Feature Comparison - Classic v. New Quizzes

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CLASSIC VS. NEW QUIZZES FEATURE COMPARISON 
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12115-new-quizzes-feature-comparison Links to an external site.

 

Canvas Workflows

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
MasteryPaths ✓ ✓
Course Copy ✓ ✓
Common Cartridge Import ✓ ✓
QTI Import ✓ ✓
Quiz Exports (content and files) ✓ ✓
Duplicate Quiz from Quizzes page   ✓
Third-party Integrations (Proctor/Security) ✓  
Third-Party Item Types (Integration Framework) %  
Blueprint Courses ✓ Initial sync only
Ability to configure in *.beta.instructure.com ✓ ✓
Loss of Connectivity message when relevant ✓ %
Role permissions support ✓  
  • Designer role support
 ✓  
  • Observer role support
 ✓  
  • TA role support
 ✓ ✓
Ability to enable at sub-account/course levels via flag N/A ✓
Quiz content migration from Canvas N/A ✓
Question Bank content migration from Canvas N/A  

% - Partial solution 

 

Features

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes

Import Content into Individual Quiz

   ✓

Create Practice Quiz

 ✓

Create an assignment worth 0 points*

Create Ungraded Quiz

 ✓

Create an assignment worth 0 points and select option to exclude from final grade*
Create Survey ✓  
Preview quiz (student view) ✓ ✓
API access to quizzes ✓  
LockDown browser support ✓ ✓
Customize Question Feedback ✓ ✓
Leave/Resume Quiz ✓ ✓
Manage Question Banks/Item Banks ✓ ✓
  • Bookmark Banks
 ✓  
  • Copy/Move Banked Questions
 ✓ ✓
  • Delete Banks
 ✓ ✓
  • Import Banks
 ✓ ✓
  • Randomize Bank Questions
 ✓ ✓
  • Share item banks
 ✓ ✓
  • Tag banked items with metadata
   ✓
  • Search content within an item bank
   ✓
Regrade Questions ✓ ✓

Reorder Questions

 ✓ ✓
Rich Content Editor ✓ ✓
  • Record audio and video
 ✓  
  • Content Selector Sidebar
 ✓  
  • Accessibility Checker
 ✓  
  • Apps and LTI tools
 ✓  
  • HTML Editor
 ✓  
  • Insert media iframe
 ✓  
  • Right-to-left/left-to-right formatting buttons
 ✓  

* Not supported; workaround option

 

Item/Question Types

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
Categorization   ✓
Essay ✓ ✓
Fill in the Blank ✓ ✓
Fill in Multiple Blanks ✓ Use Fill in the Blank question*
File Upload ✓ ✓
Formula ✓ ✓
Multiple Answer ✓ ✓
Multiple Choice ✓ ✓
Multiple Dropdown ✓ Use Fill in the Blank question*
Matching ✓ ✓
Numeric ✓ ✓
Stimulus/Passage   ✓
Text (No Question) ✓ Text can be included as stimulus content, but the stimulus type requires adding questions related to the content*
True/False ✓ ✓
Ordering   ✓
Hot Spot   ✓

* Not supported; workaround option


Settings

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
Allow Multiple Attempts (All Students) ✓ ✓
Allow Multiple Attempts (Individual Student) ✓ ✓
Require Waiting Period Between Attempts   ✓
Display One Question at Time ✓ ✓
Require Access Code ✓ ✓
Set Time Limit ✓ ✓
Shuffle Questions Globally   ✓
Shuffle Answers Globally ✓ ✓
Hide Student Responses ✓ ✓
Filter IP Addresses ✓ ✓
Assign to Individual Student ✓ ✓*
Assign to Section ✓ ✓*
Set Availability Dates ✓ ✓*
Shuffle Answers per Question   ✓

* Customize by editing the assignment in Canvas

 

Grading & Moderation

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes
Add Extra Time (Individual Student, for the whole course)   ✓
Add Extra Time (Individual Student, for the assessment) ✓ ✓
Add Extra Attempt (Individual Student, for the assessment) ✓ ✓
View Moderation Page ✓ ✓
Manually Submit Attempts ✓ ✓
View Quiz Log ✓ ✓
View Student Results ✓ ✓
Automatic grading of questions ✓ ✓
Add Fudge Points ✓ ✓
Grade One Question at a Time (SpeedGrader) ✓  

 

Reports

  Classic Quizzes New Quizzes*
Item Analysis ✓ ✓
Summary Statistics ✓ ✓
Quintile Performance   ✓
Student Analysis CSV ✓