2.4. Test Management

On the left side of the main screen, the user will see the class manager tab in Figure 2.4.1.


Figure 2.4.1: Class manager tab.



The initial display consists of a tabbed box with the labels Files and Students. The Files tab will be the default tab that is displayed and it will show a list of all the instructor's tests currently in the database. When the user double clicks on one of the tests, the Test Deployment window will pop up, as can be seen in Figures 2.4.2, 2.4.3, and 2.4.4. When the user clicks on the Student tab it switches to a list of the students enrolled in all of the instructor's courses.


Figure 2.4.2: Test deployment window (In-Class)






Figure 2.4.3: Test deployment window (Take-Home)






Figure 2.4.4: Test deployment window (Practice)



The test deployment window is what the teacher uses to deploy the tests that he or she has created. In the top left of the window it displays the number of questions in the test and the time length of the test. In the top right of the window the teacher selects what course and section will be required to take it. The middle of the Window is where the teacher select the type of test to deploy. There are tree different types of tests: In-Class (Figure 2.4.2), Take-Home (Figure 2.4.3), and Practice (Figure 2.4.4). In In-Class tests have the teacher select the room number and the start time. It also allows the teacher to enable/disable the use of outside resources on the computer. The Take-Home tests allow the teacher to select a start date and time, and a due date and time. Like In-Class tests, it allows the teacher to enable/disable outside resources. The Practice test tab allows the teacher to enable/disable the time limit. Finally, to deploy the test the teacher clicks on the Deploy button.


Figure 2.4.5: Student manager tab.



In the search bar at the top the instructor can search through students by name. If the instructor searches for a student that does not exist they will get an error message explaining that no such student is in the database. See Figure 2.12.1 for an example of an error message. In the selection box under the search bar the instructor can narrow the list of students by course (i.e. display only the students enrolled in a certain course). When the instructor clicks on a student's name it brings up the Student Overview window shown in Figure 2.4.6.


Figure 2.4.6: Student overview window.



The top of the window displays the student's name. Beneath the student's name is the course selection box. This is in case a student is enrolled in more than one of the instructor's courses and is used to filter tests by course. Under that is the list of courses that the student has taken. When the instructor clicks on a test it displays the score that the student received on the right side of the window.




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