Before you start a quiz, it is a good idea to read any information available
about the quiz. The Quiz Summary page will provide you with details about
the quiz and any other information your instructor provides.
Opening A Quiz Summary
Access a course.
Select Course Work on the course menu.
Select Quizzes
The Quiz List page opens.
Select the title of the quiz
The quiz summary page will open
Quiz Options: Select the drop arrow to see what
options are available.
Description (Dependent): This is an optional item
that may be provided by your instructor. It is not required.
Quiz Details - Current Time: IMPORTANT! The time
listed here is the time that is marked as you enter the quiz. If this
is a timed quiz, make sure you update this before you enter the quiz.
Quiz Period: Dates the quiz is available and/or
due.
Time Allowed: Time allowed for this quiz and/or
suggested time in which you should complete the quiz.
Attempts: Attempts allowed for this quiz. Before
you start a multi-attempt quiz, be sure you are aware of the quiz
settings. You may want to study a little more before accessing.
Instructors can apply one of the following settings for multiple quiz
attempts:
Highest Attempt: Only the
participant's highest quiz attempt is counted for the overall grade.
Lowest Attempt: Only the
participant's lowest quiz attempt is counted for the overall grade.
Average of all Attempts: The
average of all of the participant's quiz attempts is calculated and
used as the overall grade.
First Attempt: Only the
participant's first quiz attempt is counted for the overall grade.
Last Attempt: Only the
participant's last quiz attempt is counted for the overall grade.
Restrict Access to Attempts: A
minimum and/or maximum percentage (0 - 100) that needs to be
achieved on the previous attempt to qualify for another attempt.
Some quizzes are set to pull from a database of questions.
Pulling from a database of questions
means you will not necessarily receive the same questions in your
first attempt as you did in your second attempt.
Introduction (Dependent): This is an optional item that may be
provided by your instructor. It is not required.
Instructions: Generic, but important quiz instructions. Notice it
says, "You can SAVE your response to each question as you work through the
quiz." Saving your responses is a good idea.
Start Quiz: Selecting this will open the quiz and the time is noted.