QuizzesNext

Overview

There is a new Quizzes.Next tool with major enhancements that is now available for use at the course level. For the next several months Quizzes.Next will complement the current (Classic) Quizzes tool until there is feature parity between the two. Thus, for most faculty there is no need to rush into Quizzes.Next. 

Resources

Enabling Quizzes.Next in your course

"Early adopter" instructors can enable Quizzes.Next as an app feature at the course level but there are limitations -- missing features not yet available, though some of the new features are enticing. Instructors can create both classic  and Quizzes.Next quizzes. 

  • In your course choose Settings [1]
  • Choose the Feature Options tab [2]
  • Click to turn on Quizzes.Next [3] for this course only
  • If you would like to use the New Gradebook click to turn on the feature [4]. 
  • Settings are saved automatically 

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Comparing (Classic) Quizzes and Quizzes.Next

See Quizzes vs. Quizzes.Next Feature Comparison Links to an external site. for a complete list of features so far.

Highlights

Classic Quizzes and Quizzes.Next are both classified as assignments but there are differences:

✅ A Classic quiz is denoted by a rocket icon [1] and Quizzes.Next is associated with the Assignment icon [2]. 

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✅ You will only find Classic Quizzes [1] in the Quizzes index page [2]. Again, note the rocket icon.

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✅ Create a Quizzes.Next quiz from the Assignments index page [1] by clicking the + Quiz/Text button [2]

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✅ The Quizzes.Next interface is clearly different, although it includes a rocket icon!  Because Quizzes.Next is an external tool you click the Return [1] button to navigate back to your main course menu.  

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✅ Quizzes.Next Points

The ratio of points earned in the quiz multiplied by the points possible in assignment details determines the value in the Gradebook. 

For example: In the five question quiz below questions 1-4 are worth 1 point each [1] and question 5 is worth 6 points [2]. The total points possible for the assignment is 25 [3]. 

Thus if a student answers questions 2, 3, and 5 correctly, then their Gradebook score would be (1 + 1 + 6)/10 x 25 or 20 points. If an instructor would like to assign 50 points to the exam, then the points in [3] would be changed to 50. 

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Highlights of Quizzes.Next features

  • Multiple Answers is finally all or nothing. There is no partial credit in Quizzes.Next
  • The user experience in creating questions is much improved! 
  • When extending time to accommodate specific students using Moderate quiz, then the extension is automatically set for all quizzes that the student takes. 
  • Item Analysis is more comprehensive and includes detailed statistics. See How do I view reports for an assessment in Quizzes.Next Links to an external site.
  • Quizzes.Next can shuffle questions globally without having to create question groups but currently you can only shuffle answers one question at a time — for now. 
  • The Quizzes.Next instructor guide Links to an external site. explains how to add each of the question types below: 

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BUT there are limitations

Most will be addressed with future updates

  • Quizzes.Next quizzes cannot be shared with other courses via course import, course export, or course copy. 
  • Item (question) banks created in Canvas Quizzes cannot be migrated to Quizzes.Next. However, Classic Quizzes can be export as QTI zip packages and then imported into a Quizzes.Next Item Bank. 
  • Instructors cannot grant additional attempts on a per-student basis.
  • Instructors cannot hide quiz feedback from students.
  • Surveys cannot be created

Migrating a quiz

You can migrate an original quiz — one at a time, not in bulk — to Quizzes.Next. The original will stay intact.  Follow these steps

  • Choose Quizzes [1] to locate the classic Quiz on the index page. it will have a rocket icon [2]
  • Make sure the original quiz is unpublished [3] 
  • Click Options [4]
  • Choose Migrate [5]

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You will find the Quizzes.Next migrated quiz [1] in the Assignment page [2] not in the Quizzes page.  The Assignment pages also includes Classic quizzes [3]

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