Assessment/Testing Manual

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Module Overview

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  What does this learning management system (LMS) do?

  • A web-based application through which learning content is delivered and managed.
  • Provides education to public health workforce related to their roles and needs
  • Promotes worker competencies
  • Associates competencies to worker roles
  • Assesses workers on competencies related to their assigned role(s)
  • Recommends appropriate courses based on assessments
  • Stores competency progress and course history for each learnerCourse
  

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  Section 1: Building a Test Library

  1.1 How to Create an Assessment:

  1. Click on the Learning Objects Menu
  2. Click on the test library option
  3. Click new test
  4. Name your assessment (If this is a SCORM test, check the SCORM Test box and associate this test to the appropriate course within the SCORM Course field (shown above). You have the option of selecting a vendor to associate the test with
  5. Click Save 1.2 Explanation of Fields:

  1	Instance Name	The Test Instance Name can be the Same as Test Name. This name will be displayed when the user create the course. Instances allow you to determine the below for an assessment.
  2	Randomize Checkbox	The Randomize option let the test questions order to be random every time the user takes the test.
  3	Use All Question Checkbox	This option let the test use all questions for the Test
  4	Enforce Retake Logic Checkbox	This option allows retake of the test
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  Only when the Enforce Retake Logic Checkbox is checked, the number of attempts can be set
  6	Review on Completion Checkbox	The correct answers will be displayed only after completion of the test
  7	Show One Question Per page Checkbox	By checking this option only one question is displayed on one page
  8	Passing Score	This is the Passing Score for each test which can be overwritten with the Passing Score at the Course or Accreditation
  9	Make Public Checkbox	By Checking this option the test available to all users
  10	Max Questions	The maximum number of questions to be displayed in the test from a pool of all questions.
  11	Days before Retake	This is related to Retake logic and the number of days is the days after which a user can take the test after retake attempts
  12	Permit Review Checkbox	This lets the user to see the incorrect answers in Red after completion of each Test Attempt
  13	Show FeedBack	This lets shows the feedback for each question in blue if the comments section for each question is filled out.
  13	Save Button	Once the Save Button is click the Test Instance is Saved and Click on the Exit Button
  14	click on the Button of the Test Instance	This action causes the Test List to be displayed.

  1. The system generates a pop up menu to create an instance for your assessment, this can be done immediately or you can go in at a later time to create an instance(s).
  2. Click Exit to leave your test instance

  Section 2 – Creating Assessment Questions and Answers

  2.1 Creating Assessment Questions

  1. Click on Learning Objects
  2. Click test library
  3. Find your assessment name
  4. Click the view link under the questions column to create your questions bank within your assessment
  5. Click the new test question button

  2.2 Explanation of Fields:

  1	Question Text	This is the question as it appears to a user while taking the test
  2	Comments	This is the feedback and/or rationale for the question that would appear after the test is completed if show feedback is selected in the Test Instance
  3	Display Order	This is the order in which the questions are displayed on the assessment.
  4	Save Button	Click on Save Button and New Answer and New Attachment Button would appear like screen below.

  2.3 Explanation of Fields

  1	Click on button	The above window for the new attachment to the question would appear
  2	Type	The type dropdown will show the following: Course Document, Others, Primary Image User Document
  3	Enter File Location	Click on Browse Button and select the document or image to upload from your computer
  3	Name	Give the name for the document or image
  4	Description	Give the description of the document to be uploaded.

  2.4 Creating Assessment Answers

  1. Within the test question form, click new answer
  2. Answer text field , type your question here (This is the answer as it appears to a user while taking the test)
  3. This is box to be selected if the above answer text is the correct option
  4. Select from the following answer types: Check Box, Radio Button, Text Area, Text Box
  5. Answer value field, type your feedback and/or rationale here (This is the answer as it appears to a user while taking the test)
  6. Display order is the order in which the answers are displayed on the assessment
  7. Save and New or save

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  3: Additional Assessment Instances

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  3.1 How to Create Additional Assessment Instances
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  Section 4: Associating Assessment(s) to a Course(s)

  4.1 How to Associate an Assessment to a Course

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