Canvas: Quiz Accommodations (Faculty Getting Started Guide)

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This collection of resources, links to articles about quiz time accommodations for student with documented disabilities.

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Some accommodations you may need to apply to quizzes include: 

Alert iconTo apply accommodations, you'll need to know if you have New Quizzes or Classic Quizzes.
Submit a helpdesk ticket with Instructional Design and Technology if you're unsure.

 

Increase Quiz Time Limits

Classic Quizzes icon from CanvasClassic Quizzes

New Quizzes icon from canvasNew Quizzes

Exclamation point NoteNote:  If your quiz has an availability window that does not exceed the student's accommodation, they will not receive their full accommodated time. You can either extend the available window for all students, or you can use the Assign To functionality to only assign it to the accommodated student.

Different Date/Time/Window with Assign To

  • Use Assign To function to set different availability windows and dates for students with accommodations for Assignments, New and Classic Quizzes

Add Attempts for a student

Classic Quizzes icon from CanvasClassic Quizzes

New quizzes icon from CanvasNew Quizzes

Excalamation point noteNote: If your quiz settings show the answers after submission, students can view between attempts. To prevent this, hide quiz results from students, or consider creating an Item Bank (Question Bank in Classic Quizzes) with many questions for your quiz to randomly pull from. 

Still need assistance setting up student Accommodations, or want to know how to transition your Classic Quizzes to the more flexible New Quizzes?
 Submit a helpdesk ticket for Instructional Design and Technology!


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Article ID: 159234
Created
Fri 11/7/25 4:32 PM
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