The test generator allows you to quickly create your own customised assessments using the quiz questions that are in each of the topics.
Creating a test using the Wizard
To create a new test:
- Select the Create option from the Tests screen or from the dashboard view.
- Select Using Wizard.
- Give your test a name.
- Select the number of questions per level for each topic.
- In the right-hand panel, open the Course by clicking on the plus button to the left of the Course name.
- Open the chapter by clicking the plus button to the left of the chapter name.
- Choose your topics by checking the box next to them.
- There is a limit of 50 questions per test. For example, if you ask for 5 x Level 1 and 5 x Level 2 questions and then select four topics to include in the test, your test will have 40 questions. A warning message will show if you include too many questions.
- Create your test by clicking Generate.
Editing a test or creating a test manually
You can edit a test after it has been generated by the wizard. You can also create a test manually.
To create a test manually:
- Select Tests from the navigation.
- Select Create.
- Choose Manual selection.
- Give your test a name.
To edit the test:
- Add more questions to the test by searching for them by course, chapter, topic and level in the left-hand panel. You can preview questions here using the Preview button. Then add questions to the test using the Add to test button.
- Remove questions from the test by clicking the Delete button.
- Change the order of questions by clicking and dragging the six dots next to the Delete button.
- Preview the whole test by clicking the Preview button.
- Save your edits by clicking the Save button.
- Return to the Tests page by clicking the Back button.
- Your test is now ready to be shared with other teachers, printed or assigned for your students to complete online.
Assigning a test
To assign a test to students, in the Tests view, select the test and then select the Assign option.
- Tests can be either for Revision or Assessment.
- Assessment format: To be completed in one sitting, with answers provided to the student after test expiry.
- Revision format: Can be completed over a number of sittings, with answers provided to the student immediately on submission.
- Select the start time for the test.
- Select the duration that it will be available for the student to complete.
- Add a message for the students.
- Select the class or classes to assign the task to.
- Once the class is selected, you will have the option to choose all students or select individual students from the class. Multiple students can be selected by holding down Ctrl (PC) or Command (Mac) as you click the student’s name.
- Select Assign to send the task to the students. Students will be notified that they have a task to complete.
What students will see when they are assigned a test.
Assigned tasks will appear in the Assigned tasks section of the student dashboard.
Students take a test by clicking on the Start test link.
If the test has been set as an Assessment-style test, students will be advised that they only have one attempt to answer all questions. The test will appear after the student confirms they wish to begin.
The test is displayed in a series of pages, with five questions per page.
- A progress bar at the top shows questions answered.
- Students can move between pages by clicking on the page tabs at the top or with the Previous/Next buttons at the bottom of the page.
- The Highlight button highlights any unanswered questions in bright yellow. Students can choose to turn the highlighting off, or it switches off automatically as each question is answered.
- The Preview button opens a single page version of the test that students can scroll through quickly.
- The Submit button submits the test for marking. Students who have not answered all questions will be asked to confirm that they wish to submit the test with unanswered questions.
- Students receive their results immediately after submitting the test for Revision-style tests, or when the test has expired for Assessment-style tests (teachers choose Revision or Assessment when assigning the test).
- Students access the full results using the Previous results button in the View my tests screen.
Viewing the results of a test
To view the results of each student for a specific test:
- In your Dashboard, navigate to the Tests screen, and select the My assigned tests tab.
- Find the test you wish to see results for, using the Search function at the top of the screen.
- You can see the class or students the test was assigned to by clicking on the recipients.
- See student results by clicking on the student results link to the right of the test name.
- You can see an individual student’s answers by selecting the student names.
- You can export the results in either Excel or as a PDF.
- Sort the results by clicking on Student or Score.
To view the performance of a whole class against each question:
- In your dashboard, navigate to the Tests screen, and select the My assigned tests tab.
- Find the test you wish to see results for, using the Search function at the top of the screen.
- View question results by choosing the Question results link to the right of the test name.
- This report shows the whole-class score for each question in the test.