How to Use a Microsoft Forms Quiz Without Teams and Share Feedback
Question details
Teachers want to distribute a Microsoft Forms quiz using a direct link rather than embedding it in Microsoft Teams assignments, while still allowing students to take multiple attempts and view their scores and written feedback.
- Product
- Microsoft Forms
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Distributing quizzes to students and sharing individual written feedback without relying on the Microsoft Teams assignment framework.
- Observed behavior
- Students successfully access the quiz link via email, view their graded results, read written feedback, and retake the quiz based on the educator's customized Form settings.
Ensure your quiz questions are finalized and that you are logged into your Microsoft account at forms.office.com before configuring the sharing and feedback settings.
Configure and Share Microsoft Forms Quizzes Directly
Bypass Microsoft Teams by generating a direct sharing link in Microsoft Forms, allowing you to configure attempt limits, review answers, and provide written feedback directly within the Forms interface.
By adjusting the built-in settings of Microsoft Forms, educators can maintain full control over how quizzes are distributed and how students interact with their feedback, entirely independently of Teams.
Open your quiz in Microsoft Forms, click the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner, and select 'Settings'. To allow students to see their results immediately upon submission, toggle on 'Show results automatically'. To allow multiple attempts, uncheck the 'One response per person' box.
Click the 'Collect responses' button at the top right. Choose your preferred audience setting (e.g., 'Anyone can respond' or 'Only people in my organization can respond'), copy the provided link, and distribute it to your students via email or your preferred communication platform.
Once students submit their quizzes, navigate to the 'Responses' tab within the form and click 'Review answers'. Here, you can click the speech bubble icon next to individual questions or at the top of a student's submission to type personalized written feedback.
After grading and adding feedback, click 'Post scores' in the Responses tab. Students can then click the original quiz link you emailed them to view their final scores, correct answers, and your written comments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do students see my written feedback if they don't use Microsoft Teams?
When students click the original quiz link you shared with them after you have clicked 'Post scores' in Microsoft Forms, they will automatically see their graded results along with any written comments you provided.
Can I limit the number of quiz attempts without using Teams?
Yes, in the Microsoft Forms settings menu, you can check the 'One response per person' option to limit attempts. Note that enabling this feature requires respondents to sign in with an organizational Microsoft account.
Is it possible to receive an email notification when a student submits a quiz?
Yes, you can enable the 'Get email notification of each response' option in the Microsoft Forms settings menu to easily track incoming submissions from your students.
Do students need a Microsoft account to take the quiz via link?
If you set your sharing permissions to 'Anyone can respond', students do not need an account. However, you should add a mandatory text question asking for their name so you can identify whose submission you are grading.
