The Quizzes tool in D2L can be used for formal or informal assessments and self-assessments. You can create several question types, most of which can be graded automatically for you, and quizzes can be connected to the Grades tool so that once the quiz is graded, that grade is sent directly to a grade item. Questions can also be shuffled or randomized (using a Question Pool). In addition, quizzes can be timed (although we recommend not setting a time limit to support students learning online in a time of crisis) and can integrate various media types (video, audio, images). Here is some information on using the Quizzes tool in D2L. Tutorials for students related to the Quizzes tool specifically are at the bottom of this page (and also on the D2L for Students page).
For Instructors
The Question Library
Creating Questions in the Question Library
Creating Short Answer Questions
Creating Multiple Choice Questions
Creating Written Response Questions
Creating Multi-Select Questions
Creating Multi Short Answer Questions (and how they differ from Short Answer Questions)
Creating Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
Creating Significant Figures Questions
Creating Likert Questions (NOTE: Likert Questions can only be used in Surveys!)
Importing Questions from a Quiz into the Question Library
Importing Questions from Publisher Question Banks
Importing Questions from a Document using Respondus 4.0 (opens a link to the Respondus site)
Creating Quizzes
Creating Pages of Questions for a Quiz
Setting up Special Access for Accommodations
Setting a Student’s Quiz Accommodations from the Classlist
Controlling What a Student can See, When (general)
Creating an Additional Submission View for a Quiz
Creating an Additional Submission View for a Specific Quiz Attempt
Resetting Dates for an Additional Submission View (i.e., after copying it from an old course)
Using Respondus Lockdown Browser: Note that we recommend NOT using this tool if at all possible. Rather, consider reviewing your assessments with an instructional designer.
Accommodations for D2L Exams that Require Respondus Lockdown Browser
Creating a Question Pool in a Quiz
Importing Questions from the Question Library into a Quiz Section
Adding Text or Images to Appear above a Set of Questions
Adding Bonus Questions to a Quiz
Managing Quizzes
Viewing (“Grading”) Quiz Preview Attempts
Grading Quizzes
Releasing Quiz Marks to Attempts
Sending Quizzes Grades to the Gradebook after the Quiz has Started
Grading or Re-grading a Quiz (includes a section on Grading by Question and Blind Marking!)
Exporting Written Response Question Answers for Reviewing Offline
Viewing Students Who Have Not Attempted a Quiz
Reopening Quizzes or Submitting Quizzes for Students
Exempting Students from Quizzes
Rescoring a Quiz Question that was Incorrect
Viewing Quiz Statistics ( to view Class Averages, Question Statistics, and Question Details)
Viewing Attempt Logs (to see when students started a quiz, submitted a quiz, etc.)
How the Feedback Options work in Quizzes (and Questions)
For Students
Completing and Submitting a Quiz
How Saving and Submitting Works
Adding an Attachment to a Written Response Question
Checking Quiz Submissions