Assessments
The assessments tool is used to deliver online tests/quizzes on course content. Instructors may include one or more of the following types of assessment questions: (1) multiple choice, (2) true-false, (3) jumbled sentence, (4) fill-in-the-blank, (5) matching, (6) combination, (7) calculated, (8) short answer, and (9) paragraph. Instructors may also configure assessment settings such as length of time allowed, availability, number of attempts allowed, and what results or feedback (if any) will be displayed to students upon assessment submission.
Your instructor will determine if assessments may be taken off campus, or set up to be taken in the e-Testing Center either as a group at one time or individually within a certain timeframe. Accordingly, it is essential for you to know how to take exams using the assessments tool. Note: Uses and application of the assessments tool will vary from course to course. The following illustrations will demonstrate how to take assessments from within your e-learning courses.
You may also watch a 1.25 minute instructional video by clicking the video camera icon:
Step 1: Select Assessments from within the Course Tools menu to access all of your course assessments, and click on the name of the assessment that you wish to access (see figure below). Note: Some intructors will build individual assessments into the course content. Accordingly, you may not have a link to Assessments within the Course Tools menu (i.e., you will access individual assessments from within each unit/chapter/week/module).
Step 2: After you have carefully read the assessment instructions and you are ready to take your quiz/test, click the Begin Assessment button (see figure below).
Step 3: Complete the assessment, and click the Save Answer button after you have completed each question.
Step 4: When you have finished the entire assessment, click the Finish button (see figure below).
Step 5: Click OK when asked if you are sure that you want to submit your assessment.