What is the New Quizzes feature in Canvas?

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All faculty, staff and students have the ability to use the Quizzes feature in Canvas.
 

What is New Quizzes?

 

  1. New Quizzes is a quiz engine that integrates with Canvas and offers instructors a variety of question types. New Quizzes display as assignments in the Assignments page and can be duplicated.

    Additional information for New Quizzes

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Is there a video overview of New Quizzes for Instructors?

 

  1. In this video overview for Instructors you will learn how to create and manage assessments using New Quizzes in a Canvas course.

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How do New Quizzes compare to Classic Quizzes?

 

  1. This Functionality Chart shows the current functionality available in New Quizzes compared to the functionality in Classic Quizzes. Additional functionality will continue to be added beyond the New Quizzes transition. 

     


How do I migrate my existing Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes?

 

  1. You can migrate an individual quiz from Classic Quizzes to be used in New Quizzes from the Quizzes Index Page. Alternatively, you can bulk migrate multiple quizzes via course copy - IMSCC or QTI file course imports.

    Instructor Guide for migrating a Canvas quiz to New Quizzes
     

     How do I create a Quiz using New Quizzes?

     

    1. You can create a quiz using New Quizzes from the Quizzes page. You can create various types of content in each quiz. 

      Instructor Guide to creating a quiz using the New Quizzes

     

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