When creating a quiz in a Canvas course users will now have the option to choose Classic Quizzes or New Quizzes. New Quizzes is a quiz engine that integrates with Canvas as an LTI tool and will replace the Classic Quizzes functionality currently existing in Canvas. 

What’s New with New Quizzes?

  • Student Quiz Accomodations for the whole course (not just quiz by quiz!)
  • Shuffle Answers by Question
  • Printing Quizzes
  • Require Waiting Period Between Attempts
  • Stimulus, Ordering, and Hot Spot Question Types

For students, a modern and clean quizzing experience that limits distractions while granting more oportunities to demonstrate learning. Contingent upon how the New Quiz is structured and organized, the following are features that can
improve the experience for students:

  • Pin Questions for Review
  • More Item Types
  • Individualized Feedback
  • Personalized Accommodations