How do I create a quiz using New Quizzes?
Please look at the Knowledge Base article on new quizzes vs. Classic quizzes to see the feature changes!
1. Open Quizzes
In Course Navigation, click the Quizzes link.
2. Add Quiz
Click the Add Quiz button.
3. Create New Quiz
In the Choose a Quiz Engine screen, select the New Quizzes option [1].
Then click the Submit button [3].
4. Edit Quiz Details
In the Assignment Name field [1], enter the name of your quiz. To enter quiz details, enter the total points possible [2], select the assignment group [3], and choose how the grade is displayed to students [4].
The points possible set on the assignment details page is the total points possible for the quiz.
5. Assign Quiz
In the Assign To field [1], select who will be required to take the quiz. You can assign the quiz to individual students or sections.
In the Due field [2], select the quiz due date.
In the Available from and Until fields [3], select the availability dates for the quiz. The available from time is when the students can view the quiz. The available until time is when the quiz and feedback are no longer available to students. Warning, the available until time will stop a quiz attempt if the attempt is occurring when the available until time shuts down the quiz. Example, if the until time is set at 10:00am, and a student is still taking the quiz at that time, Canvas will auto-submit what they have and kick them out of the quiz. This can affect student accommodations. See the accommodations blog with new quizzes for more information.
6. Save Quiz
To save your quiz details, click the Save button [1]. To save and publish your quiz, click the Save & Publish button [2].
Clicking the Save or Save & Publish button returns you to the page where you opened the quiz.
7. Open Build Page
To open the New Quizzes build page and add questions and content to your quiz, click the Build button.
8. Build Quiz
In the Build page, you can edit the title and description of your quiz [1], view your item banks [2], align the quiz to outcomes [3], preview the quiz from the student view [4], and navigate the quiz [5].
You can use the Rich Content Editor to format and add content to your quiz instructions.
9. Add Content
To add content to your quiz, click the Add button.
To insert content from an item bank, click the Item Bank button [1]. To create a new question, click the button for the question type [2] or add stimulus content [3].
The following question types are available in New Quizzes:
- Categorization
- Essay
- File Upload
- Fill in the Blank
- Formula
- Hot Spot
- Matching
- Multiple Answer
- Multiple Choice
- Numeric
- Ordering
- True or False
10. Edit Question
For each question, you can enter a question title [1], question stem [2] In the Question Stem field [2], add the question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information. You can use the Rich Content Editor to format and add content to your question stem, and answers [3]. You may also select options specific to the question [4], align the question to an outcome [5], and add the question to an item bank[6].
In the Points field [7], adjust the point value for the question by entering a number or clicking the arrow buttons. To add general student feedback, click the Feedback icon [8].
To save the question, click the Done button [9].
Note: Essay questions do not include an answer field and must be graded manually.
11. Delete Question
To delete a question, click the Delete icon. The page will confirm you want to remove the item
12. View Question Navigator
In the Question Navigator, you can view each question number [1], question type [2], point total [3], question stem [4], and total question points [5].
To view a question in the quiz, click the question stem [1]. You will be taken to the question within the quiz.
To manually reorder questions, click and hold the Move icon [2]. Drag the question to where you want it to display in the quiz.