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SAMigo Features (as of 2.

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  • Online tests/quizzes, homework questions, problem sets, self-study questions, compositions, projects, language drills, and surveys are all types of assessments that can be managed by SAMigo.
  • Assessments are made up of an assessment header and assessment parts, each of which contains a part header and one or more questions.
  • After an assessment is submitted by an assessment taker, it also may have a total score and grader comment for each submission.
  • Assessments, as viewed by the student, may consist of a single question, a set of questions, or a multi-part assessment.
  • Assessments may have associated metadata: name, creator, authors, description, keywords, objectives.
  • An assessment can be published via publishing variables at different and/or multiple times.
  • An assessment can be saved without being published in the "Core Assessment" library. Assessments can be created, edited or retracted by instructors.
  • The assessment header is edited with a rich text WYSIWYG editor. The header may contain rich text, HTML, links to URLs, and file and image uploads.*
  • Assessments can be exported in a QTI-compliant file or imported from such a file to create a new assessment.
  • Published Assessments are configured by various settings which determine their display and distribution features.
  • Foreign languages (European, Asian, Semitic) are can be used in authoring, responding to, and evaluating assessments.
  • Instructors can attach files to an assessment. (2.3)

Parts

  • An assessment can be organized into parts.
  • Parts are made up of a part header and questions.
  • After a part is submitted by an assessment taker, it also may have a part comment for each submission.
  • Sections may have associated data and metadata: name, description, keywords and objectives.
  • The part header is edited with a rich text WYSIWYG editor. The header may contain rich text, HTML, links to URLs, and file and image uploads.*
  • Parts can be created, edited, reordered, removed.
  • Questions in a part may be displayed in a defined order or randomly ordered for each user
  • Parts may contain a set of questions randomly drawn from specified question pools.
  • Instructors can attach files to a part. (2.3)

Questions

  • Question types include: Multiple Choice, True False, Survey, Short Answer/Essay, File Upload, Fill-in-the-blank, Matching and , Audio Recording, and Numeric Response(2.3).
  • Multiple choice questions may be multiple correct or single correct, with rationale or without rationale.
  • Multiple choice, fillFill-in-the-blank, and matching questions may have unlimited selections available.
  • Questions with multiple selections may have selections randomly displayed to each user.
  • Questions may have associated metadata: title, description, keywords, objectives.
  • Question components include question text, correct response(s), question-level feedback, selection-level feedback for some question types (i.e., multiple choice) and a maximum numerical decimal score value.
  • After a question is answered, it also may have a response, a submission score, and grader comment for each submission.
  • Questions with selections may be automatically scored. The maximum numerical decimal score value for questions is assigned to submitted questions that are correct.
  • Question components are edited with a rich text WYSIWYG editor. Question components may contain rich text, HTML, links to URLs, and file and image uploads.*
  • Questions may be saved in question pools.
  • Questions can be reordered and/or assigned to other assessment parts.
  • Instructors can attach files to a question. (2.3)

Assessment Types (formerly known as Templates)

  • Assessment Types are comprised of a set of default values and sub-selection of the assessment settings for a particular kind of assessment.
  • Assessments are created from an assessment type.
  • Assessment types specify whether instructor can view/edit assessment variables, metadata, and data. Hiding variables is done in order to simplify assessment authoring tasks.
  • Assessment types can be created and modified by users, typically instructional designers or support staff.
  • Assessment types may have associated metadata: title, description, author(s)

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  • Students can view a list of all published assessments for which they have access.
  • When students select an assessment from the list of published assessments they go to an information page for the assessment which allows them to see how many submissions are allowed and any time limits that exist. After reviewing this information, students can elect to begin the assessment.
  • Students view questions, provide responses, and view feedback based upon the assessment's published assessment variables (see below).
  • After the last question, a student can explicitly submit the assessment for grading, or save the assessment and return later.
  • When an assessment is submitted, each submitter receives a receipt with the time of submission and a unique confirmation number.
  • Authorization to take assessments and submit responses is by password and role.
  • Students can view file attachments at the assessment, part and question level. (2.3)

Scoring and Evaluating Assessments

  • There These are web pages for graders to enter/view scores and comments:

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  • Evaluation components may include scores, question comments, part comments, and general assessment comments.
  • All comments are entered using the common WYSIWYG editor that supports rich text, HTML, images and file uploads, and URL links.
  • Authorization to score or view submitted responses and scores is by password and role.
  • Student submissions of files can be downloaded from the grading page; marked
    up/graded student work can be uploaded at the same grading page.
  • Graders can view responses and scores for all submissions and for the last submission.
  • Statistcs for each question include mean score, medial, mode, range, quartiles, S.D., total possible points, and number of students who have submitted responses.
  • Instructor can bulk download all file upload answers in a zip file. (2.3)
  • Instructor can view short answers or rationales in a popup window, or full text in-line. (2.3)
  • Added paging and search functions. (2.3)

Published Assessment Variables

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