Things to consider when delivering Quizzes in Canvas.

Changing the number of questions on a Page

You can select how many questions the student can see at a time within Canvas. This can be done when creating the Quiz by selecting the appropriate options when you set it up. If you want students to only be able to view one question at a time for instance, please select this option. Alternatively, you can leave this box unticked and your students will see all questions on their screen at the same time when they complete your Quiz.

show one question at a time

Enabling multiple attempts

To enable students to take many attempts you should check the allow multiple attempts box when setting the Quiz up.

allow multiple attempts

Moderating results feature

Additionally, you can also view all your students' results back-to-back using the moderating feature. To access this, please select your Quiz within the Quizzes Module and click the Moderate this quiz option via the sidebar on the right-hand side. You will now be able to view a list of your students' names along with their results.

moderate this quiz

The use of Quizzes within Modules

It is possible to add Quizzes directly within the modular structure of Canvas. Simply go to the area in which you want to add a module element and press the + icon on the right-hand side of the Module.

add module content

This will give you the option to create a Quiz within the modular structure. To do this, choose the Quiz option to add to your Module, select a new or existing Quiz within the main body of the window then press Add item to create your Quiz. One possibility would be to set Quizzes in this way such that they could form the formative assessment of a course, with one set for each lecture for instance.

adding a quiz

Setting a Quiz as a requirement

You also have the option of setting a Quiz as a requirement to progress from a Module. First, go to the ellipsis sign next to the Module you would like to change and select Edit.

edit module

You can then choose to + Add requirement in the next window to add a requirement to your Module.

edit module requirement

This will take you to a window in which you can select your Quiz as a requirement in order for the student to be able to progress to the rest of the course content. You must select students must complete one of these requirements then select your Quiz in the left box and select submit the assignment in the box on the right. Finally, select the blue update module box. In the next window simply press relock modules and your requirement is now set.

add module requirement

Canvas Student

Additionally, students can take Quizzes within the Canvas Student app which provides a similar interface to the online version.