Using sections in tests

What are sections and when to use them?

How to set up sections?

How to show section names to students?

How to show results per section?

How do students see sections?

How to review results per section?

What are sections, and when to use them?

Sections are separate units of a test, that you can use to group your questions. Here are some of the ways you could use the sections:

• Create a pool of questions to randomly pick a few questions from;
• Test students per subject, and show them results per subject, making it clearer what they still need to work on.

How to set up sections?

When you are creating your test, in the second step you will be asked to choose your questions. There will already be one section available by default, and you can add more sections by clicking on "Add section".

1. Click on the section name to rename it. 
2. Click on the "Filter" button to choose how many exercises from the section will be pulled for the test. This allows you to create a larger pool of exercises of which each student will only receive a limited number on their version of the exam.
3. Click on the "Arrow" button to shuffle the order of exercises. Students will get this section in a different order.
4. Click on the "Trashcan" button to delete the whole section. 
5. Select the section which you want to edit. If the section is selected, all the exercises you select will be added to it.
6. Click on the "Down-facing arrow" to display all the exercises in the selected section. 
7. Click on the "Up-facing arrow" to display the full exercise.

How to show section names to students?

By default, section names will be hidden for students. In this case, students won't be aware of any sections in a test. But you can choose to show the section names. To do that, go to test settings, and enable "Show section names during the test".

If you enable this option, students will see the section names like this: 

How to show results per section?

If you would like your students to see results per section, go to test settings and enable "View results by section". 

Learn more about grading and releasing test results here.

How do students see sections?

Unless you specifically enabled section names, students do not see the sections during the test. They can only see their results per section, if you enable this setting (view results per section, release all results).

How to review results per section?

To review the results per question, go to the "Test" tab, and click on the test. Then, click on the results.

Go to "Result per section".