Assessments

The Assessments tool in WebCT provides the ability to offer online tests, surveys, or self tests. Creating an Assessment works in 2 parts:

1. Creating the questions in the question database
2. Creating the assessments using the questions in the question database

1. In the Build tab, click Assessments.
2. Click Go to Questions Database...
3. Click Create Category, type in a name for the category, click Save.
4. Click Create Questions and scroll to the type of question you wish to use. Choices include:
   • Calculated
   • Combination
   • Fill in the Blank
   • Jumbled Sentence
   • Matching
   • Multiple Choice
   • Paragraph
   • Short Answer
   • True False
5. Title each question something that will identify the question without having to view each question separately.
6. Type the question text.
7. You may include an image with a question. Upload the image into the File Manager, then link to the image by clicking the Browse button beside the Image box.
8. The type of question selected will determine how to type the answers. Following the on-screen directions for each type of question. Each correct answer should be valued at 100%.
9. Click More Options and click the appropriate Category.
10. Click Save

1. In the Build tab click Assessments.
2. Click Create Assessment
3. Type a title
4. Type a Description (optional)
5. Type a shorter title in the Grade Book (optional)
6. Select the type of assessment
   • Quiz - graded assessment
   • Survey - anonymous, 2 reports, one report of who has completed the survey and the other with the question(s) results
   • Self Test - student review, scores are not recorded
7. Template - You may base the assessment on another assessment or not.
8. Link to appropriate goal if desired.
9. Click Save

1. Click Add to Assessment either:
   • Existing Questions - the questions are displayed in the same order for every student
   • Question Set - set(s) of questions displayed in random order to each student
   • Part - to section specific questions.
2. Select desired questions from categories and click Add Selected
3. Type point value for each question or question set, click Update Total

1. Select Question Delivery. Do NOT check Display question titles.
2. Display Assessment
3. Duration
4. Attempts
5. Student Score
6. Statistics Release
7. skip Goals
8. Dates Available - note: You may put a corresponding event in the Calendar too
9. Results Settings
10. Submission Settings
11. Security Settings - password and Lockdown Browser only (do not use the IP address or IP address mask).
12. Custom Instructions (optional).
13. Click Save.

1. Go to Assessment - a view of the questions in the assessment
2. Edit Properties - assessment settings
3. Preview
4. Show/Hide Item
5. View Links to this Item - list of areas in the course linking to this assessment
6. Set Release Criteria - by date, member, group or grade
7. Export
8. Delete

Creating Quizzes from a Text Formatted Document

Multiple choice quizzes may be created using Microsoft Word as long as the specific format is followed (see below).
E-mail the file as an attachment to webct@nmu.edu.
The CITE staff will then take the .doc or .docx file and then loaded into the specified WebCT course using a phaser program.  An example of the needed format is listed below:

Example:

01. The capitol of the United States is
a. Atlanta
b. Baltimore
c. Richmond
*d. Washington D.C.

02. The president of NMU is
a. George Bush
b. Uncle Sam
*c. Les Wong
d. Robert Redford The format includes:

• No auto format in Word, all lines must be left justified.
• No line space after the question text.
• An asterisk " * " before the identifier for the correct answer.
• Only 1 line space between questions.

Complete the quizform if you need assistance in setting up an assessment. Click here to access the quizform.

Final Tip in creating assessments:
Consider offering a "practice quiz" for students to use. 
The CITE has created one and will be happy to load it into your course for you. 
To request this practice quiz e-mail your request to webct@nmu.edu.

8/7/07