These instructions will demonstrate how to set up and change the test settings on explain the test options that are presented to you when you deploy a test to a course content area or when you wish to update the test options for a test that has already been deployed to a content area.
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Test Information
Name - This is the title of your test.
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Open Test in New Window - This setting will open the test in a new browser window. The recommended setting for this is “No”.
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Test Availability
Make Available to Students - If this is set to “No”, students will not be able to see the link to the exam. You can manually change this to “Yes” at any time. If you want to only allow students to have access to the exam during a certain time period you can change this to “Yes” and then use the “Display Dates” to manage the time frame it should be available (see below).
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Password - You can set a password on the exam that students must use in order to access it. This is also a good way to control when students can access the exam if you don’t want them to gain access until a certain time. Instructors can set a password and not provide that password until the day of the exam.
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Test Availability Exceptions
Test availability exceptions can be used for students who require special accommodations such as multiple attempts, double time, or a different testing window than the other students. You can create exceptions for individual students or for entire groups (if groups have been set up in your course).
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Due Date Settings
Set a due date for the test. This date will appear to students on the course calendar and on their personal devices if they sync the course calendar to their devices.
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Important! Due Dates and times are Eastern Time Zone. They do not auto-adjust for a student’s local time. For example, if you set the test to be due by noon, this is noon Eastern Time. |
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Self-Assessment Options
Include this Test in Grade Center score calculations - If this test is graded and counts toward the course total and final grade, make sure this box is checked. If this test should be graded, but only for learning purposes and does not count toward the course total and final grade, you can uncheck this box.
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Important! If you hide the results of the test from instructors, this option cannot be reversed later without deleting all test attempts. |
Test Results and Feedback Settings
This area controls what feedback students see and when. There are two feedback time options so you you can choose to show students different feedback at different times. An example of this would be to show them the questions they got wrong (but not the correct answers) when they complete the test and then to make the correct answers available after all test attempts have been graded.
When - You can choose to show students the question specific results of their test when they complete the test, at a particular date and time, when access to the test has ended, or after all tests have been submitted and graded.
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We recommend turning this setting completely off (selecting the “---Choose---” menu option in the dropdown) for high value tests such as exams or when question security is important. When no feedback option is selected students will still be able to see their overall score, but not individual question scores. |
Score per Question - This setting allows the students to see every question they were presented with in their test and whether they scored correctly or not.
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Checking this box will allow students to see the full text of every question in the test. Do not check this setting for high value tests such as exams or when question security is important. |
All Answers - This option will show students all possible answer choices for each question.
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Show Incorrect Questions - This question will show students the questions that they did not answer correctly.
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Test Presentation
This setting controls whether students see all questions on the same page (scrolling down to see the next question) or whether they are presented with questions one at a time. For tests that contain questions that take up a lot of screen space, such as those presenting a case study or image, or for essay question tests, it is recommended that you select “One at a Time”.
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