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How to Copy a Quiz Between Course Sessions

If you teach a course with more than one section you may want to copy a quiz between the two or more sessions. The following steps will tell you how to do this.

  • Within your course that already contains the quiz or test, click "Control Panel"
  • Under Assessment, click "Test Manager"
  • Next to the quiz or test that you want to copy, click "Export"export button
  • You will see a dialogue asking you to save the file as a .zip file
  • Save your file
  • Navigate to the course that you want to copy the quiz or test to
  • Navigate to the Test Manager as described in steps 1 and 2
  • Click the "Import" buttonimport button
  • Click "Browse..." and locate the file you save previously then click "Open"
  • Click "Submit" when you are done
  • Once the quiz is imported, you need to deploy it so that students can actually take it
  • Go back to the course's Control Panel
  • Under Content Areas, click "Tests"
  • Click the "Add Test" button add test button
  • Select the test from the list and click Submit
  • Your quiz or test will now be available for students to take in your other course session
  • Repeat the import and deploy steps for as many sessions as you need to; you do not need to export the test more than once
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