quizzes
Managing the Release of Grades and Feedback
This guide covers how to manage the release of marks and feedback via the Canvas Gradebook. We will look at the Grade Posting Policy, where you can control whether grades are posted automatically or manually. We will also cover quiz settings, which allow us to control the release of quiz scores and feedback to students. […]
Setting up Quizzes in Canvas
Canvas quizzes are a useful tool to engage students, assess their understanding and provide timely, formative feedback. This article will provide guidance on how to create quizzes, build questions and adjust settings to suit the course requirements. Contents Build your quiz Step 1: Navigate to the Quizzes area on the course navigation menu and select […]
Convert a Canvas Quiz to PDF
Canvas allows you to print your quizzes, either as a version that shows all the correct answers or as a blank version with no answers included. Quizzes can be printed on paper or saved to your computer as a PDF file. Only users with permission to edit quizzes are able to print them. Printing can […]
Editing Quizzes When Submissions Have Been Made
Once a Canvas quiz has been submitted by students – or tested in Student View – making changes becomes tricky. This article outlines what can and can’t be edited at that stage and guides you through updating your quiz in a way that keeps marking fair and consistent.
Student Guide: How to submit a quiz, access results and feedback
Quizzes in Canvas are used to assess your learning and can appear in multiple places throughout your course. This guide shows you how to find and access quizzes, results and feedback. Contents How to find the quizzes Quizzes can always be found in the Quizzes area of your course menu. If you’d like a step-by-step […]
Creating Exams in Canvas: Guidance for Builders
Contents Introduction While the move to Canvas necessitated the need to transfer learning materials and teaching content, it also brings the need to ensure that online exams are transferred and re-deployed correctly. In this guide, we take a closer look at some of the essential settings to consider when building online exams in Canvas This […]
Student Guide: How to find Assessments on Canvas
Assessments in Canvas can take the form of Assignments or Quizzes. This guide shows you where to find them in your course, whether they are listed under the Assignments or Quizzes menus, added directly into Modules, or displayed in your To Do list and Calendar. Contents Find your assignments Assignments will always be listed in the Assignments area of your course. To find your assignments: Find your […]
Sharing Quiz Item Banks in Canvas
In Canvas, question pools are called Item Banks. These contain your quiz questions and can be reused across quizzes and courses. You can share an Item Bank with another user or to another Canvas course. This guide explains how to work with Item Banks in Canvas. Contents: How to Enable Item Banks in your Canvas […]
How Do I Add Feedback to Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in Canvas Quizzes?
The Canvas Quiz tool offers several ways to provide feedback to students on MCQs. These feedback options can be tailored to individual answer choices, overall question performance (correct/incorrect), or the quiz as a whole. Below is a detailed overview of each method, including how to update quiz settings to manage feedback visibility. Contents 1. Feedback […]
How to Preview Quizzes
Previewing quizzes in Canvas allows you to review how students will experience the quiz, ensuring everything functions as intended before it is published. Below are the steps to preview quizzes in Canvas. DO NOT use Student View to preview quizzes. Opening a quiz in Student View immediately counts as a student attempt, which then prevents […]