By: Natalie Deane, Senior Product Manager
This topic describes Phase 3 of the three-phase Quiz Timing Improvements. For information about the overall improvements, see Quiz Timing Improvements - Summary.
Phase 3 will be available in September 2023 (20.23.9) for all clients, and includes improvements to support both synchronous and asynchronous quizzes.
Synchronous Quizzes
Instructors need a way to set up quizzes that start and end at the same time for all learners, rather than when the learner launches the quiz. This facilitates quizzes where the instructor requires all learners to take the quiz at the same time similar to in classroom learning and supporting medium-high stakes quizzing.
Brightspace quizzes currently provide the flexibility for learners to take a quiz in their own time (asynchronous), providing a more relaxed experience that accommodates the learner’s schedule. With synchronous quizzes, an instructor can set up quizzes with real-time windows where the quiz timer begins on the start date and stops at the end of the quiz time limit for all learners.
Set up a synchronous quiz in the New Quiz Experience
Note: For information about how to set up a synchronous quiz in the New Quiz Experience, refer to the Set up Timing & Display section of the Create and configure a quiz page. For information about how to inform learners about an upcoming synchronous quiz, refer to the How to inform learners about upcoming synchronous quizzes? section of the Quizzes FAQ: Hot tips and workarounds page.
Set up a synchronous quiz in the Classic Quiz Experience
To set up a synchronous quiz in the Classic Quiz Experience
- On the navbar, click Quizzes.
- On the Manage Quizzes tab, click New Quiz.
- Click the Restrictions tab.
- Check Set time limit, then enter a Time Limit in minutes.
- Under Quiz Start, select Synchronous.
Note: If there is no Start time and date set for the synchronous quiz, a Start date required: Quiz timer starts on the start date alert appears at the top of the Restrictions tab and you are not able to save the quiz. Due date is disabled for synchronous quizzes.
- Under When The Time Limit Expires, select one of the following:
- Automatically submit the quiz attempt
- Flag as "exceeded time limit" and allow the learner to continue working
- Do nothing: the time limit is not enforced
Countdown timer until Synchronous Quiz starts
For a learner taking a synchronous quiz, the Start Quiz button is disabled until the start date and time arrives. A countdown timer appears on the Quiz Start page to indicate the time remaining before the quiz becomes available.
Note: For more information about countdown timer visible to learners, refer to the Asynchronous and synchronous quizzes section of the Using the Quizzes tool page.
Additional information
There are two other phases in the Quiz Timing Improvements. For more information, see:
Quiz Timing Improvements - Summary
Quiz Timing Improvements - Phase 1 of 3
Quiz Timing Improvements - Phase 2 of 3
Any end-user support questions and feedback can be shared through your D2L Account Team.
