Providing Student Accommodations for Online Assessments in Canvas

Description

Canvas allows instructors to provide accommodations for online quizzes and assignments for individual students. Common accommodations include extended time, multiple attempts, or extended due dates for assignments and quizzes.  

Environment

Canvas in your web browser

Solution 

Table of Contents

• Adding extra time and/or attempts for Classic Quizzes
• Adding extra time and/or attempts for New Quizzes
• Adjusting due dates for individual students for assignments, discussions, and quizzes

Adding extra time and/or attempts for Classic Quizzes

1. Log in to Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu
2. Use the Coursestab on the left global navigation menu to find your course
3. Navigate to the Quizzessection of your course
4. Select the appropriate quiz
   • A quiz must be published before you can add extra time or attempts
5. Select Moderate This Quizbutton in the upper right corner
6. Check the box next to the name of the student, or students you wish to provide with accommodations
   • If multiple students have the same accommodations, you can update them together
7. Select Change Extensions for Selected Students
8. Review the accommodations listed below student names to ensure accuracy
9. Enter appropriate student extensions and select Save

Adding extra time and/or attempts for New Quizzes

1. Log in to Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu
2. Use the Coursestab on the left global navigation menu to find your course
3. Navigate to the Quizzessection of your course
4. Select the quizyou want to edit
   • A quiz must be published before you can add extra time or attempts
5. Select the Buildbutton in the lower right corner
6. Select Moderate
7. Select the Moderatebutton in the row for the student to be accommodated
8. Enter appropriate assessment settings based on the student's needs
9. Minimize the assessment settings by clicking on another area of the page
10. Review the Accommodations column to ensure accuracy
11. You may also select the pencil iconin the Accommodations column to apply a student's time-based accommodation to all assessments within New Quizzes
12. Select Returnin the upper right corner

Adjusting due dates for individual students for assignments, discussions, and quizzes

1. Log in to Canvas at canvas.ohio.edu
2. Use the Coursestab on the left global navigation menu to find your course
3. Navigate to the Assignmentssection of your course
4. Select the nameof the assignment, discussion, or quiz for which you want to extend the due date
5. Select the Editbutton on the upper right corner of the details page of the assignment, discussion, or quiz
6. Select the Manage Assign Tobutton
7. Select the +Addbutton below the original due date
8. In the Assign To field, type the name of the student receiving an extended due date
9. In the Due Date field, select the calendaricon and choose the extended due date from the pop-up calendar.
   • You can also type the date manually in the format of MM/DD/YYYY
10. In the Available From and Until fields, you can opt to change the availability dates for the individual student.
    • The availability dates determine when the assignment will open and close for students. If you leave these fields blank, the student will have the same availability dates as the rest of the class.
11. Select the Applybutton
12. Select the Savebutton at the bottom of the page to apply the changes

Outcome: You should now be able to extend due dates or provide students with additional time or attempts according to their individual needs.

Get Help from Canvas

• Live chat with Canvas support (Faculty)
• Get 24-hours/7-days a week Canvas support  
  • Dial the  Canvas Support Hotline number located under "Get Help" in the  Canvas  Global Navigation Menu 
  • Contact OIT at  740-593-1222 for questions related to logging in, test courses/manually created courses, or third-party tools (Panopto, VoiceThread, Inclusive Access, etc.) 

Get Help from OIT

• Use the  Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) ticket form  to submit a help ticket 
• Visit the  Technology Resources and Training  page for available training 

Additional Resources

• Once I publish a quiz, how do I use the Moderate Quiz page? (Canvas Guide)
• Once I publish a quiz, how can I give my students extra attempts? (Canvas Guide)
• How do I use the Moderation page in New Quizzes? (Canvas Guide)
• How do I add accommodations for a student in New Quizzes? (Canvas Guide)
• How do I add accommodations for a student in New Quizzes? (Canvas Guide)
• Canvas Basics Guide
• Canvas Instructor Guide
• Canvas Video Guide
• Mobile Guides
• Canvas Course Accessibility Checklist
• Canvas LMS Implementation updates
• Canvas Experts Corner Blog