Create an Assessment

  1. Click Add Materials.
  2. Select Add Assessment from the list.



    This opens the Create Assessment window.
  3. Name the assessment.
  4. Set a Due Date to place the assessment in the Course Calendar and Upcoming area.
  5. Submissions —  Specify if students are able to take the assessment, and when they have access to it. Enabling Submissions is a separate process than the publishing feature in the Options row.

  • Enable — Students are able to open and take the test.
  • Enable until — Students can take the test until the date and time you specify in the Until field that displays.
  • Enable from...until — Students can begin the test after the date and time indicated in From and before the date and time in Until.
  • Disable — Students cannot take the test.

    Note: The default setting for assessment availability is Disable. If your students can open the assessment but the Start New Attempt button is unavailable, check if you need to switch this setting to one of the Enable options.

  1. Password —  If desired, set a password that students must enter to begin the test. Learn more: Password Protection for Assessments.
  2. Set the number of points the assessment is worth in the Course Gradebook.
  3. Select a grading category from the drop-down menu.
  4. Click Grading Options to display additional settings:
  • Select a grading period.
  • Enable the checkbox to set the assessment as a midterm or final.
  • Set a factor.
  1. Select a grading scale.
  2. Click Create to complete.

    Note: You can also create an assessment within course folders, or add them to folders after creating them.

Advanced options

Use Advanced Options to enable/disable the following features:

  • Use Individually Assign to only display the assessment to one or more members of the course or a grading group.
  • Use Published to Students to display or hide the assessment from student view. The assessment is published by default and immediately available to students.

After creating the assessment, click the gear icon  from the course materials page or from the upper-right of the assessment page and select from the following options:

  • Edit — Open the edit popup to make changes to any of the above grade settings.
  • Publish/Unpublish — The assessment is automatically published by default. Click Unpublish to hide the assessment from student view, and click Publish to make available to students after unpublishing.
  • Move — Move the assessment to a different course.
  • Copy to Course — Create a copy of the assessment in a different course.
  • Delete — Delete the assessment.
  • Save to Resources — Save the assessment to your Personal or Group Resources area.
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