Build supports Once banks have been created and blueprints defined the next step would be to build a test/assessment. Adaptera supports the following assessment types:
- Test: Instructional support (hints, explanations) must be manually configured during assignment setup.
- Practice Test: Automatically displays hints and explanations if available.
- Survey: Surveys include background questions (multiple choice or short answer). All of the responses are added as attributes to the user’s profile.
Creating a Test
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Step 1: Click on Tests and click the Create button on the page that follows. Choose from the type of tests shown: Test, Survey, Practice.
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Step 2: On the Test
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Configuration page, enter the necessary details
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in the Test Info tab:
- Name (required)
- Directions: enter instructions that test takers need to follow for the
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- test. The
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- text
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- can be formatted using the custom tools available
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- at the top of the editor.
- Blueprint (optional): choose if the test is being designed to follow a specific pattern.
- Default Report: Choose either Standard, Pathway, or Writing Report
- Release Status: Choose 'Draft' If you would like to save the test to make changes later. Choosing the 'Published' status makes the test available for
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- test takers.
- Active/Inactive:
Step 3: Adding Items to the Test:
Click on the Items tab
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- Use the filters at the top (Bank, Item Type, Categories)
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- to make a more specific search
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- and click on 'Apply' to
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- filter results
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- or 'Refresh' to start over.
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- Available Items are displayed on the left
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- To add items to the test
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- , click on the + sign. Click on 'Move All' to add all the items to the test, shown under 'Selected Items' on the right.
- To remove an item from the Selected Items list, click on 'x' . 'Reset' removes all items from the 'Selected Items" list.
- To preview a selected item, click on the magnifying glass. Selected items can be reordered if needed by clicking and dragging the item up or down.
- Preview Test: a simulated preview of what the test actually looks like. This is helpful to see the order in which the items are displayed, whether corresponding questions are too similar, etc.
- Click Save to create the test.