[ARCHIVED] Using Cengage Testing Material for exam Monday in Canvas Quizes

[bhgeorge]

How do I import Cengage Testing material to my canvas class.

Dr. George

[awilliams · Accepted solution]

Hi  @bhgeorge . When it comes to publisher-provided assessment files, you will need to ask the publisher for (or find it in your instructor ancillaries) a QTI formatted file and then use the steps outlined in How do I import an assessment from a QTI package in New Quizzes? 

You may also try the Respondus Test Bank Network. It has been a few years since I used this, but in my former role as a Canvas admin, I was able to help faculty get access to QTI exports of most publisher-provided assessment files using this service. The turnaround time was surprisingly fast and often faster than we heard back from a person at the publisher.

[ahenschel]

Just a cautionary tale, because I learned this the hard way that the Test Banks from most providers are searchable online.  Sometimes you need a paid membership, like in Chegg, to view the answers.  So, all a student would have to do is copy and paste the question into the search engine and the answer gets kicked back in the search results.  I have dropped in Test Bank questions using different numbers and I still get the answer in the search results.  Test Bank questions might be better for practice quizzes or low-stakes assignments.