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.

The options of your publication consist of two parts. The first is the publication options and the second is the availability of the publication. 

Publication options

To select the publication options, click settings Settings within your assignment, click Publications in the menu on the left and then click New publication. A dialogue will open, check the boxes that apply. Click Save.

• Mark
  Allows students to see their grade.
  
  
• Letter grade
  Allows students to see the letter grade. This option is only shown when letter grades are used. Read here on how to use letter grades.
  
  
• Total points
  Allows students to see the total amount of points they scored. 
  
  
• Given points per question
  Allows students to see how many points they were awarded per question. 
  
  
• Questions of the test
  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.
      
      
      • • Grading scheme
          Allows students to see 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.
          
          
        • Grading description
          Allows students to see the grading description. 
          
          
        • Allow students to download their results and received feedback
          This gives students the option to download the results of their test and any feedback they received.
          
          
• Objectives
  Allows students to see the learning objectives if they were used by the instructor.
  
  
  • • Average score per objective
      Allows students to see the average score of all students combined per objective.
      

• Restricted access by setting a password
  A password is necessary for the students to view their result. 
  
  
• Safe Exam Browser
  This option can only be used if the Safe Exam Browser has been configured on the assignment.
  
  
• Limit access by 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.
  
  
• 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. 
  

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.
  
  
• Notify students about the publication
  If students have this option enabled in their email preferences, they will be notified of new publications.
  
  
• Allow students to ask questions from
  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 the + button to 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 Revoke the publication.

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