Canvas Quiz Accommodations Are Not Applying Extra Time for Students

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Quick Links: | Why Students Are Not Receiving Extended Quiz Time | Re-Apply Accommodations to All Quizzes | Why This Happens |

Why Students Are Not Receiving Extended Quiz Time

Students who have approved testing accommodations, such as time-and-a-half or double time, may notice that a Canvas quiz displays the standard time limit instead of their extended time.

This issue can occur when a quiz is created after accommodations have already been assigned to a student in Accommodate HQ.

Applies to:

  • Canvas Learning Management System
  • Courses using Accommodate HQ
  • Students with quiz time accommodations

Re-Apply Accommodations to All Quizzes

To update accommodations for all quizzes in a course:

  1. In Canvas course navigation, select Accommodate HQ.
  2. Select Global - By Student.
  3. Select Update All.
  4. Wait for the confirmation message indicating the update completed successfully.

After the update completes, students should receive the correct accommodated time on all applicable quizzes.

Why This Happens

Accommodations are not automatically applied to quizzes that are created after a student's accommodations have already been established.

Selecting Update All forces Accommodate HQ to re-evaluate course quizzes and apply the appropriate accommodations to eligible students.

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