Changes to Time Limit options and Auto-Submit
On August 24, 2023 D2L made significant changes to Quizzes. The changes include auto-submission, a simpler quiz setup, and the removal of obsolete quiz timing options (such as the grace period). The changes are summarized in the tables below.
Previously, users had two different primary options for timing (Recommended or Enforced) and then sub-options under Enforced timing for what should happen when exceeding the limit.
This has been simplified to a single option for timing with options for what should happen when the Time Limit is exceeded. The wording and functionality changes are laid out below.
Auto-submit has arrived. LEARN will now actually auto-submit quizzes with a time limit when time expires instead of requiring students to click the Submit button. Please inform your students of this change of behaviour.
Overview of timing changes
Old Setting | New Setting | Change in Functionality |
|---|---|---|
Recommended Time Limit | Do nothing: the time limit is not enforced | No change in functionality |
Enforced Time Limit > Allow the student to continue working | Flag as “exceeded time limit” and allow the student to continue working | No change in functionality |
Enforced Time Limit > Prevent the student from making further changes | Automatically submit the quiz attempt | At the end of the time limit, instead of the student still needing to click the “Submit” button, the assignment will submit immediately and inform the student that their quiz is now submitted. |
Enforced Time Limit > Allow the student to continue working, but score the attempt as zero after an extended deadline | Automatically submit the quiz attempt | This option is being removed. The quiz will now be automatically submitted at the end of the time limit. |
Quiz Timing Change | Behavior before the Update | Behavior after the Update |
Grace Period (available in the Quiz Time Settings) | Learners have the Quiz Time Limit + Grace Period. | The Grace Period has been removed. Learners have the Quiz time limit only to take the quiz. |
Time Limit Exceeded – Allow learner to continue working, but score 0 | Learners that continue after the time limit expires receive 0. | Changes to the auto-submit mean that the quiz is automatically submitted at the end of the time limit. |
Time Limit Exceeded – Prevent learner from continuing | At the end of the Time Limit, the quiz attempt remains unsubmitted (the learner is prevented from further quiz entry). | Changes to the auto-submit mean that the quiz is automatically submitted at the end of the time limit. |
Learner timer warnings during the Quiz | The learner did not have time warnings. | The new Timer Warnings mean that the learners now have time warnings displayed at certain times to support awareness of time left. The following warnings are applied:
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Show/Hide clock during the Quiz | Learner could not hide the quiz timer. | The new Show/Hide clock feature means that learners can hide the quiz timer. |
Quiz information link availability during the quiz | Learners had to exit the quiz to view the Quiz information provided on the Quiz start page. | A new link is available to access Quiz information on the Quiz start page during the quiz. |
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