The following article details how to set a time limit on a quiz.
Please note that the course layout, steps, and screenshots shown below may differ slightly for your campus.
Creating a Quiz Time Limit
- On the Quizzes page of your course, click the chevron next to the title of the quiz for which you would like to set a time limit and select Edit from the drop down menu.
- On the right-hand side of the screen that follows, locate the panel for 'Timing and Display'. Click on this panel to expand the options.
- From the 'Timing and Display' panel, check the box to the left of "Set Time Limit."
- Input the time limit, in minutes, that you want to provide in the "Time Limit" box.
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Synchronous and Asynchronous Timer Settings
After setting a time limit on a quiz, instructors have the option to decide if the timer begins on a specified start date (synchronous) or when the student launches the quiz (asynchronous). Please note, if you do not have a start date set for the quiz, you will be unable to select the synchronous option.
- After setting the time limit, click on Timer Settings.
- If you would like the timer to begin when a student launches the quiz, select the circle next to "Asynchronous: Timer starts when the learner launches the quiz."
- To have the time for all students begin on the specified start date, select the circle next to "Synchronous: Timer starts on the start date."
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Time Limit Expiration Settings
From the "Timer Settings" menu, instructors can also customize the behavior of a quiz once the time limit expires.
- To have quizzes automatically submitted when the time limit expires, select the circle next to "Automatically Submit the quiz attempt" underneath "When The Time Limit Expires."
- To flag the quiz as late, but allow the student to continue working, select the circle next to "Flag as 'exceeded time limit' and allow the learner to continue working."
- If you do not want any action to be taken when the time limit expires, select the circle next to "Do nothing: the time limit is not enforced."
- Click the blue OK button at the bottom of the Timing pop up window.
- Click Save and Close at the bottom of the Edit Quiz screen.
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