Comparison of Quiz Tools: Canvas Quizzes and New Quizzes

It is important to recognize that there are differences between the functionality of Canvas’ Quizzes and New Quizzes tools. When deciding which tool best suits your needs, be sure to review the table below and the information available at New Quizzes Feature Comparison and New Quizzes: FAQ.

The New Quizzes tool and (Classic) Quizzes tool are both available in Canvas and you can choose which quizzing tool you prefer to use. The (Classic) Quizzes tool is no longer being updated with new functionality. New Quizzes will continue to receive updated functionality over time.

Functionality Differences Between New Quizzes and Quizzes

Main Functionality Gained in New Quizzes	Main Functionality Lost in New Quizzes
A modified interface	Graded Surveys, Ungraded Surveys, and Practice Quizzes (though you can set a New Quiz as 0 pts)
New question types such as Categorization, Hot Spot, Ordering, and Stimulus	Some Rich Content Editor features: recording audio/video, file embedding, content selector sidebar, accessibility checker, apps/LTI tools (Kaltura, Panopto, Google Drive), HTML editor
Extra time for students needing accommodations can be added across all quizzes in bulk (as opposed to one quiz at a time)	Student response analysis via CSVs is not available
Essay questions can include embedded spell checker, calculator, word counter, and word cap	Text cannot be added without associated questions
Improved student viewing options of results
More question types can be auto-regraded

Alternative Tool Options

For needed grading features that do not appear in either of these quiz options, the CTI also has an alternative assessment tool that may be of interest to instructors called Gradescope. This is more of a fast grading tool than a quiz tool but provides unique features such as:

• the ability for students to submit a scanned copy of their test using a specific template
• faster bulk grading options for large courses by multiple TA’s simultaneously and by question if needed
• quick rubric creation to guide TA’s in quality grading
• retroactive grading adjustments to auto-apply to all submissions
• assisted grading using artificial intelligence (does not auto-grade like Canvas quiz tools)