Respondus

Export a Canvas Quiz to Word

Important: Respondus Quiz only works on Windows machines - it does not work with Apple devices.

You can convert a Canvas quiz to a Word document using Respondus Quiz.

In your Canvas course menu, click Settings.
At the right side of the screen, click Export Course Content.
On the Content Exports page, under Export Type, select Quiz. A list of all quizzes appears, with all quizzes selected. Click the box next to All Quizzes to deselect all, then select just the one quiz to export. Click Create Export.
After minute or so, above Export Type, New Export will appear. Click on New Export to download it to your computer.

Open Respondus Quiz and select the Start tab.
Set the Current Personality to IMS QTI.
Click Import Questions.
An Import Questions window will pop up. Click Browse next to File name.
At the bottom right of the pop up window, change the file type to Zipped IMS QTI package (.zip), then select your file and click Open.
The Import Questions pop up appears with the zip file listed next to File Name. Enter a name for the temporary working file (here it is "my-sample-file").
Click Preview. Respondus will process the QTI and list the questions below Preview results.
When it is finished listing the questions click Finish. The Import Questions window will close.
Click on the Preview and Publish tab.
At the left, select Print Options.
Select your format, depending on whether you want to print the Exam, the Exam with Answer Key or the Answer Key Only.
Click Save to File. By default, the document will save as a Microsoft Word .doc file.

To learn more about Respondus Quiz, contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca.

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning Respondus Directory

Updated August 2020