Classic Quiz Statistics Across Terms

[Carter41]

While it's possible to review classic quiz statistics for one course during one term, I'm wondering if it's possible to review the statistics for one classic quiz over multiple terms? Our courses run eight times a year with the same exact material using a Blueprint, so I would love to get a larger sample of statistics for the same course. We do not use course sections. 

Thanks!

[ProfessorBeyrer]

That's an excellent suggestion, @Carter41 , but unfortunately not something that currently is available within Canvas. When I've had to do something similar with surveys, I use a Google Form instead of a Canvas tool as I can put the same form in all my classes and collect all of the responses in a single Google Sheet. I realize this is not going to be as useful with quizzes, as you likely don't want to have to manually transfer scores from Google to Canvas.

There are two additional options. One is to use API to collect those results, which would save you from having to open each quiz in its own browser tab/window to access the downloadable results. I'm going to move your question into the Developers Group area of the Community, where our colleagues with that skill are more likely to see it.

The other option is to create an idea to add this option to Canvas. The idea process is described on the page How do Ideas and Themes work in the Instructure Community? 

I suggest something like "Shared Quiz Results Across Multiple Courses."

[melodyc_lam]

@Carter41 -- You'll probably need to use the API. 

From the description I will make the following assumptions:

• You are pulling the item analysis report
• You have 8 courses, one for each term, instead of one large course, and these courses are able to be found (either they have the same name, or you can pull a report that has these courses)
• The name of the quiz is the same (this matters in a moment)

Check out Creating quiz report -- this will allow you to pull the item analysis report.

You'll then want to use Get quiz report and make sure the file is included.

(Test out with one known quiz, just to make sure this works!)

You'll want to then pull all the course IDs that correspond to the courses. You can use the API for this, or just run a report.

From my experience with blueprints, the quiz ID is different across courses, even if the name is the same. Therefore it's important that the quiz name stays the same because you'll basically end up going to each course, searching up the quiz by the name, and then entering into the quiz through the API to get the reports needed. Otherwise it'll be a very difficult task to find the quiz.

Hope this helps!

[Carter41]

Much appreciated!