Quiz Report Error

Quiz Report for Question Details gives 500 error When Viewed as HTML


Creating a Quiz report for "Question Details" results in a 500 error when selected to view as HTML. 


The vendor acknowledges that this is a bug, which should be fixed in the next release.


Workarounds are: 


1. Export to a csv file


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2. Click on quiz, select stats, question details. The information displays on the screen, including the question difficulty.




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Setting up quiz reports

Quiz Reports allow an instructor to gather information on how users have performed on a quiz. Reports allow the collection of more types of information than is available through the Quiz Statistics tool. Reports are also printable.

1.     From the D2L Course Home page, click on [Quizzes]

2.     Click on the title of the appropriate quiz

3.     Click on the [Reports Setup] tab

4.     Click [Add Report] to create a new report, or click on the name of an existing report to edit it.

5.     Give your report an identifiable Report Name.

6.     Select the type of report to be generated by selecting one of the options under Report Type:

•       Question Statistics - An *overall* report that can show the class average, score distribution, and the percentage of correct responses for each question.

•       Question Details - A more segmented report that can show a breakdown of all the responses received for each question and the average grade received on each question.

•       User Statistics - These can be used to provide class average and score distribution information to help you see how students in a class performed as a whole.

•       Attempt Details - This report allows the instructor to view each user’s actual quiz.

•       User Attempts - This reports user’s attempts.

7.     In the Release area, select “immediately” to release the report now, or select the radio button next to the date drop-down lists and choose the appropriate date and time to release the report later.

8.     In the Release Report To area, check the boxes beside the D2L user roles the report will be visible to.

9.     Click [Save Report].

The report details are displayed in the [Reports Setup] tab.

D2L 9.2.1 SP3 – October 2011

Exporting quiz reports

Instructors must set up quiz reports using the Reports Setup tab for the appropriate quiz before they can view or export reports. Refer to Setting up quiz reports for details.

1.     From the D2L Course Home page, click [Quizzes]

2.     Click the name of the appropriate quiz

3.     Click the [Reports] icon (bar graph and line graph on paper)

4.     Click the name of the report to be exported. The Generate Reports page appears.

5.     Optional: Select the “From” box and choose the applicable date from the drop-down lists to include quizzes submitted on or after a certain date.

6.     Optional: Select the “To” box and choose the applicable date from the drop-down lists to include quizzes submitted on or before a certain date.

7.     Click [Generate HTML Report] to view the report in your browser, or [Generate CSV Report] to save the report as a CSV file on your computer.

What data is exported?

Description of exported data by report type

Report Type	What is included
Question Statistics	The average score on questions by points and percentage. Unlike a report created using the Questions Stats tab on the Quiz Stats page, you can choose to exclude the class average, score distribution, bonus questions, or the Out Of value.
Question Details	All of the answers provided for each quiz attempt, how many users chose each possible answer, the total number of responses, and the average score on each question. Unlike a report created using the Question Details tab on the Quiz Stats page, you can choose to exclude the level of difficulty, text responses, or bonus questions. You can also choose to include private comments added to the report.