Canvas Quizzes

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/tkb-p/Instructor#Quizzes

Multi-part questions

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Question-Forum/Multi-part-question-with-numerical-answers/m-p/61887

To create this I used a text (no question) type for the initial information and then fill in the blank questions for the actual questions. Here’s the link to information on quizzes (and quiz questions) that should help - Quizzes

Two types of quizzes:

  • Assignment Quizzes: show in gradbook, can be graded, and students can see their results
    • Speed Grader is enabled; Can give feedback to individual students.
  • Practice Quizzes
    • Not graded, not shown in gradbook.
    • Can see Quiz Statistics and Moderate This Quiz.

Q: What’s the difference between New Quizzes and Classic Quizzes?
A: New Quizzes is supposed to have more features, such as screen calculator, but it is still in beta. You need to configure settings for each question… And it takes forever to load. I prefer to use Classic Quizzes for now because it is more organized.

Q: What good is New Quizzes?

  • Can shuffle questions whereas Classic Quizzes only support shuffle answers.
  • Support Stimulus question type (a passage followed by multiple questions).

Some nice options to tick (Classic Quizzes):

  1. Don’t forget to shuffle answers. Otherwise, the correct answer always show as the first choice.

    canvas quiz

  2. Show all questions at one.

    canvas quiz

  3. Write an instruction at the beginning in case students wonder if the quiz counts into the final grade.

    Instructions

    Note: Quizzes do NOT count toward the final grade. They are designed to help you understand the material and prepare for the exam and homework.

Q: I set Classic Quizzes as my default quiz type, how can I create a New Quiz type now?
A: Need to reset Quiz Engine Choice. Click on the Quiz Settings menu button (three vertical dots) in the top right, then select “Reset Quiz Engine Choice”.

Question Banks

Question Banks are re-named as “Item Banks” in New Quizzes.

Item banks can be used to sort questions and store questions for re-use in multiple quizzes and courses.

But it won’t keep the order of questions when you import questions from an Item Bank into a quiz.

Q: How to create a Question Bank?
A: In the left sidebar, click “Item Banks”, then click “+ Item Bank” to create a new bank.

Q: How to import questions from a QTI package into an item bank?
A: First export quiz content as a QTI ZIP file. Then go the the Item Bank page, click the three dots ... at the top, click “Import Content”. Note: if there are questions in your item bank already, you won’t be able to select the Import Content option.

Q: How to export Quizzes as QTI package?
A: In the Course Navigation sidabar, click “Settings” > “Export Course Content” > Select “Quiz” > Choose the specific quiz(zes) > Click “Create Export”. The export process starts, when it’s done, you can click the file to download the QTI ZIP file.

Q: I have two sub-quizzes, I want to combine them into one quiz and add them to an Item Bank. How can I do that?
A: Following the steps below:

  1. Export the two quizzes as QTI packages. See export-quiz.

  2. Import the QTI ZIP back into the course content.

    Go to “Settings” > “Import Course Content” > From the “Content Type” dropdown, select .QTI Zip File and select the ZIP file > Click “Import”.

    Now the two quizzes can be searchable when you create a new quiz.

  3. Combine the two quizzes into one quiz.

    Create a new quiz, then go to “Questions” tab > Click “Find Questions” > Select the two quizzes you just imported > Click “Add Questions”.

  4. Add the new combined quiz to an Item Bank.

    1. Export the new combined quiz as a QTI ZIP file.
    2. Import the QTI ZIP file into the Item Bank.
      Go to "Item Banks" > Click the three dots ... at the top > Click "Import Content" > Select the QTI ZIP file of the combined quiz > Click "Import".

You cannot load two sub-quizzes using the QTI ZIP file in step 1 directly into an Item Bank. Only the first quiz will be imported and the item bank will be re-named as the first quiz’s name.

So you have to first combine the two quizzes into one quiz, then import the combined quiz into an Item Bank.

ref: How to Combine Classic Quizzes in Canvas

Q: What is a Question Group?
A: A Question Group is a collection of questions that can be added to a quiz. When a Question Group is added to a quiz, a specified number of questions are randomly selected from the group for each student taking the quiz. This allows for greater variability in the questions presented to each student, which can help reduce cheating and improve assessment reliability.

If you need your questions to appear in a specific order, do NOT use Question Groups.

Tables in Canvas

Two options:

  1. edit in Excel, use html table generator, paste html code to canvas, and format as you like [time consuming, but best visual effect, clear and neat]

    table $\rightarrow$ code: https://wordhtml.com

    table $\leftrightarrow$ code: https://divtable.com/generator/

  2. edit in Excel, paste as picture, then save and add the table as picture. [quick but rather blurry]

Edit math equations on Canvas

  1. Use $$ and $$ to enclose your equations, then
  2. select and hit the $\sqrt{x}$ symbol.
  3. The eqn editor will automatically convert the eqn for you.

Tip:

  • Select ‘Directly Edit LaTeX’ in the Maths Editor to create complex equations. A preview of what will be displayed is shown underneath the LaTeX code.

A nice Tutorial how to edit latex on Canvas

https://ready.msudenver.edu/self-help-tutorials/accessibility/use-mathjax-and-latex-to-display-equations-in-canvas/

  1. Type the appropriate Delimiter to signal that the equation should be rendered in LaTeX.

    • \( and \) should be used for equations that are meant to be displayed inline with text.

      When edit quiz questions, use \(...\) as delimiters in LaTex. This saves time when you copy and paste from LaTex to Canvas.

    • $$ should be used for equations that are meant to be displayed in separate blocks.

  2. Type the Equation between the delimiters.

    • Ex: \(2+2=4\) for inline text or $$2+2=4$$ for block text

  3. Click Save for whatever text field you are working in.

    The text field won’t render the eqn. for you. Only after you exit the text field and preview the question, the eqn will show up properly.

  4. Check that the Equation is being displayed correctly.

Can also insert a file into the field box.

https://support.inspera.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043210312-Insert-file-in-questions

Add images

Use the following codes. Need to number the figures manually.

<figure><img style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; zoom: 20%;" src="/courses/29234/files/1639589/preview" alt="Boxplot for the two groups." />
    <figcaption>Fig. 1 Boxplot for the two groups.<br /><br /></figcaption>
</figure>

Assignment

Setting up different due dates for one assignment

  1. Select Assignment

    Assignment

  2. Add due date.

    Assignment

  3. Choose file type to limit to pdf submissions. Easier for grading.

  4. It is possible to choose a date for which after that date students cannot submit again. → Set “Until”. Note that Due date is the date that the assignment is due. After that date, students can still submit but it will be marked as late.

Q: How to specify the visibility time for a file?
A: Schedule visibility.

Go to Files, Click the three dots next to the file you want to schedule (Under Actions column), then click “Edit Permissions”, Under Available, choose “Schedule availability”.

Then you can add the file to corresponding module. The file will only be visible during the scheduled time.

Files

When replacing a file in Canvas, first change the name of the new file to be exactly the same as the old file. Then upload the new file. This way, the old file will be replaced and all links to the old file will still work.

  • Otherwise, you will have to delete the old file and then re-add the new files to the corresponding modules.
  • The display name under modules will stay the same as the old file name. The display name points to files. When you replace a file, the display name will not change.

Q: What is the difference between display name and file name?
A: Display name is for indicating the content of the file. It can be any name you want as it is only a text field. File name, on the other hand, is the actual name of the file; cannot contain special characters like :.

  • You don’t have to change the file name when uploading a file. Just change the display name. This way, you can keep the file name consistent with your local version, and you can replace it without changing the file name.