Canvas quiz answers: how to view results and missing feedback

Where to find answers in Classic Quizzes

In your Canvas course, open Quizzes and select the submitted quiz. Review the results and attempt history. If there are multiple attempts, choose the one you want to review.

When your instructor permits an answer reveal, the result includes your response and the correct answer. Other settings show only responses or restrict results. Instructure’s Classic Quizzes results guide shows these different views.

How to review results in New Quizzes

Open the quiz, then choose a completed attempt from its history. Review the available question results and instructor feedback. A notice may appear when an item still needs instructor grading.

New Quizzes lets instructors restrict individual parts of the results, including points, questions and feedback. If the page looks different from a tutorial, compare it with Instructure’s New Quizzes student results guide. A locked page after the deadline is another reason you may not be able to reopen it.

Why Canvas is not showing the correct answers

Identify what is missing before trying to fix it:

• You see a score but no correct answers: ask whether an answer review is enabled for this quiz.
• You see a submission confirmation but little detail: record that confirmation and ask when feedback will be available.
• A written response has no final mark: check whether grading is still pending.
• You cannot reopen the quiz: note the lock or availability message and send it to your instructor.

A useful message is: “For [quiz title], I submitted at [time]. I can see [score or confirmation], but not [specific feedback]. Is that review available yet?” This gives the instructor a precise question without assuming a technical failure.

Why your attempt score and gradebook score can differ

In Classic Quizzes, submission details distinguish the current attempt score from the score retained for the gradebook. Depending on the instructor’s policy, the retained value can use the highest, latest or average attempt score. Some questions also require manual grading.

When checking a discrepancy, compare the same quiz and attempt, record both displayed scores, and read the retake policy. Keep that comparison with your notes so you can ask about the specific difference rather than repeating a quiz unnecessarily.

Turn released feedback into a useful study plan

For each missed question, write down the concept, your reasoning and the exact point where it went wrong. Then solve a fresh example without looking at the feedback. This separates an input mistake from a concept you need to revisit.

1. Group errors by topic rather than copying a list of answer letters.
2. Use your course readings or examples to explain each correction in your own words.
3. Check the next attempt’s rules before starting it.
4. Bring unresolved concepts to office hours with your working attached.

A search result cannot identify the answer key for your particular course just from the words “Canvas quiz.” Treat generic answer lists as unverified; the released results and course materials are the useful starting points.

Getting organized before the next Canvas deadline

If the bigger issue is finding and organizing upcoming work, see the Silent Student Canvas overview or try the demo. Compare the workflow with your course’s rules and assessment requirements.

Silent Student does not control quiz visibility, unlock instructor-hidden results or change your grade. New signups are paused; joining the waitlist requests a reopening notification.