1.5.2.  Questionmark Perception

Questionmark Perception has been a constantly evolving testing tool since 1995.  Now it is a well rounded program that gives functions to do just about everything with tests, Authoring, Administering, Delivery, and Reporting.

Good Features:

• Well rounded, full of services testing tool
• Major training program to initiate new users and introduce to new institutions
• Wizards for many of the functions, to make things simpler
• Strong spell checker with ability to add own words to vocabulary
• Many options to customize every question type
• Time limit available for exams, with some extra features such as low time warning
• Supports adding graphics, as well as backgrounds, sound, video, and more
• Administrator options for scheduling and proctoring a test
• Good security using usernames and passwords, along with not allowing screenshots to be captured during testing or printing
•  Filtering options when viewing class grades by date, outcome, ect

Bad Features:

• Administrating operations are solely limited to web based testing
• Time limits are not able to be paused by proctor
• Many filtering options are limited on the client based (not web based) program
• Limited exporting of questions/answers
• No cross platform test creation options, limited to Windows

Missing Features:

• No cross-platform test creation
• No cross-platform test proctoring
• No different score for unanswered questions
• Doesn't keep track of when each question was last used
• Can't create a test based on the types of questions to ask, length of the test, or the difficulty of the questions
• No real time preview of output
• Can not show answered/unanswered questions
• No book marking a question for later completion
• Does not allow the test clock to be paused
• No ability to change clock "time remaining"
• No adding notes to questions during a test
• Teachers can not highlight or add notes to a graded test
• Can't email scores back to students
• No returning annotated tests back to students