Vorlage:ILIAS guide configuring exams and tests parts 2-6

Diese Vorlage enthält einen Baustein, der sowohl in der Anleitung für On-Campus-Klausuren (englische Version) wie auch in der Anleitung für Off-Campus-Prüfungen (englische Version) verwendet wird.

2. Online-Test

Here you will find instructions on how to use the test object for your exam. The test object is suitable for all questions that are answered by your participants directly in the browser.

2.1 Settings

These default settings in the online test must remain as they are so that the exam can run smoothly:

2.1.1. Availability, writing time, test password

In the "Settings" tab of the online test, you can define important settings to ensure that the exam runs smoothly. Configure these settings to suit your exam scenario:

Important: In the "Administering the Test: Test Run" section, check the "Limit Duration of Test" box and enter the length of time you have planned in for the online test. Only with this setting

• the participants are shown their remaining working time throughout the test

• the test is terminated by the server at the end of your specified writing time and the last entry of each participant is automatically saved as an authorized answer

Without this setting, the test is NOT automatically closed even after the time has expired, the participants do not see that the time has expired and can continue to work on the current question. They are only confronted with the fact that the end of the test has been reached when they switch to the next question or end the test: with an error message. This causes confusion - and it can be unclear which questions have been answered in time.

Please note:	• the availability period on the start page of the exam course
	• the period of availability in the test (if assigned by you)
	• the period of time set for the test in the section "Administering the Test: Access"
	must be longer than the before mentioned writing time!

If, for example, the availability period of the entire exam lasts only 60 minutes with a writing time of 60 minutes, then

• the participants (by registering and opening the test) do not have the full 60 minutes at their disposal
• the test or exam course will be closed automatically at the end of the availability period and the participants receive system error messages (although the remaining writing time displayed has not yet expired).

2.1.2. Compensation for disadvantage

If you have participants entitled to a writing time extension as part of a compensation for disadvantages, you can only make the necessary settings #7. During the test or exam . We will be happy to assist you with this. If you would like to make the settings yourself, you will find instructions here.

2.2. Content

2.2.1. Question types

You can find an introduction to possible question types in your online test here: Fragetypen in ILIAS (in German)

2.2.2. Essay question

For open-ended questions, use the question type "Essay Question".

Please note:

• The essay question type is most suitable for relatively short answers (up to about 5 sentences).
• The essay question type can also be used for longer answers. However, we recommend creating several individual essay questions with shorter answer texts instead of question with a longer answer text. (Background: It is not possible to make comments or notes on individual text passages during the correction, but only to provide final feedback on the entire answer. With a shorter answer text, this feedback is more specific).
• For questions that require longer answers that are to be subdivided and formatted, and then corrected directly in the text, the "Langtext-Aufgabe" (long text essay task) is better suited than the essay question (see section 3.). We will be happy to advise you on this (ilias-support@uni-konstanz.de).

2.2.3. Adding questions to the test

There are three options for adding questions to your test:

A) Create questions directly in the test

B) Collect and manage questions in one or several question pool(s) and include them in the test according to certain criteria

C) Insert questions from another (already existing) test

2.2.3.1. Option A: Create questions directly in the test

You can create new questions directly in your test like this:

Please note:

Negative points are permitted and common procedure to avoid or minimize random hits. However, the final result of a question may never be less than 0 points - it is not permitted to carry over minus points beyond the actual question. This is preset in the standard settings of your test.

2.2.3.2. Option B: Create question pools

The benefits of question pools:

1. You can collect and manage as many questions as you like in one or more question pools in the long run - e.g. according to content criteria. In the written test, you can obtain questions from numerous question pools. You can reuse the questions in question pools in several tests.
2. You have the option of categorizing questions with taxonomies. For example, you can create a thematic taxonomy and then add subordinate nodes "easy", "medium", "difficult".
3. You can add comments to individual questions. This makes it easier to work on question pools together. You can find instructions here (in German).

Question pools are not visible to the participants.

How to create a question pool:

Please note:

• Questions that you have created directly in a test can also be moved to a question pool later on.
• If you edit a question directly in the test that you had previously created in the question pool, you will receive a message after the change that the changed question has been created as a copy of your original question. You can answer with "Yes" or "No" whether you want to transfer your change to the original question in the question pool.
• If you delete a question directly in the test, it will still be available in the question pool. To delete a question permanently, remove it from the question pool.

2.2.3.3. Option C: Adding questions from another test

Here you can see how to add questions from another test:

2.2.4. Navigating in the test

Here you can see how to edit or reposition questions later:

2.2.5. Defining mark steps

The grade overview is displayed after the exam under "Results" and "Statistics".

You can also adjust the grading scheme after the exam - as far as the examination regulations allow.

However, the pre-condition for this is that in the "Settings" tab of the test under "Scoring and Results"

- either the "Access to Test Results" option is deactivated

- or a date has been set here that has not yet been reached.

2.2.6. A trial run

After completing your test, it is advisable to check whether the test runs and the results are evaluated as you planned, or whether you need to make any corrections in the test settings or within the individual questions.

To do this, the test must be online (in the "Settings" tab). You can then start the test as a test (in the "Info" tab).

Please note:

After each test run (even after "trial tests"), "results" or "test data" are generated. These results must be deleted before you can continue editing the test (in order to change settings, edit questions again or add new questions). Otherwise this error message will appear at this point:

3. Essay assignment (Langtext-Aufgabe)

The long text essay task is a new feature in ILIAS. The long text task object can already be used very well in the current version, but is currently undergoing rapid development. For this reason, you will not yet find detailed instructions on how to use this object type. If you would like to use the long text task, we will be happy to advise you and, if necessary, guide you through the individual options. Simply write a short email to ilias-support@uni-konstanz.de.

4. Assignment download & document upload

4.1. Einstellungen

These default settings must NOT be changed in the 'Assignment download & document upload' module:

This is how you make your settings in the 'Assignment download & document upload' module:

4.2. Providing exam document(s)

4.3. The participants' view

The view of your participants during the current exam is shown here.

Please note: Before the exam starts, you cannot access this page using the "Show Member View" option, as the module is not yet available for your participants at this time.

4.4. View of the test managers

Here is your view as the person responsible for the exam during the current examination:

You can find instructions on how to correct, grade and view grades for Take Home Exam here (in German).

5. Participants

This is how you add the participants who have registered for your exam via ZEuS to your exam course:

You can find instructions for exporting from ZEuS here.

6. Final check - is everything set correctly?

Finally, please check that the essential settings are set correctly so that the exam can run smoothly. We recommend that you check this together with us - using this Checklist.