Quizzical

What Can I Use It For?

This section is for instructors currently using Quizzical who need to access or export existing course content.

Special Notes

Quizzical is being retired (End of life: August 2026)

Please consult our guide Moving from Quizzical: Alternatives and Next Steps for complete information.

Quizzical has reached end-of-life and is no longer actively supported. Instructors should transition to alternative tools before August 2026.

If you are currently using Quizzical, we recommend exporting your questions and grades in advance.

Quizzical should not be used for new course activities.

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Assess Learning

Typical course activity format:

Asynchronous

Quercus integration

Integrated tool

Where can I get more support?

Quizzical [vendor]

Divisional Support Contacts

Consultations

Cost

Centrally funded

Instructions

To Export Questions from Quizzical:
- Select the “Report” tab in Quizzical
- Select the “Question Export” button in the top right
- Select the questions and the desired export option
- Select the “Export” button
To Export Grades from Quizzical:
- Select the “Grades Export” tab in Quizzical
- Toggle on Aggregate setting for submission/participation marks if desired
- Select the “Export Grade Data” button
Enable Quizzical in Course Navigation
1. Click the “Settings” link in the course navigation menu
2. Select the “Navigation” tab
3. Scroll down to find “Quizzical”. Click the “Move Options” button and select “Enable”. Click “Save”.
4. Confirm that “Quizzical” link is now available in the course navigation menu.
To activate Quizzical for your course:
1. Click “Quizzical” on your course navigation
2. It will open a new tab into Quizzical
3. Select “Activate Course”
4. This section is to schedule course lectures
5. Click the “Scheduling” tab
6. Update the following fields to configure your Quizzical course schedule
  - Date Range: The start and end dates of your Quizzical course. These might be the same as the session start/ end dates, or sometime frame in between during which during which you want to engage your students in Quizzical Activities
  - Week Days: The days of the week you have your lectures
  - Time: The time of the day your lecture starts
7. Once you have selected all of your settings, click “Set up Lectures”
Your basic lecture is set and you can start your course.

Guides

- View and download tip sheets:
  - AddingQuizzicaltoQuercus.pdf
  - AODA-AddingQuizzicaltoQuercus.docx
Quizzical is an online, multiple-choice question writing and testing tool. Students are selected at random to author questions and can be required to meet criteria for taking quizzes. Student authored questions may be directed to one or more teaching assistants for marking. Marks and scores for quiz participation are shown to students both textually and graphically, and are reported to a grade center. The instructor can download the grades to incorporate them into the gradebook, and selected questions can be downloaded for use on formal exams.

Note: Make sure to deselect lectures that fall on Public or University holidays. These will not be applied automatically.

Quizzical Website Resources: https://quizzical.ca/

Videos

Last Modified:

1 May, 2026

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