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What’s new in Tests & Quizzes 2.9

What’s new in Tests & Quizzes 2.9. Christine Doherty, Stanford University Lydia Li, Stanford University Lynn Ward, Indiana University. Top 3 New Features. Redesign of Main Assessments Page. Former (2.8) Design of Main Assessments Page. Import function hard to find on page.

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What’s new in Tests & Quizzes 2.9

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  1. What’s new in Tests & Quizzes 2.9 Christine Doherty, Stanford University Lydia Li, Stanford University Lynn Ward, Indiana University

  2. Top 3 New Features Redesign of Main Assessments Page 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  3. Former (2.8) Design of Main Assessments Page Import function hard to find on page • Confusion about meaning of Pending vs. Published • Confusion about meaning of Active vs. Inactive • Page can get unwieldy with a lot of assessments, easy to get lost and make mistakes 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  4. Redesign of Main Assessments Page Create from Scratch and Import functions more clearly distinguished 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  5. Redesign of Main Assessments Page • Working Copies (formerly Pending Assessments) separated from Published Copies with tabs • Meaning of each list made more clear 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  6. Redesign of Main Assessments Page Meaning of Active and Inactive made more clear 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  7. Redesign of Main Assessments Page Ability to filter list by Status, displaying only Active assessments… 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  8. Redesign of Main Assessments Page … or only Inactive assessments * Contributed by Longsight 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  9. Top 3 New Features Add Assessment Due Date to Schedule 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  10. Add Assessment Due Date to Schedule • Option to add due date to Schedule appears on Publish Assessment page • Selected by default, but can be turned off • Does not appear if Schedule tool not turned on in site 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  11. Add Assessment Due Date to Schedule • Appears as Deadline event in site’s Schedule tool • Also appears on each site member’s synoptic calendar 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  12. Add Assessment Due Date to Schedule Schedule description displays important settings and direct link to assessment 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  13. Top 3 New Features RespondusLockDown Browser 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  14. RespondusLockDown Browser Imagesborrowed from Respondusquick start guide for Sakai. Full guideat http://www.respondus.com/downloads/RLDB-QSG-Instructor-Sakai.pdf * Contributed by Respondus 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  15. RespondusLockDown Browser LockDown Browser option found in High Security settings Imagesborrowed from Respondusquick start guide for Sakai. Full guideat http://www.respondus.com/downloads/RLDB-QSG-Instructor-Sakai.pdf 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  16. Additions/Improvements to Question Types New Question Type: Survey - Matrix of Choices 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  17. Original Survey Question Type • Only predefined answer choices • No way to rate multiple items against same scale in same question • A lot more work to make a separate question for each item to be rated 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  18. New Survey Question Type – Matrix of Choices Ability to rate items against same set of answers in a matrix Ability to create custom-defined Row Choices and Column Choices • Option to force ranking (unique answer per item) • Option to add comment field • Ability to customize width of columns in matrix 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  19. New Survey Question Type – Matrix of Choices Student view of survey matrix question type * Contributed by Rutgers 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  20. Additions/Improvements to Question Types Numeric Response Improvements 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  21. Numeric Response Improvements Scientific and complex number notation support 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  22. Numeric Response Improvements Validation allows only numbers and accepted characters within correct answer brackets Accepted Characters described in both instructor view and student view Example: $ is not accepted character within answer brackets 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  23. Numeric Response Improvements Validation allows only numbers and accepted characters within responses 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  24. Additions/Improvements to Question Types Fill in the Blank Improvements 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  25. Fill in the Blank Improvements Improved readability in Defining Answers section Definition and example added to Case Sensitive option for clarity 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  26. Additions/Improvements to Question Types Short Answer/Essay Improvements 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  27. Short Answer/Essay Improvements • Explanation that html tags count in character limit • Count Characters button 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  28. Short Answer/Essay Improvements Validation message made more clear 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  29. Improvement to Automatic Submission 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  30. Automatic Submission Runs after Retract Date • Automatic Submission now runs after Retract Date instead of Due Date to avoid Data Discrepancy errors and student data loss • Selecting Automatic Submission will require setting Retract Date • If no late submissions allowed, Retract Date set to same value as Due Date * Contributed by Longsight 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  31. Improvements to Grading 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  32. Grading Improvements • “Student identities can be seen by graders” is now default setting • Setting can be change to anonymous grading, if desired 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  33. Grading Improvements Score, Adjustment, and Final Score columns now display dashes instead of zeros for No Submission records 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  34. Grading Improvements Adjustment can be added to change Final Score 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  35. Grading Improvements • If Adjustment added to No Submission record, score will count toward Course Grade calculation • If left as dash, score will not count toward Course Grade calculation 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  36. Grading Improvements - Option to set Final Score for all students with No Submission to zero or other score - These scores will be reflected in Course Grade calculations in the gradebook 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  37. Grading Improvements This will also override any Adjustment added previously 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  38. Grading Improvements Grader’s Comments added to export of student scores and responses 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  39. Improvements to Feedback 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  40. Feedback Improvements Red X indicates incorrect answer * Contributed by Longsight 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  41. Feedback Improvements Styling changes to better call out Answer Key, Feedback and Comments 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  42. Additional Improvements 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

  43. Additional Improvements • New styling for warning, error and validation messages for improved readability • Reset selection and validation/error messages redraw page at current question, not top of page • Attached images render and Part Description displays in Print view • Question ordering option within part now editable in published assessments 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference

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