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Conducting Examinations using Canvas New Quizzes

  • last updated on 27 August 2025

Disclaimer

This webpage contains only recommendations and critical information for teachers at CityUHK to use Canvas New Quizzes as a tool to conduct examinations. If you are not familiar with the features and functions of Canvas New Quizzes, please watch the video at Canvas Basic Guide - What are New Quizzes?.

In this webpage, the term "quiz" means an assessment created with the Canvas New Quizzes feature. In the current context, it can be a mock examination or an actual examination.




Checklist for Conducting an Examination using Canvas New Quizzes

Has a mock examination been prepared?

Before publishing the quiz, have you set the time period?

Have you published the quiz?

Section 1 - Create a Quiz with the Critical Settings

Set the quiz options

Add questions in a quiz

Set the available period of the quiz

Section 2 - Delivery, Monitoring and Grading

Stage 1
use practice quiz to deliver a mock examination

Stage 2
use graded quiz to conduct an examination

Section 3 (Optional) - Lock Down the Quiz Environment

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Conducting Examinations using Canvas New Quizzes

  • Checklist for Conducting an Examination using Canvas New Quizzes
  • Section 1 - Create a Quiz with the Critical Settings
  • Section 2 - Delivery, Monitoring and Grading
  • Section 3 (Optional) - Lock Down the Quiz Environment
  • Examinations using Canvas
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