You can create a quiz using New Quizzes from the Quizzes page. You can create various types of content in each quiz.
Eventually, New Quizzes will replace Classic Quizzes, and there will be more communication on that transition once the timeline is fully established.
How to Create a Quiz Using New Quizzes
The New Quizzes platform allows faculty to develop comprehensive assessments with enhanced functionality and diverse question types. This guide will walk you through the complete process of creating a quiz using the New Quizzes tool.
- Begin by selecting the Quizzes link from your course navigation menu. Alternatively, you can access quiz creation through the Assignments page if that better fits your workflow.
- When prompted, select New Quizzes as your preferred assessment platform. (To streamline future quiz creation in this course, check the option to remember your choice. This will automatically default to New Quizzes for subsequent assessments.)
- Confirm your selection by clicking Submit.
- Click the Add Quiz button to begin creating your new assessment.
You can modify your quiz engine preference at any time through the Quiz Options menu.
- Submit the name of the quiz in the Quiz Title box.
- Set the total points possible for the assessment.
It's important to understand how points are calculated:
- The total points you set here represents the overall assignment value
- Individual question points determine correctness scoring
- Final grades are calculated as a percentage of correct answers applied to your total points
- Example: A 50-point quiz with 10 questions (1 point each) where a student answers 9 correctly = 90% × 50 = 45 points
- Select the appropriate assignment group from the dropdown menu and choose how grades will be displayed to students.
If this assessment should not impact final course grades, check the option to exclude it from grade calculations.
For assessments worth zero points (such as practice quizzes), you can choose whether to display results in the gradebook or student grade views.
For surveys, students will automatically receive full credit once they take the survey.
If your quiz is graded, select the assignment group in which to score the quiz in the Assignment Group menu.
Configure who can access the assessment by assigning it to specific students, groups, or the entire class. Set appropriate due dates and availability windows to control when students can complete the quiz.
Choose between two saving options:
- Save: Preserves your settings as a draft for future editing
- Save & Publish: Makes the assessment immediately available to assigned students
Click the Build button to open the content creation environment. If you previously saved and returned to the main page, access the build interface through the Options menu and select Build.
In the build environment, you can:
- Edit the assessment title and add detailed instructions
- Access your question banks for existing content
- Align the quiz with course learning outcomes
- Preview the student experience
- Navigate through your assessment structure
Use the Rich Content Editor to format instructions and add multimedia elements to enhance clarity.
- Click the Add button to access various content types:
- Item Bank: Insert pre-existing questions from your question repositories
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Question Types: Create new questions using various formats including:
- Multiple choice
- True/false
- Fill-in-the-blank
- Essay responses
- Matching exercises
- And other specialized question types
- Stimulus Content: Add contextual materials that support multiple questions
- Text Blocks: Include informational content or instructions between questions
- For each question you will create:
- Question Setup: Enter a descriptive title and write the question stem
- Answer Configuration: Provide response options and identify correct answers
- Question-Specific Settings: Configure options unique to each question type
- Learning Alignment: Connect questions to specific course outcomes
- Banking: Save questions to item banks for future use
- Point Values: Assign appropriate point values using the numerical input or arrow controls
- Feedback: Add explanatory feedback for student learning
- Complete each question by clicking Done.
Essay questions require manual grading as they don't have predetermined correct answers.
Use the Question Navigator (accessed via the Expand icon) to:
- View all questions at a glance
- See question types and point values
- Review question content
- Navigate directly to specific questions
- Manually reorder questions by dragging them to new positions
The navigator displays question numbers, types, point totals, content previews, and overall assessment point totals.
- Once you've completed building your assessment, click the Return button to close the build interface and return to your main Quizzes page.
- Your assessment is now ready for student access (if published) or available for further editing as needed.
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