Creating and editing quizzes

Create or edit a quiz

1. From within your course, click the Quizzes link in the course navbar.
2. Click the New Quiz icon to create a new quiz, or select the name of the quiz you want to edit from the list.

Setting up quiz properties

The quiz Properties tab will display by default when you create or edit a quiz.

1. Enter a name for your quiz in the Name field.
2. You can create categories to group your quizzes together by adding categories and then selecting them from the Category drop-down list (optional).
3. If you want this quiz to be linked to a grade item, select the item from the Grade Item drop-down list or create a new grade item by clicking the add grade item link. If you choose to use the grade item, you then have the option of having attempt scores automatically exported to the grade book (next option).
4. Select the box next to Automatic Grade to allow the quiz attempt grade to be seen immediately after the user has completed and submitted the quiz. The displayed score is limited by what the system can auto-grade.
5. This setting must be turned on for grades to be automatically sent to the grade book and for the default submission view to be released to users when they complete an attempt.
6. Select Allow users to add this quiz to their ePortfolio if you want users to be able to add the completed quiz to their ePortfolio as a certified course artifact.
7. Optional Advanced Properties:
8. • Check Hints to enable question hints. The actual hints must be set up within each question.
   • Enter your email address in the Notification Email field if you want to be notified when a user submits a quiz for marking (can be your Learning Environment or an external email address).
   • Check Disable Right-Click and Disable Pager Access to prevent users from utilizing these features while they are taking the quiz.
9. In the Description field, enter a message that is displayed to users prior to quiz availability.
10. Enter text in the Introduction Message field to display a message to users immediately before they start the quiz.
11. If you want to add a page header and footer, enter the text into the proper fields.
12. Click Save Quiz.

Setting up quiz restrictions

Use the options located under the Restrictions tab to set up the availability and timing of your quiz.

1. Click on the Restrictions tab.
2. In the Availability section, you can set the Status and quiz start and end dates. Users can only see quizzes that have been set to Active status.
3. Choose a Start Date using the drop-down lists or the calendar icon. If you do not want your quiz to a specific start date, choose no set start date
4. Choose an End Date using the drop-down lists or the calendar icon. If you do not want your quiz to have a specific end date, choose no set end date.
5. Add release conditions in the Additional Conditions section (if applicable). Release conditions allow you to set requirements that must be met before taking the quiz.

   Example  You could create a release condition that requires users to view a certain content topic before they can attempt the quiz.

6. Click Attach Existing to add a release condition that you have already created in the Conditional Release area or in another tool.
7. Click Create and Attach to create a new release condition and associate it with this quiz.

   Note  You must save your quiz before you can add release conditions. See Setting up release conditions, for details on release conditions and how to use them in your course.

8. Choose whether access to the quiz is dependent on meeting all or any of your conditions.
9. Open Optional Advanced Restrictions to add extra restrictions to your quiz.
10. To require users to enter a password to attempt the quiz, enter a password in the Password field.
11. To restrict quiz access to users from a certain location, enter an IP address in the IP Restriction fields.
12. In the Timing section, set a time limit for your quiz by typing the applicable number of minutes in the Time Limit field. The default time limit is 120 minutes.
13. Choose to enforce the time limit or show a clock by checking the corresponding boxes.
14. Type a Grace Period in the text field. This value determines how many minutes the user has after the time limit has expired to submit their quiz before it is flagged as late.
15. Late Submissions:
16. • Select Allow for normal submissions to let users submit quizzes even if the time limit and grace period have expired. Submissions after the grace period are flagged as late.
    • If you select Use Late Limit and select an amount of time, users are given a grade of zero if they submit the quiz after the time limit + grace period + late limit period.
    • Select Auto-Submit Attempt to have the system automatically prompt users to submit their quiz attempt and block them from saving further progress after the specified time limit and grace period expire.
17. Click Save Quiz.

Options available using the Respondus LockDown Browser

If your organization purchases the Respondus LockDown Browser you will see two additional options on the Restrictions tab of the Edit Quiz page:

• Respondus LockDown Browser: Required to take this quiz Forces users to use the LockDown Browser when writing the quiz. The user cannot start the quiz unless they are using the browser.
• Respondus LockDown Browser: Required to view quiz feedback and results Restricts users from viewing quiz feedback or results unless they are using the browser. This option makes it difficult for users to print quiz results and make them available to others.

If you select one or both of these options, users will see a Download Respondus LockDown Browser link when they try to navigate to pages that are locked. Users can click the link to download a free copy of the browser.

Setting up Special Access

Use the Special Access feature to override the availability and timing settings of a quiz for specified users. Special access is set up in the Restrictions tab of a quiz.

1. Click on the Restrictions tab.
2. Click the Add Special Access button to add special access permissions.
3. Check the boxes beside any of the special access types, and fill in the appropriate fields. Special access can include a unique start and end date, time limit, grace period, and submission requirements. For example, if you want to provide an extended grace period to users that have special access, check Assign special grace period and fill in the applicable time limit (in minutes) in the Grace Period text box.
4. Check the boxes beside the users you want to assign special access to.
5. Click Add Selected.

Example  Special Access - Accommodate Users with Special Needs

• Increase the quiz time limit for special-needs users.
• Allow individual users to have different start and end dates.
• Change the quiz availability dates for a make-up quiz.

Restrict a quiz to specific individuals

Use the Special Access feature to restrict the quiz to specific individuals, with or without other special access properties attached to them. Special access is set up in the Restrictions tab of a quiz.

1. Click the Restrictions tab.
2. Click the Add Special Access button to add special access permissions.
3. Check the boxes beside any of the special access types, and fill in the appropriate fields, if applicable.
4. Check the boxes beside the users you want to assign special access to.
5. Click Add Selected.
6. Select the restrict to those with special access below box. This quiz is now restricted to only those users.
7. Click Save Quiz at the top of the page.

Setting up quiz attempts

Here you can specify attempts and overall grade calculation:

1. Click on the Attempts tab.
2. Choose the number of attempts allowed from the drop-down list.
3. Choose which attempt is included in the grade calculation from the Overall Grade Calculation drop-down list. The attempt calculated can be the highest, lowest, first, last, or average.
4. If you choose to allow more than one attempt and not unlimited attempts, you have the option of setting Advanced Attempt Conditions. Use the advanced attempt conditions to restrict the user from access to further attempts until they have achieved a specified score on the previous attempt.
5. Click Save.