Frequently Asked Question

How do I create a test?
Last Updated 16 days ago

Tests and surveys are used to measure student knowledge, gauge progress, and gather information from students. You can create tests and surveys and then deploy them in a course. You assign points to test questions for grading evaluation.

Step 1: Go to Tests & Surveys

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Go to the Manage section and click Tests & Surveys.

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Step 2: Create Question Category

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Create a category for the test's questions, for example "Assessment." Do this first to keep all questions grouped together. Click Create Category (1) and type the name of the category in the Title area (2). Click Save (3) when you're done.

Step 3: Create Questions

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Return to the main Tests & Surveys page and click Question Bank (1). From the Question Bank page, choose a type of question (2) and click Create (3).

The Question Bank is where course test and survey questions are stored. Questions are created separately so that they may be reused in different tests and surveys.

Step 4: Create Questions

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Select the correct category (1) from the drop-down menu. Complete each field for the question type you're creating. If you are creating a question with a correct answer, select Correct Answer (2). At the bottom of the page, you can also supply optional feedback for the question (3). Click Save when you're done.

Click Save to store your question.

About Questions

Test questions are created in the Question Bank. Options differ depending on the type of question being created. All questions are saved to the Question Database where they can then be added to Tests or Surveys. The following questions are supported:

  • Likert - Likert questions require the respondent to specify their choice based on the scale provided. Keep in mind that Likert questions are not assigned a point value, so if they are included in a randomized test with other questions that do have a point value, they must be included as required question, otherwise test statistics will not be accurate.
  • Matching (Graphical) - Matching questions require the respondent to match value pairs. The graphical version creates coloured lines when pairs are created and allows for drag-and-drop interaction.
  • Matching (Simple) - Matching questions require the respondent to match value paris. The simple version does not create coloured lines and does not support drag-and-drop interaction.
  • Multiple Answer - Multiple answer questions require the respondent to answer a question by selecting two or more correct answers.
  • Multiple Choice - Multiple choice questions require the respondent to answer a question by selecting only one correct answer.
  • Open Ended - Open ended questions require the respondent to enter text in the specified text area.
  • Ordering - Ordering questions require the respondent to correctly assign given items in a particular logical order or rank.
  • True or False - True or false questions require the respondent to specify whether or not a given statement is true or false.

Step 5: Create Test/Survey

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To begin creating a test, use the Create Test/Survey link. Filling out the information on the Create Test/Survey page will address all the administrative options for a test. Questions are added to the test in the previous step.

Return to the Tests & Surveys page, and click Create Test/Survey (1). Complete the necessary information on the Create Test/Survey page and click Save to store your changes.

Test properties include:

Title (Mandatory field)
Test title
Description
Test description
Attempts Allowed
Tests used for evaluation could be set to 1 attempt, while self=tests may be set to Unlimited attempts
Link from My Courses
Will display a link to the test on the My Courses page, in the course listing. Students will be made aware that the current test is available before they enter the course. This may be useful for creating a pretest to determine students' level of knowledge before taking a course.
Anonymous
Set this to No in most cases, or set it to Yes if you are creating a survey or poll.
Note: Please be aware that the instructor can not modify the anonymous option when submissions have been made on a test.
Allow Guest
Set this if you wish to allow users who are not logged into a course to take the test. In Release Results, set to "Once quiz has been submitted" to allow guest users to see the results of the test after they have completed it. Also see Authenticated Access for information about guest access to protected and private courses.
Display
Controls how test questions are displayed: Either all on one page, or one at a time.
Pass Score
Define the pass score by points or percentage or no pass score. If the pass score/percentage is define, the pass/fail feedback is displayed on student's test result page and instructor can filter by passed/failed students in test submission statistics page.
Pass feedback
Displayed in test result page for passed student.
Fail feedback
Displayed in test result page for failed student.
Release Results
Defines the availability of test results to students, either once the test has been submitted, once submitted and completely marked, or not at all. In the latter case, the Release Results property can later be changed to Once quiz has been submitted to make results available to students once all submissions have been marked.
Randomized Questions
Will display the number of questions specified, chosen randomly from the pool of available questions for that test. It is important that either all questions be assigned the same point value, or that those questions with different point values from the others be included as required questions, otherwise tests' "out scores" will differ from student to student. If including Likert questions in a randomized test, they must be included as required questions.
Start & End Dates
Define the window of time in which the test will be available to students. It is possible to define the start date to be in the future, meaning the test will not be available until that date is reached.
Assign to Groups
Specifies the groups (Created in the Group Manager) permitted to take this test. By default, tests are available to Everyone in the course if no group is selected..
Instructions
Notes that will appear at the top of the test, which might include instructions for taking the test, or include other information relevant to the test.
Specifies the groups (created using the Group Manager) permitted to take this test. By default, tests are available to Everyone in the course.

Surveys are created in the same way as regular tests, with the exception that no marks are assigned to questions and no results are released, and in some cases it might be preferable to treat submissions as Anonymou

s. This can be done by choosing Yes from the Anonymous property setting.

Once the initial properties have been saved, the test or survey will be listed in the Test/Survey Manager. From here, one can Edit the test properties, add Questions to a test, Preview the test questions, view the Submissions received so far, view the test Statistics, or Delete the test.

Step 6: Choose a test to add questions to

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Return to the Tests & Surveys page, select the test to which you want to add questions (1) and then click Questions (2).

Step 7: Add question

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Add questions in the Question Bank to your test by clicking Add Questions (1). Filter questions selecting the Category (2). From the list of questions below, select the questions you want to add to the test or survey. Click the parent category (3) to select each item within that category. Click Add to Test/Survey to add questions to the test and return to the Questions page.

Step 8: Order questions and assign points

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From the Questions page, add the number of points for each question in the Points column (1). Number the questions in the Order column (2) (optional). Click Save (3) to save your changes.

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