Option to set or turn off shuffle answers at question level in a quiz

[snugent]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas

Currently when you create a quiz there is the option to shuffle answers within each question on the quiz. This is great and I love the feature; however, if you have questions with answers where one option is all of the above or A and B are correct, the shuffle answers option is hindrance. These types of questions will not make sense to the student if the shuffle answer setting is turned on in the quiz. It would be nice to be able to set this option at the question level or at least have the ability to override the setting for individual questions in a quiz.

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This idea was completed with general availability of Quizzes.Next.  You can find more information about the overall project in the Quizzes.Next User Group.‌

• Quizzes.Next is now available for all paid accounts.
• Quizzes.Next documentation will live in the Quizzes.Next User Group until July 14, 2018. On July 14, 2018, all of the documentation will be moved to the Canvas Guides in the Canvas Instructor Guide or Canvas Student Guide. 
• Quizzes.Next updates will be included in the Canvas Release Notes. This includes new features, updated features, and relevant fixed bugs. New and updated features will be deployed to Quizzes.Next near the same time as the Canvas release. Fixed bugs may be deployed at any time.

[htdaniel]

This is also really important for questions that have a logical reason for the responses to be in a certain order (such as numbers answers sorted from lowest to highest). Often these types of questions are mixed in with others that you do want randomized so it really does need to be at the individual question level and not a quiz setting level.

[ejp10]

Shuffling is especially confusing for "True/False" questions where students usually expect the choices to always be in the same order. It would be nice if we could have blocks in which answer shuffling could be activated.

[biray]

Another version of this idea has resurfaced and will be open for vote on April 6:

[cohenf]

Consider this an up-vote. We just made the switch to Canvas and our older, more dated system accommodated instructor preference to shuffle at the question level. Why would you force an instructor to choose between shuffle for all or for zero questions? It would be nice to have that the option to shuffle answers for all questions but it should simply be an option.

[Stef_retired]

 @cohenf , welcome to Canvas! Please have a look at Canvas Studio: Modern Quizzing Engine​; although I don't know precisely what features will be included in the soon-to-be-unveiled quiz refactor, I know that shuffling answer choices at the question level is one of the popular ones.

[cohenf]

Thank you, stefaniesanders, for being responsive and helpful.

[Stef_retired]

Thanks,  @cohenf ; that's my motto, and it's why we're here.  :smileyblush:

[biray]

Same idea has resurfaced and will be open for vote Aug 3, 2016: " style="color: #2989c5;

[Renee_Carney]

This idea has been developed and is On Canvas Beta Quizzes LTI User Group 

This feature is now available through the new Quizzes LTI tool.  Find more information on the Quizzes LTI tool, and how to access it, at Quizzes LTI User Group 

This feature of the Quizzes LTI tool is found in many of the 'create a question' guides, under the section header: Edit Question.  It is located in the 'Options" menu of the question.

[Renee_Carney]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas 

This idea was completed with general availability of Quizzes.Next.  You can find more information about the overall project in the Quizzes.Next User Group.‌

• Quizzes.Next is now available for all paid accounts.
• Quizzes.Next documentation will live in the Quizzes.Next User Group until July 14, 2018. On July 14, 2018, all of the documentation will be moved to the Canvas Guides in the Canvas Instructor Guide or Canvas Student Guide. 
• Quizzes.Next updates will be included in the Canvas Release Notes. This includes new features, updated features, and relevant fixed bugs. New and updated features will be deployed to Quizzes.Next near the same time as the Canvas release. Fixed bugs may be deployed at any time.