{"id":20206,"date":"2021-08-19T15:39:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T19:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=20206"},"modified":"2021-08-19T15:39:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T19:39:28","slug":"canvas-quiz-generation-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2021\/08\/19\/canvas-quiz-generation-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Quiz Generation Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WCU does not have a tool that will translate Word documents into Canvas Quizzes, and we do not have the resources to create or manually transcribe any assessments for instructors.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend and fully support instructors authoring their tests\/quizzes\/exams inside of Canvas. Canvas questions are edited through the rich content editor, which allows for cut and paste actions from Word documents and other word processing files on a question-by-question basis. Below are links to several resources for creating questions in Canvas.<\/p>\n<p>If an instructor would like assistance in creating an assessment, from a pedagogical perspective, they can make an appointment with one of the faculty partners at the CFC for a consultation. (<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/consultations\/\">https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/consultations\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quiz Question Creation Guides<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a Multiple-Choice Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Multiple-Choice-quiz-question\/ta-p\/682\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a True\/False Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-True-False-quiz-question\/ta-p\/927\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Fill-in-the-Blank Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Fill-in-the-Blank-quiz-question\/ta-p\/889\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks-quiz-question\/ta-p\/923\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Multiple Answers Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Multiple-Answers-quiz-question\/ta-p\/924\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Multiple Drop-down Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Multiple-Dropdown-quiz-question\/ta-p\/916\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Matching Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Matching-quiz-question\/ta-p\/918\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Numerical Answer Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Numerical-Answer-quiz-question\/ta-p\/919\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Formula (Simple Formula) Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Simple-Formula-quiz-question\/ta-p\/1233\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a Formula (Single Variable) Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-Formula-quiz-question-with-a-single-variable\/ta-p\/920\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create an Essay Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-an-Essay-quiz-question\/ta-p\/909\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a File Upload Question &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/t5\/Instructor-Guide\/How-do-I-create-a-File-Upload-quiz-question\/ta-p\/652\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deeper Dives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reusing Quiz Questions in Canvas (<a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1475370\">https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1475370<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Creating Quizzes with Random and Ordered Questions (<a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1462874\">https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1462874<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes with Question Banks Troubleshooting (<a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1462873\">https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1462873<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Student Feedback Configuration in Canvas Quizzes (<a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1463092\">https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1463092<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Collected Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assignments, Quizzes, &amp; Discussions (<a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/category\/1415330\">https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/category\/1415330<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes (Instructor Canvas Guides) (<a href=\"https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1415408\">https:\/\/ithelp.wcu.edu\/en-us\/article\/1415408<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCU does not have a tool that will translate Word documents into Canvas Quizzes, and we do not have the resources to create or manually transcribe any assessments for instructors. 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