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How do I create a quiz using New Quizzes?

You can create a quiz using New Quizzes from the Quizzes page. You can create various types of content in each quiz.

Note: New Quizzes is an opt-in tool. If this tool is not available to you, please contact your Canvas admin.

00:07: How do I create a quiz using New Quizzes?

00:10: In Course Navigation, click the Quizzes link.

00:14: Click the Add Quiz button.

00:17: In the Choose a Quiz Engine screen, select the New Quizzes option. To

00:21: save your quiz engine selection for this course,

00:24: check the Remember my choice for this course checkbox. Then click

00:28: the Submit button.

00:30: In the Assignment Name field, enter the name of your quiz.

00:34: To enter quiz details, enter the total points possible, select the

00:38: assignment group, and choose how the grade is displayed to students.

00:43: To remove this quiz from Final Grade calculations.

00:46: Click the do not count this assignment towards the final grade checkbox, The

00:51: points possible set on the assignment Details page is the total points

00:56: possible for the quiz points at per question, determine

01:00: points, earned for correct, answers points earned for correct, answers are totaled

01:04: and divided by the sum of the total question points for the quiz.

01:09: That percentage is then used to calculate the final score based on the total

01:13: points set on the assignment Details page.

01:15: For example, if you set the total points on the assignment, Details page

01:19: to 50 and creating quiz with 10 questions, each worth one

01:24: point. The quiz has a total of 10 points but is worth 50

01:28: points when graded, if a student answers, nine questions correctly,

01:32: their quiz score is 90%, nine out of 10.

01:35: However, their final score in the grade book, will be 45 to

01:39: 50 90%.

01:42: Anonymous grading hides student names from graders when they view assignment submissions

01:47: in SpeedGrader.

01:49: In the Assign area, you can assign the quiz to students, add due dates, and add

01:53: availability dates.

01:55: To save your quiz details, click the Save button. To save and

01:59: publish your quiz, click the Save & Publish button.

02:03: Clicking the Save or Save & Publish button returns you to the page where you opened

02:07: the quiz.

02:09: To open the New Quizzes build page and add questions and content to your

02:13: quiz, click the Build button.

02:16: If you clicked the Save or Save and Publish button and returned to the page where you opened

02:20: the quiz, you can click the Options icon and then click the Build link.

02:25: In the Build page, you can edit the title and description of your quiz, view

02:29: your item banks, align the quiz to outcomes, preview the quiz from the student

02:33: view, and navigate the quiz. You can use the Rich

02:38: Content Editor to format and add content to your quiz instructions.

02:43: To add content to your quiz, click the Add button.

02:47: To insert content from an item bank, click the Item Bank button.

02:51: To create a new question. Click the button for the question.

02:54: Type, add stimulus, content or add text block content.

02:58: The following question types are available in new quizzes, categorization

03:02: essay file upload fill in the blank formula, hotspot

03:07: matching, multiple answer, multiple choice, numeric ordering, true

03:11: or false.

03:13: For each question, you can enter a question title, question

03:16: stem, and answers. You may also select options specific to

03:20: the question, align the question to an outcome.

03:23: And add the question to an item bank.

03:27: In the Points field, adjust the point value for the question by entering a

03:31: number or clicking the arrow buttons.

03:34: To add general student feedback, click the Feedback icon.

03:38: To save the question, click the Done button

03:41: To delete a question, click the Delete icon.

03:44: The page will confirm you want to remove the item.

03:48: To open the Question Navigator and view your quiz, click the Expand icon.

03:54: In the Question Navigator, you can view each question number.

03:58: Question type.

04:00: Point total.

04:02: Question stem.

04:04: And total question points.

04:07: To view a question in the quiz, click the question stem.

04:10: You will be taken to the question within the quiz.

04:14: To manually reorder questions, click and hold the Move icon. Drag

04:18: the question to where you want it to display in the quiz.

04:22: To close your quiz and return to the Quizzes page,

04:25: click the Return button.

04:27: When creating or editing a New Quiz, you can view the Quiz Title, the

04:31: Course Navigation, and the View as Student button.

04:35: This guide covered how to create a quiz using New Quizzes.

Open Quizzes

In Course Navigation, click the Quizzes link.

Note: You can also access quizzes from the Assignments page.

Add Quiz

Click the Add Quiz button.

Create New Quiz

In the Choose a Quiz Engine screen, select the New Quizzes option [1]. To save your quiz engine selection for this course, check the Remember my choice for this course checkbox [2].

Then click the Submit button [3].

Note: You can reset your quiz engine choice from the Quiz Options menu at any time.

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].

To remove this quiz from final grade calculations, click the Do not count this assignment towards the final grade checkbox [5].

The points possible set on the assignment details page is the total points possible for the quiz. Points set per question determine points earned for correct answers. Points earned for correct answers are totaled and divided by the sum of the total question points for the quiz. That percentage is then used to calculate the final score based on the total points set on the assignment details page. For example, if you set the total points on the assignment details page to 50 and create an quiz with 10 questions each worth 1 point, the quiz has a total of 10 points but is worth 50 points when graded. If a student answers 9 questions correctly, their quiz score is 90% (9/10). However, their final score in the Gradebook will be 45/50 (90%).

If your quiz is worth zero points, you can choose to not display the quiz in the Gradebook or student Grades page [6].

Anonymous Grading

Anonymous grading hides student names from graders when they view assignment submissions in SpeedGrader.

Note: Once anonymous grading is turned on for a quiz, it cannot be turned off.

Assign Quiz

In the Assign area, you can assign the quiz to students, add due dates, and add availability dates.

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.

Open Build Page

To open the New Quizzes build page and add questions and content to your quiz, click the Build button.

If you clicked the Save or Save & Publish button and returned to the page where you opened the quiz, you can click the Options icon [1] and then click the Build link [2].

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.

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], add stimulus content [3] or add text block content [4].

The following question types are available in New Quizzes:

Edit Question

For each question, you can enter a question title [1], question stem [2], 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.

Delete Question

To delete a question, click the Delete icon. The page will confirm you want to remove the item.

Open Question Navigator

To open the Question Navigator and view your quiz, click the Expand icon.

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.

Return to Quizzes Page

To close your quiz and return to the Quizzes page, click the Return button.

When creating or editing a New Quiz, you can view the Quiz Title [1], the Course Navigation [2], and the View as Student button [3].

Note: You can collapse the Course Navigation using the Menu icon for a more focused view.

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