Understanding Quiz Types & Selecting Quiz Details
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 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.
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.
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- What are Quizzes for instructors? Links to an external site.
- What quiz types can I create in a course? Links to an external site.
- What options can I set in a quiz? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a quiz with individual questions? Links to an external site.
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