Exam control

Step by step how to activate and configure the exam timing functionality:

1. Navigate to the ‘Edit exams details' screen for the exam that you want to manage the settings for.

2. The ‘Exam timing’ field is in the P4B section of the settings.

3. Select ‘Use exam timing’ from the dropdown options.

4. A button to configure the exam timing will then show, select this. A pop-up will appear for you configure the exam timing.

5. The pop-up has five fields:

   1. ‘Exam start mode’ - this field has two options:

      1. ‘Timer starts when the exam starts’ - select this option if you would like the exam duration timer to begin the countdown for all users when the exam session is started by an administrator. e.g. centrally controlling the time for all users, no matter the time of their login. More commonly used in situations where users are all in one location.

      2. ‘Timer starts when the user logs in’ - select this option if you would like the exam duration timer to begin the countdown immediately when the user logs in to Practique. e.g. if you are using proctoring with the exam and users will be accessing Practique at different times over a specified time frame.

   2. ‘Counting’ - this field has two options:

      1. ‘Count up from 0:00’ - select this option if you would like the timer that the user can see to count up from 0:00 to the number of hour/minutes set for the exam.

      2. ‘Count down to 0:00’ - select this option if you would like the timer that the user can see to count up from 0:00 to the number of hours/minutes set for the exam.

   3. ‘Exam duration (in minutes)' - enter the duration of the exam in minutes. e.g a 2-hour exam is 120 minutes. Note, this should not include the reading time for the exam if any is permitted, see the next field for instruction.

   4. ‘Reading time (in minutes)’ - enter the duration of the reading time in minutes. Note, this is in addition to the exam duration defined in the field above. The reading time function will allow users to access the exam and navigate around the questions, they will not be able to answer any questions until the reading time has elapsed, automatically unlocking the exam for the user. This can be set to '0' for not reading time.

   5. ‘Notification of the remaining time (in minutes)’ - define when users will see a warning to advise them how long left of the exam. The message ‘X minutes remaining’ will be displayed in a banner at the top of the P4B page.

6. Save any changes you have made. These will then be stored. You will not need to use the ‘Save changes’ button on the ‘Edit exam details’ page.

When exam timing has been set up with the ‘Timer starts when the user logs in’ option, this is how the user will begin their exam.

When the user logs into the P4B interface through their web browser, the exam will download to their device, the user will be immediately taken into the exam, and the exam will start. If there is reading time, this will be added to the ‘Time remaining information at the top of the screen. There will also be a banner at the top of the screen to let the user know how long the reading time is if this is used for the exam. Once the reading time has elapsed, the exam will be unlocked so the user can submit answers.

Notes:

• what if they are offline? Can’t download the exam and so can’t get anywhere?

If the user logs in but the exam session has not been started, they will be helped at a screen

1. The exam will download to the user's device. The user will be held at a screen that informs them the exam has not been started yet, and they should wait. Issue here - see the screen - what if they are not using procotring (which is turned off for this demo)

When exam timing has been set up with the ‘Timer starts when the user logs in’ option, this is how the administrator can begin the exam.

Method one to being the exam.

This method is for use if you would like to open the exam for all users in the session to be able to start the exam as soon as they log in.

1. Complete the setup of the exam, and then publish it to devices from the exam preparation screen.

2. The exam will display on the dashboard.

3. Select ‘Start session’. This will immediately allow any users allocated to the session to sign in and begin the exam.

The ‘View logins’ screen

1. Before the session is started, the ‘View logins’ screen will show the ‘Status’ of all users as ‘Pending’. Even if a user logged into the P4B interface, they would not be able to access the exam. The exam will download to the user's device. The user will be held at a screen that informs them the exam has not been started yet, and they should wait. Issue here - see the screen - what if they are not using proctoring (which is turned off for this demo)

2. When the session is started, the ‘View logins’ screen will show the ‘Status’ of all users as ‘Can start’