Quizzes | Building Quizzes in Canvas

Created by Cory Martin, Modified on Wed, 19 Jun at 1:17 PM by Cory Martin

Building Quizzes in Canvas

Canvas has two quizzing tools: Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. This section will focus on the types of Classic Quizzes available to use in a course. To learn more about New Quizzes, reference the New Quizzes course. The Canvas Quiz tool, also known as Classic Quizzes, is used to create and administer online quizzes and surveys. There are four types of quizzes to choose from: Graded Quiz, Practice Quiz, Graded Survey, and Ungraded Survey. Canvas Quizzes are housed in the Quizzes Index page of a course and can be added to any Modules for easy student access.

➜ Graded Quizzes will also be listed on the Assignments Index page.

Screenshot of Quizzes Index Page

What is the Canvas Quiz Tool?

Not only is the Canvas Quiz tool used to create online quizzes, it can also be used to facilitate and moderate exams and assessments, both graded and ungraded. The steps to create a Canvas Quiz are the same for each Quiz type.

When allowing multiple attempts at a quiz, randomize questions and/or answer choices to improve security and prevent students from memorizing answer sequences.

Creating Graded Quizzes

A Graded Quiz is the most common quiz and Canvas automatically creates a column in the Gradebook for any graded quizzes you build. After a student takes a graded Quiz, certain question types will be automatically graded. Question types that are not automatically graded include Essay and File Upload. You can also view Quiz results for graded quizzes in SpeedGrader or from the Quiz results page.

Creating Practice Quizzes

A Practice Quiz can be used as a learning tool to help students see how well they understand the course material. Students do not receive a grade for Practice Quizzes, even though the Quiz results display the number of points earned in the Quiz. Practice Quizzes are not a graded quiz type. You can also view quiz results for Practice Quizzes.

Creating Graded Surveys

A Graded Survey allows the instructor to give students points for completing the Survey, but it does not allow the Survey to be graded for right or wrong answers. Graded Surveys have the option to be anonymous. You can also view Survey results for Graded Surveys from the Quiz details page by selecting “Moderate this Survey” or in SpeedGrader.

View Survey Result from the Moderate Option or SpeedGrader

Creating Ungraded Surveys

An Ungraded Survey allows you to get opinions or other information from your students, but students do not receive a grade for their responses. With ungraded surveys, responses can be anonymous. Ungraded surveys are not a graded quiz type. You can also view survey results for ungraded surveys.