1. Canvas Quizzes for Learning & Feedback
Engage - Annual Learning & Teaching Conference
26th June 2018
Kate Outhwaite
Learning Technology Specialist
Anglia Learning & Teaching

2. Canvas Quizzes for Learning & Feedback
After this workshop you will be able to:
Evaluate the benefits of formative quizzes to give directed feedback to support learning
Create a basic quiz with feedback using the Quizzes tool in Canvas.

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From the HEA Feedback Toolkit (2013):
Formative feedback: Any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for students about their learning. Formative assessment does not carry a grade which is subsequently used in a summative judgement' (Irons, 2007, p.7)
Summative assessment: Any assessment activity which results in a mark or grade which is subsequently used as a judgement on student performance. Ultimately judgements using summative assessment marks will be used to determine the classification of award at the end of a course or programme. (Irons, 2007, p.7)

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Show of hands poll
Do you use MCQs already?
on paper
on-line
If on-line, what platforms or software have you used?
A VLE-based quiz tool (e.g. Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard etc)
Hot Potatoes (free software)
Questionmark Perception/OnDemand
Other?

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Some benefits of on-line over paper quizzes
Class time can be used more profitably than delivering the test
Results can be automatically captured (at individual and cohort level) for analysis
Built-in and customised question feedback can provide automatic, immediate and quite specific feedback to individuals

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Some challenges using quizzes:
Good question/quiz design is a skilled and time- consuming process - Especially designing MCQs to test higher order learning
Meaningful feedback is needed for learning to happen
Summative (and even formative) assessment should align to institutional assessment policies
Technology must be reliable and compatible
Conversion of questions from paper to on-screen is not always straightforward.

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Designing Questions
Go to:
Take the “Content Free MCQ” quiz in modules
Look at the feedback provided

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Examples of formative quizzes already in use at ARU:
Dawn Hawkins’ weekly Progress Check quizzes in Biomeasurement – also example of progression of difficulty
Simon Butler’s Pharmacology for Health Care Practice – topic based quizzes
DH Progress Checks 2, 5 & 10 SB

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Levels of automatic feedback in Canvas Quizzes:
No feedback
Score only
Question level feedback
Correct/Incorrect
Customised (Correct/Incorrect plus neutral)
Answer choice level feedback
Customised (Correct/incorrect)
Release of feedback can be delayed

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1) Quiz settings:

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2) Question settings:

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3) Answer choice settings:

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What a student sees:
Quiz level feedback (score)

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What a student sees:
2) Question level feedback

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What a student sees:
3) Answer choice level feedback

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Hands on!!!
Full guide available at: s/items/190480
Go to a test course
Go to Quizzes and create a new Quiz
Use the sheet to set up a MCQ and a Numeric question then preview your quiz and feedback.

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Finally –
Do you think you will be using quizzes for formative feedback going forward?
Start small: A few questions, every few weeks
Formative only
Quizzes.Next will be released this summer – more Quiz options – watch this space!
Any Questions?

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Resources:
The Higher Education Academy, HEA Feedback Toolkit. HEA: York. [Last Accessed 26/6/2018]
McKenna, C. and Bull, J., Designing effective objective test questions: an introductory workshop. CAA Centre: Loughborough University. Available at: [Last accessed 26/06/2018].
Chalmers, D.; McAusland, W. D. M, Computer-assisted Assessment. The Handbook for Economics Lecturers. Edited by John Houston and David Whigham, Glasgow Caledonian University. Available at: [Last accessed 04/04/2014]
CSHE. undated. On-line assessment. Assessing Learning in Australian Universities. CSHE. Available at: cshe.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/ /Online.pdf. [Last accessed 17/04/2016].
JISC's Effective Assessment in a Digital Age. (Pages 8-11 and 17). Available at: [Last accessed 26/06/18]
Sadler, D.  and Davies. L., n.d. Developing Effective Feedback for Learning. Griffith Institute for Higher Education. Available at: Effective_Feedback_for_Learning.pdf. [Accessed 17/04/2016]

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Thank you & enjoy the rest of the conference!
Kate Outhwaite
Learning Technology Specialist
Anglia Learning & Teaching
26 June 2018