After you have a created question bank and added the required questions, you can create a test and define the test properties.
For each test section, you can select exactly the questions you wish to add (pre-selected) or you can enter the number of questions and allow the test to extract a random selection of questions when a learner launches the test (rule-based). The default is pre-selected.
You can choose whether multiple sections always occur in the same sequence, or in a randomized sequence each time learners launch the test. There is a similar option for sequencing questions within a section. However, you cannot randomize questions across more than one section.
Select the Is Resumable box for learners to resume a test if they previously exited or were logged out without submitting the test. Learners are taken to the page where they last left the test. If the time has expired for the test, learners are taken to the page that allows only submission of the test. The Resumable Instructions appear each time a learner resumes a test.
Depending on your business requirements, you can create tests, surveys, and evaluations by selecting the appropriate option in the Assessment Type field. Typically, you create tests that are scored to measure candidates' knowledge and skills, and evaluations that are not scored to collect feedback on training courses.
The scoring options are percentage scored, or sum of item scores. If your test is rule-based (random questions at run time), be aware that the sum of item scores will vary if some questions have different points from others.
If you select either the percentage or sum scoring options, you can also set the mastery score to indicate the minimum pass mark for the test. For example, using the percentage scored option, enter a mastery score of 75 to indicate a 75 per cent pass mark. Using the sum of item scores option, enter a mastery score of 12, to indicate the learner must obtain at least 12 points to pass the test.
When you set a mastery score for the test, a learner passes or fails a test based on the results. If you do not define a mastery score, the application calculates the points scored, but marks the learner's test attempt as completed, rather than passed or failed.
By default, feedback is provided at the end of the test. You can change the feedback type to After Each Page to provide more frequent feedback. You can define the following feedback options:
Select Questions Inherit Feedback if you have test questions that do not have defined feedback, and you want them to inherit (and display) the section or test feedback.
Deselect Show Answer in Feedback to prevent learners seeing the correct answers when they review the feedback. This option is useful to encourage learners to retake the test. (The default is selected.)
Enter text for Correct Response Feedback and Incorrect Response Feedback, to provide different feedback for the learners' responses.
Enter Post Test Feedback to display a message to learners at the end of the test.
You can limit the maximum number of times that a learner can attempt the test before being prevented from launching the test. You can also specify the minimum time that must elapse between each attempt.
To restrict the time allowed for a learner to complete a test, enter values for the duration properties of the test. If you specify a value for Time Allowed in Minutes, you can optionally set the additional duration fields. For example, if the time allowed is 30 minutes, you can enable the Time Remaining Alert, and display an alert five minutes prior to the end, so the alert appears after 25 minutes into the test.
Note: The timer resides on the server, not on the learner's client, so this message is only updated each time the browser page is refreshed. As long as the learner remains on the same page, the alert is not updated.