1.5.7. Product Feature Comparison Matrix



TCExam

Questionmark Perception

Test Pro 7 RapidExam WebQuiz XP tPilot
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Cross-platform test creation
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Cross-platform test taking
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Cross-platform test proctoring
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Test Taking Method (Web / Paper / Client)(5)
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User account based
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Question Creation
Types Of Questions
        True/False
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        Multiple Choice
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        Multiple Answer(1)
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        Text Answer
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        Fill In The Blank
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Scoring
        Variable point value
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        Different score for unanswered questions
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        Questions can be mandatory
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        Questions can be extra credit
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        Questions can have no point value
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Ability to describe difficulty of question
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Ability to set estimated time to answer question
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Ability to add keywords to questions
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Ability to export and import questions
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Keeps track of when each question was last used
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Test Creation
Ability to build tests based on:
        Types of questions to ask
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        Length of test (time)
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        Difficulty of questions
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Real time preview of output
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Ability to add custom fill-in fields
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Ability to export test to different file format
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Question order can be randomized for each test taker
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Test Taking
Test View Options
        One question per page
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        All questions on one page
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"Time Remaining" clock
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Ability to show answered/unanswered questions
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Ability to bookmark a question for later completion
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Test Administration
Ability to set maximum allowed time to complete test
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Ability to require User ID and Password
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Ability to monitor student's progress during test
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Ability to pause test clock
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Ability to change test clock "time remaining"
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Ability to add notes to questions during test (2)
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Grading

Automatic evaluation at end of test
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Teacher can highlight and add notes to completed test
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Teacher can adjust scores on a question by question basis
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Ability to e-mail scores back to students
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Can return annotated test to students
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Test scores can be exported
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Test score statistics can be calculated
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Grading can call an outside script to score an answer (i.e. Perl, Java, Python, etc)
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Ability to manually grade tests
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Footnotes
  1. Multiple answer questions are questions that can have more than one answer (i.e. Option A or Option C will yeild full points for a certain question).
  2. Ability to add notes to questions during test: for instance, if a question was incorrectly worded or contains the error, the test proctor can post a note to that question with a correction as well as open an alert box, informing the student of the correction, personalized for which particular number the question occurs for that user).
  3. Can be exported as .rtf file.
  4. Can be exported as Microsoft Access database, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, or comma-separated text.
  5. Web is through a web-browser, paper is on printed paper, and client is through a client program.
  6. Can be exported as a PDF file.
  7. Not optional, log-in required.
  8. Limited, can only see which students are online.
  9. From text files.
  10. Can be randomized at runtime.
  11. To text files.
  12. Only Java.
  13. HTML, Word, Excel, XML, CSV, and text.
  14. PDF
  15. Text answer only.
  16. QML




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