Add Additional Time or Attempts for a Student in New Quizzes

Last updated on February 9, 2024

An accommodation is a change to the learning environment or conditions to better help a certain student learn. Once you have set up your quiz in Canvas, including the allowed time for all students, you can easily change that time requirement for select students without editing the rest of the class. Canvas allows instructors to provide accommodations such as extra time and extra quiz attempts to their students using the Quiz Moderation feature.

Note: This feature is only available for published quizzes.

Directions

Add Time or Additional Attempts for One Student on One Quiz ONLY

1. Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub.
2. Click Canvas in the Teaching & Learning section.
3. Log in to your Canvas Account.
4. Select the Course you’d like to work in.
5. Click Modules on the course navigation menu to the left.
6. Scroll to the Module where the quiz you want to add time to is located.
7. Click on the Title of the quiz.
8. Click Build.
9. Click Moderate at the top of the page.
10. Locate the Name of the Student that needs additional time.
11. Click the Moderate Button on the far right of their name. A sidebar will appear on the right.
12. To add time:
    • Click on the Drop-Down Menu under Time Adjustments.
    • Select Give Additional Time.
    • Enter the additional Hours and Minutes required.
13. To add attempts:
    • Enter the additional Number of Attempts required.
14. Click Close (the X at the top left of the sidebar). Your changes will be saved.

Add Time for One Student for ALL Quizzes in Course

1. Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub.
2. Click Canvas in the Teaching & Learning section.
3. Log in to your Canvas Account.
4. Select the Course you’d like to work in.
5. Click Modules on the course navigation menu to the left.
6. Scroll to the Module where the quiz you want to add time to is located.
7. Click on the Title of the quiz.
8. Click Build.
9. Click Moderate at the top of the page.
10. Locate the Name of the Student that needs additional time.
11. Click Edit (pencil icon) on their line, in the Accommodations column. A popup window will appear.
12. Click on the Drop-Down Menu under Time Adjustments.
13. Select Give Additional Time from the Time Adjustments drop-down menu.
14. Enter the additional Hours and Minutes needed.
    • Note: You may also remove time limits for this student or add a time limit multiplier, as needed.
15. Click Save. Your changes will automatically apply to all New Quizzes within the course.