Summary
Canvas includes two quiz tools: Classic and New Quizzes. If you're part of the New Quizzes pilot, you can use this tool to create more flexible and modern assessments. This guide walks you through starting your first quiz with New Quizzes.
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Quick Links: | Prerequisites | Create a Quiz using New Quizzes | Next Steps |
Canvas currently offers two quiz engines: Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. New Quizzes is a more modern assessment tool that provides a wider variety of question types and a more consistent user experience. If you're part of the New Quizzes pilot at Chico State, you can begin using this tool now. New Quizzes will be available to all courses in the coming months.
This guide explains how to create a quiz using New Quizzes. It will walk you through the process of selecting the quiz engine and getting started with your first quiz.
Prerequisites
To complete this guide, you must:
- Be enrolled in a course as a Teacher, Designer, or TA
- Be part of the New Quizzes pilot
- Have New Quizzes enabled in your course
Create a Quiz Using New Quizzes
To create a quiz using New Quizzes, do the following:
- From Course Navigation, open Quizzes.
- Select +Quiz.
- If prompted, select the New Quizzes option [1]. To save your quiz engine selection for this course, check the Remember my choice for this course checkbox [2]. Finally, choose Submit [3].
Next Steps
Now that you've created a quiz in New Quizzes, do one of the following:
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