Adding Extra Time for Time-Limited Canvas exams
For information on creating a quiz within Canvas, please review to learn more.
* Please note that extra time must be added prior to the student beginning their test in order for the student's extra time to apply successfully.
For online, time-limited tests (e.g., a 3-hour final), you will need to adjust a student鈥檚 available test exposure time when required as an accommodation. To review the list of CAL registrants and their accommodations in your courses, please visit the following link:
Please follow the illustrated step-by-step guide below to add extra time for CAL registrants鈥� Canvas exams when required. Please note ALL steps 1 to 11 need to be completed in order for CAL registrants to receive their accommodated extra time and/or break time.
Creating the Test in Canvas for All Students
If you have already created a test and are only looking to add CAL registrants鈥� extra time, please skip to step 3.
1. In your course鈥檚 dashboard, select the 鈥淨uizzes鈥� option.
2. In the Quizzes page that appears, select the 鈥�+Quiz鈥� option, and populate the test questions. If it is your first time creating a test on Canvas, please visit Canvas Support
* Please note that you must select the "time limit" check box and provide a time limit for Steps 8 to 11 to work.
Adjusting the Window of Time CAL Registrants Have to Complete the Test
* Please note that steps 3 to 5 does NOT add CAL registrants鈥� accommodated extra time and/or break time. These steps only modify the submission deadline for CAL registrants, so that the exam does not close prematurely for the CAL student. In addition to modifying the submission deadline, you will also need to complete steps 6 to 11 to add CAL registrants鈥� accommodated extra time and/or break time.
If a sufficiently large window of time during which an exam may be started and completed is already available (e.g. a 48-hour window to start and complete a 3-hour test), you may skip to step 6.
3. Once you have populated the exam information, scroll to the bottom of the page to assign the exam due date and time available for completion.
Once you have completed this section, select the 鈥�+Add鈥� button to individually add CAL registrants who require extra time.
4. In the additional 鈥淎ssign to鈥� field that emerges, select the CAL registrant.
5. Modify the student鈥檚 鈥淒ue鈥�, 鈥淎vailable from鈥�, and 鈥淯ntil鈥� fields as appropriate based on the student鈥檚 extra time accommodation.
In the depicted example, the class test is scheduled on April 3, 2020 and students in the class are starting the test at 10:00 AM and ending at 1:00 PM. A CAL registrant entitled to 33% additional time would receive one extra hour for the test, and the 鈥淒ue鈥� and 鈥淯ntil鈥� fields should therefore be modified to 2:00 PM to reflect the additional time accommodation.
Please note that students are generally not expected to write tests beyond 10:00 PM. If the test is scheduled such that a student鈥檚 additional time would have them writing beyond 10:00 PM (e.g. a 3-hour final exam beginning at 7:00 PM), instructors may keep the 鈥淒ue鈥� and 鈥淯ntil鈥� fields unmodified and instead modify the 鈥淎vailable from鈥� field to an earlier time for the CAL registrant (e.g. a 6:00 PM start and 10:00 PM end time for the student in this example)
Please repeat steps 4 and 5 to add additional CAL registrants as necessary.
Adding Extra Time for Individual Students
* Please note that extra time must be added prior to the student beginning their test in order for the student's extra time to apply successfully.
6. Continue by publishing the test, which will then allow you to access the option to 鈥淢oderate This Quiz.鈥�
7. Select 鈥淢oderate This Quiz鈥� to add the CAL registrants鈥� extra time.
8. Next to the appropriate student鈥檚 name, select the Pencil icon (also referred to as 鈥渃hange user extensions鈥� if you are using a screen reader).
* Please note that you must have selected the "time limit" check box and provided a time limit in Step 2 for Steps 8 to 11 to work.
9. In the pop-up box that appears, enter the amount of extra time the CAL registrant receives in the 鈥淓xtra time on every attempt鈥� field. In this example, the student receives 60 minutes of extra time.
10. Select the 鈥淪ave鈥� button to confirm the information.
11. Please check to ensure that the appropriate amount of extra time appears under the CAL registrant鈥檚 name.