[ARCHIVED] Is there a way to only show students incorrect quiz answers?

[tkovar]

I like to use some quizzes as a way for the students to self-access subject knowledge by allowing them multiple attempts.  My theory being that they can then focus study time on weak areas.  It appears that Canvas will only allow me to show all the responses or only the correct answers. 

I only want them to see their incorrect answers.

[Stef_retired · Accepted solution]

tkovar​, Canvas does not have a setting that allows you to show only the incorrectly answered questions to students selectively. You can suppress the correct answers, so that while students will know that they got those questions correct, they won't see what the correct answer is. Nevertheless, students will still see all of the questions if you use this setting. I actually like using this setting; like you, I allow multiple attempts on quizzes, and I also write extensive feedback for each question, so students are able to view the feedback on all of the questions, not just the ones they got wrong. They are still able to zero in on the questions they got wrong, and can take advantage of the resource links I provide them to improve their score the next time around.

 @kona ​ has written a comprehensive resource that walks through all of the various permutations of quiz settings, and I hope it will help you decide how to deploy your Canvas quizzes to achieve your desired result: Quiz Settings to Maximize Security

[gahala]

It would be helpful to have an incorrect answers view as an option. This was always available in my previous experience with D2L.

[JodiCornell]

Will Canvas please consider having a view that only shows students the questions and answers that are incorrect? The current views allow students to cheat and does not help them in the long wrong. We had to stop showing students their incorrect answers due to increased cheating and finding our questions/answers on the internet on the famous assignment help websites. 

A separate view for incorrect questions/answers would be a nice option. Please consider.

[Chris_Hofer]

Good morning, @JodiCornell ...

Instructure (the folks that make Canvas) are not putting additional resources into current Classic Quizzes.  Rather, they are focusing on their new quizzing engine called New Quizzes.  So, any requests for enhanced features to quizzes would be for New Quizzes and not Classic Quizzes.

Related to that, if you would like to see something like this implemented in Canvas for New Quizzes, you can submit a Feature Idea here in the Community for people to evaluate.  I see that you are a relatively new member here in the Community, so you'll need to participate more in the Community before you can submit Feature Ideas, however.  But, you can still vote and comment on existing Feature Ideas that might be similar to what you're looking for.  Here are the Guides that I typically provide to people re: Feature Ideas:

• How do idea conversations work in the Instructure Community?
• What is the feature development process for Instructure products?
• How do I create a new idea conversation in the Instructure Community?

Also, here's a document on how to "rank up" here in the Community so that you can submit Feature Ideas:

Welcome New Members

Hope this helps a bit.  Sing out if you have any other questions...thanks!

[JustinAdeyemi]

I too, would greatly appreciate Canvas adding in a "show incorrect answers only" feature in the new quizzes.

This would add to protecting the quiz, while allowing students to focus on only the questions marked incorrect.