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Where to Begin
Steps | Directions | Links/Buttons |
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1 | Read and get familiar with ExamSoft Options (PDF) | Assessment Options |
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Fill out the ExamSoft Assessment Form Submission for the above form |
Assessment Form |
ExamSoft Important Information
Exam Question Creation
Beginner Template:
- ExamSoft Beginner Question Creation in Word:
- How to Remove Formatting in Word
- Creating a Question Title
- Creating a Question
- Creating Question Answers
Advanced Comprehensive Template:
- Template Explanation of How to Format Questions
- Remove Formatting
- Title
- Category
- Question
- Rational
- Answers
Best Practices Assessment Options
Note: Below symbol: ~ = Rational
Item | Why |
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Assessment Points |
1 or 2 point(s) per question. ~ Easily calculated in ExamSoft. Pushing Grades in Blackboard: Total Points must match exactly in ExamSoft as well as in Blackboard. ~ EXAMPLE: ExamSoft: 30 question exam - Total assessment points: 60 Blackboard: Grade Center/Exam Column - Points Possible: 60 |
YES - Backward Navigation |
If backward navigation IS selected, then "Missing Answer Reminder" will be selected. ~ Students should know if they missed questions prior to submitting exam. |
NO - Backward Navigation |
If backward navigation is NOT selected, then "Require Answer" will be selected. ~ It is better to require an answer then not having an answer and not being able to go back to the question. |
Show 5 Minute Alarm |
This option will be selected in all exams. |
Pre-Assessment Notices |
Academic Integrity will be in all exams. All exams will also need to add special exam directions/specifications.
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Secure Exam |
Proctored in class/lab. Lock down Browser Password given at the time of exam Download Start Download End Upload Deadline Remote Assessment Deletion: |
Non-Proctored Exam |
Non-Secure Exam Password given at the time of exam Online Exams If using Upload Deadline: Please give warning and clear instructions in your Announcements when exams need to begin: ~ EXAMPLE: If exam starts at 9:00am and students have 60 minutes alotted exam time. |
ExamSoft FAQ's
- Backward navigation - when checked, what does that mean?
- This means: Do you want the students to be able to go back and answer missed or not answered questions.
- What about functions that we currently use in Blackboard like:
- Force Submit
- No Force Submit
- The Time Limit will be the determining factor
- Display one question at a time
- All questions are displayed 1 at a time
- Multiple attempts
- Multiple attempts per student is possible
- Force Submit
- How can students taking the exam at alternate times - how does that happen?
- Make-up Assessments or Missing Students (2 options)
- Remove the missing students from the student list
- Option 1: Create Linked Assessment [(Same Exact Exam) cannot edit or change any content]
- Create new Password
- Option 2: CreateUnlinked Exam (Exam question changes, setting changes, etc)
- Create new Password
NOTE: In this option you will not be able to combine the data because the questions have been altered. This will be a new exam.
- Create new Password
- Make-up Assessments or Missing Students (2 options)
- Do Pre-Assessment Notices instructions remain visible throughout the exam?
- In the Exam, at the top of the page, students have the option to display:
- Exam attachments
- Pre-assessment notices
- Alarm
- As well as a timer
- In the Exam, at the top of the page, students have the option to display:
- Time limit - is there a force submit?
- NO - but the exam will end when the exam time is up for the student
- Post Assessment Settings - does this mean posting the test, not after the test is taken?
- In Post assessment setting you will see:
- Assessment schedule of start date
- Download Start time
- Download End Time
- Upload End Time
- Remote Assessment Deletion
- Download and Upload Email reminders
- In Post assessment setting you will see:
- What if you want to review a specific exam with a student after students have completed them, can you review their specific exam?
- Yes
- Pre-Assessmnet Notice deployed to an entire cohort/class or do we menu select who gets the e-mail link?
- Faculty can send the student invite to an individual student and/or whole cohort
- If a student is sent an invite link, but it doesn't arrive, they obviously can't download. How can we know if this happens, or if they just don't upload, or this nevers happens?
- You should give all exams 24-48 hours prior to exam day to download exam
- Non-Downloaded Exam:
- In ExamSoft next to a student's name you can see who has not downloaded the exam
- Through ExamSoft you can send them a direct email asking why they have not done so yet
- In ExamSoft you can set dated for email reminders as well.
- Proctored After/During Exam:
- If a student has not uploaded the exam they should not be able to leave the room
NOTE: Best Practice - The proctor should check if the exam was uploaded
- If a student has not uploaded the exam they should not be able to leave the room
- Can we as faculty open an exam at any time after completion if we meet F2F with a student for review/discussion?
- Yes