Quizzing

Quizzes are an important part of your online course. Some courses may even have their exams online.

The Quizzing homepage lists the Past, Current, and Future Quizzes. You can quickly see the date and time the quiz starts and the attempts available.

To get more details on each quiz, simply click on the hyperlinked title. Here you can see a quiz description, introduction and instructions. You are also shown the quiz specifics, such as Quiz Period, Time Allotted and Attempts. If you have completed the quiz you can see your results by clicking the Reports tab. Also statistics are available under the Statistics tab.

Taking a quiz

To take a quiz or a survey, click the Quizzes tool hyperlink on your course homepage. The Quizzes homepage screen appears. Click on the hyperlinked title to enter the quiz information screen. You are also shown the quiz specifics, such as Quiz Period, Time Allotted and Attempts, quiz description, introduction and instructions. Note: Once you have completed all the allotted attempts, you will see a notice about the completion of the quiz here. If the time limit has passed, you will be asked to submit your quiz.

Step by step:

1. Enter Quizzes
2. Click the hyperlinked name of the quiz or survey that you want to take. The Quiz Introduction screen appears.
3. Click "Start Quiz" to begin.
4. Answer the questions, making sure you save your questions along the way.
5. Once you complete a quiz or survey, click "Submit for Marking" to submit it.

How do I go back and look at questions I have already answered?

Once you have saved a question, it is logged in the Quiz Info box as a hyperlink. You can select any link to go back and view the answer during the quiz process. There is also an icon below the question number link that indicates if the question has been saved.

Viewing individual quiz results

To view the results of your quiz attempt, click the Quizzes tool hyperlink on your course homepage. The Quizzes home screen appears. Click the hyperlinked name of the quiz or survey that you want to view. Once you click on the Reports tab the Quiz Reports screen appears. Note: the information that is available to you depends upon how your instructor has set up the quiz results. For example, your instructor may choose to show you the correct answer as well as your own answer.

Viewing quiz statistics

To view summary quiz statistics for yourself and the class, click the Quizzes tool hyperlink on your course homepage. The Quizzes home screen appears. Click the hyperlinked name of the quiz or survey that you want to view. Click the Statistics tab and the Statistics screen appears. Note: the information that is available to you depends upon how your instructor has set up the quiz results.