New Quiz Settings

Canvas quizzes offer various settings that instructors can configure to customize their assessments. Here are some of the basic Canvas quiz settings:

• Quiz Name: Provide a name for your quiz to help you and your students identify it easily.

• Instructions: Include any specific instructions or guidance for students at the beginning of the quiz.

• Time Limit: Set a time limit for the quiz. If you want to allow unlimited time, you can leave this field blank.

• Due Date: Specify the date and time by which the quiz must be completed. This is typically used for assignment deadlines.

• Available From: Determine when the quiz becomes accessible to students. Students won't be able to access the quiz before this date and time.

• Lock Until: If needed, you can set a date and time when the quiz will be locked, preventing further access for all students.

• Shuffle Answers: Choose whether you want the answer choices for multiple-choice and multiple-answer questions to be shuffled for each student.

• Multiple Attempts: Decide if students can take the quiz multiple times. You can set the number of attempts allowed and how Canvas calculates the final score (highest score, average score, or latest score).

• Question Display: Control how questions are presented to students, such as one at a time or all at once.

• Question Order: Choose whether to display questions in a random order or in the order they are created.

• Question Banks: Assign questions from specific question banks to ensure randomization and question selection.

• Honor Pledge: You can enable an honor pledge that students must agree to before taking the quiz.

• Quiz Type: Decide whether the quiz is graded, ungraded, or a survey. Graded quizzes contribute to the course grade, while ungraded quizzes are for practice.

• Quiz Options: Adjust various settings like allowing students to see correct answers after submission, setting a passing threshold, and more.

• Access Code: If needed, you can require students to enter an access code to start the quiz.

• Moderate This Quiz: Use this feature to provide accommodations or extra time to specific students if necessary.

• Quiz Restrictions: Set additional criteria for when and how students can access the quiz based on factors like date, time, and prerequisites.

• Question Scoring: Choose how points are allocated for each question, including partial credit options.

• Quiz Statistics: Review statistics related to quiz performance and student attempts.

• Quiz Preview: Before publishing the quiz, use the preview option to see how it will appear to students.

These are some of the basic quiz settings in Canvas, and there may be additional options depending on your institution's specific Canvas configuration and any updates made to the platform. It's important to carefully configure these settings to align with your assessment goals and requirements.

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