Tests Overview
Reuse a test
Tests can only be used (deployed) once, though you can allow students multiple attempts of the one test. To reuse a test from a previous year or to allow students to complete a test again for revision, you need to create a copy of the test. You then need to deploy the test to a Content Area (Learning Resources or Assessment) so students can access it and complete it.
- Refer to the Copy a test, Deploy a test and Edit a test guides for further information.
Creating a new test
The steps involved in creating a test are:
1. Create the test
The first step is to create a test canvas with information on the test title, description and instructions. The test is created in Control Panel > Tests, Surveys and Pools > Tests tool administration page.
- Refer to the Create a test guide for further information.
2. Add test questions
Create new questions or reuse questions from a pool (a bank of questions) or another test.
- Refer to the Create a Pool and Reuse questions guides for further information.
Question types available are:
- Multiple choice
- Multiple answer
- True / False
- Either / Or
- Matching
- Ordering
- Calculated numeric
- Calculated formulas
- Short answer
- Essay
- File response
- Fill in the blank
- Fill in multiple blanks
- Jumbled sentence
- Hot spot
3. Add random question blocks (optional)
A Random Block allows you to specific a given number of questions are drawn randomly from a pool into a test. Each student is randomly allocated questions each time they start a test attempt.
- Refer to the Random blocks guide for further information.
4. Deploy a test
Students cannot access or complete a test until it is deployed to a Content Area (Learning Resources or Assessment). When deploying a test you set options including availability, number of attempts, timing, password and question display layout. A column to store the marks is also automatically created in Grade Centre.
- Refer to the Deploy a test guide for further information.
5. Mark test questions (optional)
The test question types Short answer, Essay and File response must be marked by the instructor through Grade Centre. Once these questions are marked, the total test mark will be automatically calculated and stored in Grade Centre.
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Refer to the Mark test questions guide for further information.
6. View test results (Staff and Students)
The total mark from the test is automatically stored in Grade Centre. Students can view their results through the test link in the Content Area (Learning Resources or Assessment) or through My Grades.
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Refer to the View test results guide for further information.