Tips and Troubleshooting Quizzes
On This Page:
Submit a Student’s “Quiz Attempt in Progress”
Reset a Student’s Quiz Attempt
Restore a Deleted Quiz Attempt
Send Scores to the Grade Book Automatically
Create Quiz Categories
Note
Any categories you create are viewable by both you and your students.
Step 1
Select Quizzes from your course navbar.
Step 2
Select the Edit Categories button.
Step 3
Select the Add Category button.
Step 4
Give your category a name by entering text in the Name field.
Step 5
Use the Sort Order menus to put your categories in your desired order.
Step 6
Select the Save and Close button.
Regrade a Quiz Question
Note
We strongly recommend waiting until everyone has taken the quiz before regrading any questions, otherwise, things can get quite complicated in Brightspace.
Step 1
Select Quizzes in the course navbar.
Step 2
Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.
Step 3
Select the Questions tab.
Step 4
Select Update All Attempts.
Step 5
Select the question you want to regrade.
Step 6
Below Grading Type, select the round radio button for one of the following options:
Select Give to all attempts ___ points if you want to give everyone who took the quiz points for this question and enter the number of points in the empty field.
Select Give to attempts with answer ___ points if you want to give points to everyone who gave a particular answer. Use the drop-down menu to choose the answer, and enter the number of points in the empty field.
Step 7
Select the Save button.
Step 8
Select the Yes button in the confirmation window.
Step 9
Select the Go Back to Questions button.
Step 10
Select the Close button when finished.
Note
Quiz grades will automatically update. If your quiz is set to transfer grades to the gradebook automatically, then the score will also update in the gradebook.
Submit a Student’s “Quiz Attempt in Progress”
Sometimes, students do not successfully submit their quizzes. They may miss a click or, depending on the quiz settings, run out of time and lose the ability to submit. For the quiz to be graded, it has to be submitted. The solution is for the instructor to submit the quiz on behalf of the student.
Note
Once you submit the quiz, it will be graded according to your chosen settings.
Step 1
Select Quizzes in the course navbar.
Step 2
Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.
Step 3
Select Show Search Options (if they do not already appear below the Search field).
Step 4
In the "Restrict to" dropdown menu, select Users with attempts in progress.
Step 5
Select the search icon (magnifying glass in the "Search " field).
Step 6
Select the Enter Quiz as User icon.
Step 7
In the confirmation window, select the Yes button.
Step 8
Scroll to the bottom of the page again and select Submit Quiz.
Reset a Student’s Quiz Attempt
Note
This process deletes the attempt completely—any answers the student provided and any grade they received will be deleted. Please only proceed if this is the desired outcome. If you'd rather keep the first attempt and grant the student a second attempt at the quiz, use the Special Access features.
Step 1
Select Quizzes in the course navbar.
Step 2
Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.
Step 3
Select the checkbox next to the attempt(s) you want to delete, then select Reset (trash can icon).
Step 4
In the confirmation window, select the Yes button.
Restore a Deleted Quiz Attempt
Use the Quiz Attempt Log to restore a student's deleted quiz attempt.
Step 1
Select the quiz's Action Menu icon. Select Attempt Logs.
Step 2
Select the Quiz Attempt Deleted tab.
Step 3
Select Restore.
Send Scores to the Grade Book Automatically
Step 1
Select Quizzes in the course navbar.
Step 2
Select the quiz name.
Step 3
Select the Evaluation and Feedback section.
Step 4
- If you want Brightspace to grade the quiz for you, select Auto-publish attempt results immediately upon completion;
- If you want the grade to transfer to the grade book and your quiz is linked to a grade item, select the Automatically update evaluations in grade book when published.
Send Scores to the Grade Book by Publishing Manually
Step 1
Select Quizzes in the course navbar.
Step 2
Select the quiz's Action Menu icon and select Grade.
Step 3
Set the per page field to a high enough number that all students display on one screen.
Step 4
Select the checkbox to select all; all students on this screen should now have a checkmark.
Step 5
Select the Publish Feedback button.
Print a Quiz
You can now print quizzes for offline use.
Note
The Print Quiz functionality supports all native Brightspace question types, as well as Question Pools, Shuffling questions and sections, and Randomizing answer order. See our Randomization Options help page for guidance if needed.
Step 1
From the Manage Quizzes page, select Print from the Action Menu icon to the right of the quiz you wish to print.
Step 2
On the Print Quiz page, select your choice of the following settings:
- Number of Versions needed (this will appear under Randomization and only if you are using randomized options such as Question Pools in your quiz)
- Name field (optional)
- Student ID field (optional)
- Date field (optional)
- Select Answer Key: Show correct answers if you want to print the quiz with the answers.
Step 3
If you have multiple versions to account for randomized options, select a version tab. If you are printing an Answer Key, make sure it is the version you need. You can select the link for a new version as many times as needed.
Step 4
Print your selected version via the Print button.