have been assigned to individual questions. 
  • Practice Quizzes- Practice quizzes are ungraded quizzes. These are similar to graded quizzes with the exception of not being recorded in the gradebook. 
  • Graded Surveys- Points can be assigned to reward students for completing the survey. The points are not assigned to the questions or question groups in the survey. In the survey settings instructors can make student feedback anonymous.  
  • Ungraded Surveys- Similar to graded surveys but are not recorded in the gradebook. 

As you scroll down the settings tab in a quiz in edit mode, you will see the the quiz settings. Below is a brief overview of the quiz settings. Learn more by reviewing the following guides. 

• What options can I set in a quiz? (Links to an external site.)
• Quiz Settings to Maximize Security 
• How can I create a quiz where students only see one question at a time?

Options and Restrictions

Below are the details of the options. Review the numbered items below. 

1. Shuffle answers - This option will shuffle the answers in each question in the quiz. Note: This option is set at the quiz level and will affect ALL questions in the quiz. Do NOT use this option if you have quiz questions that are dependent on answer order such as "All of the above" or "Both answers 1 and 3".
2. Time Limit - Input the number of minutes students will have to complete the quiz. The timer begins as soon as the students click the Take this quiz button.
3. Multiple attempts - Single attempt is the default option. When selecting multiple attempts, more options will become available. Be sure to select your desired options.
4. Result options - Please note the default settings are to allow students to see their quiz responses and correct answers. Instructors can choose to prevent students from seeing their quiz responses after they are done taking a quiz.
5. One Question at Time - When applied, students will see one question at at time. Instructors have the option to not allow backtracking.
6. Require Access Code - Enter a passcode that will be required before the student can complete the quiz. This option is best used in the classroom when you proctor a quiz or when you require students to go to the proctoring lab to complete the quiz. 
7. Filter IP Addresses - You can filter IP addresses and require students to take a quiz from a specific computer lab. This option must coordinated with Information Systems and Services.

See Assignment page for details. 

From the Add tab, there are three ways to add questions to a quiz. 

• New Question - Create a question directly in the quiz. You can choose which question type to create. It is important to note that questions added directly to a quiz are automatically added to a question bank called "Unfiled Questions". 
• Question Group - When this option is selected, questions that are already in the quiz can be dragged into the group OR you can link to a question bank. The point value for each question in the group and number of questions can be edited in the group settings. This will allow you randomize questions in the quiz. 
• Find Questions - This option will display the question banks available in the course. You can choose to add questions directly to the quiz OR create/add a question group to add the questions to BEFORE you add them to the quiz. 

Below are guides on creating questions in quizzes. For tips on importing questions, see next section below. 

• How do I create a quiz with individual questions? Links to an external site.
• How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions? Links to an external site.
• How do I create a quiz by finding questions in a question bank? Links to an external site.
• How do I create a quiz with a question group linked to a question bank? Links to an external site.

Click Quizzes in the course menu. From the options menu select manage question banks. 

• How do I use the Quizzes Index Page? Links to an external site.

 It is extremely important to understand that there is no direct connection to questions in quizzes to questions in question banks. Questions stored in question banks are considered templates and are considered a copy. If you edit questions in the question banks, the updates will NOT appear in the quiz that has the same questions. If you edit questions in a quiz, they will NOT be updated in the question banks. 

It is best to import or create questions in question bank first so the questions will be organized in an orderly arrangement. For example, some instructors prefer to organize questions by chapter, subject, or question type. If questions are created directly in the quiz, the questions are automatically stored in question bank called unfiled questions. You can create several quizzes and the questions are stored in one huge bank. This will be make it difficult to reuse the questions. You can rename the bank or move questions to another bank at a later time; however, the work flow is not the best. It can be easy to forget to organize the questions in the Unfiled question bank after creating a quiz. 

• How do I create a question bank in a course? Links to an external site.
• How do I move multiple questions from one question bank to another? Links to an external site.
• How do I move/copy a question from one question bank to another? Links to an external site.
• How do I delete a question bank in a course? Links to an external site.
• How do I bookmark a question bank in a course? Links to an external site.
• How do I unbookmark a question bank in a course? Links to an external site.

QTI stands for Question & Test Interoperability and is a standard developed by the 1EdTech ConsortiumLinks to an external site. for sharing assessment data between platforms. Most textbook publishers offer resources with the adopted textbook. Contact your textbook publisher representative to see what is available. This can save valuable time if the publisher has resources that can be imported directly into Canvas. The resources may include QTI quiz import packages, course import packages, Word and PowerPoint files or other documents.

Publishers will often post QTI files on instructor resources page for the textbook. Instructors will typically have to create an account to gain access to these resources. QTI files are typically created with a particular LMS in mind. Basically they are designed to import the entire question bank from one file. Sometimes this works great and other times not so much depending on how well the textbook publisher configures the QTI file. Most publishers do not design package files specifically for Canvas because Canvas can import any QTI formatted quiz package (see guide linked below).  If Canvas is not an option, try using the Blackboard 7+ option. If that doesn't work try the WebCT/Vista format. The Blackboard option is generally better because it preserves the quiz and question bank titles where the WebCT format does not. Often with WebCT import every quiz and question bank will have a title of "unnamed quiz". See the following guides for more details on this option. 

• How do I import quizzes from QTI packages? Links to an external site.
• Importing Question Banks Troubleshooting Guide Links to an external site. - via the Canvas Community

Pros

• Quickly imports quizzes and question banks
• Doesn't require typing or copying and pasting questions 

Cons

• Doesn't allow you to preview questions or choose questions to import
• Publishers typically will not have a file formatted for Canvas
• Questions and Quizzes may import as one huge quiz and question bank
• May require some clean-up in Canvas such as removing questions types you don't plan to use or create banks and moving questions into new banks for organization purposes
• Some publishers are lacking in support services

Respondus is available on your desktop computer. Please contact Information Systems & Services if you do not see the software on your desktop. Review the Respondus handouts and videos below for further instructions.

Note: At this time Respondus only works with the current (classic) quiz tool. 

Please review the following guides for instructions on how to use Respondus. 

• Respondus Quick Start Guide Links to an external site. (PDF) - via Respondus website
• Respondus Video Tutorials Links to an external site.  - via the Respondus website, be sure to select the video for Canvas
• Respondus Test Bank Network Links to an external site.  - via the Respondus website. If you have adopted a new textbook, the question banks may be available in Test Bank Network. Contact your publisher representative to see what is available. 
• Respondus 4.0 & Test Bank Network Help Links to an external site. - via Respondus support site

Quizzes have additional features that allow instructors to moderate quizzes. This is especially helpful for students who need extra time or when an instructor wants to extend the time the quiz is available for some students. Note: When giving extra time, you must apply the settings to each quiz separately. 

• Once I publish a quiz, how do I make additional changes? Links to an external site.
• Once I publish a quiz, how do I use the Moderate Quiz page? Links to an external site.
• Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available? Links to an external site.
• Once I publish a quiz, how can I give my students extra attempts? Links to an external site.
• Once I publish a timed quiz, how can I give my students extra time? Links to an external site.
• How do I manually submit outstanding student quiz submissions? Links to an external site.

You can grade questions directly in SpeedGrader. You can choose to grade essay questions by question. 

• How do I grade quiz questions in SpeedGrader? Links to an external site.
• How do I adjust the point value for an entire quiz using fudge points in SpeedGrader? Links to an external site.
• How do I grade one quiz question at a time in SpeedGrader? Links to an external site.

This feature allows you to regrade a quiz. This is helpful if you find a question in a quiz that has an error after students have taken the quiz.

Important Notes

• This feature only works with quizzes where the questions have been added directly to the quiz. It does NOT work in quizzes with a question group that links to a question bank.
• This feature is only available for TF, Multiple choice, and Multiple answer question types. 

Review the following guides. 

• What options can I use to regrade a quiz in a course? Links to an external site.
• How do I regrade a Multiple Choice quiz question? Links to an external site.
• How do I regrade a True/False quiz question? Links to an external site.
• How do I regrade a Multiple Answers quiz question? Links to an external site.

After students have completed a quiz, instructors can view attempts and download the quiz statistics.

• How do I view student results in a quiz? Links to an external site.
• How do I view a quiz log for a student? Links to an external site.
• How do I create a survey in my course? Links to an external site.
• How do I view survey results in a course? Links to an external site.
• How do I view practice quiz results in a course? Links to an external site.