Assignments and Quizzes

Preparing quizzes and exams for delivery in Canvas, including guidance on conducting timed take-home exams.

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All About Assignments
Assignments
All about quizzes (Classic)
Quizzes: Exams, Surveys, & Graded Online Homework
All about New Quizzes
As of November 2021, the Assignments  and Quizzes  tabs offer separate Edit  and Build  choices in the "three-dots" options menu for any New Quizzes-based quiz. Edit is still where you set due and availability ...
Delivering online exams (in-person)
Prepare an Online Exams
Exam accommodations
This article describes how to use Canvas to grant students additional time and extended availability windows for exams, which, in Canvas, are called quizzes .  If a student in your course has an approved accommodation from Student Disabiliti...
Respondus LockDown Browser (for instructors)
Respondus LockDown Browser is a special web browser that helps prevent cheating during proctored online exams.
Administering and Troubleshooting Online Exams
A concise How-To guide that helps Faculty set-up, administer, and troubleshoot online exams.
Gradescope
Gradescope is a tool that instructors can use to assist in grading coursework quickly and efficiently. Instructors or students upload PDFs of the completed assignment directly into Gradescope, and the instructor can apply a custom rubric that allows...