Note!

New Quiz is one of two available quiz engines in Canvas. Read more in the article Introduction to quizzes.

A quiz using New Quizzes must be created by using the Quizzes course menu item.

Click Quizzes in the course menu.
Click + Quiz at the top right.
Choose New Quiz.
Click Submit.

Screenshot of creation of a New Quiz

Once you click Submit you are prompted to a settings page similar to that of an assignment settings page. Here you enter the name of the quiz, the amount of points, the assignment group/category and in what way grades should be displayed. Leave the submission type as is and set up anonymous grading and due dates as you see fit. The different dates are further explained in the article Dates and assigning. Click Save when you are done. Now(!) you enter the actual tool for New Quizzes.

If you are working with modules, make sure you don't forget to add the quiz to one of your modules when you are done.

Build the quiz

When entering the new quiz tool you see an interface similar to the following image. Attached are short explanations for each part.

The sum of the points for all questions.
Table of contents: Title, description and then each question numbered.
Add new question to this position (1st).
Edit, move (drag and drop) and delete this question.
Add new question to this position (between 1 and 2).
Fetch questions from an item bank (question bank).
Align quiz to learning outcomes.
Preview (student view).
Manage item banks: List and share your item banks. From here you can also add questions directly to an item bank without having to add them to a quiz first.
Import content: Import questions from a QTI-file (QTI-files from Inspera are poorly supported).
Return to your course.
Switch from the build view to:
- Settings: Time limit, shuffle etc. Read more below the question types further down this page.
- Reports: Analysis for Quiz/questions and Outcomes. Student analysis not available yet.
- Moderate: Show student answers, logs, adjust time and attempts for individual students.

Screenshot of New quizzes editing.

Questions

Compared to Classic Quiz, New Quiz has more question types and more options for each question type as well. The following are available.

Multiple choice

You can vary points by answer and shuffle answers. A student can choose one of the answers.

Screenshot of MC question

True or False

Screenshot of TF question.

Multiple answer

Choices can be shuffled. A student can select multiple answers. As of 18th april 2020 you are able to award partial points.

Screenshot of MA question.

Fill in the Blank

This question types a quite a lot of different setup options. There can be multiple blanks and they can be placed anywhere in the text. For each blank you can select on of three answer types:

Open Entry: Students enter text freely.
Dropdown: Students choose from a set of predefined answers (for each blank) in a drop down menu.
Word bank: Students choose from a set of predefined answers (for the entire question) using drag and drop.

When using Dropdown or Word Bank the matching needed is, of course exact. But when using Open Entry you can choose from the following ways to auto grade:

Contains: A student answer contains the correct word/phrase.
Close enough: A student answer is close enough to the correct answer, calculated using Levensthein Distance.
Exact Match
Specify Correct Answers: A students answer in an exact match on any of the specified correct answers.
Regular Expression: A students answers matches a specified regular expression (Ruby).

Screenshot of Fill in the Blank question.

Matching

A student answers by selecting from each drop down menu. Distractors can be added and the questions (left side) can be shuffled.

Screenshot of Matching question.

Numeric

Student can only respond with a numerical value and the accepted values can be specified with

Exact Response: A students answer must match exactly.
Margin or Error: A students answer is correct if it is within the margin of error (+-).
Within a Range: A students answer is correct if it is within a specified (inclusive) range.
Precise Response: A students answer is correct if it matches a specified number of significant digits.

Screenshot of numeric questions.

Formula

A calculation where the question is generated from a formula with variables in a specified range. Each student gets their own instance of the question. Correct answers can include a specified margin of error based on either absolute values or percentage.

Screenshot of formula questions.

Essay

Free text question where students get access to the content editor. Spell check, word counter and word limit available.

Screenshot of essay question.

File upload

Students respons by upload one or more files. File types can be restricted and the number of files can be limited.

Screenshot of file upload question.

Categorisation

A students answers by dragging and drop the correct word/phrase to the correct category. Distractors can be added and there is no limit to number of categories.

Animation of categorisation question.

Ordering

A student answers by dragging and dropping the items in the correct order. Top and bottom label can be hidden and all items can be displayed on a single line.

Animation of ordering question.

Hot Spot

You specify a hot spot using either a rectangle, an oval or a polygon. A student answers by clicking the image. Multiple hot spots are not supported yet.

This question type is not accessible to users requiring keyboard-only access or screen readers.

Animation of Hotspot question

Stimulus

A stimulus (left) is text/information not containing a question in itself but can have none, one or multiple questions (right) attached to it. Extra instructions or material like a formula sheets, data tables or a case description for example.

Screenshot of Stimulus.

Settings

Shuffle questions: Shuffles the order of the questions.
Shuffle answers: Shuffles the order of the answers (where applicable). You can also do this for each item when editing a question.
One question at a time: The quiz will only show one question per page (with a next button). Also gives you the option to disallow backtracking.
Require student access code: Set a password students must enter to take the quiz.
Time limit: Set a time limit that applies to each attempt.
Filter IP addresses: Allow connections from certain IP-addresses only (for example force students to use computers in a certain lab).
Allow calculator: Basic or Scientific. This can also be set item by item when editing questions.
✓ Allow multiple attempts
- Score to keep: Highest, latest or average.
- Allowed attempts: Specific number or unlimited.
- Waiting period: Require time passed between each attempt.
Restrict student result view: Allows you to toggle points awarded, points possible, questions, feedback and correct/incorrect answers for students after they have submitted.