Test Authoring Tools

Test Authoring tools is a similar concept as that of eLearning. The difference in the eLearning and Test Authoring is that eLearing is for Teaching and quiz are available. In case of Test Authoring , the students appear for the test. The results of the test are flashed immediately  to the student (Which is at the discretion of the administrator or these can be mailed across to the student.  The features of the test authoring tools

• There is a super set of questions available to the administrator. The administrator in most cases lets the automated method of random question selection and rendering to the student. This ensures that not two students get the same set of questions at the same time.

• The student has a specific time for which the test will be open. After that the test would close down automatically.

• The marks of the test would be automatically calculated by the server and the result sent via email or flashed on the screen or both.

• A type of questions can be graphical as well. The once that are rendered by mode of applets. The questions are normally stored in an XML file. The XML file is sent across to the client PC and the applet renders the questions on the students screen.

• Fill In the Blanks, Match the Column, Drag and Drop are different type of rendering a question.

Question mark.com is one of the  online test authoring tools. The salient features of the online test authoring tools are

• Questions are arranged in hierarchy. 

• The base level questions are simple and if the student does not answer the basic question, the online test authoring tool does not render the complex questions on the same subject.

• This reduce the chances of rendering questions to the student , which we are sure cannot be answered.