Administering Tests and Quizzes

Administering Tests and Quizzes

Overview

Teachers can create electronic tests that can be pushed to students and taken on their computers. Up to 100 test questions can be randomized, sent out to one or more students and tracked in real-time. Teachers can optionally time the test, show results to students and export the results to a .CSV file. Questions can be formatted as True/False, Multiple Choice, Short Answer, and even Essay. Questions can also include images (.jpg, .gif, bmp, .png).



Creating a Test

  1. Open the LanSchool Test Builder by clicking the arrow next to Testing and selecting Create Test...
  2. Click New Test to add the first question.
  3. Type in the question and select True/False, Multiple Choice, Short Answer, or Essay.
  4. For True/False or Multiple Choice questions, configure the answer options and select the correct one.
  5. For Short Answer questions, type correct short answer responses separated by a comma.
  6. Click Save to add the question to the test.



  7. Continue adding questions to a single test by clicking the Add Question.
  8. Click the Save Test to save the entire test and all of the questions. Choose a location on your computer to save the file.



When configuring a question, you can browse and select an image to be embedded within the question. This could a mathematical graph, equation, diagram, or other visual representation of the question.

Administering the Test

  1. To push a test out to students, click the arrow next to Testing and select Ask Students to Take a Test...
  2. Select students from the Included/Excluded lists and use the Add/Remove buttons to choose who the test will get sent to.
  3. Click the Load to browse and select a previously created LanSchool test file.



  4. Select the Options...  to configure the test to be timed, full screen, or randomized. Click OK.



  5. Click Start to load the test on the student computers and begin the test.

Monitoring the Test Results

Once the test is started, as students answer questions, the teacher can view the results in real-time directly within the Send Test To Students window.



Once all students finish the test or the teacher clicks the Stop, the teacher can click Export... to save all of the answers, questions, and results in a CSV (spreadsheet) format in a folder on the teacher computer. These results can then be prepared to import in most grade book or learning management software.