OVERVIEW
Target Audiences: Students
Below are some general tips for students taking online quizzes in myCourses.
NOTE: For Instructors
Please notify your students of the tips in this article before each online quiz. Find additional documentation at Monitor Quiz Attempts in myCourses in the Teaching and Learning Knowledge Base.
In this article:
Time out and connection issues
- Be aware that after 3 hours of inactivity your session may time out.
- Prior to taking the quiz, you should log out of the session, close the browser window, and then log in with a fresh browser window.
- Should a session time out occur or the browser crashes, you can log back in and continue with the quiz, provided the quiz duration has not expired. Navigate to and click the quiz link, then click Continue Quiz.
- A wired (LAN) connection may be more reliable than a wireless connection.
Saving answers
- The system automatically saves your answers for each question. For longer answers, your response will automatically save as you compose. You may also want to copy your answers into a text editor to maintain a copy of the answer in case of any errors.
- For quizzes that require long paragraph answers, you should save frequently while composing your response. You may also want to copy your answers into a text editor to maintain a copy of the answer in case of any errors.
- Your answers are automatically saved; if you don’t answer all the questions and click on the Submit Quiz button, the system will display a warning to let you know which questions you have not answered.
- You cannot save answers after quiz duration has expired if the teacher has applied the option to Auto-Submit Attempt. You will be immediately prompted to submit your quiz when the time has expired. If you do not submit, your quiz attempt will be listed as "In Progress".
- Once the quiz time limit and the grace period are over, the system will prompt you to submit the quiz. Clicking OK will allow you to view your answers, but the system will not accept any changes. You will still need to click on the Submit Quiz to submit a completed quiz.
- Click the Submit Quiz button on the confirmation page to submit a completed quiz.
Attempts in progress
Due to browser crashes, failure to submit, or any other irregularities, some quiz attempts may be listed as "In Progress". If the quiz period has ended, students must contact their instructor to submit these attempts on their behalf.
Instructors: See Monitor Quiz Attempts in myCourses for more information.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:
- For students: Index of documentation for students using myCourses
- For instructors: Teaching and Learning Knowledge Base