Canvas Corner: New Quizzes Multiple Attempts Scoring Changes

On April 17th, Canvas released the following update to quizzes which gives instructors the ability to allow students to retake a quiz while retaining the first attempt score for grading.

Affected User Roles 

Instructors 

When instructors create a quiz using the New Quizzes engine, the Score to Keep menu includes a First option. Selecting this option retains the first score for a quiz, even if the quiz is retaken at a later time. 

Students 

When students view a quiz and are allowed to take multiple attempts, the quiz details show which attempt will be kept as part of their attempt history. This change helps students prepare for a quiz and know that the first attempt will be the score retained for their grade. However, students can still retake the quiz for a per-determined higher percentage or score (such as for a module prerequisite) or for later practice. 

The Quiz Results page also indicates that the first score was kept for the quiz. 

To learn more about this feature update in the Canvas Release Notes.