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Descriptions appear in the Content Area before students launch the test. Instructions appear alongside the test itself.

Creating Tests in Yorkshare

Tests are created from within Content Areas.

Basic Set-up

Within the content area you wish your test to appear:

• Open the [Create Assessment] menu and select Test.
• Click [Create].
• Enter a Name, Description and Instructions for your test.
• Open the [Create Question] menu, select a question type, and enter your question.
• Click [OK], then [Submit] to select your newly-created test.
• You will be presented with a Test Options form.
• Under sections 2. Test Availability, select Make the Link Available.
• Make changes to test settings (see below) and click [Submit].

Optional Settings

Most sections of this form can be left with the default settings. Below are some of the more frequently changed settings.

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You can set the number of allowed attempts: tick Number of Attempts and enter the number of tries you want to allow.

• If desired, set an automatic announcement that the test has been posted using the Add a New Announcement for this Test option.
• By default, students are only able to complete the test once. To allow further attempts, tick Multiple Atte#mpts.
• Section 4.Self-Assessment Options can be used to enable formative tests by selecting Hide Results for this Test... Completely.

• The next options are of limited use: we recommend leaving them on the default settings: Force Completion, Set Timer, Display After, Display Until, Password, Due Date.

• Section 5. Test Feedback can be used to control the feedback displayed to students once they have completed the test.
• Section 6. Test Presentation can be used to control whether the test is displayed on a single page (All at Once ) or in a series of separate pages (One at a Time).
• Finally, questions can be displayed in random order using Randomize Questions.