Create an Evaluation

Follow these steps to create an evaluation.

To create an evaluation:

  1. Click in the toolbar to display the Administration menu.
  2. In the Learning section, click Classes.
  3. Enter search criteria, and click Filter to search for the class for which you want to create an evaluation.
  4. Click the Class Evaluation icon from the Actions drop-down list next to the class.
  5. Click Create Evaluation.
  6. Enter general information about the evaluation, using the following fields:
    • Evaluation Name: Enter a name for the evaluation. The default name is <course name> Evaluation (for example, Advanced Safety Evaluation).

    • Total Time (in minutes): Enter the number of minutes that a student has to complete the evaluation.

    • Start Date: Enter the date when the evaluation should be made available to students.

    • End Date: Enter the date when the evaluation should be made unavailable to students.

    • Start Message: Enter a message that students will see when they launch the evaluation.

    • Final Message: Enter a message that students will see when they finish the test.

    • Evaluation Instructions: Enter any additional instructions that students might need to complete the evaluation. This text displays on the first page of the evaluation, below the Questions per Page field.

  7. Click Save & Continue to begin creating questions.
  8. For each question, select a format (True/False, Essay, and so on) from the Question Type drop-down list.
  9. Select the Number of Answers you will provide for students to select from. (This field is not displayed for True/False and Essay questions.) For example, enter 3 if the student can select from three answers: Quickly, Accurately, and Thoroughly.
  10. Click Add Question.
  11. Enter the question and possible answers, using the following fields:
    • Test Question: Enter the question that students will see.

    • Special instructions for this question: Enter any information that the student needs to understand the question.

    • Label/Keyword: Enter the possible responses that students can select.

    • Correct Answer: Identify the correct responses to the question.

    • Answer Value: Enter the value of this question, based on a 100 point scale. For example, if you have four questions of equal value, give each a value of 25. This field is optional.

  12. Click Save Question
  13. Repeat this process until you finish entering all of the questions in the evaluation. The bottom of the page displays all of the questions that you entered.
  14. Click Complete Evaluation.