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Six Steps to Building a Quiz

by Unknown User on 2021-03-26T09:30:44-04:00 | 0 Comments
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Build your quiz, exam, or survey using the Canvas Quiz tool in 6 steps.

 

About Quizzes

Canvas has four different types of quizzes:

  • A graded quiz is the most common quiz and rewards students points based on their quiz responses.
  • A practice quiz is a learning tool to see how well users understand course material without providing a grade.
  • A graded survey rewards students with points for completing a survey but grading is not based on right or wrong answers.
  • An ungraded survey obtains opinions or other information without providing a grade.

Step 1: Add the Quiz

Navigate to the Quiz Index page and click Add Quiz to open the unnamed quiz page. On this page type a name for the quiz and the quiz instructions. Complete the quiz details by selecting the quiz type and assignment group.

Steps to add quiz

Step 2: Select the Quiz Options

Quiz options permit you to customize the quiz to your preferences. You can select settings such as a time limit to complete the quiz, shuffling the answers each time the quiz is assessed, allowing multiple attempts and several others. 

quiz options

Step 3: Maximize Quiz Security (Optional)

restrictionsTo minimize the possibility of your students cheating on assessments in Canvas, the following precautions can be set up in your graded quizzes and exams.  See QUIZ SETTINGS TO MAXIMIZE SECURITY.

 

Step 4: Assign the Quiz and Set the Deadlines

You must assign the quiz before students can assess it. You can assign the quiz to everyone in the class, a specific section, or an individual student. You can set the quiz dates such as when the quiz is due and a date or date range when the quiz is available for students to take.

quiz settings

Step 5: Create the Quiz Questions

In this step, you can create the questions individually or select questions that you previously created.  For details on creating questions, see the following articles from the Canvas Instructor Guide:
How do I create a quiz with individual questions?
How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?
How do I create a quiz by finding questions in a question bank?

For guides on more quiz question types, see the Canvas Quizzes Instructor Guide.

Step 6: Save and Publish the Quiz

When you are finished, click Save.  Once the quiz is saved, you can use the Preview button to view the quiz as the students will see it. When you are satisfied that the quiz is ready, you must publish it to make it available to your students.

publish and preview quiz


Other Canvas Quiz Tool Resources

Videos
Quiz Overview Create a Canvas Quiz Canvas Question Bank

304 - Quizzes Overview from Instructure Canvas Community on Vimeo.

Guides

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