Exams are used to deliver tests online to a group of learners. Once a Test has been published as an Exam, it will not become available to learners until it has been assigned. You can Publish a Test directly from the Tests section of the My Library tab, from within the Test Editor, or from the Exam section of any Course. Exams are assigned from the Exam section of the Course.
Create a New Exam Within a Course
- From a web browser, go to your region's login page:
- Enter your email address and click Sign In.
If you are part of multiple institutions, from the dropdown, choose your institution and click Sign In.
- Enter your password and click Sign In.
- From your dashboard, click My Courses.
- Move your cursor or use your keyboard to tab to the course you want to open and click Open Course.
You will automatically be taken to the Exams tab when you open the course and all of your Exams for the course are displayed.
- Click New Exam.
- Enter a name in the Exam Name box.
- Optionally, choose a Start and Due Date / Time.
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Click Add Existing to choose from the current Tests in your library to add to this Exam.
You can also click New Test to create a new test or use the test generator to add a test to this Exam.
Only one test can be associated with an Exam.
- Click Add.
Once added, you can Remove, Replace, or Edit the test.
- Optionally, add Instructions.
- Choose the Exam Settings.
- Exam Settings - These settings are disabled by default.
- Show score - When enabled, the learner sees final points or percentage score after submitting the test.
- Show results - When enabled, the learner will see which questions they answered correctly and incorrectly when submitting their attempt.
- Show rationale - When enabled, learners will see an explanation for the correct answer to the question on the learner report.
- Randomize answers - When enabled, answer options are displayed randomly each time a learner takes the test.
- Randomize questions - When enabled, questions are displayed randomly each time a learner takes the test.
- Browser lock - Prevents learners from viewing additional tabs or using other applications on their device while taking the exam.
- Show feedback - When enabled, learners will see a feedback button to click to view feedback for their entered response.
- Number of Attempts - Set from 1 to 10 or Unlimited. This defines the number of times each learner can submit the exam during the scheduled time.
- Submitted Score - This option appears when more than one attempt is set for the exam and allows the instructor to choose how the exam grade will be calculated for learners. Highest Score is selected by default.
- Highest Score - Takes the highest score attempt that the learner submitted.
- Average Score - Takes the average score from all attempts that the learner submitted.
- Last Attempt - Takes the score from the most recent attempt that the learner submitted.
- Submitted Score - This option appears when more than one attempt is set for the exam and allows the instructor to choose how the exam grade will be calculated for learners. Highest Score is selected by default.
- Passing Score - Set a minimum score that the learner has to achieve to pass the test.
- Points - Set a minimum number of points needed to pass the test.
- Percentage - Set a minimum percentage needed to pass the test.
- Exam Settings - These settings are disabled by default.
- Click Save.
Assign an Exam for Learners to Complete
Once you have published a Test as an exam or created an exam within a course, you must assign the exam to make it available for learners.
- Log into EchoExam with your Instructor account.
- From your dashboard, click My Courses.
- Move your cursor or use your keyboard to tab to the course you want to open and click Open Course.
You will automatically be taken to the Exams tab when you open the course and all of your Exams for the course are displayed.
- Find the exam you want to assign and click Assign.
You can use Search to find a specific exam or filter by the Type and Sort drop-downs.
You can also edit an Exam to confirm it has the correct settings and click Assign from within the Exam edit page.
- Click Continue in the confirmation window that appears.
The Exam is live.
Clicking Cancel will close the confirmation window.
The exam will become available to learners immediately if there is no start date / time set. If there is a start date / time set, the exam will become available to learners at that time. The exam can be unassigned at any time before the start date / time. If there is a scheduled due date / time, the exam will automatically close when scheduled. You can manually end the exam early by clicking the End Now button at any time. The exam must be closed using the End Now button if there is no scheduled due date / time.