Creating Assessments

Creating Assessments

Delivering assessments remotely does not just have to be limited to multiple choice quizzes or traditional research papers; Canvas has the capability to accommodate a wide range of assessment types. When deciding on how you would like to deliver and collect course assessments it is important to consider:

  • What are the assignment expectations?
    • Provide clear and explicit directions and expectations. What is the end product students are submitting? Do they need to use particular software or applications?
  • How will you provide feedback?
    • You can attach rubrics to assignments and discussions to make expectations clear to students and make grading easier and faster
    • You can frontload feedback on quizzes to help explain
  • Will your assessment require proctoring?
    • Automated and remote proctoring can be enabled with Respondus

On this page, we will discuss three ways that you can create assessments in Canvas: Discussions, Assignments, and Quizzes.

Discussions

As a graded activity, discussions can be one means of students applying problem-solving and critical thinking skills. One of the advantages of using discussions is that students can share their responses with their peers, allowing for rich exchanges of text, audio, and video. In Communication Tools, we discussed how to create a discussion Links to an external site., but what are some considerations when deciding to use a discussion as a means of assessing student learning? Open and close the tabs below to learn more.

Quizzes

The quiz tool can be used to challenge student understanding and assess comprehension of course material. Canvas provides four types of quizzes:

  • Graded Quiz - Most common, rewards students points based on their quiz responses

  • Practice Quiz - Ungraded learning tool to see how well users understand course material

  • Graded Survey - Rewards students with points for completion; grading is not based on right or wrong answers

  • Ungraded Survey - Obtains opinions or other information without providing a grade

How do I create a quiz with individual questions? Links to an external site.

How do I create a question bank in a course? Links to an external site.

How do I publish or unpublish a quiz as an instructor? Links to an external site.