How do I allow a student to retake a test or quiz?
If a student has completed all of their available submissions to an assessment, you can allow them to retake it.
Go to Tests & Quizzes.
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Select the Tests & Quizzes tool from the Tool Menu of your site.
Select the Published Copies tab.
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Select the Published Copies tab to view assessments that have been released to students in your site.
Go to the assessment submissions.
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Select Scores from the Action drop-down menu for the assessment.
Alternatively, you may select the number of student submissions in the Submitted column to view the submissions.
Select the Submission Status tab.
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Under the student's name, select Allow retake.
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The list of students will display. Under the name of the student who needs to retake the assessment, select Allow retake?
Note:
- An assessment must be Active (i.e., the due or late submission date must be in the future) for a student to be able to access it. For instructions to edit assessment dates, see What are the Availability and Submissions options for an assessment?
- If a student has an incomplete submission with time available on it, they can continue taking the assessment. The instructor will not have the option to Allow retake for that student.
- Allowing a retake gives the student a new, blank copy of the assessment to take.
Select Retake to confirm.
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On the Retake Assessment screen, select Retake to confirm allowing the retake.
View Submission Status.
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You will be returned to the Submission Status page, where the student will no longer have the option Allow retake? underneath their name. The student can now retake the assessment.