Know your options!

Selecting the appropriate type of quiz and getting your quiz details and settings just right is as important as the questions the quiz contains. Understanding your quiz building options will help you make the best choices for your assessment style. In Canvas you have the option to create graded or practice (ungraded) quizzes and graded or ungraded surveys.

Consider your entire assessment strategy when deciding how to assess students online. Is a huge multiple-choice exam the best vehicle to communicate student competency? If yes, go for it, Canvas has you covered! If not, you might consider using an alternative form of assessment like a course project combined with frequent, low-risk practice quizzes that let students readily assess their own learning and get instant feedback on their progress.

There is a new version of Quizzes called New Quizzes. This feature has not been turned on for all users. If you'd like to try it, you will need to enable it in your course Settings. If New Quizzes is not an available feature in your course, it has not been enabled by your college. The New Quizzes information included on this page is optional for your exploration.

Learning Resources:

Explore the Guides links below. Each link will open in a new tab. You can return to Canvas by clicking on the Canvas tab in your browser.

Watch

Quizzes Overview (Video - Instructors)
New Quizzes Overview (Video - Instructors) - enable this feature in your course Settings to try it

Read

Classic Quizzes

What are Quizzes?
What quiz types can I create in a course?
What options can I set in a quiz?
How do I create a quiz with individual questions?

NEW Quizzes (Optional)

What's the difference between Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes?
What is New Quizzes? - enable this feature in your course Settings to try it
How do I migrate a Canvas quiz to New Quizzes?
How do I create an assessment using New Quizzes?
How do I manage settings for a quiz in New Quizzes?

After exploring the Guides link, return to Canvas and click the "Next" button at the bottom right of the page to move to the next section of the module.

TIP: Combining frequent low-risk quizzes and other practice opportunities with an individual hands-on project or a collaborative group exercise lets students shine by demonstrating their learning.