6. Quizzes: 6.2| Keys to Success

While most of the strategies that you may already know and use for in-person testing will work for online testing, the addition of technology sometimes presents you with additional challenges. The strategies listed below will help you be more successful in Canvas.

Before Quiz | During Quiz | Submitting Quiz | After Quiz

Before the Quiz:

Your lecturer will let you know when you can access the quiz. This notification may come early in the form of an event on the calendar or a printed schedule. The notification that a new quiz is available may also be delivered via the Dashboard's sidebar notifications or the Course sidebar
Take note of the due date and give yourself lots of time. Do not wait until the last minute
Take your quiz during Support hours so that if you encounter problems, there will be someone available to help you.
Make sure you have a dependable internet connection- if possible WIRED rather than wireless.
Make sure you are using a supported browser.
Read the instructions carefully before you start the quiz. If your quiz has a time limit, once you start the quiz, the timer will continue to run until your time expires. So DO NOT take a break if your quiz has a time limit. The timer will not pause if you exit the quiz.
If you are required to be connected to Campus WiFi to access the quiz and use an Apple product, please follow this guide to ensure that your device is using the Campus WiFi IP address.
Don't enter the quiz site before you are ready, as many quizzes are set to only allow you to access the quiz ONCE.
Before you take the quiz, review the objectives for the module or the materials for the modules that are covered by the quiz. Make sure that you have mastered as many of them as you can before your assessment. Read any study guides your lecturer has provided, and re-read your notes and documents as necessary.
If your computer hangs, or you lose internet connection, the timer will continue to count down. Quickly log into Canvas and resume the test!
In Canvas, quizzes can include many types of questions including: multiple choice, true/false, matching, ordering, short answer, essay questions and more.

During the Quiz:

If you are taking the quiz at home, find a time and a place to take the quiz in which you will be free of interruptions. Let friends and family know you will be taking an exam and that you should not be interrupted.
If you are taking the quiz in a lab on campus, make sure you have time to complete the quiz before closing time.
Do NOT launch the quiz until you are ready to take it. If you begin a quiz, are not prepared, and are allowed only one attempt, you may receive a failing grade.
When you first access the quiz, note the “Quiz settings” which tell you the time period in which the quiz can be taken, the time allowed, and the number of attempts or times you can take the quiz.
Read the quiz instructions carefully.
If backtracking is not allowed, there will be a pop up alert when you move to the next question

If backtracking is allowed, then here are some suggestions that might help:
- Quickly read through ALL the questions before starting to answer.
- Spend more time on questions that are worth more points.
- If you are uncertain about some answers, complete the easy questions or the questions you feel most sure of first.
- Sometimes, this process means that you get hints about other answers from previous questions.
- Save the more difficult questions for later in the quiz, if possible.
Save each answer as you complete it. That way if it is a timed quiz and you run out of time, those answers were already saved.
If there is time, read over your quiz once more before submitting. Make sure that you haven't accidentally changed your response to a question or made typographic mistakes. When you are satisfied with the result (or have done the best you can) make sure you remember to finish by clicking the "Submit Quiz" button.
Many online quizzes will be "open book," but if your lecturer does not explicitly tell you that you can use other materials when taking the quiz, then they are off limits. If you have questions about this, then ask via email in advance.
Don't cheat. Remember that taking shortcuts in education really deprives you of the education for which you are paying. If that isn't enough to stop you, consider that there are many subtle ways that you might be caught. All of the honour codes of your institution apply, and that may lead to consequences like failed courses and even expulsion.
If something goes wrong in the middle of your quiz, try the below troubleshooting steps in this order:
- Clear browser cache and restart the browser to re-attempt quiz.
- Try another browser
- Update the java version
If the problem is not resolved after following the above troubleshooting steps, take a screen shot and email to itsd_simge@sim.edu.sg.

Submitting your Quiz :

Time Limit: If the quiz has a time limit, once the time limit is up, the quiz will be automatically submitted.
When taking a quiz, the time limit will display at the right hand column:

While attempting the quiz, there will be a pop up alert 5 minutes

and 1 minute before the time limit is up or before the Until date time.

The alert will appear at the top of the page. The alert will disappear after 5 seconds.

If the quiz has a until date and time set, the quiz will automatically submit either when the time limit is up or the until date and time is met (whichever is soonest)
No Time Limit: A quiz can have date and timing set for "Available from", "Due" and "Until"
"Available from" = When you can start attempting the quiz
"Due" = Deadline of quiz
"Until" = Closure of quiz. Anything submitted after Due and before Until is considered late

While attempting the quiz, there will be a pop up alert 5 minutes

and 1 minute before the Until date time.

The alert will appear at the top of the page. The alert will disappear after 5 seconds.

After the Quiz:

Quiz Feedback
- After you submit your quiz, how much information you can see immediately about how you did on the quiz will be determined by the lecturer.
- Some lecturers DO NOT allow you to know how well you did on the quiz, your score or which questions you got right or wrong.
- You may receive feedback on your answers to the quiz immediately or you may have access to this at a later time.
- You may receive a score for all the items that the software could grade automatically. However, essay questions and most short answer questions will have to be graded manually later by the lecturer.
- You may see information on which questions your got correct, which ones you missed and other feedback. Pay attention to this feedback, and use it as a way to learn the answers to the questions you missed. It may help you to prepare for the next exam also.
If you found errors in the quiz, send your lecturer a message immediately. Let him or her know if some questions were unclear. This will allow your lecturer to adjust your grade if needed or fix the Quiz for other students.