Original Test and Survey tool: Help contents

Note: The Original Test and Survey tool is slated to be completely replaced by Tests & Surveys as of fall 2012; see About the retirement of Original Test and Survey.

To migrate your tests to Tests & Surveys, see Tests & Surveys: Importing or exporting assessments; for more, see the Tests & Surveys Migration Guide (PDF).

Overview

The Original Test and Survey tool lets instructors collect answers to questions online. Most people use it to administer tests, but it also can serve for gathering survey information, perhaps for informal course feedback. More...

How do I?

Feature demonstrations

All the following feature demonstrations include audio, and each link will open a new window.

• Create a new test 
  
• Enable a test for student participation 
  
• Take and submit a test 
  

Documents

• Taking a test:
  
  
  • Taking a test
  
  
• Test creation basics:
  
  
  • Steps involved in creating a new test or survey
  • Developing questions for a test or survey
  • Reusing test questions
  • In the Oncourse Original Test and Survey tool, when I'm creating or revising a test or survey, how do I get back to my title and settings page?
  • Configuration options on the Test Menu
  • Access control settings in the Original Test and Survey tool
  • Feedback settings in the Original Test and Survey tool
  • Assigning tests to groups
  
  
• Using the Question Editor:
  
  
  • Question types for tests
  • Survey question types
  • Optional fields in the Question Editor
  • Adding an image to a question in the Original Test and Survey tool
  
  
• Miscellaneous:
  
  
  • Printing paper copies of tests
  • "Pending" in test responses
  • Linking to the Gradebook from the Original Test and Survey tool
  • How does automatic grading in the Original Test and Survey tool score multiple choice questions with multiple correct answers?
  • Why does Internet Explorer crash when I try to add a question or edit an existing one in the Original Test and Survey tool?
  • Exporting to Tests & Surveys
  • About the retirement of Original Test and Survey

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