Why give Practice Quizzes?
Practice quizzes are extremely useful for both students and professors, providing a way of formatively assessing student knowledge in a low-stakes environment prior to the actual test. Canvas makes it easy for students to take practice quizzes from their computers.
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Adapted from:
Walker, J.D. et al. (2014). Practice Makes Perfect? Assessing the Effectiveness of Online Practice Exams in Blended Learning Biology Classes. In Picciano, A.G. et al. (Ed.), Blended Learning Research Perspectives, Volume 2 (pp. 150-158). New York, NY: Routledge.
For more information on writing tests in Canvas, see Evaluation of Learning - Creating Tests in the Teaching Handbook.