Help Guide

Test Master: Overview

Test Master will allow you to create multiple-choice, or true-false Tests online. On any given Test, you may have both true/false questions and multiple choice, and the same program will grade the Tests and email you (or other designated instructor) the results.

Configuration options and features include:

Student score viewing: You can configure the program so that at the end of the Test, it will (or will not) show the user the correct answer to incorrectly answered questions, the student's percentage score, previous high scorers on the Test, and a grading scale or any combination of these, or even none of these.

Authorized users: You can configure the program so that only certain students may take certain Tests, or so that anyone can take any Test.

Multiple instructors: You may configure the program with any number of designated instructors who may then create their own Tests on the system, and have the results emailed to them.

Emailing Results: You may configure the program so that it does not email the results to the instructor at all.

 

Detailed Statistics on Test Scores and Results: The program allows the instructor(s) to generate detailed statistics on each Test, including the Mean, Median, Mode, Highest and Lowest total scores, as well as details for each question about how many students chose the correct and incorrect answers, plus detailed results about how each student answered each question, sortable by student ID or by question.

Reset Test Results: You may reset the results of a Test back to zero to start over with another group of students.

One-Stop Test shop: By pulling up the web address of the Test Master CGI program in your browser, you will be provided with a menu of all existing Tests (and their instructors) as well as a link to log in to the administrative interface.

 

Setting Up Students

Before you set up a Test, if you will be using the "authorized users" feature, you should add your students to the system. This will make it easier when adding a Test, since the Test creation sequence will give you the opportunity to select the students you wish to be able to take the Test.

Adding Students

To add a student to the system, first log in to the Administration menu, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "Add Student" button in the main menu.
   
   
2. On the left hand side of the screen, fill in the slots for the student's Name, Email address, and password. You will need to enter the password twice to ensure you have typed it correctly.
   
   
3. If you have already created a Test (or Tests), a list of those Tests will appear on the right side of your screen under the heading "Tests for this Student". You may select the check box(es) for the Tests you wish to allow this student to take. If there are "No Tests Found," you may authorize the student when you create a Test. Note: if you do not check one of the boxes, the student will be on the system but will not be allowed to take any Tests. To allow a student to take a Test, you must use the "Edit Student" function later.
   
   
4. When you are done, click the "Add Student" button towards the bottom left side of the screen. A message should appear saying that the student was added.
   
   
5. Click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.
   
   
6. Make sure you inform the student about how to log into the system. The student will use what you entered in the "Student ID/Email" field as the Login, and what you entered in the "Student Password" fields as the password.

Deleting Students

To delete a student from the system, first log in to the Administration menu, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "Delete Student" button.
   
   
2. A screen will appear with a drop-down list of all the students currently on the system. Select the student you wish to delete, and click "Delete Student".
   
   
3. A confirmation screen will appear which warns you that you are about to delete this student, and asks you if you wish to continue. If you are sure you wish to delete the student, click the "Yes, delete (Student)" button. If you have changed your mind, simply click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" to go back to the main menu, and the student will not be deleted.
   
   
4. If you click the "Yes, delete (student)" button (where "(student)" will be the student's ID or email address), a message should appear saying that the student was successfully deleted.
   
   
5. Click on the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.

Editing Students

To edit a student's name, ID, password, or to modify which Tests a student is allowed to take, first log in to the Administration menu, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "Edit Student" button.
   
   
2. As in "Delete Student," a screen will appear with a drop-down list of all students currently on the system. Select the student you wish to modify, and click "Edit Student."
   
   
3. On the left hand side of the screen, modify any information as required for the student's Name, Email address, and password. The student's current information will already be filled in. If you do not need to change a field, you may leave it alone and it will remain the same.
   
   
4. If you have already created a Test (or Tests), a list of those Tests will appear on the right side of your screen under the heading "Tests for this Student". You may select the check box(es) for the Tests you wish to allow this student to take, or un-check the check boxes for any Tests which you no longer wish the student to be able to take. If there are "No Tests Found," you may authorize the student when you create a Test. Note: if you do not check one of the boxes, the student will be on the system but will not be allowed to take any Tests. To allow a student to take a Test, you must use the "Edit Student" function again later.
   
   
5. When you are done, click the "Edit Student" button towards the bottom left side of the screen. A message should appear saying that the student was successfully updated.
   
   
6. Click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.
   
   
7. If you have changed the student's Password or Email address, make sure you inform the student about how to log into the system with the changed information. The student will use what you entered in the "Student ID/Email" field as the Login, and what you entered in the "Student Password" fields as the password.

Multiple Instructors Overview

If you have chosen the "multiple_instructors" option, you may choose to add any number of instructors to the system. These instructors, once set up, may log in and add their own students and may create their own Tests. While the Administrator of the system may view, modify, and delete all Tests, Instructors may only delete or modify their own Tests.



Adding Instructors

To add an instructor to the system, first log in to the Administration menu, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "Add Instructor" button in the main menu.
   
   
2. Fill in the slots for the Instructor's Name (this will be shown in the main Test screen next to any Tests the instructor creates), Email address (results of the Tests will be sent to this address), and password. You will need to enter the password twice to ensure you have typed it correctly.
   
   
3. When you are done, click the "Add Instructor" button towards the bottom left side of the screen. A message should appear saying that the instructor was successfully added.
   
   
4. Click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.
   
   
5. Make sure you inform the instructor about how to log into the system. The instructor will use what you entered in the "Instructor ID/Email" field as the Login, and what you entered in the "Instructor Password" fields as the password.

Deleting Instructors

To delete an instructor from the system, first log in to the Administration menu, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "Delete Instructor" button.
   
   
2. A screen will appear with a drop-down list of all the instructors currently on the system. Select the instructor you wish to delete, and click "Delete Instructor". (If there are no instructors on the system, the drop-down list will show a message saying "ERROR: No Instructors Found." If this is the case, simply click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.)
   
   
3. A confirmation screen will appear which warns you that you are about to delete this instructor, and asks you if you wish to continue. If you are sure you wish to delete the instructor, click the "Yes, delete "Instructor Name" button. If you have changed your mind, simply click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" to go back to the main menu, and the instructor will not be deleted.
   
   
4. If you click the "Yes, delete Instructor Name" button (where "Instructor Name" will be the instructor's name), a message should appear saying that the instructor was successfully deleted.
   
   
5. Click on the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.

Editing Instructors

To modify an instructor's name, email address, or password, first log in to the Administration menu, and follow these steps:

1. Click the "Edit Instructor" button in the main menu.
   
   
2. A screen will appear with a drop-down list of all the instructors currently on the system. Select the instructor whose information you wish to modify, and click "Edit Instructor". (If there are no instructors on the system, the drop-down list will show a message saying "ERROR: No Instructors Found." If this is the case, simply click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.)
   
   
3. On the left hand side of the screen, modify any information as required for the Instructor's Name, Email address, and password. The instructor's current information will already be filled in. If you do not need to change a field, you may leave it alone and it will remain the same.
   
   
4. When you are done, click the "Edit Instructor" button towards the bottom left side of the screen. A message should appear saying that the instructor was successfully updated.
   
   
5. Click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.
   
   
6. Make sure you inform the instructor about how to log into the system if you have changed the Instructor ID/Email or Password. The instructor will use what you entered in the "Instructor ID/Email" field as the Login, and what you entered in the "Instructor Password" fields as the password.

Test Management

Through the administration interface, you may create, edit, or delete Tests. Tests have no hard-set limits as to length, number of questions, number of distractors per question, or length of instructions. However, please keep in mind that the web format may make extremely long Tests (50 - 100 or more questions) harder for the student to load into a web browser, and complete in a reasonable amount of time.



Adding Tests

To add a Test, log into the Administration main menu and click the "Add Test" button.

In the first screen, you will be asked two questions: One is how many questions you would like on this Test, and one is the maximum number of "distractors" (possible answers) that you wish to appear for any one question.

1. For "how many questions do you want on this Test," simply fill in a number for the total number of questions. You may add or delete questions later from the "Edit Test" menu if you choose too few or too many.
   
   
2. Next, the program wants to know what the maximum number of possible answers for any given question on this Test should be. For example, if this is only a True/False Test, you can put "2" in this slot. However, if the Test will be partly True/False, and partly multiple choice, and you wish to give up to 10 possible answers for a multiple choice question, you would put 10 here.
   
   (When the program creates the Test, it will disregard any empty fields. Thus, you need not fill in all 10 answer fields if not all of your questions require that many choices.)
   
   
3. When you have entered these numbers, click "Take me to the next Step."
   
   
4. In this screen, you may fill in the title of the Test, any instructions you would like to appear at the top of the Test page, and three blanks for the student's name, email address, and ID number. In addition, the program allows for custom HTML header and footer text for each Test, so that each Test can have a different "look".
   
   
5. In the first text area where it says "If you'd like any custom HTML code to be printed at the top of each Test page, enter it here", you may put in any HTML code to appear at the top of the pages generated by the program for this Test. If you're not sure about HTML, you may leave this blank.
   
   
6. In the second text area where it says "If you'd like any custom HTML code to be printed at the bottom of each Test page, enter it here", you may put in any HTML code to appear at the bottom of the pages generated by the program for this Test. If you're not sure about HTML, you may leave this blank.
   
   
7. Enter a title for the Test. This can be anything you like, and is not limited to a certain length, but should be brief.
   
   
8. In the textarea field, you may enter anything you like. This will appear at the top of the page for this Test. TIP: If this will be a Reading Comprehension Test, you may enter something like "Read the following text and answer the questions below:" and then copy and paste in the text you wish the students to read. There is no fixed length limit on this text.
   
   
9. The next three blanks may be used for whatever you wish. If you have no need for the students to fill in any other information, you may clear out these fields.
   
   
10. Next, is the Question and Answers section for the Test itself. On the left-hand side of the screen, you will see blanks for "Question" and "Possible Answers" as well as radio buttons for each possible answer to mark them as "Correct." Type your question into the Question field, then type your possible answers into the possible answers field. Make sure to select the radio button next to each correct answer! If a question has more fields for possible answers than you wish to fill in, just leave them blank and the program will ignore them.
    
    Tip: there is no length limit for the questions or answers. Although the fields are small, you may type questions or answers as long as you wish, and the field will expand internally to accomodate them.
    
    Short-Answer Questions and Answers: When entering a short-answer question, you may choose to display the answer field as a one-line text box like this

    or as a multi-line text field like this

    .
    
    To create a short-answer question with a one-line text field, type the question as usual in the question slot. In the answer slot, type %SAQ% and then your answer. Be sure to mark that answer as correct. For example:
    
    

    (Correct)

    
    
    To create a short-answer question with a multi-line text field, type the question as usual in the question slot. In the answer slot, type %SAT% and then your answer. Be sure to mark that answer as correct. For example:
    
    

    (Correct)

    
    
    

11. On the right hand side of the screen, under the heading "Authorized Students," you will see a list of any students on the system. To allow a student to take this Test, simply select the checkbox next to that student's name.
    
    
12. When you are finished, click "Configure Test Options" to go to the Test configuration screen.
    
    

13. In this screen, you'll be asked to configure the following options:
    
    General Configuration Options
    
    
    
    Turn on debugging: If set to Yes, this will cause the program to print out debugging messages which may be helpful in troubleshooting problems with Test Master. If set to No, no such messages are printed. It is recommended that you set this to No unless you are having problems.
    
    Allow remote debugging: If set to Yes, this will allow you to tell Test Master to allow you to turn on debugging by calling the Test Master.cgi program like this:
    
    http://www.your.site/cgi-bin/Test Master.cgi?debugging=1
    
    If set to No, is does not allow this. It is recommended that you set this to No unless you are having problems.
    
    Email results of Test to instructor: If set to Yes, this will email you the results of the Tests. If set to No, it will not email you the results.
    
    Allow students to take this Test more than once? If set to Yes, allows all students to take the Test as many times as they like. If set to No, does not allow students to take the Test more than once. If set to "Yes, but only email the first one", it will allow students to take the Test over, but it will only email the results of the first one to the instructor.
    
    Accept *only* fully completed Tests? If set to Yes, Test Master will not allow a student to submit a Test unless all the questions have been answered. If set to No, Test Master will allow students to submit partially completed Tests.
    
    Only authorized users can take Test: If set to Yes, Test Master will require students to have their own login and password in order to take the Test. This means that you will need to add the student through the Administrative Interface and allow them to take this Test. If set to No, Test Master will not require authorization, and will let anyone take the Test.
    
    Use single password for this Test If set to Yes, this will allow you to set up a password for this Test. If you do not wish to add all your students to the Test Master system, you may choose a single password and give it to everyone in the class. If set to No, Test Master will either require students to login individually, or (if you have set "Only authorized users can take the Test" to "No") will not require any authorization.
    
    Password: If you chose "Yes" for "Use single password for this Test," then type an appropriate password in this slot.
    
    Score Display Options
    
    What should I show after Test completion? In this first field, the possible values are "All," "StatusOnly," "ScoreOnly," and "None". These options are explained in the screen.
    
    Mail Score to student as above, but do not show on the web: If set to Yes, this will give the student an opportunity to enter his or her email address to receive whatever results you chose to show them in the previous section. (E.g. "ScoreOnly," "StatusOnly," etc.) It will not display the Test results on the web page. If set to No, it will simply display the results of the Test to the student.
    
    Show scores of other students: If set to Yes, Test Master will display a certain number of previous Test takers' scores. If set to No, it will not display the scores of any other Test taker.
    
    Number of scores to show: If you have set "Show scores of other students" to Yes, enter a number representing how many scores you wish to show. Test Master will display the top scorers on this Test up to the number you enter.
    
    Allow students to receive score by email: If set to Yes, Test Master will allow students to enter their email addresses to be mailed a copy of their Test results. If set to No, Test Master will not give the students this opportunity.
    
    Show the grading scale: If set to Yes, Test Master will show students a grading scale after the Test, so that they can see which letter grade (or other status such as "Pass/Fail") corresponds to their score. If set to No, Test Master will not show a grading scale.
    
    In the textarea, you may modify the grading scale: Here, you will see a textarea field which you may edit so that it represents your own grading scale. You may use HTML, or simply edit the default. Tip: if you wish the grading scale to display on the students' screen just as it looks in the text box, do not remove the <pre> and </pre> tags.
    
    Text for the "Grade Test" button on this Test: You may type whatever you wish in this slot, but you may not use HTML. This is the text that will appear on the button students click to submit their Tests, and can be anything from "Go!" to "Go ahead, grade that bad boy!"
    
    Short-Answer Question Scoring Options
    
    Ignore case? If set to Yes, Test Master will not pay attention to the case of a student's answer when determining whether it is correct or not. For example, if the correct answer is "Kristina Harris," the student will be marked as correct for the answers "kristina harris" or "KRISTINA HARRIS" or even "kRiStInA hARrIs". If set to No, then Test Master will mark an answer wrong unless the case exactly matches.
    
    Ignore punctuation? If set to Yes, Test Master will ignore any punctuation characters in a student's answer when determining whether or not it is correct. For example, if the correct answer is "Yes, we always go there." the student will be marked as correct for the answer "Yes we always go there". Please note that you should set this to No for any short answer which includes punctuation, such as "1/4" or ".45%" since the answers "14" and "45" would be considered correct.
    
    Ignore spaces? If set to Yes, Test Master will ignore any spaces in a student's answer when determining whether or not it is correct. For example, if the correct answer is "Internet Email", the student would be marked as correct for the answer "InternetEmail". This may be a helpful option to avoid students being marked as incorrect if they accidentally put an extra space at the beginning or end of their answers.
    
    Ignore non-word characters This option is a combination of "Ignore punctuation" and "Ignore spaces." If set to Yes, it is the same as setting both of these to Yes. If set to No, then this option is ignored.
    
    Use multiple answers? If set to Yes, you enable Test Master to check for multiple correct answers. If you have entered "Yes//Yep//Yeah//Yessir" (notice the // in between the possible answers) as the answer for a question, and set this to Yes, Test Master will mark as correct any one of those answers.
    
    Accept partially correct answer? If set to Yes, Test Master will mark an answer correct if it is part of, or contained within the correct answer. This is extremely lenient, since if the correct answer is "There are four people", the student would be marked correct for "There are four," "four," "people," or even "are four".
    
    

14. When you have completed the configuration, click the "Create Test" button.

A screen will appear with a link to the Test you have just created. You may click on this link, or click "Go to Administration Main Menu" to return to the main menu. Note: If you click on the Test link, you must log in as a student in order to view the Test. If you do not wish to have to log in as a student, return to the main menu, and click "View Test." The "View Test" function of the main menu will allow you to view and even take a Test for testing purposes without logging in.



Editing Tests

To edit a Test, log into the Administration main menu and click the "Edit Test" button.

1. Select the Test you wish to edit from the drop down list, and click "Edit Test."
   
   
2. In the next screen, you may edit the HTML header and footer, the instructions you would like to appear at the top of the Test page, and the three blanks for the student's name, email address, and ID number (if any).
   
   
3. Next, is the Question and Answers section for the Test itself. On the left-hand side of the screen, you will see blanks with your existing "Question" and "Possible Answers" as well as radio buttons for each possible answer to mark them as "Correct."
   
   To delete a question entirely, simply clear out the question field and all the answer fields for that question.
   
   To add a question, simply fill in the question and possible answers in the extra question slot at the bottom.
   
   Make sure to select the radio button next to each correct answer! If a question has more fields for possible answers than you wish to fill in, just leave them blank and the program will ignore them.
   
   Tip: there is no length limit for the questions or answers. Although the fields are small, you may type questions or answers as long as you wish, and the field will expand internally to accomodate them.
   
   
4. On the right hand side of the screen, under the heading "Authorized Students," you will see a list of any students on the system who have been allowed to take this Test. To allow a student to take this Test, simply check the checkbox next to that student's name. To remove a student's authorization to take the Test, simply un-check the checkbox next to that student's name.
   
   
5. When you are finished, click "Edit Configuration" to go to the Test configuration screen.
   
   

6. In this screen, you'll be asked to configure the following options:
   
   General Configuration Options
   
   
   
   Turn on debugging: If set to Yes, this will cause the program to print out debugging messages which may be helpful in troubleshooting problems with Test Master. If set to No, no such messages are printed. It is recommended that you set this to No unless you are having problems.
   
   Allow remote debugging: If set to Yes, this will allow you to tell Test Master to allow you to turn on debugging by calling the Test Master.cgi program like this:
   
   http://www.your.site/cgi-bin/Test Master.cgi?debugging=1
   
   If set to No, is does not allow this. It is recommended that you set this to No unless you are having problems.
   
   Email results of Test to instructor: If set to Yes, this will email you the results of the Tests. If set to No, it will not email you the results.
   
   Allow students to take this Test more than once? If set to Yes, allows all students to take the Test as many times as they like. If set to No, does not allow students to take the Test more than once. If set to "Yes, but only email the first one", it will allow students to take the Test over, but it will only email the results of the first one to the instructor.
   
   Accept *only* fully completed Tests? If set to Yes, Test Master will not allow a student to submit a Test unless all the questions have been answered. If set to No, Test Master will allow students to submit partially completed Tests.
   
   Only authorized users can take Test: If set to Yes, Test Master will require students to have their own login and password in order to take the Test. This means that you will need to add the student through the Administrative Interface and allow them to take this Test. If set to No, Test Master will not require authorization, and will let anyone take the Test.
   
   Use single password for this Test If set to Yes, this will allow you to set up a password for this Test. If you do not wish to add all your students to the Test Master system, you may choose a single password and give it to everyone in the class. If set to No, Test Master will either require students to login individually, or (if you have set "Only authorized users can take the Test" to "No") will not require any authorization.
   
   Password: If you chose "Yes" for "Use single password for this Test," then type an appropriate password in this slot.
   
   Score Display Options
   
   What should I show after Test completion? In this first field, the possible values are "All," "StatusOnly," "ScoreOnly," and "None". These options are explained in the screen.
   
   Mail Score to student as above, but do not show on the web: If set to Yes, this will give the student an opportunity to enter his or her email address to receive whatever results you chose to show them in the previous section. (E.g. "ScoreOnly," "StatusOnly," etc.) It will not display the Test results on the web page. If set to No, it will simply display the results of the Test to the student.
   
   Show scores of other students: If set to Yes, Test Master will display a certain number of previous Test takers' scores. If set to No, it will not display the scores of any other Test taker.
   
   Number of scores to show: If you have set "Show scores of other students" to Yes, enter a number representing how many scores you wish to show. Test Master will display the top scorers on this Test up to the number you enter.
   
   Allow students to receive score by email: If set to Yes, Test Master will allow students to enter their email addresses to be mailed a copy of their Test results. If set to No, Test Master will not give the students this opportunity.
   
   Show the grading scale: If set to Yes, Test Master will show students a grading scale after the Test, so that they can see which letter grade (or other status such as "Pass/Fail") corresponds to their score. If set to No, Test Master will not show a grading scale.
   
   In the textarea, you may modify the grading scale: Here, you will see a textarea field which you may edit so that it represents your own grading scale. You may use HTML, or simply edit the default. Tip: if you wish the grading scale to display on the students' screen just as it looks in the text box, do not remove the <pre> and </pre> tags.
   
   Text for the "Grade Test" button on this Test: You may type whatever you wish in this slot, but you may not use HTML. This is the text that will appear on the button students click to submit their Tests, and can be anything from "Go!" to "Go ahead, grade that bad boy!"
   
   Short-Answer Question Scoring Options
   
   Ignore case? If set to Yes, Test Master will not pay attention to the case of a student's answer when determining whether it is correct or not. For example, if the correct answer is "Kristina Harris," the student will be marked as correct for the answers "kristina harris" or "KRISTINA HARRIS" or even "kRiStInA hARrIs". If set to No, then Test Master will mark an answer wrong unless the case exactly matches.
   
   Ignore punctuation? If set to Yes, Test Master will ignore any punctuation characters in a student's answer when determining whether or not it is correct. For example, if the correct answer is "Yes, we always go there." the student will be marked as correct for the answer "Yes we always go there". Please note that you should set this to No for any short answer which includes punctuation, such as "1/4" or ".45%" since the answers "14" and "45" would be considered correct.
   
   Ignore spaces? If set to Yes, Test Master will ignore any spaces in a student's answer when determining whether or not it is correct. For example, if the correct answer is "Internet Email", the student would be marked as correct for the answer "InternetEmail". This may be a helpful option to avoid students being marked as incorrect if they accidentally put an extra space at the beginning or end of their answers.
   
   Ignore non-word characters This option is a combination of "Ignore punctuation" and "Ignore spaces." If set to Yes, it is the same as setting both of these to Yes. If set to No, then this option is ignored.
   
   Use multiple answers? If set to Yes, you enable Test Master to check for multiple correct answers. If you have entered "Yes//Yep//Yeah//Yessir" (notice the // in between the possible answers) as the answer for a question, and set this to Yes, Test Master will mark as correct any one of those answers.
   
   Accept partially correct answer? If set to Yes, Test Master will mark an answer correct if it is part of, or contained within the correct answer. This is extremely lenient, since if the correct answer is "There are four people", the student would be marked correct for "There are four," "four," "people," or even "are four".
   
   

7. When you have completed the configuration, click the "Make Changes" button.

A screen will appear with a link to the Test you have just created. You may click on this link, or click "Go to Administration Main Menu" to return to the main menu. Note: If you click on the Test link, you must log in as a student in order to view the Test. If you do not wish to have to log in as a student, return to the main menu, and click "View Test." The "View Test" function of the main menu will allow you to view and even take a Test for testing purposes without logging in.



Copying Tests

To edit a Test, log into the Administration main menu and click the "Edit Test" button.

1. Select the Test you wish to edit from the drop down list, and click "Edit Test."
   
   
2. In the next screen, towards the top, you will see a "Copy Test" button. Click the "Copy Test" button.
   
   
3. In the next screen, you will be given a chance to pick a name for the new Test, and assign it to an instructor. Fill in the name for the new Test, and select an instructor from the dropdown list, and click the "Copy Test" button.
   
   
4. The program will now have copied the Test and it will be available to that instructor when he/she logs on to the Test Master Administration interface. Test Master copies the full Test, but does not copy the results data nor the list of authorized students. (This is so that separate classes using the same Test will not mix their results.)
   
   
5. Click the "Go to Administration Main Menu" button to return to the main menu.

Deleting Tests

To delete a Test, log in to the administration main menu, and click the "Delete Test" button.

1. Select the Test you wish to delete from the drop down list, and click "Delete Test."
   
   
2. A confirmation screen will appear. NOTE: Before deleting the Test, you may wish to "Get Statistics" and print them out for your records, or "View Test" to make sure you're deleting the correct Test. If you wish to delete the Test, click "Delete Test."
   
   
3. The Test and all its associated records will be deleted, and a message showing that the Test was deleted will appear.

Resetting Test Results

If, at some point, you wish to clear out the results, score statistics, and student data for a Test, you may use the Reset Test function. The Reset Test function will remove all students' authorizations to take the Test, and will reset the results, emptying out the scores databases for that Test so that you may begin again with a new group of students. To reset a Test, log in to the administration screen, and click "Reset Test."

1. Select the Test you wish to reset from the drop down list, and click "Select Test."
   
   
2. A confirmation screen will appear. NOTE: Before resetting the Test, you may wish to "Get Statistics" and print them out for your records, or "View Test" to make sure you're resetting the correct Test. If you wish to reset the Test, click "Reset Test."
   
   
3. The Test's results will be deleted, and any students who were authorized to take the Test will no longer be authorized. (You may re-authorize a student either through the Edit Test function, or via the Edit Student function from the main menu.) A message will appear saying that the Test was successfully reset.

Viewing or Testing a Test

Once you have created a Test, you may view it and test it by logging into the administration menu, and clicking "View Test."

1. Choose the Test you wish to view or test from the drop down list, and click "View Test."
   
   
2. The Test will appear on the screen just as it would appear to a student taking the Test.
   
   
3. You may fill out the Test normally, and submit it for grading.
   
   
4. The results will be emailed to you (or to the instructor) but with a note saying that it is an Admin test of the Test, and should be ignored. In addition, the results will not be written to the score results database. Other than that, the Test will function exactly as it would for a student.
   
   
5. If you find errors, or wish to add to the Test, you may return to the administrative main menu, and edit the Test.

Viewing Detailed Test Statistics

Test Master will save detailed results on all Tests so that you may get reports on the Test at a later time. Statistical information includes the Mean, Median, Mode and Highest and Lowest scores for a particular Test, total number of students taking the Test, and detailed reports of how many students chose a particular answer for a Test question, as well as a listing by student of each student's answers.

To view these reports, log into the administrative menu, and click "Get Statistics."

1. From the drop down list, choose the Test you'd like to get statistics for, and click "Get Statistics."
   
   
2. The reports screen will appear. To view detailed results by Student, click the "Detailed Results by Student" link at the top of the page.
   
   
3. You may sort the results by a particular column (student ID or a particular answer) by clicking the "Sort Field" button at the top of that column.
   
   
4. When you are finished viewing results statistics, you may scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click "Go to Administration Main Menu" to return to the main menu.

Editing or Deleting Individual Scores

To view, edit, or delete individual score reports from a particular Test, log into the administration menu, and click "View/Edit/Delete Results."

1. Select the Test for which you'd like to view score reports, and click "View Results."
   
   

2. In the next screen, a table will appear with students' Score, Name, ID, and the date the student took the Test.
   
   
3. To edit a particular score, student name, or other aspect of the score report, click "Edit".
   
   To immediately delete a particular score entry, click "Delete". IMPORTANT: Clicking "Delete" will IMMEDIATELY delete that entry. There is no confirmation.
   
   
4. If you have clicked "Edit," the score report entry will appear in a table within fields you can edit. Make any changes you wish, then click "Edit Results." The changes will be made immediately.
   
   
5. The screen will re-draw itself and should reflect any changes you have made. You may continue deleting or editing results from this screen as long as there are results available. When you are finished, click "Go to Administration Main Menu" to return to the main menu.

Using uploaded files in questions

Only master account users can upload files.

Picture example - replace yourschoolname with your school log in name and mypicture.jpeg with your picture file you uploaded. You can specify your own height and width of the picture.

What is this <scr="http://testmaster.hypermart.net/yourschoolname/files/mypicture.jpg" width="100" height="84"> picture?

Sound example - replace yourschoolname with your site ID and mysound.wav with your sound file.

What is this <EMBED SRC="http://testmaster.hypermart.net/yourschoolname/files/mysound.wav" LOOP=0 VOLUME=5 PANEL="TRUE" HEIGHT=20 WIDTH=100 AUTOPLAY="TRUE"> word into English