How to View the Time Taken per Quiz and Question

ProProfs Quiz Maker lets you track how much time learners spend on an entire quiz as well as on each individual question. This helps you analyze performance, identify difficult questions, and gain deeper insights into learner behavior.

Here’s a quiz report showing a learner’s time on each question:

Checking time spent on the quiz and individual questions lets you:

• Measure the learners’ understanding of a topic

• Identify any abrupt timings to catch if there was potential cheating during the quiz

Example:

An instructor reviews quiz reports after an assessment to identify questions where most learners spent excessive time. Based on this insight, they revise those questions to improve clarity and learning outcomes.

How to View Time Taken Per Question in a Quiz Report

Before beginning, please enable “One Question Per Page.” You can do this by going to Settings > General > Presentation > Questions Per Page and selecting “One question per page” from the dropdown.


 

Step 1: On your dashboard, click the number in the “Reports” column to open a quiz report.

Step 2: Click the preview icon under the Report column.

Step 3: Scroll to “Time Taken” in the Report Summary and click on the recorded time.

You can check the time spent on individual questions in the overlay.