1. Under the “More Tools” drop-down menu on the navbar, click Quizzes.

2. On the “Manage Quizzes” page, click “New Quiz”.

3. In the “General” area, fill in your quiz details (quiz name, quiz details, etc.).

4. In the “Quiz Questions” area, click “Add/Edit Questions”.

5. To create a new question, from the “New” button, select the type of question you want to add. Enter the question details and click “Save”.

6. Repeat the previous steps until you have added all your quiz questions.

7. Click Done Editing Questions.

8. In the “Properties” tab of quiz editing mode, in the” Quiz Questions” area, do any of the following:

   1.  Specify the number of Questions per page.

   2.  Select the Prevent moving backward through the pages check box.

   3.  Select the Shuffle order of questions at the quiz level check box. To discourage cheating in quizzes, you can shuffle the order of all questions in quizzes or specific groups of questions (sections) in quizzes. For example, you could shuffle questions 1-10 in a quiz, or shuffle questions 3-10 (grouping those questions into a section) and retain the order of questions 1-2 at the start of the quiz. When a quiz contains shuffled questions, each learner receives a quiz with a unique question order.

Note: Shuffling the order of questions at the quiz level also shuffles the order of all sections in the quiz.

9. In the “Optional Advanced Properties” (at the bottom of the page) do any of the following:

   1.  Select the Allow hints check box.

   2.  Select the Disable right-click check box.

   3.  Select the Disable instant messages and alerts check box.

   4.  In the Notification Email field, enter an email where notifications will be sent.

10. When you are finished creating all quiz questions and have set up your quiz properties, click “Save”.

Using the "Customize Quiz Results Displays" will also allow you to display multiple views to your learners. This can be helpful if you only want your learners to see questions and answers for a short time after they submitted the quiz. You can add a new view by doing the following:

1. In the quiz editor, expand the "Evaluation & Feedback" section and select "Customize Quiz Results Displays"

2. Under the Primary View, select "+ Additional View"

3. In the Additional View, you may set the following:

   1. Display Date: Set when the view will be available for learners. You may also select the checkbox next to "A limited amount of time (in minutes) after submission" to limit how long after a learner submits their quiz that they can access the view.

   2. Custom Message: Set a custom message that will be displayed to learners to inform them of this new view. It might be helpful to let them know if it is limited and why they are seeing a different view.

   3. Grade: Select this checkbox if you wish for learners to see their quiz grade when in this view

   4. Questions: Set what questions learners are allowed to see in this view

      1. Don't Show: No questions are displayed to the learner

      2. All Questions: All questions are displayed to the learner, and you can select the following additional options:

         1. Show the correct answers to the displayed questions

         2. Show the learner’s responses to the displayed questions

         3. Show the learner’s grade for the displayed questions

         4. Show standards for the displayed questions

      3. Incorrect Questions Only With Learner's Responses: Only the questions that the learner got incorrect will show for them, and you can select the following additional options:

         1. Show the correct answers to the displayed questions

         2. Show the learner’s grade for the displayed questions

         3. Show standards for the displayed questions

      4. Correct Questions Only With Learner's Responses: Only the questions that the learner got correct will show for them, and you can select the following additional options:

         1. Show the correct answers to the displayed questions

         2. Show the learner’s grade for the displayed questions

         3. Show standards for the displayed questions

   5. Statistics: Select if a learner can see the class average and/or the grade distribution

4. Click "Create" when done

From there, the new view will be available on the Display Date and Time. You may add multiple Additional Views if you wish to change what learners can or can't see when reviewing their quiz attempts.  

1. In your course, click on the ‘More Tools’ menu and select ‘Quizzes’

2. Locate the Quiz you want to print and click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name and choose ‘Preview’

3. Ensure ‘Bypass Restrictions’ is checked at the top of the page (it should be by default) and click ‘Start Quiz’

You will be taken to the quiz and will see the same type of view your students will see. Proceed to answer any questions (optional) and then submit the quiz

1. In your course, click on the ‘More Tools’ menu and select ‘Quizzes’

2. Locate the Quiz you want to print and click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name and choose ‘Preview’

3. Ensure ‘Bypass Restrictions’ is checked at the top of the page (it should be by default) and click ‘Start Quiz’

4. In the Quiz Preview, click and drag your mouse cursor to highlight all of the quiz questions and text in the Quiz

5. Right-click on the text you selected and select ‘Copy’ OR press <CTRL + C> (or appropriate keyboard copy shortcut) to copy the text

6. Open up Microsoft Word on your computer. Right-click in the document and choose a paste option that looks best OR press <CTRL + V> to paste the quiz

The quiz is now pasted into your Word document. Perform any formatting changes as necessary and print

1. In your course, click on the ‘More Tools’ menu and select ‘Quizzes’

2. Locate the Quiz you want to print. Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name and choose ‘Edit’

3. Click on the ‘Submission Views’ tab

4. Click on the ‘Default View’ link

5. Ensure “Show all questions without user responses” AND “Show Question Answers” are selected and then Save.

Note: If you do not want this enabled for your student, remember to come back to this page later and set it to the values you want.

6. Click on the ‘More Tools’ menu and select ‘Quizzes’

7. Locate the Quiz you want to print the answer key to. Click the dropdown arrow next to the quiz name and choose ‘Preview’

8. Ensure ‘Bypass Restrictions’ is checked at the top of the page (it should be by default) and click ‘Start Quiz’

9. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the Quiz and click ‘Submit Quiz’

10. Click the ‘Allow this preview attempt to be graded in the Grade Quiz area’ checkbox and click ‘Submit Quiz’

11. This will provide a screen with all of the questions with the correct answers. Next, we need to copy/paste that information into Word

12. In the Quiz Preview, click and drag your mouse cursor to highlight all of the quiz questions, answers, and text in the Quiz

13. Right-click on the text you selected and select ‘Copy’ OR press <CTRL + C> (or appropriate keyboard copy shortcut) to copy the text

14. Open up Microsoft Word on your computer. Right-click in the document and choose a paste option that looks best OR press <CTRL + V> to paste the quiz

15. The quiz is now pasted into your Word document. Perform any formatting changes as necessary and print.

Note: Go back to step 5, as you may want to revert the submission view settings.

Add and edit quiz categories:

1. In your course, go to More Tools and then Quizzes

2. Select the "Edit Categories" button

3. Click the "Add Category" button

4. Enter a name for the category and you may adjust the sort order to have it appear higher or lower in the quiz list

5. Adjust any of the other categories as needed

6. Click "Save and Close" when done

Delete quiz categories:

1. In your course, go to More Tools and then Quizzes

2. Select the "Edit Categories" button

3. Click on the checkbox next to each category that you wish to delete

4. Once they are selected, click "Delete" at the top of the list and click "Yes" to confirm

Please note that deleting a category does not delete the quizzes within that category. Any quiz that was withing a deleted category will become uncategorized in the Quiz tool. 

Add quizzes to quiz categories:

1. In your course, go to More Tools and then Quizzes

2. Select the checkbox next to each quiz that you wish to add to a category

3. Click "Bulk Edit"

4. Under the "Quiz Category" column, click the dropdown menu to select a category to add the quiz to

   • Note: If you do not have a category already set up, you can click "Add Category" to create a new category and add the quiz to it

5. Click "Save" when done

From there, the quizzes will be sorted into the selected categories in the quiz list.

1. In your course, go to More Tools and then Quizzes

2. Select the "More Actions" button

3. Click "Reorder"

4. Select the dropdown menu under the "Sort Order" column to select the order you wish the quizzes to be in

5. Click "Save" when done

Please note that quizzes within a category can only be reordered within that category. If you wish to reorder categories so a quiz appears at the top of the list, you will need to go to "Edit Categories" and adjust the sort order. Uncategorized quizzes that have not expired will always appear at the top of the list.

1. In your course, go to More Tools and then Quizzes

2. Select the checkbox next to each quiz you wish to hide or make visible

3. Once all are selected, click the "More Actions" button

4. Select "Hide from Users" to hide the quizzes, or select "Make Visible to Users" to make the quizzes available to your learners

Please note that quizzes are automatically hidden by default, unless marked visible in the editor, and will have a "Hidden" icon (eye with a slash) next to them.

Delete a quiz:

1. In your course, go to More Tools and then Quizzes

2. Select the checkbox next to each quiz you wish to delete

3. Once all are selected, click the "More Actions" button

4. Select "Delete" and then click "Delete" again

From there, the quiz will be removed from the list and be unavailable to your learners. Please note that deleting a quiz in the Quiz tool will break any links to the quiz in Content. If students have completed attempts on the quiz, they will be unable to view their quiz results and feedback.

Restore a quiz:

1. In your course, go to More Tools and then Quizzes

2. Select the "More Actions" button

3. Click "Restore"

4. Select the "Restore" button next to each quiz you wish to restore

From there, the quizzes will be added back to your quiz list with the associated data. Please note that restored quizzes will not be added back to a category if they were previously sorted into one.

You can give one or more students special access to your quiz, i.e., a longer time limit or a unique start and/or end date.

1. In your course, go to More Tools then Quizzes

2. Click the name of the Quiz to which you'll be giving special access

3. Click the Availability Dates & Conditions section on the right side of the page.

4. Select 'Manage Special Access'

5. Make sure the "Allow selected users special access to this quiz" button is selected (this is the default option.)

6. Click the Add Users to Special Access button at the bottom of the page

7. Set the special access that you want to grant:

   • To allow individual students earlier access to the quiz, select "Has Start Date." Then, change the start date and time as needed.

   • To allow individual students later access to the Quiz, select "Has End Date." Then, change the end date and time as needed.

   • To allow individual students more time to take a quiz, check the box next to "Override Time Limit" and enter one of the following:

     • Set Time Limit: Allows you to adjust the current time limit by using one or more of the following options

       • New Time Limit: Allows you to override the current time limit by entering a new time limit in minutes to this field.

       • Multiplier:  Allows you to override the current time limit by multiplying it by the entered number. For example, if the current time limit is 120 minutes, then a 1.5 multiplier will make it 180 minutes for the selected student.

       • Extra Time: Allows you to add extra time beyond the time limit.

     • No Time Limit: Removes any time limit for the quiz and allows the student unlimited time to take the quiz.

   • To allow individual students a different number of attempts in the quiz, check the box next to "Override attempts allow" and choose a number from the dropdown menu below.  Then click "Apply."

   • Note: You may also override the current behavior when the time limit expires. You can have the quiz automatically submit at the time limit, flag the quiz as "Exceeded Time Limit" and allow the learner to continue, or do nothing and the limit is not enforced.

   • To allow individual students more attempts, check the box next to "Override Attempts Allowed", select the number of attempts you want the student to have, and click "Apply". Please note that it does not provide additional attempts to the current attempts allowed. For example, if a quiz is currently only allowing 1 attempt and you want to allow a student 2 more additional attempts, then you will want to enter 3 attempts.

8. Check the box next to the name of the student(s) who will have special access to the quiz

9. Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen. You'll return to the Edit Quiz page

10. Click the Save and Close button at the bottom of the page

Please note that if you add Start or End Dates to a student in Special Access, it will override the quiz's Start and/or End Dates. If you adjust the Start or End Date on the quiz but not in Special Access, then the student will still have the same access dates that are in Special Access. 

1. In your course, go to More Tools then Quizzes

2. Select the down arrow next to the quiz name in question

3. Click Grade

4. Select an attempt link under a student's name to evaluate their quiz attempt

5. Scroll to the questions that require you to manually score them

6. Enter their score in the Score input field

7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 for any other questions that require manual scoring

8. Click Publish or Update when done

9. Select the arrows at the top right of the page to go to the next learner

   • Note: You can also use the dropdown at the top of the page to evaluate other attempts from the learner you are currently evaluating

From there, the score will be published to your Grades and the learner will be notified that their grade has been updated.

Note: If you leave feedback on a question, you must ensure that learners have access to see quiz questions after submitting their attempts. If you do not want learners to see quiz question results, then you will need to leave feedback on the Overall Attempt.

1. In your course, click on the ‘More Tools’ menu and select ‘Quizzes’

2. Click the dropdown arrow next to a Quiz and choose ‘Edit Quiz’

3. Once the ‘Edit Quiz’ screen opens, click on the ‘Submission Views’ tab

4. Click on the ‘Default View’ link

5. Change the value to what you desire the students to see and save it. 

   • For example, you may want to set ‘Show Questions?’ to ‘Yes’ and ‘Show question answers’ if you would like students to see the correct answers

1. In your course, click on the ‘More Tools’ menu and select ‘Quizzes’

2. Click the dropdown arrow next to a Quiz and choose ‘Edit Quiz’

3. Once the ‘Edit Quiz’ screen opens, click on the ‘Submission Views’ tab

4. Click on the ‘Default View’ link

5. Set ‘Show Questions?’ to ‘Yes’ and 'Show questions answered incorrectly'. This will show your students just the questions they answered incorrectly. If you'd like them to just see the answers for those incorrect responses, select ‘Show question answers’.

1. Go to 'More Tools' and select 'Quizzes'

2. Select the dropdown arrow next to the quiz you need to reset and select 'Grade'

3. Locate the student's name from the list. Click on the checkbox next to the attempt you want to reset. 

4. Scroll to the top and click on the blue Reset button. 

1. In your course, go to More Tools then Quizzes

2. Find the quiz you want a report for and select the down arrow next to the Quiz Name

3. Click Setup Reports

4. Enter a Report Name

5. Select your Report Type by selecting the radio button and customize it using the checkboxes

   • Question Statistics: The average score on questions by points and percentage. You can choose to include or exclude the class average, grade distribution, bonus questions, the Out Of value, standard deviation, point biserial, and discrimination index.

   • Question Details: All of the answers provided for each quiz attempt, how many users chose each possible answer, the total number of responses, and the average score on each question. You can choose to include or exclude the level of difficulty, text responses, bonus questions, private comments added to the report, standard deviation, point biserial, and discrimination index.

   • User Statistics: The class average and standard deviation, grade distribution, and the grade of each user. You can choose to include or exclude the class average, grade distribution, and Org Defined ID.

   • Attempt Details: The Org Defined ID, username, first name, and last name of each user. Detailed information about each question. The users’ responses for each question organized by attempt, including how long each attempt took. You can choose to include or exclude the Org Defined ID and attempt duration.

   • User Attempts: The Org Defined ID, username, first name, and last name of each user. The users’ score for each question in points and percentage organized by attempt, including how long each attempt took. You can choose to include or exclude the Org Defined ID and attempt duration.

6. Select when you want to release the report

7. Check the Instructor/Developer role to make sure you are able to see the report (You can also choose other roles so users enrolled in your course with that role can see the report)

8. Click Save

1. In your course, go to More Tools then Quizzes

2. Select the down arrow next to the quiz in question

3. Click View Report

4. Select the name of the Report you wish to download

5. Optional: Select the check boxes next to From and To if you wish to see results from a certain date range

6. Click one of the Generate buttons to generate and download your report

   • Generate CSV: Will generate a CSV file (comma-separated values) that can be opened in Excel.

   • Generate Excel: Will generate a XLSX file that can be opened in Excel.

   • Generate HTML: Will generate a webpage that can be printed and will allow you to download a CSV or Excel file.

7. A download should start after you click one of the buttons that you can open on your device

8. Click the Done button when done

1. In your course, go to More Tools then Quizzes

2. Select the down arrow next to the quiz in question

3. Click on Statistics

4. On the View Statistics page, select one of the tabs to view the quiz statistics that you want

   1. User Stats: User Stats CSV and Excel files contain performance data by user, including the user’s Org Defined ID, username, first name, last name, quiz score, the value the quiz was graded out of, the user’s score as a percentage, and the class average.

   2. Question Stats: Question Stats CSV and Excel files contain data about the average score on questions by points and percentage. The question title, text, bonus status, and difficulty level are included in the files so that data can be analyzed without referring back to the learning management system. Note: Quiz statistics are not computed for questions in a Question Pool.

   3. Question Details (See Data Exported for Question Details): Question Details CSV and Excel files contain detailed information about each question in the quiz, including a list of all of the answers provided for each quiz attempt, how many users chose each possible answer, the total number of responses, and the average score on the question. Question Details reports can help you evaluate trends in answers and look for questions that were unclear or difficult for a number of users. The question title, text, bonus status, and difficulty level are included in the CSV file so that data can be analyzed without referring back to the learning management system.

5. On any of the tabs, you can click Export to CSV or Export to Excel to download a file that you can save to your computer and view in Excel

• Multiple Choice: All possible answers and the number of responses for each answer

• True/False: All possible answers and the number of responses for each answer

• Written Response: All the responses provided listed on separate rows

• Short Answer: The correct answer for each blank and an additional row for all other answers, and the number of responses for the correct answer versus other answers

• Multi-Short Answer: The correct answers for each blank and an additional row for all other answers, and the number of responses for the correct answer versus other answers

• Fill in the Blanks: The correct answers and an additional row for other answers, and the number of responses for the correct answer versus other answers

• Multi-Select: All possible answers and the number of responses for each answer

• Matching: All possible matches and the number of responses for each match

• Ordering: All answers in the order match and the number of responses for each match

• Arithmetic: Questions are broken down by results and units. Also, lists which users had both results and units correct, only results correct, only units correct, and neither correct

• Significant Figures: Questions are broken down by results and units. Also lists which users had both results and units correct, both results and units correct, as well as significant figures, only results correct, only results and significant figures correct, only units correct, and neither results or units correct

1. In your course, go to More Tools then Quizzes

2. Select the Question Library tab

1. In your course, navigate to the Question Library

2. Select the New dropdown menu at the top of the page

3. Click on the type of question you want to create

4. Enter the question and answer information

5. Click Save when done

From there, your question will be added to your Question Library and can be used on any quiz in your course.

Sections allow you to create a grouping of questions that can be added to a quiz. To create a section, you will need to do the following:

1. In your course, navigate to the Question Library

2. Select the New dropdown at the top of the page

3. Click on Section

4. Enter the Section Title and optional Section Text

5. Choose the other settings as needed, then click Save when done

   • Note: Shuffling will shuffle the order of the questions randomly for each student.

From there, you can add or import questions to your new section, or you can move current questions in the Question Library to your section.

1. In your Question Library, find the questions you wish to move to a Section

2. Select the checkbox next to each question

3. Once all are selected, scroll to the top of the list and click the Move button

4. Select the Section you wish to house the selected questions in

From there, the questions will be moved to the selected Section. You can also use the steps above to move questions between different Sections.

1. In your course, navigate to the Question Library

2. Select the Import dropdown at the top of the page

3. Click on Browse Existing Questions

4. Select the Source dropdown and select the quiz you wish to import questions from

5. Check the checkboxes next to the questions you wish to import

6. Click on the Import button when done

From there, the questions will be imported to your Question Library and can be used in any quiz in your course.

1. In your course, navigate to the Question Library

2. Select the Import dropdown at the top of the page

3. Click Upload a File

4. Drag and drop your file into the window or click Browse Files

   • Note: To import a file it must either be a CSV file or ZIP folder. If you have a CSV file, it must be in a specific format (see example in the Upload File window). If you have a test bank in a ZIP folder, the bank must be a IMS QTI compliant course package. If the ZIP file is not IMS QTI compliant, then you may need to upload via the Course Import/Export/Copy Components tool or ask the Publisher for a D2L compatible file.

5. Once the files have been uploaded and converted, click Import

From there, the questions in the file will be uploaded to your Question Library and available for any quiz in your course.

1. In your course, navigate to the quiz in question

2. Click on the quiz to open the Quiz Editor

3. Under the Questions section, select Add Existing

4. Click on Browse Question Library

5. Select the checkbox next to the question(s) or section(s) you wish to add to the quiz

6. Click Import when done

   • Note: Select the down arrow next to Import to add the question(s) and/or section to the top of the quiz, bottom of the quiz, or to a specific section of the quiz.

From there, your question(s) and/or section(s) from the Question Library will be added to your quiz.

Users can easily and intuitively apply question-paging rules to their quizzes. Common paging configurations like displaying all questions together or one question per page are quick and easy to set. Further paging configurations are available by choosing to add page breaks after each section, then users can create sections and add questions to those sections to have them on their own page.

If you created your quiz using the Legacy Experience, you will get another option to "Use Legacy Paging". This will allow you to continue to use the same paging as what your quiz originally had set.

In the Primary Panel, select Create New then Section. From there, enter the Section name and description (if needed), review the settings, and click Save when done.

To move a single or multiple Questions, select the checkbox next to the Question(s). At the top of the panel, select the Move To dropdown, click on Section, then select the section the Question(s) should be added to. Questions can also be added to a Section by hovering over the 8 stacked dots on the left side of the Question and click, hold, and drag the question on to the desired Section.

Users can edit Questions and Sections by simply clicking on the Question or Section, making changes as needed, then clicking Save when done.

Yes! Users can still use stored Questions from the Question Library by selecting Add Existing, clicking on Browse Question Library, then selecting the questions they wish to import to the quiz.

Please note: Sections are imported as well if they are selected in the Question Library.