Exams – Sauder Teaching Playbook

Canvas Question Banks

Question Banks are a place to house questions that can be added to quizzes, used to create randomized questions groups and shared across courses. Instead of creating questions from scratch, instructors can quickly re-use or modify existing questions from their banks.

Classic Quizzes versus New Quizzes

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New Quizzes is a Canvas assessment tool that currently co-exists with its predecessor Classic Quizzes. Instructors have the option of using either type of quiz, and this page will provide clarity on the similarities and differences.

Rubrics

in After Teaching, Assessments, Canvas, Exams, Getting started with course design, Grading, Preparing to Teach, Teaching

A rubric is a tool to aid in marking by setting clear expectations in advance of receiving the work from students. Rubrics go beyond a marking guide by not just listing criteria to be judged, but also by providing clear examples of what each level of achievement looks like.

Embedded Formula Sheet and LaTeX Guide

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Online Exams – Embedded Formula Sheet and LaTeX Guide Want to embed a formula sheet displayed similar to the one below in your exam? Follow this quick guide. Exercises National Income Formula: \(Y = C + I + G + (X-M)\) Discounting: \(PV = FV(1+r)^{-n}\) Compounding: \(FV = PV(1+r)^n\) Bond Evaluation: \[P = I\left[\frac{1-(1+r)^{-n}}{r}\right] +…

Adjust your Grade Posting Policy

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Hide your grades for entire grade centre (Do this prior to entering any grades) If you do not want the grades you enter to be immediately visible to students, we recommend changing your course’s grade posting policy to Manually Post Grades. You can change the grade posting policy for your course by following these steps: * Note…

Exam support

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Support Resources Digital exam types Learning Services is eager to support you with digital exams. Canvas Quizzes (note: In Canvas-speak, all exams, tests, and quizzes are “Quizzes”)Students write an exam in Canvas, in person, with instructor invigilation on a scheduled day and time defined by the instructor. If you are looking for remote exam support.…

Respondus LockDown Browser

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LockDown Browser is a web browser that “locks down” what students can do during a quiz in Canvas. When students use LockDown Browser, they will be unable during the quiz to print or copy questions, visit other websites, access other applications, or close the quiz until it is submitted. Quizzes created for use with LockDown…