Creating & Deploying Tests (Editing Test Options)

Online tests should be considered primarily as self-assessments.  You have no control over the test-taking environment in an online assessment; there is no mechanism for preventing students from sharing answers or consulting outside resources  For this reason, assessments are best used as self-assessments or for asking open-book, free-response questions. Once a test has been created and [...]

Viewing and Grading Tests

The online assessment tool grades tests automatically, except for short answer/essay type questions. For tests that have short answer/essay type questions, users will see an exclamation point (!) in the Grade Center until points are assigned for those questions. In addition to assigning points for short answer/essay questions, it is also possible to change point [...]

Viewing a Summary of Class Test Results

To view  a summary of class test results, do the following: Log into your course site. Click Grade Center > Full Grade Center. Click the double arrows to the right of the name of the assessment you want to view, and choose Attempts Statistics. To download the results into a spreadsheet format, click the double [...]

Clearing a Student’s Attempt

Instructors have the ability to clear a student’s attempt at completing or submitting an assignment or assessment.  Students do not have the ability on their end to reset their attempt. To clear a student’s attempt: Log into your course site. Under the Control Panel, click Grade Center > Full Grade Center. Hover your mouse over [...]

Overriding Scores

Instructors have the ability to override what score a student receives on an assessment without changing the original total point value earned. For example, if a student failed to take an online assessment on time but the instructor still wanted the student to take the test but not receive all points for it, the instructor could: [...]

Creating & Deploying a Survey (Editing Survey Options)

It is a good practice to compose the survey offline before creating the survey within your course site.  Doing so will provide you a backup of your work. Log into your course site with Edit Mode set On. Click on the area (i.e. Content) in which you want the survey to appear. Click Create Assessment [...]

Viewing Survey Results

Once you have deployed a survey in your course site, a Grade Center column is automatically generated for that survey.  It tracks which students have completed the survey and also provides the instructor access to the results of the survey.  Results collected are anonymous, meaning that you won’t be able to identify who submitted a [...]