Creating a Test in eCampus Ultra

Instructions

Initial Steps

1. Click the plus symbol in the Course Content tab (you can also add a test inside a folder or module).
   
   

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2. Click Create.

3. Scroll to the Assessment area and choose Test.

4. Name the test.

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5. In Content & Settings, click the plus symbol.

6. To add questions to the test, you can:

   1. Choose a question type.

   2. Choose to reuse a question.

   3. Upload a question from a file.

   4. Add a file from Cloud Storage.

7. Continue adding questions by hovering under or over a question to activate the plus symbol.

Settings

Test Visibility

1. Click the drop-down in the upper right to choose when/if students will be able to view the test.

   1. Hidden from students (default).

   2. Visible to students

   3. Choose the release conditions:

      1. Choose from all students, specific students, or specific groups.

      2. Set date and time of availability.

      3. Performance:

         1. Choose whether access to this test will be limited by a student’s overall grade or just a specific previously graded item.

         2. Choose the grade requirement for the overall or specific grade.

            1. Choose a range.

            2. Create your own range.

               1. Choose the grading schema

               2. Choose a minimum and maximum grade.

   4. Choose if the assignment will appear now or only if a student meets the conditions.

2. Save any changes to the test visibility settings.

Test Settings

After adding all questions, click the gear icon to choose settings.

Details and Information

1. Enter a due date and time.

2. Optionally, check the box to activate any of the following:

• Prohibit late submissions

• Prohibit attempts after the due date

• Allow class conversations, (enables a space for students to have discussions about the assessment or ask questions)

• Collect submissions offline: You can't collect submissions offline for an assessment with questions.

Presentation Options

Check the box to activate any of the following:

• Display one question at a time.

  • If you choose this, you can also check the box to prohibit backtracking.

• Randomize the order of questions.

• Randomize the order of answers - multiple choice answers will always be randomized.

• Randomize pages

Grading & Submissions

1. In the Grading & Submissions area,

   1. The default Grade category is test. If necessary, click the dropdown to change the category.

   2. One is the default number of Attempts allowed. If necessary, click the dropdown to change this to a different number or unlimited.

   3. The default Grade using is Points. If necessary, change this to a different way to grade.

   4. Enter the Maximum points given for the assignment.

   5. Optionally, check the box to:

      1. Hide student names from the grader

      2. Enable two graders per student

      3. Enable peer review

      4. Post grades immediately after you submit a grade.

Assessment Results

You can choose these options only after adding questions.

1. Submission View: Control when students are able to have access to their submissions.

2. Automated Question Feedback: Control when students are able to view the instructor feedback.

3. Question Scores: Control when students are able to view their scores for each question.

4. Correct Answers: Control whether students can see the correct answer for each question.

Assessment Security

1. Access code: You can add an access code to control when students and groups take a test. The access code is generated at random by the system.

2. Respondus Lockdown Browser: custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a learning management system.

Additional tools

1. Add Time limit: You can set a time limit for the test.

2. Add grading rubric: You are unable to add a rubric for a test with questions such as True/False or Multiple Choice. Rubrics can only be used with tests or assignments that require a written response from the student. For Tests, choose Add text and disable “Post assessment grades automatically.”

3. Goals & standards: You can align a test to one or multiple goals.

4. Assigned groups: You can assign the test to a group, unless you have prohibited late submissions. You can create a group here or choose a group already created. By default, you assign a grade to each group as a whole, but you can change a group member’s individual grade.

Description

Optionally, add a description which appears with the Assignment title on the Course Content area. The description is limited to 750 characters.