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Create a Test (YouTube, 1m 2s)

Overview

There are multiple steps involved in creating a test:

  1. Create the test
  2. Add questions to the test
  3. Set question options
  1. Finalise the test
  2. Deploy the test

1. Create the test

  1. From the Control Panel, select Course Tools > Tests, Surveys and Pools.

Control panel circled with Tests, Surveys and Pools circled under Course Tools

  1. Click on Tests.

Tests, surveys and pools page with Tests circled.

  1. Click on the Build Test button.

Tests page with Build Test button circled

  1. Enter a descriptive name for the test in the Name textbox.

Tip: Use the following format: 
Format: [Course Code] Semester [One/Two/Summer] [Exam Type] YYYY
Example: ABCD1234 Semester One Mid-Semester Examinations 2020.

  1. Enter further information in the Description textbox.

Tip: Include the information that would normally be available on a paper exam.

    1. Enter instructions for the students on completing the test in the Instructions textbox.

    Tip: Include information about the exam start time and what students should do if they encounter technical difficulties. 

    test information and submit

    1. Click on the Submit button.