Documentation :: Teachers :: Assignments :: Exams
You can build a single “Exam” assignment on the PhysQuiz.net Dashboard by stringing together existing assignments or exemplars by following these steps:
1. Click on “Assignments” in the top menu of the Dashboard to go to the Assignments page.
2. Click the green “Create an assignment” button:
3. In the first row of the table, check the box next to “Create an exam from multiple assignments”:
NOTE: Do not select a quiz at this point; you’ll do that later.
4. In the second row, enter a custom name for the exam – this is a required step for exams!
5. Fill out the rest of the form just like you would for any other assignment.
6. At the bottom of the page will be the Options for Exam section where you’ll select the assignments that you’ll use for each section of your exam:
7. Enter the following information for each section:
- Section name (recommended but not required)
- Assignment (required)
- # of Questions (required)
- Section instructions (recommended but not required)
8. To add another section to the exam, click the green “Add another section” button. Exams can have up to 10 sections.
9. Click the Activation checkbox to activate your exam.
10. Click the green “Save New Assignment” button, and you’re done!
I recommend clicking the “Preview” link next to your new exam on the Assignments page so that you can see what an exam assignment looks like. When a student takes an exam, it will take them to a new Exam launch page that tells them how many questions and sections are on the exam. If you set an access code, the page will ask for it before starting the exam.
Here’s an example screenshot:
After a student completes a section, instead of showing their results, it displays a message that their responses have been saved and asks them to move on to the next section of the exam, like this:
If a student stops working on an exam and comes back to it later, it’ll pick up from the last section they completed. Once they’ve completed the final section, they’ll be presented with a big green button that says “Submit Exam for Grading“:
IMPORTANT: Students must click on the “Submit Exam for Grading” button to make their score and responses visible to you in the Dashboard. Depending on the settings you selected when you created the Exam, the last Exam page will either show their score and results, just their score, or hide both until you release them in the Dashboard.
