Section 2 - Delivery, monitoring and grading (New Quizzes)

Stage 1 - Use Quiz to Deliver a Mock Examination

Find the quiz you want to edit on the Quizzes page, click on the quiz name.

Enable the option Do not count this assignment towards the final grade.

Stage 2 - Use Quiz to Conduct an Examination

Find the quiz you want to edit on the Quizzes page, click on the quiz name.

Make sure the option Do not count this assignment towards the final grade is not ticked.

Preview and Publish a Quiz

We recommend you to check the quiz via the "Preview" function in New Quizzes before publishing it.

In the Quizzes page,

1. Click on the quiz name, then click the Build button to enter the New Quizzes interface
   
   
2. Click the Preview button under the Build tab
   
   
3. After checking the entire quiz, then click the Exit Preview button
   
   
4. Edit the quiz again if you find any issue. Then click the Return button
   
   
5. Click the quiz status icon to publish the quiz when the settings are done
   
   

(Note: You are not recommended to edit the quiz settings or the quiz questions once students have started the quiz. Consider building another quiz if necessary.)

Give an SEN Student Extra Time for a Quiz

Students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) may need extra time to complete the examination.

In the Quizzes page,

1. Click on the quiz name, then click the Build button to enter the New Quizzes interface

2. Click the Moderate tab
3. Click the Moderate button on the student record
4. On the right popup panel, change the option from "None" to Give additional time under "Time adjustments"
5. Input the extra time in minutes
6. Click the Close icon

Repeat step 3 to 6 to provide extra time for another student.

7. Check the extra time for the SEN student(s) under "Accommodations"
8. Click the Return button to go back "Quizzes" page (or "Assignments" page)

9. Click on the quiz name

10. Click Manage Due Dates and Assign To, then click the Add under Assign to

11. Input the first and family name of the student and select the right name
12. Check to see the first "Assign" box shows "Everyone else" instead of "Everyone"
13. Set the quiz available period longer
    • Available From: You may input an earlier time for the SEN student
      (Recommendation: Keep this the same for all students)
    • Until: You may input a later time for the SEN student
    • Due: Adjust this to let the SEN student know when he/she should make the submission
14. Click the Apply and then Save button

Set Grade Posting Policy to Hide Scores Before the Examination

It is recommended that you hide the grades of the published graded quiz so your students will not see the grades immediately after finishing the examination.

1. Hover over the assessment header, click the Options icon (3-dot)
2. Click the Grade Posting Policy item
3. Select the Manually option
4. Click the Save button

Once a submission has been graded, the quiz header displays the Visibility icon in Grades.

Monitor the Examination

When the quiz is available to the students, you can view the status while students are attempting the quiz. In the Quizzes page, click on the quiz name, then click the Build button to enter the New Quizzes interface.

Then click the Moderate tab.

1. When the student is attempting the quiz, In Progress will be shown.
2. When the quiz has been submitted or time has expired, View Log will be displayed.

3. To view more details about an assessment event of the student, click the drop-down arrow next to the event.
4. Click Back to Moderate to leave the assessment log of the student.

(Canvas instruction: How do I use the Moderate page in New Quizzes?)

(Optional) Give a Student an Extra Quiz Attempt

You may give a student an extra attempt for an examination.

In the Quizzes page,

1. In the Quizzes page, click on the quiz name, then click the Build button to enter the New Quizzes interface

2. Click the Moderate tab
3. "Attempt 1/1" should be shown on the student record
4. Click the Moderate button for the student
5. Input the Additional Attempts (e.g. 1) on the right popup panel
6. Click the Close icon

7. The total of the student attempts should be increased (e.g. 1 -> 2)
8. Click the Return button to leave the New Quizzes interface

View the Results of the Quiz After the Completion of the Examination

In the Grades page,

1. Hover over the assessment header, click the Options icon (3-dot)
2. Click the SpeedGrader to open it

SpeedGrader is used for checking and grading the individual quiz submissions as shown in the below Canvas instruction:

• How do I get to SpeedGrader from the Gradebook?
• How do I use SpeedGrader?
• Canvas Instructor Guide > SpeedGrader

(Optional) Release of Student Examination Scores After Grading

If you like to release the examination scores to students via Canvas, go to the Grades.

1. Hover over the quiz header, click the Options icon (3-dot)
2. Click the Post grades

(Canvas instruction: How do I post grades for an assignment in the Gradebook?)