Using multiple item banks in New Quizzes

[christina_dalto]

Situation: I created several item banks in my canvas course to test different skills.  I have an item bank with just matching questions, another with just fill-in questions and a third with short essay questions.  I would like to add all three item banks to test the skills in increasing order of difficulty: matching, fill-in the blank, then short essay.  When I add these item banks, Canvas doesn't randomize the item bank questions in the order the item bank was added.  It randomizes all the item banks together.  Students may get a fill-in question followed by a short essay then a matching question. 

How do I keep the item bank questions separate in their own question category?

[dcasalotti · Accepted solution]

When adding item banks to quizzes, I use All/Random and pull the total number of questions using the Randomly select questions option to keep the questions within the item bank together and random. Do not use the Shuffle questions under the Settings, or the item banks will sort and become mixed.

Hope this helps!

[christina_dalto]

Thanks so much.  That does help!