Note: Instructors may view and grade Tests submitted by Students in the Gradebook, Tests submitted by Students may not be viewed or graded from the Content Area where the Test is posted.
Tests are on-line evaluations that can be used to measure a Student’s understanding of the course. Test properties, such as availability and presentation options, are managed through the Content Area where the Test is added. For information on building Tests see the section on How to Create an Assessment.
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Note: Instructors may view and grade Tests submitted by Students in the Gradebook, Tests submitted by Students may not be viewed or graded from the Content Area where the Test is posted. |
Follow the steps below to add a Test to a Content Area:
Select a Content Area, such as Course Documents, on the Control Panel.
Select Add Test on the Action Bar.
There are two options for adding a test on the Add Test page.
Create a New Test – Click Create.
Select an existing Test – Select a Test in the Add Test box and click Submit.
After a Test is added to a Content Area, the Modify Test page appears. This page includes links to the Test Canvas page, to modify the Test itself, and to the Test Options page. The Test Options page includes options for setting the availability, feedback, and presentation of the Test
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Note: Settings on the Survey Options page are the same as the Test Options page, with the exception of Survey Feedback. |
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Warning: A warning appears if any Students have already taken a Test when the Modify the Test option is selected. Certain areas of the Test will not be available for modification if the Test has already been taken by Students. If the Instructor modifies a Test after a Student has submitted it, the Student will view the new, modified Test when they view their grade and feedback. They will not view the original Assessment they completed. |
When an Assessment is removed from a Content Area it is deleted from that Content Area and the details of any Student attempts are deleted. The Assessment will still be available in the Test Manager or Survey Manager. Grades can be preserved, but the details of the Student attempts will be lost.
Removing an Assessment from a Content Area does not delete the Assessment from the system. The Assessment must be removed from the Test Manager or Survey Manager to completely delete it from the course.
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Tip: If any Students have already taken an Assessment be cautious and consider the consequences before removing the Assessment . It is recommended that an Assessment first be made Unavailable before considering the more drastic step of removing the Assessment. |
Follow the steps below to remove an Assessment from a Content Area:
Open the Course area from the Control Panel.
Locate the Assessment and click Remove next to the Assessment.
A warning appears. Click Yes to continue.
If a Student has not yet attempted the Assessment, the Assessment will be removed from the Course area. The Assessment is still in the Test or Survey Manager. If a Student has attempted the Assessment, please continue to Step 5.
Select the appropriate option and click Submit.
Preserve - This option removes the Assessment from the Course area. Any Grades in the Gradebook related to this Assessment will remain but the attempt itself will be deleted.
In this instance, the grade stays but the Assessment and any attempts are removed. It will not be possible to view any of the Student’s responses to questions. This can have serious consequences, for example, if an essay question still needs to be graded, it will not be possible to do so after removing the Assessment because the details of the attempt were removed.
It is important to note that if the Assessment is deployed again, it is done as a new Assessment. There is no connection or shared data between the first and second deployments and the Gradebook will treat each deployment as separate Gradebook Items.
Remove - This option removes the Assessment from the Course area and erases any record of the Assessment from the Gradebook. This will destroy all record of Student performance on the Assessment.
Assessments are removed by selecting the corresponding Remove button on the Test or Survey Manager. An Assessment can only be removed from the Test or Survey Manager if it is not deployed in a Course area. If a Remove button does not appear for an Assessment in the Test or Survey Manager, follow the instructions for removing a deployed Assessment before trying to remove the Assessment from the Test or Survey Manager.
Removing an Assessment from the Test or Survey Manager destroys the Assessment but does not have any impact on the Gradebook.
