Build a Quiz

Create a Quiz and Link to a New Grade Item 

Step 1                   

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2                   

Select the New Quiz button.

Step 3                   

Enter a Name for your quiz.

Step 4     

(Optional) If grading, select Not In Grade Book to expand the menu. Choose Add to Grade Book if you'd like Brightspace to create an associated grade item in Grades automatically. 

Step 5                   

Enter a points value in the Grade Out Of field.

Step 6   

(Optional) Add a Due Date to put this quiz in the Course Calendar. Students can submit the quiz after the due date but it will be marked as late.

Step 7                  

(Optional) Add a Description. Students will be able to view the description before beginning the quiz. 

Step 8      

(Optional) At the bottom of the screen, select the Hidden toggle to change to Visible (so the quiz is visible to students). Select the Save button to remain in the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit).

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Create a Quiz and Link to an Existing Grade Item

To link the quiz to an existing grade item or change the grade item currently associated:

Step 1                   

Select Quizzes in the course navbar.

Step 2                   

Select the New Quiz button.

Step 3                   

Enter a Name for your quiz.

Step 4                   

(Optional) If grading, select Not In Grade Book to expand the menu. Choose Edit or Link to Existing.

Step 5     

Choose the option to Link to an existing grade item. Choose the appropriate grade item from the dropdown menu and select OK.

Step 6   

(Optional) Add a Due Date to put this assignment in the Course Calendar. Students can submit the quiz after the due date but will be marked as late.

Step 7                  

(Optional) Add a Description. Students will be able to view the description before beginning the quiz. 

Step 8            

(Optional) At the bottom of the screen, select the Hidden toggle to change to Visible (so the quiz is visible to students). Select the Save button to remain in the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit).

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Import Questions

Step 1                   

While editing a quiz, select Add Existing and Browse Question Library.      

Step 2                   

Select the triangle icon to open the section(s) where your questions are stored.

Step 3                   

Select the checkbox next to the question(s) you wish to import.

Step 4                   

Select the Import button. If you want to specify where questions will be located in the quiz, select the down-arrow icon next to the Import button to open the Import to menu and choose one:

• Import to top of the Quiz
• Import to Bottom of the Quiz
• Import to Section (and select the section)

Step 5                   

Select the Save button to continue editing the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

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Determine When Students Can Take the Quiz 

Step 1                   

Select Availability Dates & Conditions to expand the section.

Step 2                   

Select the Start Date and/or End Date fields to open a calendar and select a date and time. Students will see the basic quiz information (as long as it is set to Visible) but will not be able to take the quiz or see questions until after the Start Date.

Step 3               

Select the checkbox for Add availability dates to Calendar to add both Start and End Date events to the course calendar.

Step 4               

Select the Save button to continue editing the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

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Determine How Long Students Have to Take the Quiz 

Step 1                   

Select the Timing & Display section.

Step 2                    

Select Set time limit. Enter a number of minutes in the Time Limit field.                              

Step 3                   

Select Timer Settings.

Step 4   

In the Quiz Start settings, select the radio button to indicate when you would like the quiz timer to start.

• Asynchronous: The quiz starts when the learner chooses to begin the quiz. Start, End, and Due Dates apply. 
• Synchronous: The quiz timer starts on the Start Date for all learners. The quiz timer then ends for all learners at the same time. The Due Date is omitted if this option is selected.

Step 5  

In the When The Time Limit Expires settings, select the radio button to indicate quiz behavior after the time limit expires. 

Step 6

Select the Save button to continue editing the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

About Synchronous Quizzing

What is a synchronous quiz?

Synchronous quizzes enable instructors to set up a quiz where the quiz timer starts on the Start Date for all learners rather than when the learner launches the quiz (asynchronous). The quiz timer then ends for all learners at the same time. This facilitates quizzes where the instructor requires all learners to take the quiz at the same time similar to in-classroom exams.

Important things to know

• If you select the Synchronous Quizzes option before selecting a Start Date, D2L will warn you that there is no Start Date set.
• Due Date is disabled for synchronous quizzes.
• End Date is not required for synchronous quizzes (since the quiz closes once the time limit expires).
• If the Start Date and the End Date are set, Start and End Date events are created in the Calendar.
• If a synchronous quiz has an End Date set to close the availability window before the end of the timer, students will not be able to return to the quiz if they leave it (e.g. they lose their connectivity).

FAQs

• Can I give special access to the quiz?

  Yes. Be aware that the synchronous option applies to the special access as well. That is, students who are given special access to the quiz need to start it at the exact time the special access starts.

• How do students know it is a synchronous quiz?

  Brightspace shows when the timer starts in the quiz information together with the Start Date (and End Date if set up).

• Do accommodations set up in Classlist apply to synchronous quizzes?

  Yes.

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Give Students Multiple Attempts 

You can choose which score to record in the grade book: the highest, lowest, average, and so forth.

Step 1                   

Select Attempts & Completion to expand the section.

Step 2                   

Select Manage Attempts.       

Step 3                   

For Attempts Allowed, select the number of times students can take the quiz.

Step 4                   

(Optional) If you would like students to have more than one attempt, choose an option for Overall Grade Calculation from the dropdown menu. 

Step 5                   

(Optional) If you want to limit students so they only see questions they answered incorrectly on a previous attempt, check On new attempts, only allow answers for previously incorrect questions.

Step 6                    

If you want students only to be allowed another attempt if they earn a certain grade on a previous attempt, enter percentage scores in the Min and Max fields under Attempt Conditions. Select OK.

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Determine How the Quiz Will Be Graded

Step 1                 

Select Evaluation & Feedback to expand the section.

Step 2                   

To allow Brightspace to automatically calculate each student's quiz grade for you and publish in the Quizzes tool, select Auto-publish attempt results immediately upon completion.

Step 3                   

If a grade item is associated with the quiz, you will have the option to select Synchronize to grade book on publish. This will automatically send quiz grades to the grade book when published, either manually or automatically. 

Step 4                   

Select the Save button to continue editing the quiz (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

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Preview the Finished Quiz

Step 1                   

Select the Action Menu icon next to the name of the quiz.

Step 2                   

Select Preview.

Step 3                   

Select the Start Quiz! Button, then select Preview.

Step 4                   

From within the quiz Preview page, you can view the page layout (e.g., the number of questions per page), answer all questions, and move through each page of the quiz.

Step 5                   

When finished, select the Submit Quiz button.

Step 6                   

Check Allow this preview attempt to be graded in the Grade Quiz area if you want to check how your quiz attempt will be auto-graded by Brightspace. Select the Submit Quiz button a second time.

Step 7                   

Whenever you are finished, select the Exit Preview button (top right corner) on any quiz preview screen.

Make Multiple Quizzes Visible

Step 1                   

Select the checkboxes next to the hidden quizzes (look for the closed-eye icon).

Step 2                   

Select the More Actions button and Make Visible to Users.

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