How do I run an exam on OpenLearning?
What is it?
Now that you have successfully created your exam by following the guide here: What is Exam on OpenLearning, and where can you create them, you can now proceed to run your exam on OpenLearning
Running an exam means adding your exam to your course block page for learners to see
The new “Exam” widget is a launcher to open the new exam environment.
Adding the new exam widget to the block page
To add your exam into a course block page, go on to Edit mode and select the Exam widget from the sidebar. Drag and drop or click on the Exam widget to add it to the page and create a new section.
Linking the exams that you have created in the Gradebook to your course page
Once you have dragged the Exam widget into the block page, below are the steps to take to link the exams that you have created:
1. Click the Setup tab.
2. Click Link existing exams – this will open up a modal where you can select which exams you want to add. The exams that you have created in the Gradebook for that specific class will appear in this modal.
3. Select the exam and click Link.
4. You can change the completion settings of the exam to no completion tracking or completed upon exam submission.
5. Save the widget.
6. If you wish to remove the exam, you can click Remove from the setup tab.
View mode of the exam widget
After you saved the exam widget, you will see the “view mode” of the exam widget launcher.
Exam: Not started
In this view mode, you will be able to see:
Exam name
Course name
Time limit
Number of questions
Number of attempts
State of exam whether you have taken it or not
CTA button to launch and start the exam
Exam: In progress
If a learner is currently taking the exam, they have the option to close it and return later to resume, provided there is enough time remaining. The exam state and CTA button will change:
Exam state will now say the learner have started this exam
CTA button copy changed to Resume exam
Exam: Submitted
If a learner has submitted their exam, the exam state and the CTA button will change:
Exam state will now show when it was last completed
Start exam will be disabled
