[ARCHIVED] How can I assign a quiz to a group?

[heatherrestall]

I want to assign a quiz to a particular group rather than a whole class. I've set up the groups but I don't seem to be able to assign groups in a quiz.

[tpavlic · Accepted solution]

Here is a work-around for those who would like this feature. Canvas now supports exporting group membership by CSV (without having to resort to using the API). Export your group membership and then re-import them as SECTIONS. To do this, go to "People" and then (with mild modifications to the exported group-membership CSV) import your students to sections with the same names as your groups. You can then assign the quiz to different sections. 

This manual group-to-section bridge is far less tedious than adding students one-by-one to each quiz. It is still not perfect.

I have taken this approach to generate a kind of "sign-up" for different assignments (similar to the sign-up options in the calendar for office hours/meetings). I turn on self-enrollment for a certain group set. Then, at a deadline I give them, I convert all of the groups in the group set to sections. Each section is associated with a different assignment option (which might only vary in due date). 

[JOSIAHDAVISSON]

Canvas, your users have been asking you to fix this for four years! Why are you sitting on this instead of adding the functionality? This is ridiculous.

[Chris_Hofer]

@JOSIAHDAVISSON ...

I understand the frustration.  I've waited a long time for some of my own ideas to be developed in Canvas.  I may think they are great ideas...they don't get a lot of traction here in the Community (which, by the way, isn't the only source of how Instructure gathers feedback).  While I cannot speak for Instructure (I'm a fellow Canvas user like yourself), I can point you to the following document:

What is the feature development process for Instructure products?

Please read over the section called "If my idea doesn't align with a priority, is it still important?".

I hope this will help in some way.

[collins149]

Here is one workaround. Assign the quiz to one group member. Create a group assignment that appears right next to it in the gradebook. When the designated students complete the quiz, enter that score into the group assignment next to it and it will populate the same scores for everyone. You can then delete the quiz scores and/or that entire assignment.

[Dequina]

Im really sad this is still and issue. I teach a class of 450 and give group quizzes in whch the student self assemble groups and have no way to grade them as a group. Can we please please please be able to assign quizzes to groups?

[RupertRussell]

We teach units with 3000 students!  Canvas needs to losten to its users more. 

[JedKeenan]

I have a course of 400+ students in 19 Sections and need to assign Quizzes per cross-cutting Groups, one student at a time. Why do I need to do this?