Brightspace Quizzes basics checklist

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This Brightspace Quizzes basics checklist includes a list of all foundational learning objectives related to the D2L Brightspace Quizzes Tool for instructors. At a most basic level, these are the things that all instructors should know about the Brightspace Quizzes Tool.

Checklist

When it comes to using the Brightspace Quiz tool, I can…

Access the Quizzes tool

Explain what the Quizzes tool does
Access the Quizzes tool from a Brightspace course homepage

Create and configure a quiz

Create a new quiz

Create and save a new quiz with a unique name and description

Add questions

Explain the relationship between questions on a quiz and questions in my Question Library
Manually add questions to a quiz directly
Manually add questions to my Question Library directly
Add questions to a quiz by importing them from my Question Library
Add questions to my Question Library by importing them from a quiz
List five types of questions that I can add to a quiz
Explain the difference between a Written Response and Short Answer question type
Explain the difference between automated question and response feedback
Add automated feedback to a quiz question

Configure quiz display

Configure a quiz to display a certain number of questions per page
Configure a quiz to shuffle the questions randomly for each quiz attempt

Set quiz availablity

Explain the difference between the quiz Due Date and End Date
Explain the difference between the quiz visibility and Start Date
Hide/show a quiz in the Quizzes list
Assign a quiz Due Date
Assign a quiz Start and/or End date
Display a quiz Start/End date in the course calendar
Secure a quiz by requiring a password to access
Explain the difference between quiz availability and timing
Explain the difference between a recommended and enforced time limit
Explain the difference between a time limit and a grace period
Set a recommended time limit on a quiz
Set an enforced time limit and grace period on a quiz and determine what happens when the grace period expires
Give an example of when you would use the two types of special access: “Allow selected users special access to this quiz” and “Allow only users with special access to see this quiz”
Give a specific student a longer time limit on a quiz
Give a specific student a different Start and End date on a quiz
Give a specific student a second chance to take a quiz.
Configure a quiz such that only a specific student can access it
Associate a quiz with a grade item in my Brightspace grade book
Configure a quiz to grade the quantitative questions and compute an overall score across those questions automatically
Configure a quiz to copy the overall grade to an associated item in my Brightspace grade book automatically
Configure a quiz such that all students can take it more than once
Describe what the Default Submission View allows students to see when the quiz feedback is published
Add an additional submission view that allows students to see information about their quiz attempt that is not included in the default view
Configure a quiz such that students can only access results for a limited time
Configure a quiz to require the use of Respondus Lockdown Browser
Configure a quiz to require the use of Respondus Monitor
Configure a quiz to use Respondus Lockdown Browser while students are in a live Zoom session with me
Explain what students should do if they lose Internet connectivity during a test
Preview a quiz

Manage existing quizzes

Display a list of quizzes in my course
From the quiz list, determine the visibility and availability of my quizzes
From the quiz list, determine whether a quiz is associated with a grade book item
From the quiz list, determine whether a quiz has special access conditions
Edit the properties of an existing quiz
Display a list of questions in my Question Library
Display a list of quizzes and their Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor status
Determine how many quiz attempts have been submitted and published
Explain what it means for a quiz attempt to be “published”
Determine how many questions are on an existing quiz
Determine how many points an existing quiz is worth
Change the point values of questions on an existing quiz
View a list of submitted attempts
View a list of attempts in progress
Submit an attempt in progress on a student’s behalf
Open an attempt to view the student’s responses
Delete a submitted attempt
Determine when an attempt was submitted
Access the Quizzes Event Log for an attempt
Grade individual test questions in a specific attempt manually
Add overall feedback to a specific attempt manually
Retract and republish attempt grades and feedback
Explain to my students how they can find my test feedback
Explain why changing the total possible points on a quiz question doesn’t affect submitted attempts.
Find the class average and standard deviation for the test overall and for each item on the test
Review the frequency of responses on objective items (e.g., t/f, multiple choice)
Use the point biserial correlation coefficient and discrimination index to spot potentially bad items
Regrade all attempts adjusting for bad items
Regrade specific attempts, adjusting for bad items
Create a copy of quiz
Delete a quiz

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