Choosing Between Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes
This page provides information on the differences between the two quiz types in Canvas: Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes.
The following table presents a comparison of the two tools. Although it's likely that many will choose to exclusively use one style over the other, please note that it is possible to use Classic Quizzes for one purpose and New Quizzes for another.
For instance, you may prefer New Quizzes due to hot spot questions for one particular assessment, but your others do not use this question type and the rest will use Classic Quizzes because you value the immediate data analytics and quiz log audit feature. Others may exclusively use New Quizzes due to the ability to print a blank test (and one with the answers).
Information on New Quizzes is current as of May 2023. Canvas is continually working to add features to New Quizzes, with the goal of supporting any features currently only available in Classic Quizzes in the future.
| Classic Quizzes | New Quizzes |
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Quiz types:
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Graded quiz only However, you can tick on ‘do not count toward final grade’ to use as a practice quiz and/or assign 0 points |
Question types:
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Question types:
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| Can export (content and files) | Cannot export |
| Can convert to New Quiz | Cannot convert from New Quiz to Classic |
| Cannot duplicate | Duplicate the quiz quickly/easily |
| Data analytics available immediately after students begin submitting | Data analytics available 24-48 hours after test ends |
| Compatible with lockdown browsers | Compatible with lockdown browsers |
| No 'print' feature | Print blank quiz / Print quiz with answers / print as sample answer key feature |
| Shuffle answers only (use question groups to shuffle questions) | Shuffle Questions and answers to questions |
| Quiz log audit – shows when a student has clicked away from Canvas | Quiz log audit does not show when student clicks away |
| Download CSV of questions and student responses | No CSV available |
Outcomes Alignments
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Outcomes Alignments
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You may see a warning on Classic Quiz ‘multiple answer’ questions that students must select all correct answers to receive credit, but in testing, it shows that partial credit is automatically assigned to these and to matching questions.