Interactive video quiz · Kaltura

Interactive video quizzes for Kaltura

Drop graded questions onto the Kaltura entries you already publish. Annoto runs as a Playkit V7 plugin, so the quiz appears in MediaSpace, in KAF-embedded courses and in any Kaltura embed, and scores reach your LMS gradebook through LTI 1.3.

Kaltura Playkit V7 pluginMediaSpace and KAF embedsLTI 1.3 grade sync
Lecture 4 · Kaltura playerQuiz · 3 questions
04:1213:40
Question · 04:12
Which phase separates the sister chromatids?
Prophase
Anaphase ✓
Telophase
Correct. Score synced to the gradebook.
What it is

What is an interactive video quiz on Kaltura?

An interactive video quiz on Kaltura is a set of questions pinned to timestamps on a Kaltura entry. When playback reaches one, the video pauses, the learner answers, sees feedback and continues. Annoto adds the quiz as a layer inside the Kaltura player rather than as a separate tool: the entry, its entitlements, its categories and its player configuration stay exactly as they are, and nothing is re-uploaded or re-encoded.

Instructors write questions in the player at the moment a concept has just been explained, or let Lumo, Annoto's AI copilot, draft them from the entry's transcript. Multiple choice, multiple answer, true/false, fill in the blank and open-ended questions all work, and each can carry points, feedback, retries and a time limit. The full authoring flow is on the in-video quizzes page.

InstallPlaykit V7 plugin, registered once per player uiConf
Where it playsMediaSpace, KAF courses, LMS modules, portals, iframes
GradesLTI 1.3 launch of the course page, verified by RGSS
MigrationNone. Entries stay where they are
How it works

From Kaltura video to graded quiz in three steps

1

Enable the plugin on the player

Your Kaltura admin registers the Annoto plugin against a player uiConf once, so the work is done per player rather than per entry. A signed SSO token passes each viewer's Kaltura identity and role to Annoto.

2

Add questions on the timeline

Pause at the moment a concept has just been explained and drop a question, or review the draft Lumo generated from the transcript. Choose pop-up or docked layout, graded or practice mode, then preview and publish.

3

Scores reach the gradebook

Inside Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Brightspace or Open edX, the score rides the LTI 1.3 launch of the page the video sits in. On MediaSpace or a portal without an LMS, results leave through the REST API, webhooks or CSV export.

What you can do

A full assessment workflow inside the Kaltura player

Authoring, layout, feedback, reuse and grade sync are all built into the player your learners already use. No separate quiz builder, no export step.

?

Every question type

Multiple choice, multiple answer, true/false, fill in the blank and open-ended. Each question can carry points, feedback, retries, a time limit and shuffled answers.

Pop-up or docked

Interrupt playback with a pop-up for a must-answer checkpoint, or dock the question beside the side panel so learners keep watching while they respond.

Instant feedback

Learners see whether they were right the moment they answer, with the instructor's explanation while the context is still on screen.

▮▮

Fast-forward lock

Require an answer before playback continues, so the key moments are never skipped at double speed.

Edit after publishing

Versioning lets you fix a question after it is live. Changes sync automatically, with no re-upload.

Reuse across courses

Copy a quiz from one course to another, including Blueprint copies, so an assessment built once scales across sections and terms.

Kaltura specifics

How the quiz behaves in a Kaltura deployment

Does it work in MediaSpace and in KAF-embedded courses?

Yes. The plugin loads inside the player, so it travels wherever that player is embedded: MediaSpace channels, a KAF-integrated LMS course, a Canvas or Moodle module, an internal portal or a plain iframe. In MediaSpace, identity and roles come from the portal. Through KAF, the LMS course context travels with the embed, so one recording reused in two courses can carry two separate sets of results.

What does the Kaltura admin configure?

Less than most integration reviews assume. The plugin is registered once per player uiConf rather than once per entry, and a signed SSO token carries the viewer's Kaltura identity and role. Instructors arrive with authoring and moderation rights, students arrive correctly named, and nobody creates a second account.

How does a score get back to the gradebook from a Kaltura embed?

Through the launch, not the player. The Kaltura player has no grade channel of its own, so scores ride the LTI 1.3 launch of the LMS page the video sits in, and the gradebook column belongs to that launch. Annoto's Reliable Grade Sync System writes the score and confirms the write. Where a MediaSpace page has no graded launch behind it, scores stay in Annoto and leave by API, webhook or export.

How is this different from Kaltura's built-in quiz?

Kaltura includes video quizzing. Annoto extends it into an assessment layer: more question types, pop-up or docked layouts, fast-forward locks, Lumo drafting across Bloom's taxonomy, versioning after publish, reuse across courses, and per-learner comprehension analytics beside timestamped discussion on the same timeline. The architectural comparison is on the Annoto vs Kaltura page.

Lumo AI Copilot

Lumo drafts the quiz, you decide what stays

Lumo watches the Kaltura entries and drafts questions at every level of Bloom's taxonomy, from quick recall to create-level tasks. You review, edit and publish. A back catalogue becomes assessable in an afternoon rather than a semester.

8 hrs → 5 minto build a full, Bloom-aligned quiz from one video

How auto-generated quizzes work →

Results you can act on

Know exactly how learners performed

Every answer feeds a live assessment view for each learner and for the whole cohort, and the Reliable Grade Sync System pushes scores to the gradebook and verifies each write.

  • Per learner: score, completion, correct-answer rate, time on each question, every answer given
  • Per cohort: completion, grade distribution, the items most of the group missed
  • Export by CSV or pull through the API for institutional reporting

Engagement analytics →

Questions

Interactive video quizzes on Kaltura, answered

Do quiz scores reach the gradebook automatically from Kaltura?
Yes, when the video sits in an LMS course. The score rides the LTI 1.3 launch of that course page and lands in the gradebook column for the activity in Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard or Brightspace, verified by the Reliable Grade Sync System. On a MediaSpace page with no LMS behind it, scores stay in Annoto and leave through the REST API, webhooks or export.
Can Annoto write the questions for me?
Yes. Lumo, Annoto's AI copilot, watches the Kaltura entries and drafts questions across every level of Bloom's taxonomy in minutes. You review, edit and publish. Auto-generated questions use the same formats as hand-written ones, so they are graded and passed back the same way.
Can I stop students from skipping ahead?
Yes. You can restrict fast-forwarding until learners complete the optional or mandatory questions, so they cannot skip past the checkpoints that matter. Use it for must-know material and leave it off elsewhere.
Do we have to move our videos out of Kaltura?
No. Annoto overlays the Kaltura player directly. Your entries, entitlements, categories and player IDs stay exactly as they are, and there is nothing to re-upload, re-encode or migrate. Rolling back means switching the plugin off.
Are the quizzes accessible and is the data protected?
In-video quizzes are built to be fully accessible to all learners, and the interface meets WCAG 2.1 AA. Annoto is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and supports FERPA, GDPR and DPA obligations, so the security review is usually a document exchange rather than a rebuild.
How long does a rollout take?
A pilot course is usually live within days because nothing migrates. Enable the integration, pick one course and one recording, add a handful of questions, and look at the results after two weeks. Questions survive across terms once written, so the effort compounds.
Explore more

Go deeper

Annoto for KalturaDiscussion, notes and analytics on the Kaltura player you already run.Learn more In-video quizzesQuestion types, layouts, grading policy and analytics in depth.Learn more Auto-generated quizzesLet Lumo draft a full quiz from a recording, then refine it.Learn more Annoto vs KalturaWhere the engagement layer ends and the video platform begins.Learn more
The same quiz layer on other platforms:PanoptoMoodleCanvas

See a quiz run on your own Kaltura video

Book a 20-minute demo and watch questions, feedback and grade sync work on your Kaltura entries, inside the Kaltura player your learners already use.