Transition to New Quizzes

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Canvas offers two different Quiz tools - New Quizzes and Classic Quizzes, both of which are available in our instance of Canvas. Over time the New Quizzes tool has been consistently improved, making it equivalent or even more robust than the older Classic Quizzes tool. To help you distinguish between them, the Classic Quizzes icon is the outline of a rocket ship Classic-Quizzes-Rocket-Icon, whereas the icon for New Quizzes is a solid rocket ship New-Quizzes-Rocket-Icon. 

It is now possible, using the Course Import Tool to bulk migrate all quizzes from one course to another, and convert Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes during that process. You can also convert Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes one at a time, if you like. When building a quiz from scratch in your Canvas course, you will have the option to choose between a Classic Quiz or a New Quiz. 

Before deciding which Quiz tool to use, please know that Instructure plans to demise Classic Quizzes in the future, although at present there is not a definitive timeline. Please review FAQ: New Quizzes for details, tips, and resources.

If you would like to avoid migrating quizzes from Classic to New Quizzes format later, you can create quizzes using the New Quizzes option. As the New Quizzes tool has been developing over time, many of the requested updates have been implemented. The Classic Quizzes vs. New Quizzes Feature Comparison provides an excellent, current overview of all features in both quiz tools, side by side. The New Quiz tool continues to be developed to include updates to features and functionality. Regarding Classic Quizzes, it is worth noting that there will not be any new features developed for it: what you see is what you get.

Here are some limitations in New Quizzes for you to consider
  • Users in the Designer role in Canvas cannot build New Quizzes. 
  • CSV downloads are more limited than in Classic Quizzes.
However, New Quizzes also have some new functionality that Classic Quizzes do not: