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Desire2Learn 8.3

Quiz FAQs

return to topHow can I help my students avoid technical problems when taking a quiz?

Suggest that they:

return to topWhat option should I select when specifying the "late attempt" setting for my quiz?

There are three options to select under the Restrictions tab when specifying how late attempts are to be handled:

BEST PRACTICE: We recommend that you use the Allow Normal Submission option. You will still be able to see how late a student submitted and how many questions s/he answered after the time limit expired (as long as s/he saves each question while taking the quiz) so you can manually deduct points for being late. The other options eliminate flexibility in grading and can cause problems if a student submission is late due to technical problems.

return to topShould I display the questions after my students are done taking a quiz?

Most instructors are hesitant to display questions to students after a quiz because students can then download and share the questions. While most instructors make some changes to their quiz and exam questions each semester, some are still concerned about giving students access to the questions and answers to quizzes for fear that students will share the questions with future students giving them an unfair advantage. On the other hand, instructors also want to give their students valuable feedback so they can better prepare for future quizzes and also learn from their mistakes. Given these concerns, there is not one strategy that most people use when providing exam feedback. It varies depending on the situation and preference of the instructor. The following list provides different ways of providing feedback on exam questions:

  1. Give students access to all exam questions and answers after they submit an exam. The instructor may also provide feedback for each question using the quiz question feedback tool.
  2. Give students access to all exam questions and answers after the exam period has ended.
  3. Give students access to only those questions they answered incorrectly. Instructors may chose whether or not to display the correct answer.
  4. Provide students with a general summary of feedback on the quiz in the news area. Instructors can chose whether or not to display the quiz questions.
  5. Post the questions and answers to the top 5 or 10 most missed questions on the quiz.

return to topCan I wait to display the quiz questions with correct answers to the students until after everyone has taken the quiz?

Yes. You can create two submission views. The default will not display any questions or answers. The custom submission view can be set to display the questions and answers (or whatever you chose). The start date/time for this custom submission view can be set to start after the quiz period has ended. Follow these steps to create a custom submission view:

  1. On the navigation bar, click QUIZZES
    The Manage Quizzes pane appears.

  2. Click the quiz you want to edit
    The Edit Quiz pane appears.

  3. Select the Submission Views tab

  4. Click ADD ADDITIONAL VIEW

  5. In the Name text box, type a name for the Submission View

  6. Using the Date pull-down menus, set the date and time for after your quiz has ended

  7. In the View Details section, under Show Questions?
    1. Select Yes
    2. Select Show all questions with user responses

    3. Select Show question answers

  8. Click SAVE VIEW

return to topHow can I give my students the points they deserve if I selected the wrong correct answer for one of my quiz questions?

If the quiz has already begun, contact helpdesk@uwec.edu and someone on the Online Course Support Team will fix the question.

If the quiz has not yet begun, follow these steps to fix the question:

  1. From the Navigation bar, click QUIZZES
    The Manage Quizzes pane appears.

  2. Click the quiz you want to edit
    The Edit Quiz pane appears.

  3. Select the Layout/Questions tab

  4. Click ADD/EDIT QUESTIONS

  5. Click the question that needs to be fixed
    The Edit Question pane appears.

  6. Change the Weight of the answer that is currently marked as correct from 100 to 0

  7. Change the Weight of the answer that should be marked as correct from 0 to 100

  8. Click SAVE
    If the question is saved in more than one place, D2L will ask if you want to save the version of the question in the other location(s).

  9. Click YES

return to topHow can I give special access to a student who needs to take a quiz early?

  1. From the Navigation bar click QUIZZES

  2. Click the quiz you want to edit
    The Edit Quiz pane appears.

  3. Select the Restrictions tab

  4. In the Advanced Availability section, select Allow selected users special access to this quiz

  5. Click ADD USERS TO SPECIAL ACCESS
    The Special Access dialog box appears.

  6. To give a student a different exam period change the Date Availability

  7. To change the time allowed to take the quiz, change the Time Limit

  8. From the student list, select the desired student
    NOTE: A student is selected when a checkmark appears next to their name.

  9. When you are finished, click ADD SELECTED

  10. Click SAVE QUIZ

return to topHow can I manually change a student's quiz score after they have taken the quiz?

  1. From the Navigation bar, click QUIZZES
    The Manage Quizzes pane appears.

  2. Click the quiz you want to edit
    The Edit Quiz pane appears.

  3. Click GRADE QUIZ

  4. Select the student whose grade you want to change by clicking on their attempt

  5. In the Grading Feedback section, change the entire quiz score by changing the value in the Final Score text box

  6. OPTIONAL: To change the value for each question, in the Score text box
    1. Change the appropriate questions

    2. Click RE-CALCULATE

  7. Click SAVE

  8. If your grades are exported to the Grades tool, click GO BACK TO ATTEMPTS/USERS

  9. Verify that the attempt you edited is checked

  10. Click UPDATE

return to topHow can I export the quiz scores directly to the gradebook?

When you set up the quiz, follow these steps:

  1. From the Navigation bar, click QUIZZES
    The Manage Quizzes pane appears.

  2. Click the quiz you want to edit
    The Edit Quiz pane appears.

  3. On the Properties tab, select the Grade Item to which you want the scores to export

  4. Select Auto-Export to Grades: allow automatic export to grades

  5. Select Automatic Grade: allow attempt to be set as graded immediately upon completion

  6. Click SAVE QUIZ

If the quiz has already been created and the students have taken it and you want to export the scores, follow steps 1-5 above and then the following steps:

  1. Click GRADE QUIZ

  2. Select all the attempts on the page

  3. Click UPDATE
    You will need to repeat steps 1-3 for any subsequent pages of quiz attempts.

return to topWhy am I being prompted to Allow Web Page to Access Clipboard when taking a quiz?

When using Internet Explorer 7, you may receive the prompt: Error: Do you want to allow this web page to access your clipboard?

Clicking OK or the "x" to close the window may not allow you to proceed. For example, you may not be able to take a quiz.

To resolve the problem, do the following:

  1. In the upper right corner of the Internet Explorer browser window, from the Tools pull-down menu, select Internet Options
    The Internet Options dialog box appears.

  2. Select the Security tab

  3. Click TRUSTED SITES

  4. Click SITES

  5. Under "Add this web site to the zone", enter the following if not already there: https://uwsystem.courses.wisconsin.edu

  6. Click ADD

  7. Click CUSTOM LEVEL

  8. Under Settings scroll down to Scripting

  9. Under Allow Programmatic clipboard access, click ENABLE

  10. Click OK
    You are returned to the Internet Options dialog box.

  11. Click OK

You should no longer encounter the clipboard error when taking a quiz. If you do, please contact the LTS Help Desk (helpdesk@uwec.edu or 715-836-5711)

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