Through Tests, Instructors can use a dynamic tool to effectively assess Learners. This tool allows Instructors to create tailored Tests, enabling them to adapt the Tests to the specific needs of Learners and learning objectives.
If you are an Instructor, you can read below how to create a Test. Click here instead to find out how to create an Exercise.
Below you can read in detail:
How to create a Test
To create a Test, click on the Assessments button in the top menu: from here, you can add new Tests or view and edit those published that have not been completed yet. To create a new Test, click on the New button:
You can visually recognize Tests by the label TEST.
From the following window, you can customize the title of the Test and add questions by clicking on the Add a question button:
From here, you can choose different types of questions to add to the Test. Some of them will be auto-corrected:
- True or false: enter the question, the answer is always either true or false
- Short answer: enter the question and the correct answers. The response is marked correct only if the Learner's answer matches one of the correct answers provided by the instructor
- Multiple choice: in this type of question, there may be a single correct answer or multiple ones. The response will be marked correct if the Learner selects all of the correct answers and no incorrect answers.
- Crossword: words and definitions are crossed to create the crossword puzzle. The answer is counted as correct if at least 70% of the words entered in the crossword are correct.
- Videoquiz: choose a video from YouTube and insert questions at the right time. The answer is considered correct only if at least 70% of the answers are correct
- Fill in the blank: copy-paste or write a text and delete some words. Learners must enter the missing words. The answer is considered correct only if at least 70% of the answers are correct
- Matching: create pairs of content. Choose from text, video, images, maps, and drawings. The answer is considered correct only if all pairs are correctly matched
- Pair the cards: create pairs of cards that will progressively disappear when the Learner matches them correctly. Choose the maximum number of mistakes the Learner can make. The response will be marked correct only when the Learner has correctly paired the cards without exceeding the allowed number of mistakes.
Others may be manually corrected by the Instructor:
- Open answer: answers of this type must be corrected by the Instructor. The instructor may mark the question as correct or incorrect and leave a comment if desired.
- Reply with attachment: during the correction, the Instructor values whether the answer is right or wrong based on the content attached by the Learner
Before clicking on Save, please note that you can assign 1 or more points to each question you have just created by editing its score at the bottom left:
From the Test summary, you will see several buttons:
- Gear icon: to access the Test settings where you can customize various aspects of the Test
- Delete: to permanently delete the Test
- Add a question: to continue adding questions to the Test
- Preview: to preview the Test
- Save: to save the Test as a Draft (this will not be visible to Learners)
- Publish: to make the Test visible to Learners
If you click on the Publish button a publication confirmation will will pop up, summarizing the content of the Test. Click on Edit if you want to make some changes to the Test or select Confirm to publish it:
How to customize a Test
When creating a Test, you can edit various settings regarding how the Test will be taken by clicking on the gear icon:
Specifically, you can:
- randomize the order of the Test questions by clicking on the Assessment order button:
- choose whether to display the results at the end of the Test or after it has been corrected by an Instructor. To do this, select Display results at the end of the assessment or Display results after the Instructor’s correction to decide when to make the Test results visible to Learners:
- view the minimum threshold to pass the Test
If you do not have access to the Space settings, you will see the following message:
In this case, you will need to reach out to the Space Admin and request a change to the minimum threshold to pass the Test. You can do this by clicking on contact your Admin to use the Chat to communicate with the Space Admin.
If you have access to the Space settings, you will see the following message:
In this case, click on change it to be redirected to the Space settings where you will be able to set a new minimum threshold to pass the Test.
- set the maximum duration of the Test by entering the time interval in minutes within which Learners must complete the Test:
If you do not want to set a time limit, type 0 in the Minutes box.
- make the Test non-repeatable so that Learners can take it only once. To do this, disable the Make it a training exercise button:
Enabling this button, the Test will turn into a repeatable Exercise.
Once you have customized the Test, click on Save to confirm or select Delete to undo the changes: