How to Convert a Classic Quizzes Question Bank to a New Quizzes Item Bank


Introduction

While it is not currently possible to directly migrate a Classic Quizzes Question Bank to a New Quizzes Item bank, Canvas is actively working on a solution, and we hope to have more information and availability dates regarding that migration tool soon.

If you have an existing Classic Quiz that already has a Question Bank attached to it, all you need to do is:

  1. Export the Classic Quiz as a QTI File
  2. Reimporting the QTI File as an Item Bank

If you have a Question Bank that is not attached to a Classic Quiz currently, you will have to:

  1. Create a Classic Quiz
  2. Adding Question Bank Questions to the Classic Quiz
  3. Exporting the Classic Quiz as a QTI File
  4. Reimporting the QTI File as an Item Bank

Instructions

Create a Classic Quiz

1. Navigate to your Quizzes page within your course and select the blue "+Quiz" button in the upper right-hander corner of the page.

2. In the window that appears, select Classic Quizzes, then click Submit.

Selecting Classic Quizzes when creating a new quiz in Canvas.

NOTE: If you need to reset your Quiz Engine choice (Classic Quizzes vs. New Quizzes), you can do so by navigating to your Quizzes page and selecting the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the page. In the list that appears, select Reset quiz engine choice.

Finding the "reset quiz engine choice" option in the Canvas quizzes tab.

3. In the edit view of the Classic Quiz, add a descriptive title relevant to the question bank you plan to migrate. Once migrated, the same title will be applied to the Item Bank.

Showing where to add a title to a Classic Quiz in Canvas.

Add Question Bank Questions to the Classic Quiz

4. Select the Questions tab, then select the Find Questions button.

Showing where to find the Find Questions option in Classic Quizzes in Canvas.

5. From the left-hand menu select the Question Bank you want to convert, press Select All on the right side, then select Add Questions.

Finding questions in a question bank.

6. Select Save.

Selecting save on a quiz after adding questions from a question bank.

Export the Classic Quiz as a QTI File

7. Navigate to your course's Settings page and select Export Course Content from the list of options near the right-hand side of the page.

8. Select Quiz as the export type, select the Classic Quiz that was just created, then select Create Export.

Selecting quiz export options.

9. Once the export has completely processed, click on the New Export link to download the QTI file (please note, you will not need to open this file, but you will need to know where it was saved on your device). If you have refreshed the page, or if you left the page and came back, the downloadable link will instead say QTI Export. 

Downloading the exported file once it is ready.

 

Reimport the QTI File as an Item Bank

10. Next, navigate to the Item Banks page using the link in the navigation menu on the left-hand side of your course. If you do not see it listed, please follow the steps provided in this Canvas Guide to enable it.

11. Select the blue "+Bank" button in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

12. Give your Item Bank a temporary name. As previously mentioned, this name will be replaced with the name of the Classic Quiz after we import the QTI file into this Item Bank.

13. You will now see your new Item Bank in the Item Banks page under All Banks. If you don't immediately see it, you can use the 'Search' field to narrow down your results and locate it. Once found, select your Item Bank to open it.

Searching for an Item Bank.

14. After opening your item bank, select the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the page, and select Import Content.

Selecting the import content button in an item bank.

15. In the window that appears, select Browse.

16. Locate and select the QTI export (.zip file) that we downloaded earlier, then select Open.

17. Select Import.

Your Item Bank is ready to be used in New Quizzes.