Sakai: Tests & Quizzes

Tests & Quizzes

• With the Tests & Quizzes tool, you can create online tests, practice exercises, surveys, and other forms of assessment.
• Question types can include multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, essay, and more.
• Below are detailed instructions for creating online assessments, publishing them so students can take them, grading them, and more.
• Assessments can be created question by question, or through already prepared text, "markup text".

Basics

• Sakai 11 User Guide: Tests and Quizzes
• How to Create an Assessment Using Markup Text (pdf)
• Which test settings should I choose? (pdf)

Best Practices for Testing in Online and Hybrid Courses

• Best Practices for Online Testing (pdf)
• Tips to Minimize Technical Problems and Deter Cheating (pdf)

Importing Tests

• Copy a test from one Sakai site to another

Surveys

• Creating Surveys in Sakai (February, 2014)

Advanced Topics / Special Situations

• Allow extra time on a test for selected students (pdf)
• Get student name, submit date/time, and test score