Original Test and Survey Tool: Help contents

Note: Though original Oncourse is retired beginning with the fall 2007 semester, the Original Test and Survey Tool remains available in Oncourse CL course sites. The Test and Survey tool is not available for Oncourse CL course sites created before fall 2006.

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

For instructions on using the Original Test and Survey Tool, view the following feature demonstrations (each link will open a new window):

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

Documents

For more specific instructions on the functions of the Original Test and Survey Tool, see the following 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
  • In the original Oncourse 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
  • Assigning tests to groups
  
  
• Using the Question Editor:
  
  
  • Question types for tests
  • Survey question types
  • Optional fields in the Question Editor
  
  
• Miscellaneous:
  
  
  • Reusing test questions
  • Printing paper copies of tests
  • "Pending" in test responses