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Turn your course notes into a Canvas ungraded quiz

Generate practice questions from your own material and use them as low-stakes review, with an explanation for every answer.

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How to set up an ungraded quiz from your course material

A canvas ungraded quiz works best when it asks students to recall material instead of just rereading it. Instructors and students can use it to check understanding before a graded exam, without the score counting toward the final grade.

Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions
Explanations for each answer to guide review
Generate from PDF, DOCX, PPTX, notes or photos of pages
Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus, QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML on Pro

Example questions on ungraded, formative practice quizzes

Why does an ungraded practice quiz often improve later exam scores?Answering questions strengthens memory through retrieval practice, and students learn more when the goal is practice rather than a grade.

True or false: explanations for wrong answers help students more than a bare score.True. An explanation shows the reasoning gap behind the mistake, so students can correct the misconception rather than just knowing they missed it.

What is formative assessment?Checks made during learning to guide study and teaching, not to assign a final grade. Ungraded quizzes are a common example.

What is a main benefit of low-stakes quizzes for students who feel test anxiety?They let students make errors safely and find gaps before a graded exam, which lowers the cost of a wrong answer.

What does spaced practice mean?Reviewing material across several sessions with gaps between them. It tends to produce better long-term retention than one long cramming session.

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Practice without grade pressure

Generate questions from your own material and use them as ungraded practice, so students can make mistakes without affecting their grade.

Explanations for every answer

Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions each come with an explanation of the correct answer, so review becomes a short lesson.

Exports on paid plans

Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus, or to QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML on Pro, then bring the file into your learning management system where its import format supports it.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of a page.

Choose question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer questions for the quiz.

Review, then study or export

Study in the browser on the Free plan, or export on a paid plan.

DeckOwl reads your lecture slides, notes or PDFs and writes questions from them. Each question includes an explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a short lesson rather than just a missed point.

Most of the work is in the question set: generate it once, check the wording, and then decide in your course settings whether the quiz counts toward grades. Free accounts get 3 generations per month and study in the browser, while exports need a paid plan.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should an ungraded practice quiz have?

Ten to twenty questions usually cover one lecture or chapter without taking too long. Shorter quizzes are easier to repeat, which matters more for practice than length does.

Does answering practice questions help students remember more than rereading?

Research on retrieval practice generally finds that answering questions strengthens memory more than rereading the same material. Pairing quizzes with spaced review helps the material stick over time.

Can I export a quiz to Canvas?

Exports are a paid feature: PDF and DOCX on Plus, and QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML on Pro. Check which import formats your course site accepts before you export.

Is DeckOwl free to try?

Yes, the Free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Plus is $39/year or $7.99/month and adds unlimited generations and exports.

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