Best practices

On step 2, the Add/Remove Content tab, use these settings:

• Use question pools to increase the variability of questions. Pooling greatly reduces the chances of two students seeing the same question with the same values.

• Preview a question and select Student to show work to require students to show how they arrived at their answer. We recommend only using this for a few questions.

  This tool might not be 100% screen reader accessible.

On step 3, the Choose Settings tab, use these settings:

• Choose availability options to set the date and time the assignment displays to students and when it is due.
• Choose what happens for an incomplete attempt (a student does not submit a test).
• Set a time limit to limit the time students can spend on the test or quiz.
• Set the timer to not stop once started so the timer continuously runs (keeps counting down) even if the student leaves the test.
• Scramble the question order to randomly display the questions each time the test is taken. For example, question 1 will be different for all students.
• Choose how results display to set what happens as soon as a student submits the test.
• Choose reviewing options to set when a student can review the assignment.

For tests in a proctored space, enable the Pearson LockDown Browser for the course and the assignment. The LockDown Browser locks down the testing environment and keeps students on the test screen. It prevents students from printing, copying, accessing other applications, opening other browser windows, or searching the internet during an online test or quiz.

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