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deborah_oakley1 · ‎12-04-2021

I came here with the exact same question. Created a multiple answer with 3 correct concepts and three distractors. Did a trial and made one as a wrong answer expecting to be scored "2". To my surprise it was "1"! And now I see it's not possible...I don't get it. Canvas, please allow the flexibility to have a no-penalty option as well as a penalty (which maybe is great for a large number). Look how many are asking for this already...it can't be that hard, can it? Thanks.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-14-2021

Perhaps someone from Canvas can explain this? I can't find anything on this. Why should a test bank from a previous year have any connection to student answers? It makes no sense to have to 'edit a copy' for every single question and seems counter to the idea of having a test bank in the first place.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-06-2021

Having to hit "edit a copy" every time is rather annoying if it doesn't mean anything for a new class. It's like the question is tied to a particular class answer, even when it's been copied to another, completely new, class. Maybe someone with some knowledge of the inner workings of Canvas can explain more?

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-06-2021

Dear Canvas Hivemind, I teach a university level lecture class using Canvas, and created the course from my previous year's content. I had created a quiz question bank last year with the intent of reusing the questions from year to year. So I'm attempting to use items from this question bank for my last quiz this semester, but when I try to modify them all the questions are saying that "Some students have already submitted answers for this item! You can apply your edits to a copy of this item which will only be seen by students that have not taken the assessment." But no one has taken this assessment that is being newly created from the question bank, so why am I getting a message for this? If I have to make copies of every question, that seems to defeat the purpose of having a master question bank. What am I missing here? Thanks, Deborah

deborah_oakley1 · ‎04-10-2021

On the moderation tab for new quizzes, there is every option to filter "No Attempts Left," "Attempts in Progress," "Submitted," and "Auto Grading Failed." But there's not an option to filter students who haven't even started the quiz. While I can go to the gradebook and send a message to those students, it would really be nice to have a quick overview ON the moderate page to see who has yet to begin. Also on the Moderation tab, when looking at an individual student submission (such as manual grading for an essay question), it would be VERY nice to be able to switch to the next student without having to go back to the Moderate tab and having to remember which students had been reviewed. Again, I can do this in the Speed Grader, but it would really be nice to stay inside the Moderate tab.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎04-10-2021

Thanks...yes, that's a better place. Didn't know it was there until now, though, so I'll post it there, too.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎04-10-2021

On the moderation tab for new quizzes, there is every option to filter "No Attempts Left," "Attempts in Progress," "Submitted," and "Auto Grading Failed." But there's not an option to filter students who haven't even started the quiz. While I can go to the gradebook and send a message to those students, it would really be nice to have a quick overview ON the moderate page to see who has yet to begin.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎09-24-2020

This is very disappointing to learn. I just gave a quiz (New Quizzes) in which students had to photograph a handwritten solution. It seems that they were able to upload the image, but in the Speed Grader there is no preview available for JPG images. I tried on both Safari and Chrome for the Mac. So I figured, Okay, I'll just download them all...only to find out bulk downloading is not possible for quizzes?! Please, Canvas, if you're reading this, I don't need statistics, I need to see the image and I don't need to have either my GA or me download 75 separate images every time a quiz is given. On top of that, the image is downloaded with just an image number, no name, so even more useless manual labor! Surely this can be fixed! If any solutions, PLEASE let me know! Thanks.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-18-2020

It's a strange thing then. They're optional, not visible to students, not used in searches like keywords, no explanation of why it's even there, and yet placed in the very prominent uppermost first position as though very important. Why have it at all if it's not even used? Why not have some sort of fly out note describing it? I'll just assume developers put it there for future use or something but this could certainly be more clear.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-15-2020

I think this is for the original quizzes, not New Quizzes. It's not called a "Custom Name" It's called a "Question Title." I'm also using Multiple Choice, not essay, although it shows up on essay types as well. There is nothing I can find that says anything about this item, and no apparent way to use it (or not use it). It's completely separate from keywords that can be used for filtering, which are very helpful.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-15-2020

I wasn’t asking about numbering. I asked why there is a “Question Title” item. The link above doesn’t address that.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-11-2020

Can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of the "Question Title" in a typical question (of any type — essay, multiple choice, etc.) in New Quizzes? Nothing comes up in searching this site. What is this used for? I don't see it appearing in the student preview, and it's not like keywords, so is a title necessary? If so, to what end? Thanks! Deborah Oakley

deborah_oakley1 · ‎05-11-2020

I agree 100%. Looking to find just that is what led me here on a web search.] I have the same issue with the "Speed Grader." If you're looking at the overall grades, there's no direct link to Speed Grader except to pick an assignment, open one window and then click Speed Grader. Some of the interface on Canvas needs work...it's otherwise a great system and well supported.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎02-20-2019

Thanks, Caitlin. Yes, it is, but so does a little "paper sheet icon." But I also just discovered this on the assignment description. It says It's also with the individual student submission with an attached file, like this: Then it's in the gradebook column, too: Both the "paper sheet" icon and the up arrow say "File Upload Submission" when hovering over the icon. But all of them have the up arrow with the individual file submission (like above), and clicking on it downloads the attached file. So it's used inconsistently for Re-Upload on the assignment page, and file download on the student submission, and isn't referenced anywhere in the documentation. Very confusing! Can someone from Canvas please clarify? Thank you!

deborah_oakley1 · ‎02-20-2019

So my Canvas gradebook is showing this icon in some of the student grades. I've never seen it before and can't find it referenced in any of the guides. It's not shown in How do I use the icons and colors in the Gradebook? Can someone explain what this is? Thanks!

deborah_oakley1 · ‎11-19-2018

Thanks, Ken. Actually I didn't know that a student could check their attendance (but why not faculty?!). Good to know that this is a shared concern and that the developers are hopefully working to improve it.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎11-19-2018

Thank you, this works well and I appreciate the effort put into making this spreadsheet. What I fail to understand, though, is why a simple tool is not provided within Canvas itself. This is jumping through hoops just to find the days that a student has missed or been late. The spreadsheet must be recreated several times through the semester, which is too many steps. I'm going back to straight Excel tracking until something better comes along that works INSIDE of Canvas. Thanks.

deborah_oakley1 · ‎08-13-2018

I'm brand new to Canvas from Blackboard as well. It is SO very helpful to be able to access files via WebDAV or FTP and wish that Canvas had that feature as well. I find the files interface on Canvas to be somewhat clunky.

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New Quizzes in Course Copied from Previous Year Says Students Have Already Taken Quiz Dear Canvas Hivemind, I teach a university level lecture class using Canvas, and created the course from my previous year's content. I had created a quiz question bank last year with the intent of ...	05-06-2021	1386	0
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New Quizzes Question Title Can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of the "Question Title" in a typical question (of any type — essay, multiple choice, etc.) in New Quizzes? Nothing comes up in searching this site. What is ...	05-11-2020	2163	1
Canvas gradebook icon...what's it mean? So my Canvas gradebook is showing this icon in some of the student grades. I've never seen it before and can't find it referenced in any of the guides. It's not shown in How do I use th...	02-20-2019	4234	1

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