Managing quizzes

Table of contents

1. Edit a quiz
2. Quick Edit quiz properties
3. Copy a quiz
4. Preview a quiz
5. Reorder quizzes
6. Delete a quiz
7. Publish quizzes to a learning object repository

Edit a quiz

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, click on the quiz you want to edit.
2. Make your changes and click Save and Close.

Quick Edit quiz properties

Manage multiple quizzes at the same time. You can edit common properties such as name, category, active status, and number of attempts allowed.

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, select the check box beside each quiz you want to edit.
2. Click Edit.
3. Make your changes and click Save.

Copy a quiz

A copied quiz contains all of the questions from the original quiz. Copying is a quick and simple way to create a quiz that assesses prior and current understanding of course materials.

Note  You can only copy quizzes within the same course.

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, click Copy from the More Actions Button.
2. Select your quiz from the Quiz to Copy drop-down list.
3. Enter a New Quiz Name.
4. Select a status from the New Quiz Status drop-down list.
5. Select Edit Quiz after copy completes if you want to go to the Edit page after creating your copy.
6. Click Save.

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Preview a quiz

The quiz preview option allows you to test the accuracy of content and grading before you release a quiz. In a preview, you can answer the questions, view allowed hints, submit the quiz, auto-grade answers, read feedback, and view report results.

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, click Preview from the context menu of the quiz you want to preview.
2. Clear the Bypass Restrictions check box if you want to view the quiz with user restrictions turned on.
3. Click Start Quiz!.
4. Preview your quiz. Click Exit Preview to return to Manage Quizzes page.

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Reorder quizzes

Change the order of quizzes in the Quiz List page. Quizzes reorder within their respective categories if more than one category exists.

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, click Reorder from the More Actions button.
2. Use the drop-down lists in the Sort Order column to select the order of an item. Other items automatically reposition themselves according to the new order.
3. Click Save.

Note  To reorder categories, see Creating and managing quiz categories.

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Delete a quiz

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, click Delete from the More Actions button.
2. Select the check box beside the quiz you want to delete.
3. Click Delete Selected.

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Publish quizzes to a learning object repository

1. On the Manage Quizzes page, click Publish from the context menu of the quiz you want to publish.
2. Pick a Repository from the drop-down list or select Overwrite an existing object. You can have large files or packages Publish in the background, which allows you to leave the page as the system publishes. You can check the publishing job's status later.
3. Choose options for whether the object will be visible and/or publicly available.
   • Only you and users with sufficient permission can view hidden learning objects and files.
   • You can change this option once the object/file is published to the LOR.
   • Publicly available objects are available to users without an ID and password to Learning Environment.
4. Select the Creative Commons rights you want to associate with the learning object/file. Creative Commons licensing enables you to retain copyright on your work while allowing different degrees of reuse to other users. For more information go to creativecommons.org.
5. If you want to remove quizzes from the package, clear the check boxes beside the quizzes you do not want to publish. If you want to add, edit, or delete metadata, click the Edit Metadata icon beside a quiz. For information on editing metadata, see Adding/editing a resource's metadata.

   Note  Associating a creative commons license automatically populates the metadata rights fields with this information.

6. Click Next.
7. Enter metadata such as a Title, Description, and Keywords for your learning object.
8. Click Publish.

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See also

• Creating quizzes
• Creating and managing quiz categories
• Creating quiz questions
• Managing quiz questions