Summary
This guide explains how to access, create, and customize the Report on Quizzes, including template configuration, generation options, and practical use cases for generating statistical data for questions in a specified quiz for a selected course.
Introduction
The Report on Quizzes provides statistical data for questions in a specified quiz for a selected course. The report outputs statistical information including appearance counts, correct and incorrect answer percentages, no-answer rates, and per-answer selection counts. Whether you need to analyze quiz performance, identify difficult questions, or track answer patterns, this report delivers the data you need. For a complete overview of the Reports section, refer to Reports: An Overview of the Reports Section in LMS.
Steps to Follow
How to Create a Custom Report on Quizzes Template
The Report Generation tab contains predefined templates that come with your KnowledgeCity LMS, along with any custom templates you have previously created. If the default Report on Quizzes template meets your needs, you can run it directly. To create a new custom template with specific fields and settings, follow the steps below.
Navigate to Reports > New Report Template.
From the Report type dropdown, select Report on Quizzes.
When you select Report on Quizzes as the report type, the system automatically populates default fields, along with default template name, language, description, and title style, all of which you can customize to suit your needs.
Configure your template:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Template name | Specify a unique name (e.g., "Certification Quiz Analysis") |
Template language | Select the preferred language for report output |
Description | Provide a brief description (up to 500 characters) to clarify the report's purpose |
Title style | Format the report title using bold, italic, underline, font size, alignment, and title text and background color options |
Include portal logo | Toggle to add your portal logo to the report output |
Default Fields in This Report
Question text: Text content of the quiz question.
# of appearance: Total number of times the question has been shown during quiz attempts.
# of correct answers: Total number of times the question has been answered correctly.
% of correct answers: Percentage ratio of correct answers relative to total quiz attempts.
# of incorrect answers: Total number of times the question has been answered incorrectly.
% of incorrect answers: Percentage ratio of incorrect answers relative to total quiz attempts.
# of no answers: Total number of times the question has been left blank (not answered).
% of no answers: Percentage ratio of no answers relative to total quiz attempts.
most incorrect answer: Shows the incorrect answer that has been the most selected for the question.
answer statistics: Detailed statistics summarizing all user responses to the quiz question.
You can modify these defaults or add additional fields to tailor the report to your requirements. For detailed descriptions of all available fields, refer to Report Fields: A Complete Reference Guide for All Reports.
Customize columns using the rows adjustment section:
Click Add column to include additional fields.
Drag and drop columns to reorder if required.
Click the Edit button on any column to format, style, or add conditional rules.
Click the Delete button to remove columns.
For detailed instructions on managing columns, refer to Report Templates: How to Manage Columns with Rows Adjustment and Formatting.
Click Save template.
How to Generate the Report on Quizzes
Navigate to Reports > Report Generation.
Locate your newly created Report on Quizzes template.
Click Run report.
The Run report button opens a configuration window where you can set the following parameters before generating the report:
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Group | Select which user group to include or All groups |
Courses | Select the course to report on |
Language | Select the language version of the quiz |
Quiz | Select the specific quiz (Certification test or Lesson quiz) |
Click Create and proceed to the Reports tab, locate your report on the top of the list and click the Download button to export.
Example Use Cases
Analyze certification quiz performance: Select a course and its certification quiz to see how learners performed on each question. Use the percentage columns to identify questions that were frequently answered incorrectly.
Identify problematic questions: Review the # of incorrect answers and % of incorrect answers columns to spot questions that learners struggle with. Use the most incorrect answer column to see which wrong answer was most commonly selected.
Evaluate question clarity: High no-answer rates may indicate confusing or poorly worded questions. Use the # of no answers column to identify questions that learners skipped or left blank.
Conclusion
You have successfully learned how to generate and customize the Report on Quizzes. This report provides detailed statistical data for questions in a specified quiz, including appearance counts, correct/incorrect percentages, no-answer rates, and per-answer selection counts. By creating custom templates with the fields that matter most, you can efficiently analyze quiz performance, identify difficult questions, and track answer patterns.