[ARCHIVED] Entering high numbered test questions to canvas

[tdiaz_5]

Is there a way to quickly import a 40 question test into the quiz navigation with out entering one question and answer at a time? if so, can the choice answers be arranged as if your creating a short quiz?

[ericwerth]

Hi  @tdiaz_5  and welcome to the Community!  There are several ways to import quizzes into Canvas, but which way is appropriate depends a bit on the situation.  Are the questions in another Canvas course, a course exported from a different learning management system, a bank provided by a publisher, in a Word document, etc.?  This information would help in pointing you to the best resources.  Also, what do you envision in terms of the arrangement of choice answers as in a short quiz?

Thanks!

[tdiaz_5]

My tests are in a word document, there are 40 questions each. I was hoping to import them through word and for the test to organize themselves into canvas in numerical order and for the answer choices to appear in the platform of canvas, such as proper letters A,B,C,D choices ending up in its answer box, so that I don’t have to copy and paste from outside source. In other words, a more easier and convenient way to create large tests, rather than copying and pasting everything, which takes a while to do. Hope this clarifies. Thank you.

Juan ( Tony) Diaz, M.A., ATC

Kinesiology / Athletic Training/ Head Badminton Coach

[Stef_retired · Accepted solution]

 @tdiaz_5  Welcome to the Canvas Community! The quickest way to bring a quiz from a Word document into Canvas is through Respondus 4.0; there is a cost associated with this tool, but Respondus offers a free 30-day trial. You'll find a detailed discussion of this in https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/admins/blog/2015/12/07/batch-uploading-quiz-questions-with-re... 

[jwadec]

If you take advantage of the 30 day trial of Respondus, a great blog post was created by  @Chris_Hofer ‌ on this subject: https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/admins/blog/2015/12/07/batch-uploading-quiz-questions-with-re...