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Taking a Quiz in WebCT

Demo: Taking a Quiz

The Assessments tool in WebCT is used to deliver tests, quizzes, exams, and surveys to online students.

• Quiz Overview
• Taking the Quiz

Quiz Overview

There are three types of assessments:

• Quizzes - online tests for which grades are assigned
• Surveys - anonymous online tests for which no grades are assigned
• Self tests - assessments for which you receive a grade but the grade is not recorded in the grade book. They are basically practice exercises that allow you to test your knowledge and understanding of the content.

Assessments can be presented in different ways by your instructor, so exam formats may vary from course to course or even within the same course.

• Some assessments are only available on certain dates, while other tests may have unlimited availability. You may also be able to submit more than one attempt for an assessment, depending on the conditions setup by your instructor.
• Some assessments have a time limit, while others may allow for an unlimited amout of time. Most instructors will set time limits for quizzes or exams that are graded. Self-tests or survey will frequently have no time limits imposed.
• Questions within the assessment may be set to appear all at once, or one at a time, again depending on how your instructor set it up. You may or may not have the option to revisit a question after you have saved an answer. Your instructor will typically provide this information in advance so that you know what format to expect.
• Grade information can also be presented in various formats. You may be able to receive your grade immediately upon completing your exam, i.e., for multiple choice, T/F, or matching questions, or you may have to wait until your instructor has released the grade.

You may access your Assessments as a link on the Course Toolbar (figure 1). This link will provide access to a list of all assessments that are released or available to you in the course.

Figure 1: Link to Assessments from Course Toolbar

Specific assessments may be available as an icon on the Course Home Page or other Organizer page in your course (figure 2) or as a link directly from within a Learning Module (figure 3), where the assessment instructions will appear within the framework of the module.

Figure 2: Link to Specific Assessment on the Course Homepage

Figure 3: Link to Specific Assessment from within Learning Module

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Taking the Quiz

Locate your assessment on the Assessments page (figure 4). Review the posted date and time for your exam.

Figure 4: List of Assessments

1. Click the link to your assessment (either here from the Assessments page or its link on an organizer page or within a learning module as noted in the overview section above). The quiz information page appears (figure 5).

Figure 5: Quiz Introduction

2. Review the Instructions and Troubleshooting information before starting the quiz. It will provide general information about the quiz and some troubleshooting tips with regard to your browser and java.

3. Click the Begin Assessment button when you are ready to start the quiz. The quiz window will appear (figure 6). Note the time you started, the time allotted, and the time remaining will be visible in the upper right of your quiz window.

Figure 6: Answer Quiz Questions

Remember that you must Save your answers. Note the status for all questions will be displayed on the right.

4. When you have finished answering all of the questions, click the Finish button at either the top or bottom of the page (figure 7).

Figure 7: Finish Quiz

5. After clicking the Finish button, you will receive a confirmation message asking if "you are sure you want to submit your assessment?" (figure 8). If you are sure, click OK.

Figure 8: Submit Quiz Confirmation

6. A page will display confirming your quiz has been submitted (figure 9). Click the View Results button to auto-grade the quiz and view your results.

Figure 9: Quiz has been Submitted

7. Your quiz results page will be displayed (figure 10). Specific quiz details (e.g., quiz questions, correct answers, etc.) may or may not be displayed for your quiz depending on the settings your instructor has applied. At the minimum, you will see your score for the quiz, provided your instructor has finished grading (i.e., paragraph-style questions) and has released the grades.

Figure 10: Quiz Results Page

Your quiz is complete. You can review your attempt and scores from the main assessments page any time after completing the quiz.

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Content Developer: Beverley Hoerig