Creating a test
Click Create Test on the Tests page. A test is built in six steps. Click Save & Continue at the end of each one.
Before you start
- An active term. If the Details step says No active term found, set one under School Settings → Terms.
- Subjects, with questions in the question bank.
- Classes (schools) or groups (independent teachers).
1. Details
- Subject: every question in the test must be from this subject. It is locked once questions are added.
- Test Type: the assessment type, such as 1st CA. This decides where the score goes in the class result.
- Academic Term: set from the active term.
- Instructions: shown to students before they start.
2. Settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Duration Mode | Auto works out the time from the number of questions. Manual lets you set a duration for each class. |
| Marks Per Question | Auto shares marks equally. Manual lets you set marks yourself. |
| Pass Percentage | When on, students are shown pass or fail against your Minimum % to pass. Off by default. |
| Shuffle Questions | A different question order for each student |
| Shuffle Options | A different answer order in multiple-choice questions |
| Restrict Attempts | Limit how many times each student can take it |
| Allow Question Navigation | Students can move back and forth. Turn off to make them go in order. |
| Allow Calculator | A calculator on screen |
| Allow 4-Figure Tables | A 4-figure mathematical tables button |
3. Classes
Click Add Class (or Add Group) for each class that sits the test. For each one you can set the Duration and Marks/Q if you chose Manual above.
4. Section Types
For each class, choose Objective (marked automatically), Theory (marked by a teacher), or both. This decides which questions you can add. With both, choose which section students start with.
5. Questions
Add questions for each class and section. See Adding questions to a test.
6. Schedule
Publish the test and give it a time. See Scheduling a test.
After a schedule has started
Some settings are locked once a test has an active or past schedule: duration, marks and shuffle. You can still change the pass percentage and the attempt limit. Classes that already have attempts are locked in the Section Types step.