Canvas Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes Feature Comparison

Summary

Canvas Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes feature comparison

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Canvas has two quiz options available, Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes. Note that Classic Quizzes will not be available after July, 2022. This table offers a side by side comparison
of features for the two quiz options.

Canvas Workflows

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
MasteryPaths
Course Copy
Common Cartridge Import
QTI Import
Quiz Exports (content and files)
Duplicate Quiz from Quizzes page  
Third-party Integrations (Proctor/Security)  
Third-Party Item Types (Integration Framework) %  
Blueprint Courses Initial sync only
Ability to configure in *.beta.instructure.com
Loss of Connectivity message when relevant %
Role permissions support  
  • Designer role support
 
  • Observer role support
 
  • TA role support
Ability to enable at sub-account/course levels via flag N/A
Quiz content migration from Canvas N/A
Question Bank content migration from Canvas N/A  

% - Partial solution

Features

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes

Import Content into Individual Quiz

 

Create Practice Quiz

Create an assignment worth 0 points*

Create Ungraded Quiz

Create an assignment worth 0 points and select option to exclude from final grade*

Create Survey  
Preview quiz (student view)
API access to quizzes  
LockDown browser support
Customize Question Feedback
Leave/Resume Quiz
Manage Question Banks/Item Banks
  • Bookmark Banks
 
  • Copy/Move Banked Questions
  • Delete Banks
  • Import Banks
  • Randomize Bank Questions
  • Share item banks
  • Tag banked items with metadata
 
  • Search content within an item bank
 
Regrade Questions

Reorder Questions

Rich Content Editor
  • Record audio and video
 
  • Content Selector Sidebar
 
  • Accessibility Checker
 
  • Apps and LTI tools
 
  • HTML Editor
 
  • Insert media iframe
 
  • Right-to-left/left-to-right formatting buttons
 

* Not supported; workaround option

Item/Question Types

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
Categorization  
Essay
Fill in the Blank
Fill in Multiple Blanks Use Fill in the Blank question*
File Upload
Formula
Multiple Answer
Multiple Choice
Multiple Dropdown Use Fill in the Blank question*
Matching
Numeric
Stimulus/Passage  
Text (No Question) Text can be included as stimulus content, but the stimulus type requires adding questions related to the content*
True/False
Ordering  
Hot Spot  

* Not supported; workaround option

Settings

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
Allow Multiple Attempts (All Students)
Allow Multiple Attempts (Individual Student)
Require Waiting Period Between Attempts  
Display One Question at Time
Require Access Code
Set Time Limit
Shuffle Questions Globally  
Shuffle Answers Globally
Hide Student Responses
Filter IP Addresses
Assign to Individual Student *
Assign to Section *
Set Availability Dates *
Shuffle Answers per Question  

* Customize by editing the assignment in Canvas

Grading & Moderation

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
Add Extra Time (Individual Student, for the whole course)  
Add Extra Time (Individual Student, for the assessment)
Add Extra Attempt (Individual Student, for the assessment)
View Moderation Page
Manually Submit Attempts
View Quiz Log
View Student Results
Automatic grading of questions
Add Fudge Points
Grade One Question at a Time (SpeedGrader)  

Reports

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes*
Item Analysis
Summary Statistics
Quintile Performance  
Student Analysis CSV  

Details

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Article ID: 276
Created
Fri 7/16/21 11:56 AM
Modified
Wed 7/27/22 3:30 PM