Field

Description

Test Information

Name:

Enter the name of the Assessment.

Choose Color of Name:

Click Pick to select color for the Learning Unit name display. Instructors can select from 216 different colors to customize the color of the name.

Description:

Enter a description of the assessment. The following options are available:

·          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.

·          √x: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor.

·          <¸>: Opens the MathML Equation Editor.

·          ABC: Opens Spell Check.

·          Preview: Opens the text as it will appear to users.

Launch Item in external window:

Select Yes to have the Web site open as a new separate window.

Select No to have the Web site open in the same window.

Test Availability

Do you want to make this link visible?

Select Yes to make the link to this Assessment visible.

Select No and the link to this Assessment will not be visible.

Do you want to create an announcement for this Quiz?

Select Yes to create an Announcement about the Assessment. The Announcement will include the date and state “an Assessment has been made available in [Content Area that includes the link to the Assessment]”. This Announcement will function in the same way as other Announcements in the system.

Select No and an Announcement will not be automatically created.

Allow multiple attempts:

Select this check box to allow Students to take this Assessment multiple times. The status of multiple attempts is displayed to Students at the top of the Assessment.

Force Completion:

Students must complete the Assessment the first time it is launched if Force Completion is selected. Students may not exit the Assessment and continue working on it at a later date. The Save button is available for Students to save the Assessment as they work through it, but they may not exit and re-enter the Assessment. 

If the Force Completion option is enabled, it is noted and explained to Students at the top of the Assessment.

If Force Completion is not enabled and a Student exits a Question-by-Question Assessment, the Assessment will open to the first unsaved question when it is re-entered.

Set time limit:

Select this check box to set a time limit for finishing the Assessment. If selected, select the amount of time to allow for the Test in the hours and minutes boxes below. The time elapsed will be displayed to the Student during the Assessment.  A one minute warning will also be automatically displayed.

Display After:

Select the date and time for this Assessment to be available to Students in the date and time area below or by clicking the calendar icon and selecting the date and time.

Display Until:

Click the Display Until check box to stop displaying the link on a specific date. Select the date and time for this to occur in the date and time area below or by clicking the calendar icon and selecting the date and time.

Set Password:

Select this check box to require a password for Students to access this Assessment. If this check box is selected, enter a password in the field below. Students must have this password in order to access the Assessment. Passwords should not be longer than 15 characters. The Assessment will continue to prompt for a valid password until the correct on is entered.

Test Feedback

Score Only:

Select this option to present only the final score to Students.

Detailed Results:

Select this option to present both the Student’s answers and the final score to Students.

Show Correct Answers:

Select this option to present the Student’s answers, the correct answers, and the final score.

Detailed Results, Correct Answers, and Feedback:

Select this option to present the Student’s answers, the correct answers, the final score, and any feedback to the Student.

Test Presentation

All at Once:

Select this option to present the entire Assessment on one screen to the Student. If an Assessment is set to Display All questions, the Submit and Save buttons will always be displayed.

One at a Time:

Select this option to display one question at a time. Students will be given navigation tools to move between questions. The Save button always appears, the Submit button will only appear on the last page.

Prohibit Backtracking:

Select this option to prevent Students from returning to questions they have already answered. If backtracking is prohibited, the buttons <<, <, or >> do not appear. These buttons will appear if backtracking is not prohibited.

Randomize Questions:

Select this option to display questions in a random order each time the assessment is taken.