When I find an error in a quiz question that pulls from a bank and I fix the question, have I really fixed the question?

[mpilati]

What exactly does "Remember, changes to question templates won't automatically update quizzes that are already using those questions." mean? When I find an error in a quiz question that pulls from a bank and I fix the question, have I really fixed the question? In other systems I have found that I have not - and have had to fix the same errors over and over again.

[dhulsey · Accepted solution]

Hi, Michelle. If you have a question group that links to a bank, you have fixed the question when you fix the bank. If you have added questions to a quiz from a bank, then you basically copied the question from the bank to the quiz, and you will need to fix the question in both the bank and the quiz.

I hope that helps!

[mpilati]

Sadly, I am in here as I keep on changing questions and the changes never "take". I am getting to the questions from the quiz in question - but every term I have the same issues. And while the explanation provided here sounds clear, there does not seem to be a way to make changes and know that they have been made. I miss WebCT. The structure behind assessments was clear. I am fixing the questions that I can see - yet the fix is not happening.

[tomasdore]

I think the key question is whether you are using a Question Group, or not? If not, you must be copying the questions when you use them in a Quiz? The copies then will still be wrong, even if the original is fixed.

So we first need to say whether we are using a Question Group or not, to frame this query.

[RupertRussell]

What is a question group?

[Chris_Hofer]

@RupertRussell ...

I think this Guide will help to answer your question:

How do I create a quiz with a question group to ra... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

[RupertRussell]

How do you find out if a Quiz is using a Question Group or a copy of a question from the Question Bank?

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[RupertRussell]

How do you find out if a Quiz is using a Question Group or a copy of a question from the Question Bank?

[RupertRussell]

How do you find out if a Quiz is using a Question Group or a copy of a question from the Question Bank?

[RupertRussell]

I miss Moodle, at least in Moodle I can preview the question from the Question Bank.  I can't for the life of me work out how to preview the question in Canvas.  

Sure I can preview the quiz but if the quiz uses multiple random questions from a large question bank there does not appear to be any way to preview all the questions systematically.  This is super easy in Moodle and seems impossible in Canvas. 😞 

[GinaT]

What if the QB is linked to a Quiz and the QB is pulling random questions (ie. 10 out of 20). Do we need to relink the QB to the quiz?

[Patb789]

I have the same question.  When I fix the question in the question bank, the question group continues to "pull" the old, uncorrected version of the question. 

It's very deceiving, because when I pull up the question bank, the question has been fixed, but when the students take the quiz, the old, uncorrected question appears.

[Patb789]

1) Could you explain, what is the difference between LINKING to a bank vs. ADDING QUESTIONS from a bank?

2) So, what exactly is the solution when I have created a quiz, the quiz uses a question group that pulls questions from a bank, and there is an error in one of the questions in that bank?  Do I have to completely delete the quiz and start over?