Quizzes | How to edit quiz question visibility and properties

In Brightspace Quiz tool it is possible to manage how the quiz questions will appear to students when taking the quiz.

This article will explain:

Where to edit quiz questions properties

To open the settings and properties of questions in an existing quiz, first navigate to your course, then

  1. Click Assessment in the green navigation bar
  2. Click Quizzes
Click Assessment, then click Quizzes

On the quiz homepage navigate to the quiz where you want to edit the properties of the questions. Then,

  1. Click on the quiz name
  2. Click on Edit
3.Click on the quiz name, 4. click edit

This will open the main quiz settings page. On the right pane,

  1. Click on Timing and Display
This will open the main quiz settings page. On the right pane, 5.Click on Timing and Display

How to set Timing & Display

When expanding this Heading further settings and options can be added to the Quiz.

Timing & Display

1. Timing

Teachers can set a time limit by selecting the Set time limit checkbox, which is cleared by default. If Set time limit is selected, instructors can add a Time Limit and edit the Timer Settings.

Time & Display

By clicking on Timer Settings the pop-up window Timing will appear, and you will see the following options:

  • Automatically submit the quiz attempt
  • Flag as "exceeded time limit" and allow the learner to continue working
  • Do nothing: the time limit is not enforced
  1. Automatically submit the quiz attempt (default) - If this option is selected, the system automatically submit the quiz not submitted by the student at the expiration of the given time
Recommended Time Limit
  1. Flag as "exceeded time limit" and allow the learner to continue working - allows the student to continue working on the quiz after time has expired, flagging the student that the time limit has been exceeded
Enforced Time Limit
  1. Do nothing: the time limit is not enforced.

When students close the quiz window during the quiz by clicking on the X button, different confirmation messages will appear based on the quiz's Time Limit and End Date settings:

  1. No Time Limit and No end date: Confirmation to return later is shown.
  2. Time Limit and No end date: Confirmation about the quiz timer not pausing is shown.
  3. No Time Limit but has an end date: Confirmation to return before the ending date is shown.
  4. End date in the past: Confirmation that the student can't return to the quiz is shown.

2. Paging

Defines how the question will be shown as students take the Quiz. There are five options to choose from as shown in the picture below.

Paging

Select one of the below, to enable the option Prevent going back to previous pages

  • 1 question per page
  • 5 questions per page
  • 10 questions per page
  • Add page break after each section

3. Shuffle Quiz

Click on the tick box to create a randomized display of questions and sections of your quiz.

Shuffle

4. Display

  • Click the tick boxes to change the display settings.
  • Click on the question mark to learn more about each setting.
display options

By clicking on Manage Header and Footer you will be able to write the two components. The Quiz Header and Footer will be visible to learners at the top and bottom of the quiz, respectively.

You now know how to edit properties of quiz questions in Brightspace!

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