Test Info

Overview

Tests are on-line evaluations that can be used to measure a Student’s understanding of the course. Instructors add Tests and Surveys through the Test Manager page. On the Test Info page the Instructor begins creating a test by selecting a name, description, and instructions.

Note: Surveys are created in the same way as Tests through the Survey Manager. The Survey Info page functions in the same way as the Test Info page. Survey questions do not include point values or correct and incorrect answers

Test Info

Find this page

Follow the steps below to open the Test Info page.

Step 1 Select Test Manager in the area of the Course Control Panel.

Step 2 Click Add Test.

Step 1 Select Test Manager in the area of the Course Control Panel.

Step 2 Click Modify next to an existing Test.

Step 3 Click Modify in the first section on the Test Canvas.

Fields

The table below details the fields on the Test Info page.

Field	Description
Test Info
Name: [r]	Enter the name of the Test.
Description:	Enter a description of the Test. Select a text type from the following options: · Smart Text: Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item. · Plain Text: Displays text as written. · HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags. · ∑: Opens the MathML Equation Editor. · +: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor. Click Preview to view the text as it will appear.
Instructions:	Enter instructions for the users taking the Test. Select a text type from the following options: · Smart Text: Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item. · Plain Text: Displays text as written. · HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags. · ∑: Opens the MathML Equation Editor. · +: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor. Click Preview to view the text as it will appear.