Test and Survey Availability Options
When you deploy a test or survey to a content area, you set the availability and feedback options. To make changes to the options, access its contextual menu and click "Edit the Test Options" or "Edit the Survey Options".
The following table provides descriptions of the test and survey availability options.
In the Show Results and Feedback to Students section, you can set which results and feedback are available to students after they complete a test or survey. You can set one or two rules using the drop-down lists. You cannot choose some rules in combination. After you select a rule in the first drop-down list, some may not appear in the second drop-down list.
If conflicts in rules occur, the most permissive settings for that user or group of users is granted. For example, students will receive the greatest number of attempts and longest availability time.
The following image shows the two default options applied to tests: After Submission and Score per Question. If you make no changes in this section, students see their overall test scores and the scores earned for each individual question after they submit their tests. Select more options to determine what else they see, such as the correct answers or your feedback.
IMPORTANT: Students can always see their overall test scores. You cannot change that option from this page. If you do not want them to see their scores yet, access the Grade Center column's contextual menu and hide the column from students. However, when you hide a test column from students, they see nothing about the test in My Grades. When they access the test in the content area, they receive a message stating when they submitted the test. No scores appear.
The following table provides descriptions of the test and survey feedback options. Click the images to enlarge them in your browser. Use your browser's back function to return to the topic.
By default, a deployed test is included in Grade Center calculations. However, you may allow students to take tests for review or practice without impacting grades.
You can turn the test into a self-assessment by hiding students' scores in the Grade Center. This allows students to take tests to reinforce learning without feeling pressure about a score affecting their total grades. Select the appropriate options in the Show Test Results and Feedback to Students section so they are able to see how they did. If you select all options, students will see the answers they selected and which ones are correct.
Option
Include this Test in Grade Center Score Calculations
Hide Results for this Test Completely from Instructor and the Grade Center
Description
You can include this test in Grade Center calculations. If the test is not included, the score does not affect any Grade Center calculations.
You can hide this test score from you and exclude it from Grade Center calculations. The display in the Grade Center will read Complete/Incomplete and N/A or zero appears on the Grade Details page. You cannot see students' answers to questions. Students are able to view their own scores.Selecting this option makes Include this Column in Other Grade Center Calculations and Show Statistics (average and median) for this Column to Students in My Grades unavailable when editing column information in the Grade Center.
The following table describes the options for presenting questions in tests and surveys.