Quizzes are a great way to test students in a low-stakes environment on the knowledge they've gained in class. Quizzes are multiple-choice and can be set with or without a time limit.

To set a new quiz, click 'Set task' at the top of the navigation panel. Then click 'Create' under the Quiz task type.

You can reuse a previous quiz with the widget on the right, or create a new one from scratch by filling out the onscreen form.

All of the information you enter on this page will be visible to the students and parents who receive the quiz.

💡 Top tip: At the top of the screen, you'll see a link to Neeto, our external tool containing a searchable bank of free quiz questions created by teachers. Neeto quiz questions can be quickly and easily integrated into your Satchel One quiz.

Title: Appears on the students' calendar and to-do list.

Type: Switch to a different task type without losing the information you've already entered in the common fields.

Class groups: Select one or more class groups to receive this quiz.

Students: By default, all students in the class are selected and will receive the quiz. However, you can deselect individuals from the existing selection, or click the 'X' to clear the entire selection, and then select specific students.

Subject: Select a subject for the quiz. This will help students locate it on their to-do list / calendar and it’s also important for reporting purposes.

💡 Top tip: If you select a class group first, the subject is automatically populated.

Description: Enter instructions for the students. You can format your text using the available options.

Issue date: Select the date your quiz will become visible to the students. This allows you to schedule the work well in advance without worrying that students can see it ahead of time.

Due date: Select the deadline for completion.

Issue on lesson: Select a specific timetabled lesson for your quiz to be issued on. Represented visually on the Timetable with a green 'Set' label.

Due on lesson: Select a specific timetabled lesson for your quiz to be due on. Represented visually on the Timetable with a red 'Due' label.

Attachments: Upload related resources or worksheets from your computer, Dropbox, Google Drive or OneDrive.

Web links: Add useful websites or video conferencing links for remote lessons. Paste the URL and press enter to save it.

Time limit per question: Select a time limit for each quiz question. The available options are: No time limit, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, or 120 seconds.

Attempts: Select the number of attempts (1 or 3) which students will be allowed for the quiz. Their best attempt will be used to calculate their score.

Display questions in random order: Tick this box if you'd like the quiz questions to be displayed in a random order for each quiz attempt, so as to prevent memorisation of answers.

In this section, you build your quiz questions. This can be done manually, through Sidekick, through Neeto, or by reusing a previously set quiz.

If you're adding your quiz questions manually, here are the fields to complete:

Once you've finished creating your quiz question, click 'Done' to add it to the quiz. The question will be saved, and a blank form for adding the next question will open up.

Keep adding more questions until your quiz is ready. You can duplicate, edit or delete a previously saved question using the icons next to it.

When you have completed all the details required on the form, click 'Publish'. Your quiz will be set live on the issue date.

💡Top tip: Started but don't have time to finish your quiz? Click 'Save as draft' to come back to it later. You can find it again in Homework > Resources > More filters > Select state > Drafts.

Quizzes are self-marking, which means you don't need to apply a submission status or grade - this happens automatically when students complete the quiz. Once the due date has passed, click on your quiz and then click the Comprehension tab to assess student performance across the whole class. The Comprehension tab is really useful for highlighting areas where your students may have struggled.

If you allowed students to have multiple attempts, you'll be able to switch between the 'Best attempt' and 'First attempt' views. The analysis shown in the Comprehension tab will reflect your students' best or first attempt, depending on which view you select.

The information layout is the same on both views. Next to each question, you'll see the percentage of students who answered incorrectly.

Next to the percentage, you'll see a 'View' button. Click 'View' to see which specific students answered that question incorrectly. From the resulting popup, click 'Add comment' to send a comment to all of these students.

Next to each quiz question, you'll see an arrow. Click the arrow to see each possible answer to the question, and the percentage of students who selected that answer.

Next to each possible answer, you'll see a 'View' button. Click 'View' to see which specific students gave that answer. Again, from the resulting popup, click 'Add comment' to send a comment to all of these students.

On most other task types, you'll use the Assess tab to enter a submission status, grade or comment. However, quizzes are self-marking. This means you don't need to apply a submission status or grade - this happens automatically when students complete the quiz.

The primary use of the Assess tab for quizzes is to evaluate each student's individual performance in more detail.

In the middle of the screen, you'll see a graphic showing the number of students who completed the quiz and the class average score.

Next to each student's submission status, you'll see their quiz score. You can sort the list of students in order of their score (highest to lowest) - click the 'Order by rank' toggle near the top of the page.

To drill down further into a student's results, click the tickbox next to their name. You'll see how their score compares to the class average and their ranking within the class.

Click on the Results box to see a full breakdown of which questions this student answered correctly / incorrectly and how many attempts they had for each question:

To see the answer they selected for each attempt, hover over the ✔️ or ❌ and click on it:

You can also leave a comment for this student if you wish.

When you have completed all the details required on the form, click 'Publish'. Your quiz will be set live on the issue date.

💡Top tip: Started but don't have time to finish your quiz? Click 'Save as draft' to come back to it later. You can find it again in Homework → Resources → More filters → Select state → Drafts.