Quizzes in Brightspace

The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments,  evaluate users' learning progress and learning outcomes, as well as create and manage quiz questions from the Question Library or the Quizzes tool.

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Quizzes is the name of the tool within Brightspace used to create assessments. Assessments created with this tool can be named test, quiz, exam etc...

How to Create a New Quiz

Brightspace offers a robust quiz creation and administration tool with several customizable options that make it ideal for assessment, pre-assessment, and acknowledgment of course policies. The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments. The following guide provides detailed steps on the quiz creation process.

  1. On the navbar, click Assessments and select Quizzes.
  2. On the Manage Quizzes page, click New Quiz.
  3. Enter a name for your quiz.
  4. In the Questions area, click Add Existing or Create New. Follow the steps below to either create new individual questions, create new questions by section or import questions from the question pool:

5.  To set permissions and restrictions on a quiz:

6. Click Save and Close.

Additional Quiz Features

Previewing a Quiz

  1. In the navbar, go to Assessments and select Quizzes.
  2. Click the chevron next to the quiz name and select Preview.
  3. Click Start Quiz!.
  4. Click Exit Preview in the upper-right corner when finished.

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