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Canvas – How to Manage Quiz Accommodations
About This Guide
This guide outlines how to add time and attempts to quizzes for individuals in your course.
How to Add Extended Quiz Time for Students
This is a two-part process because if you give the student an extension, you need to make sure the quiz availability settings are also increased to account for the extended time. Otherwise, the availability of the quiz overrides the extension because the quiz would technically not be available anymore if it was configured to end at a certain time.
For example you may choose to make your quiz available from 8am until 11am for all students. You can also choose to set a 60 minute time limit that starts once a student has begun to take the quiz. So if a student begins the quiz at 9am Canvas will automatically end the attempt at 10am.
If you need to give a student in this class 120 minutes to complete the quiz, you will need to extend the time available to avoid the attempt being ended early due to the availability ending.
| Time | Everyone's Access | Extended Student's Access | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7am | Not Available | Not Available | Cannot Begin |
| 8am | Access Starts | Access Starts | Both have full time |
| 9am | Available | Available | Both have full time |
| 10am | Available | Available | Both have full time if they start exactly on the hour |
| 11am | Access Ends | Available | Extended student will only have 60 minutes if they start on the hour |
| 12am | Not Available | Access Ends | Cannot access quiz |
| 1pm | Not Available | Not Available | Cannot access quiz |
If a student with extended time starts the exam at 9:15 the quiz will automatically end their attempt at 11:15. If you do not extend access to that quiz for the student it will end the attempt at 11:00 when access to the quiz ends. You should extend the time enough so that if a student without extended access could start the quiz and have their full time allowed, the extended access student will also have their full time if they begin the quiz at the same time.
How To Extend Quiz Time and Access
Step One: Click Moderate This Quiz on the quiz page.
Step Two: Click the Pencil Icon next to the student's name.
Step Three: Enter the amount of time for the extension. Click Save.
Step Four: Extend access for the student to allow them to have enough time to complete the quiz. Go back to the main quiz page and click Edit.
Step Five: At the bottom of the page under "Assign" click the +Assign To button. In the "Assign To" box, type the student's name.
Step Six: Change the "Available From" and "Until" selections to account for the extended time available for the student. Click Save.
How to Add Extra Quiz Attempts for a Student
You can add extra attempts to a quiz from the "Moderate This Quiz" page.
- Click Moderate This Quiz.
- Click the Pencil Icon next to the desired students.
- Add the desired number of attempts in the provided box.
