How To: Adjust Quiz Attempts and Time Limit for Select Students

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Adding extra time or attempts for online exams Changing the due date/time settings for an individual

Adding extra time or attempts for online exams

Making adjustments to student's quiz settings to allow for required accommodations such as additional attempts or extra time should be done after receiving a Letter of Accommodation from the Office of ADAptive Services. Usually, the accommodation is for additional time on quizzes or for the student to take the exam in an alternate location with a proctor during regular class time with the additional time allotted.

  1. Log-in to Canvas
  2. Select the section the referenced student attends
  3. Within that section navigate to the Quizzes section:
    Canvas dashboard menu to selected course with the Quizzes option highlighted for selection
  4. Locate and select the first quiz which needs adjusting. Please note every quiz/exam the student with accommodations will be taking will need adjustment.
  5. Within the quiz under the "Related Items" section select the option titled "Moderate This Quiz".
    Graphic showing the view within a published quiz, focus shows a 30 minute time limit, no multiple attempts, and the options under Related Items.
  6. The moderate quiz page will load and will list all the students enrolled in the course assigned to take that quiz.
  7. Locate the student that needs the additional time and/or attempts and select the pencil icon located near their name.
  8. A box titled "Student Extensions" will appear. Only place the exceptions past the original settings within these areas.
    • Within the example Quiz 1 it was originally set to have a time limit of thirty minutes and only one attempt. For this example, The Letter of Accommodation states the student will need an additional sixty minutes for a total of ninety minutes on the exam.
      graphic presenting the Student Extensions pop-up with 60 minutes added into the extra time on every attempt area. Also highlighted is the pencil icon to click.
  9. The "Manually unlock the quiz for the next attempt" setting is optional but may help reduce the need for the adjustment of the due date and time if additional attempts are needed for the student past the original due date and time.
  10. After making the adjustments select the Save button.

NOTE:

  • Extra time does not need to be added to quizzes with no time limit.
  • If the due date has passed for the student who will need an Extra Attempt, then modify the "Student Extensions" settings for that student by check-marking the "Manually unlock the quiz for the next attempt" setting and selecting Save.

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Changing the due date/time settings for an individual

If your course is a ground class, then you will need to make an additional adjustment to the quiz to allow the student to access the quiz within the same day for ADAptive Services testing.

  1. Log-in to Canvas
  2. Select the section the referenced student attends
  3. Within that section navigate to the Quizzes section:
    Canvas dashboard menu to selected course with the Quizzes option highlighted for selection
  4. Locate the first quiz which requires adjustment. There are two methods to adjusting quiz due date/time settings within Canvas: via the "Assign To" button or within the quiz's "Details" page. Please select a method below and follow the steps to adjust a quiz due date/time settings. Please note every quiz/exam the student with accommodations will be taking will need adjustment.

 

Method One: "Assign To" Button

First, (A) click the three vertical dots to the right of the desired quiz, and then (B) click on the "Assign To..." button.

Red box around the three vertical dots and the "Assign To..." button.

 

In the tray that appears on the right-hand side of the screen, select the "+ Add" button below the initially assigned due date and time.

Red box around the "+ Add" button.

 

In the new "Assign To" box that appears below, (A) select the individual(s) to be able to take the quiz at the alternate time, (B) adjust the Due date, Available from date and time, and Until date and time, and then (C) click the "Save" button.

Red box around the "Assign To" field, due dates, availability dates, and "Save" button.

 

Method Two: Quiz "Details" Page

Click on the title of the quiz, and then within the quiz, select the "Edit" button.

Red box around the "Edit" button.

 

Scroll down to the "Assign" section, and then select the "+ Assign To" button below the initially assigned due date and time.
Red box around the "+ Assign To" button.

 

In the new "Assign To" box that appears below, (A) select the individual(s) to be able to take the quiz at the alternate time, (B) adjust the Due date, Available from date and time, and Until date and time, and then (C) click the "Save" button.

Red box around the "Assign To" field, due dates, availability dates, and "Save" button.

 

 

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