Step 5 - Publish the results of your digital test

In the previous step, you learnt how to export the results of your digital test. In this step, you will learn how to publish the results of your digital test.

There are two ways to create a publication. The first option is to create a publication within the settings of your assignment. This option is explained below. The second option is to create a publication via the results overview. If you would prefer to create a publication via the results, you can follow the steps here.

Publication options

To select the publication options, click settings Settings within your assignment, click Publication in the menu on the left. A new page will open, check or uncheck the boxes that apply.

• Mark
  Allows students to see their grade.
  
  
• Letter grade
  Allows students to see the letter grade. This option is only shown when the mark calculation type 'Table' is selected. Read more about marking with a table here.
  
  
• Total points scored
  Allows students to see the total amount of points they scored. 
  
  
• Points scored per question
  Allows students to see how many points they were awarded per question. 
  
  
• Question contents
  Allows students to view the exercises and questions of the test.
  
  
  • • Given answers
      Allows students to see their given answers and comments written on the test by the reviewer.
      
      
      • • Evaluation criteria
          Allows students to see the evaluation criteria in the grading scheme. They can see the criteria that they were awarded and also the criteria they were not awarded. Students are also able to view comments added to the criteria by the reviewer.
          
          
        • Model answers
          Allows students to see the model answers given by the instructor in the grading scheme. 
          
          
        • Printable view of the published content
          This gives students the option to download the results of their test and any feedback they received.
          
          
• Score per learning objective
  Allows students to see the learning objectives if they were used by the instructor.
  
  
  • • • Comparison per objective
        Allows students to see the average score of all students combined per objective.
        
        
• Exclude exercises
  This option can be used if you would like to exclude certain exercises from the publication. This option needs to first be enabled by an administrator via the beta features.

• Restricted access by setting a password
  A password is necessary for the students to view their result. If this password is changed during the publication, the students that are already viewing the publication will be able to continue.
  
  
• Limit viewing to location
  This option is available to limit access to the publication to specific locations, such as a certain building on campus. This option is only available if your school has locations defined.
  
  
• Safe Exam Browser
  This option can only be used if the Safe Exam Browser has been configured on the assignment.
  
  

  

Availability of the publication

• Directly
  If you select to make the publication available directly, then the results will be directly published after clicking save.
  
  
• Specific time window
  If preferred, you can choose a specific time window for when students can view their results.
  
  
• Send an email about the publication
  If students have this option enabled in their email preferences, they will be notified of new publications.
  
  
• Allow asking questions 
  Allows students to ask questions about their exam from a certain date and time and until a certain date and time.

Published results

Once you have saved the publication options and set the availability of the publication, you can click on Add timeslot make a new timeslot. This option can be used if you would like the availability of publication settings to differ from one group or class. If you click on the more_vert-icon you have the option to Edit or Delete the publication.

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