Canvas Quizzes Staff Guide
Quizzes in Canvas are assignments that can be used to challenge student understanding and assess comprehension of course materials.
The quiz tool is used to create and administer online quizzes and surveys. Quizzes can also be used to conduct and moderate exams and assessments, both graded and ungraded.
Canvas has four different types of quiz:
- 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.
Quiz Guides
- How do I create a quiz with individual questions?
- How do I create a Multiple Choice quiz question?
- Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available?
- What options can I set in a quiz?
- How do I use Direct Share to copy a quiz to another course?
- How do I use Direct Share to send a quiz to another instructor?
- Other Quiz Questions
Let’s get Quizzical!
We know that a lot of hard work goes into creating and delivering quizzes. Whether you have one quiz, or several with question banks, here are a few tips to save you time when creating your quiz in canvas.
Use Question Banks
Copying Quizzes
Moving/Copying Questions between Banks
Allowing Students Additional Attempts
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Good Practice
The Teaching and Learning Academy have developed the following good practice guides
Training
You may be interested in attending one of our training sessions. The Teaching and Learning Academy provide a wide range of Technology Enhanced Learning training. Take a look at our Training Page for further information.
