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Creating Quiz Questions

 

 
 
 

Questions Tab

Click on the Questions tab to get to the question entry area. Click +New Question button to begin.

 

Types of Questions

There are several different types of questions. Select from the drop down menu to choose the desired type.

These questions are self-grading:

  • Multiple Choice
  • True/False
  • Fill in the Blank
  • Fill in Multiple Blanks
  • Multiple Answers
  • Matching

These questions have to be graded by the instructor:

  • Essay Question
  • File Upload

 

 

 

As you build the questions, select the correct answer for all question types except essay question, file upload, and text entry. This allows Canvas to automatically grade all other question types. In the following page, you'll see how quizzes can be set to provide students feedback during or after the quiz.

 

Watch How To Create Quizzes and Quiz Questions Links to an external site.

 

Build in Feedback to Students

The Importance of Timely Feedback
Providing timely and meaningful feedback can greatly impact student learning and engagement. Aim to deliver feedback within two to fifteen workdays of a topic or assessment to ensure it remains relevant and supports the learning process.

 

Using Automated Feedback in Canvas Quizzes
Canvas Quizzes offers automated feedback options that allow students to receive immediate responses to their answers. Here’s how to use these features effectively: 

      • Comments for Correct Answers: Reinforce correct responses with encouraging feedback, such as “Correct!” or “Great job—this is exactly right!”
      • Guidance for Incorrect Answers: For incorrect choices, add specific comments to guide students toward resources that explain the concept, such as “Review Chapter 1 to better understand this distinction.”

Example: In the feedback for a quiz question, a correct answer might receive the comment, “Correct!” while an incorrect answer prompts students to “Review Chapter 1 in this week’s reading for more clarity on this concept.”

 

Tips for Effective Feedback 

  • Be Specific: Link incorrect answers to specific resources, readings, or sections for targeted guidance.
  • Encourage Reflection: Prompt students to revisit materials, helping them understand their mistakes and reinforcing learning.
  • Maintain Positivity: Use encouraging language for correct answers to boost student confidence.



 

Ensure students can view feedback

Students may miss valuable feedback, comments, and annotations if they aren’t aware of where to find them. Inform your students that feedback is available and share the following links to guide them: 

 

Organizing your Quiz Questions

While quizzes can be a simple list of questions, there are additional ways to organize them for added functionality, like randomization.

1. Question Groups 

Creating a Question Group allows Canvas to randomly select questions from a pool, giving each student a unique quiz experience. After creating a question group within a quiz, you can:

      • Drag and Drop Questions: Add individual questions directly into the group.
      • Pull from

How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?

 

2. Question Banks 

Question Banks enable instructors to organize questions by topic, unit, or other criteria, making it easy to create comprehensive assessments like midterms or final exams. By setting up question banks, you can pull questions from across your course into a single quiz.

How do I create a question bank in a course?

 

3. Question Titles
When building quiz questions, using titles can simplify quiz creation and navigation within question banks. Titles help instructors quickly identify questions by type and topic. For example, naming a question "Ch. 1 - MC" indicates a multiple-choice question from Chapter 1, aiding in the organization of exams.

 

TRY IT!

Now that you have seen how to create a quiz, try it yourself. Create an Quiz with the following parameters:

Discussion Name: Week 1 Quiz

RCE information: You will have 15 minutes to complete this quiz. There is 1 multiple choice question, 1 fill in the blank, 1 T/F,  and 1 short essay question.

Points: 20

Settings: Allow for students to see incorrect answers during the exam.

Due Date: None

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