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Course Test Questions
Page Location: Admin > Page Builder > Courses/Classes > Course Test Questions
The Course Test Questions section allows the ability to enter questions that can be used to test student's knowledge gained through different classes. NOTE: Questions flagged ‘Inactive' will NOT appear and are stored for historical purposes.
User View: Users see this field in the Student File or Class File as they have access.
- Class File > Roster Page > Attendees Tab - Test Icon
- Student File > Activity Page > Class Enrollments Tab OR Courses Taken Tab - Test Icon
Student/Manager View:
- My Record > History OR Classes sections - Test Icon
- Manager> History OR Classes sections - Click on 'Student Name' hyperlink to see the Activity Page of that student.
To filter the list of questions on the page, select the desired Group from the drop-down list at the top of the page. The page will refresh and display only the questions for the group selected. To add a new question click the Add new record link or to edit an existing question, click on the Pencil Icon. Additionally there is a checkbox at the bottom on the page Hide Inactive. To display inactive questions check the box. The page refreshes to display the ones that are no longer in use per setup.
Creating a question adds the question as an available question to be selected within the Course File > Course Test Page. The summary grid gives some general information about questions. The grid can be sorted by a specific column by clicking on the field name.
Summary View
| Field |
Purpose |
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The pencil icon allows the user to edit the question details. |
| Question |
Displays the question. |
| Type |
Displays the type of answer tracked (Short Text, Long Text, Drop-Down). If Drop-Down is selected, this field is a hyper link to another page which stores the specific answers to the questions. |
| Required to Answer |
Indicates if this question is a required question for the student to answer on the test. If the question is required, then the test will not be completed until all required questions have an answer. |
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The X icon allows the user to remove the question from the system.
NOTE: Clicking the X icon will remove the question from the set-up page as well as from the course/student record. So, all information connected to this question will be lost. It is recommended that a question not be deleted but rather it be hidden (edit the question to see this option) so the data can remain attached to the Class's file. |
Below the table, on the right-hand side, there is a 'Hide Inactive' checkbox which is checked upon logging into the system. If a questions has been made to be inactive, then the question will not show in this list unless this checkbox is unchecked. Additionally, the question is highlighted in pink to make it easy to see which questions are active or inactive.
Detail View
If a new question needs to be added, click the 'Add new record' link above the summary grid. If a question needs to be edited, click the icon to access the details.
| Field |
Purpose |
| Text Box |
Type in the text which should be displayed to the student. This box is designed for text but HTML keys can be embedded into the text and the web pages can translate the formatting (bold, italics, colors, etc.) |
| Answer Type |
Select the type of answer which should be entered (Short Text, Long Text, Drop-Down, No Answer). |
| Group |
Select the group the question should be considered with from the drop-down list. (NOTE: The groups need to be created and entered prior to this point so that they display here when adding the question.) It is highly suggested to come up with a group method for your questions for them to be organized and maintained easier. |
| Order |
Select the order number of the question from the drop-down list. This orders the questions as they should be seen in Page Builder as well as the test in the Course File. |
| Required to Answer |
This checkbox is pre-selected for you when you add a new question. It is assumed that you would want the student to answer the question when it is displayed on the test. If you would like to not make this question required, simply uncheck the box. |
| Inactive |
Check this box if the question must be answered before the test can be submitted. |
| Hidden |
Check this box if the question no longer is needed. It is recommended that questions be inactivated rather than deleted so that if you want to use it again later, you can or to keep the question/answers for historical purposes. |
Answer Types
This section has four types of answers which can be entered.
No Answer
Select this answer type if the 'question' will be a place holder on the page or will give an explanation for a set of question which will appear after the explanation. For example, use this type of answer to explain how a set of questions below should be answered if the test has different sections to it that require a little more information.
Short Text
Select this answer type if the answer would be less than 50 characters (one or two words).
Long Text
Select this answer type if the answer would be less lengthy. For example, if there is an option to type in additional comments, then the Long Text option will provide sufficient space to do so.
Drop-Down
Select this answer type if the goal is to have the student select the answer from multiple options. Selecting this answer type will lend itself to have auto-scoring capabilities if desired. Once this answer type is selected, save the question and then click on the words 'Drop-Down' in the summary view to complete the setup.
Drop-down answers will appear in an alpha-numeric order. So, before adding possible answers, work on the display of the answers ahead of time so they don't have to be added and removed later.
| Field |
Purpose |
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Click this icon to add a new value to the table. When adding, the user will be able to enter in a value for the drop-down menu, decide if the answer is acceptable or not and assign a value.
NOTE: Answers cannot be edited but the 'Value' can be change in the summary table. After making a change, click the  icon. |
| Drop-Down Choice |
Displays the answer which will be in the drop-down. |
| Value |
Select a number (1-100) to assign to the answer of this question. The accumulation of all the answers will be consolidated as the overall grade for the student. |
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Click this button to remove this answer from the drop-down list. |
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