When you convert a Canvas Classic Quiz or New Quiz into Mastery Connect, the question types convert into comparable Mastery Connect question types. However, some question types are fully supported, while others are partially supported. Some question types are not supported.
There are several types of Canvas quizzes. Currently, you can convert quizzes whose quiz type is Graded Quiz. Conversion for other types of quizzes is not supported.
Canvas Classic Quizzes
Supported Canvas Classic Quiz Question Types:
- Multiple Choice
- True / False
- Multiple Answers
- Fill in the Blank
- Fill in Multiple Blanks
- Multiple Dropdowns
- Matching
- Essay Question
Partially Supported Canvas Classic Quiz Question Types:
- Numeric Answer
- Text (no question)
Unsupported Canvas Classic Quiz Question Types:
- File Upload
- Formula
Classic Quiz Question Type Conversion Chart
| Canvas Classic Quiz Question Type | Mastery Connect Question Type |
|---|---|
| Multiple Choice | Multiple Choice Question |
| True/False | Multiple Choice |
| Multiple Answers | Multiple Choice |
| Fill In the blank | Cloze Text |
| Fill In Multiple Blanks | Cloze Text |
| Multiple Dropdowns | Cloze Dropdown |
| Matching | Match List |
| Numeric Answer | Cloze Math Formula |
| Essay Question | Essay with Rich Text |
| Text (no question) | Passage - Learn more about adding passages to items |
Canvas New Quizzes
Supported Canvas New Quiz Question Types:
- Categorization
- Essay
- Matching
- Multiple Answers
- Multiple Choice
- Numeric
- Ordering
- True False
Partially Supported Canvas New Quiz Question Types:
- Fill in the blank
- Hot Spot
- Stimulus
Unsupported Canvas New Quiz Question Types:
- File Upload
- Formula
New Quiz Question Type Conversion Chart
| Canvas New Quiz Question Type | Mastery Connect Question Type |
|---|---|
| Categorization | Classification |
| Essay | Essay with Rich Text |
| Matching | Match List |
| Multiple Answers | Multiple Choice |
| Multiple Choice | Multiple Choice |
| Numeric | Cloze Math |
| Ordering | Order List |
| True/False | Multiple Choice |
| Hot Spot | Hot Spot (additional configuration needed post-conversion) |
| Fill in the Blank (Answer Type: Wordbank) | Cloze with drag-and-drop |
| Fill in the Blank (Answer Type: Dropdown) | Cloze Dropdown |
| Fill in the Blank (Answer Type: Open Entry) | Cloze Text (not all Canvas answer types supported) |
| Stimulus | Passage - Learn more about adding passages to items |
New Quizzes Hot Spot Conversion Configuration
The correct hotspot areas from Canvas New Quizzes are converted into a single correct selection area in the Mastery Connect Hotspot question type.
Teachers must add additional distractors and/or selection zones to the question after the conversion. To do this, edit and save the changes to the item within the assessment.
New Quizzes Fill in the Blank Open Answer Conversion Types
Canvas New Quizzes Fill in the Blank Open Entry question type has five different text match answer options: Contains, Close Enough, Exact Match, Specify Correct Answers, and Regular Expression Match.
Some of these answer options are fully supported in the conversion to Mastery Connect Cloze Text question format, some are partially supported, and some are not supported. The conversion process is outlined below.
| New Quiz Open Entry Answer Type | Mastery Connect Conversion |
|---|---|
| Contains | Not Supported - Converts to Exact Match |
| Close Enough | Not Supported - Converts to Exact Match |
| Exact Match | Partially Supported** |
| Specify Correct Answers | Supported - Uses Alternate Response option in Mastery Connect authoring |
| Regular Expression Match | Not Supported - Converts to Exact Match |
Notes for Partially Supported Exact Match Answer type:
- In Canvas New Quizzes, the Exact Match answer type requires case and spelling to match exactly.
- In Mastery Connect Cloze Text question types, exact match means a student must answer all parts of the question correct to receive a mark. For example, if there are three blank fields, they must correctly respond to all three to get the full score.
