New Quizzes: Duplicate Question

[ddrayer]

It would be helpful to be able to duplicate a question in the quiz generator. Let's say I'm quizzing students on the use of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, and synecdoche). I could make my first question with multiple choice answers: a. simile, b. metaphor, c. personification, and d. synecdoche. If I could duplicate the questions, I would not have to retype the four answer selections.

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[kona]

 @ddrayer ​, is this idea similar to what you were wanting - ? If so, then my recommendation is to comment on why it's an important feature to have and make sure to follow it so you can be alerted to any updates.

[ddrayer]

Yes, it is. Thanks for the recommendation.

[scottdennis]

There is another semi-related idea currently open for vote:

[jstowe]

Thank you for this post. The missing duplicate feature is the #1 request from teachers as we just switched to Canvas. I will often ask multiple questions about the same data or diagram and having to create the question from scratch every time is slowing down the process considerably.

[bogardde]

This would be very helpful as a time saver as teachers need to create multiple formative - and then summative - assessment questions based on particular outcomes.

[bogardde]

BTW, it's October 7th...why isn't this open for voting?

[scottdennis]

Hi Deborah,

We are working on opening up the new ideas and closing down old ones that didn't make the 100 vote threshold.  Its a manual process so please be patient as we work through these tasks this morning.

[bogardde]

OK, thanks. Thought it was something automated that didn't automate 😉

[scottdennis]

Thank you for providing a heads up to something that could possibly have been broken.  In this case, its just a whole lot of clicking and elbow grease that needs to be applied.

[biray]

This idea has moved to the next stage and will be open for voting among the Canvas Community from Wed. October 7, 2015 - Wed. January 6, 2015.

Check out this doc for additional details about how the voting process works!