Customize Quiz Access and Display Views

On This Page:

Set DRC Student Accommodations

Exempt Students From a Quiz

Allow Some Students to Have Special Access

Set Release Conditions

Modify the Quiz Results Display Primary View

Add Additional Quiz Results Display View

Add Display Views with Multiple Attempts


Set DRC Student Accommodations

Please reference Set Quiz Accommodations (opens in new tab) in the Classlist tile of the Instructor Help Pages. With this feature, you can also always allow right-clicking for students who need to use assistive technologies to complete your quizzes. 

Exempt Students from a Quiz

Step 1

Select the Action Menu icon for a quiz and choose Manage Exemptions.

Manage Exemptions in the action menu of a quiz

Step 2

On the list that appears, select the checkbox for the student(s) you wish to exempt.

Step 3

Select the Exempt button.

Step 4

Select the X to exit the Manage Exemptions window.

X in the upper right corner of the Manage Exemptions Page

Allow Some Students to Have Special Access

Step 1 

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2 

Select the quiz name.

Step 3 

Select the Availability Dates & Conditions section.

Step 4 

Select Manage Special Access

Step 5 

Select Allow selected users special access to this quiz to change the availability dates, time limit, and more for specific students while allowing others to access the quiz. Select the Add Users to Special Access button.

Note

Select Allow only users with special access to see this quiz if you would like only certain users to access the quiz. 

Step 6

To change the dates:

Step 6a

Select the check boxes next to Has Due Date, Has Start Date, and/or Has End Date.

Note

When you add Start and End Dates, students can see the quiz but not take it outside that date range. When you add a Due Date, it serves as a reference only; students can still take the quiz after the Due Date.

Step 6b

Select the date field(s) to open a calendar and select a date.

Date field

Step 6c

Select the time field(s) to open a menu to select a time.

Step 7

(Optional) To allow more time to take the quiz, select Override time limit. Select Set time limit and enter values for a New Time Limit, Multiplier, or Extra Time.

Override time limit option

Step 8

(Optional) To change the settings for what happens when the time limit is up, select Override behavior when time limit is exceeded and choose an option for When The Time Limit Expires.

Option to Override behavior when time limit is exceeded - auto submit, flag as

Step 9

If you want these students to be able to take the quiz multiple times, select Override attempts allowed and select the Attempts Allowed field to indicate the number of attempts.


Override attempts allowed - change in the dropdown menu

Step 10 

From the list, select the checkbox next to the students' names to get the accommodations.

Note

Students with an icon next to their name (hover text reads, "This multiplier is a course level accommodation") have been [LINK: given an accommodation through the classlist (opens in new window)].

Step 11

Select the Save button.

Step 12

Select the Save and Close button to save your changes.

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Set Release Conditions

With this tool, students must meet specific requirements before seeing a quiz.

Step 1 

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2 

Select the quiz name.

Step 3 

Select the Availability Dates & Conditions section.

Step 4 

Select the Add Release Condition button and choose Create New.

Step 5 

Use the Condition Type dropdown menu to select the restriction criteria.

Selecting a Condition Type from the menu

Step 6 

The Conditions Details dropdown menu will update based on what was selected for the Condition Type. Use this menu to determine specifics.

Step 7 

Based on what Conditions you selected, additional information may be required. Once all information has been entered, select the Create button.

Step 8 

Once more than one release condition has been attached, a new menu that allows you to set how Conditions must be met will become active. This menu only appears if you have more than one condition attached. If so, select one of the options from the To view this item, users must satisfy menu.

All conditions must be met: if a student must meet every Condition before taking this quiz.

Any condition must be met: if a student must meet only one of the Conditions.

To delete a Condition, select the Remove Condition button (x icon).

X to the right of the condition to click for deletion

Step 10 

Select the Save button to remain in this tab (or Save and Close to save your changes and exit the quiz).

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Modify the Quiz Results Display (Primary View)

By default, students see neither the questions, answers, nor any feedback written for specific questions after submitting a quiz. You can release that information to them by modifying the default primary quiz results view. 

Step 1                     

Select the Evaluation & Feedback section.

Step 2                   

Keep the Attempt grade checkbox selected if you want learners to see their attempt grade upon submitting the quiz.

Note

If you plan to grade any part of the quiz manually, we recommend that you do not select to display the Attempt grade. If this option is selected, the score shown to participants will reflect the zeroes Brightspace assigns to questions that must be manually graded (e.g., Written Response).

Step 3                   

In the Quiz Results Display dropdown menu, indicate what students will be able to view:

  • No questions: students don't see any information regarding questions or answers
  • Incorrect questions only, with correct answers: students see only the questions they answered incorrectly with question answers
  • Incorrect questions only, without correct answers: students see only the questions they answered incorrectly without question answers
  • All questions, with correct answers: students see questions they answered (correctly or not), along with question answers
  • All questions, without correct answers: students see all questions in the quiz without question answers

Note 

Question-level feedback will show along with the question for whichever questions you allow to show - regardless of whether or not the correct answer is also displayed.

Step 4

You may Save and Close after choosing a Quiz Results Display option from the dropdown menu or continue to customize the view further. See the following steps for further customization.

Step 5           

Select the Customize Quiz Results Displays button.

Step 6              

Select the Edit View button.

Edit View button

Step 6               

You can change the default message that students receive upon submitting their quizzes by entering text in the Custom Message field.

Step 7                

In the Questions dropdown menu, choose one of the following options:

  • Don't show
  • All questions
  • Incorrect questions only with learner's responses
  • Correct questions only with learner's responses

Step 8        

Select the Update button to save your changes.

Step 9       

Select the OK button to save your Primary View.

Step 10        

Select the Save and Close button to save your quiz.

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Add Additional Quiz Results Display View

This option allows you to limit when or how long students can see a quiz after taking it.

Note 

You must select the checkmark for Auto-publish attempt results immediately upon completion if students are to see the quiz results view upon submitting their quiz. 

Step 1               

Select the Evaluation & Feedback section.

Step 2                   

Select the Customize Quiz Results Displays button.

Additional View button

Step 3                   

Select the Add Additional View button.

Step 4                   

If you would like to make the quiz results view available after a specific date and time, use the Date and Time fields.

Note 

If this date is in the future, students will see the Primary View up until this date.

Step 5                   

If you would like to limit how long a student can review a quiz, select the checkbox for A limited amount of time (in minutes) after submission.  Checking the box will open the option to specify the length of time using the minute(s) field.

Step 6                   

You can add a custom message that students will see upon submitting their quiz by adding text in the Custom Message field.

Step 7                   

Under Questions, choose one of the following options from the dropdown menu:

  • Don't show
  • All questions
  • Incorrect questions only with learner's responses
  • Correct questions only with learner's responses

Step 8                   

Select the Create button to save your Additional View.

Step 9                   

Select the OK button to save your changes.

Step 10               

Select the Save and Close button to save your quiz.

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Add Display Views with Multiple Attempts

If you allow students to take a quiz multiple times, you can release different information after each attempt.

Step 1                   

Select the Evaluation & Feedback section.

Step 2                   

Select the Customize Quiz Results Displays button.

Additional View button

Step 3                   

Select Add Additional View.

Step 4                   

If you would like to make the quiz results view available after a specific date and time, use the Date and Time fields under Display Date.

Note 

If this date is in the future, students will see the Primary View (Section 1 above) up until this date.

Display Date fields

Step 5                   

Select the checkbox for a specific attempt and then select an attempt number in the dropdown menu.

Step 6                   

(Optional) Select the Add a specific grade range checkbox if you want to make this view available only to students who receive a score within a specific range. If checked you will see the option to add a Min and Max Score.

Note 

Students who score between the min and max scores can view the quiz results. By default, the Min and Max scores are both set at 0%. You must change the max default!

Restrict attempt to a specific grade range fields


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