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Configure global assessment settings

The assessment settings define the question types offered by default, the question order, the time limit and the passing score, along with the messages displayed depending on the score.

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Access the assessment settings

Two ways in:

  • click the gear at the top left of the editor, next to the passing score;
  • or, on the “Last page”, click “Modify” under the score gauge.

The “Assessment settings” window opens.

Assessment settings window: question types, question order and time limit per question
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How the settings combine

  • Time limit: the question's time limit overrides the subsection's, which overrides the assessment's.
  • Question order: “Question order” in the assessment settings, and the order of questions within each subsection. It cannot be set question by question.
  • Question types: the types checked in the assessment settings are offered by default for each new question; each question can then be customized. There is no question-type setting per subsection.

Choose the question types

In “Question types” (1), check the games that will be offered by default for each new question of the assessment: Open-ended question, Multiple choice, Swipe Cards, Mystery Card, Words Master and Word Search Puzzle. When an assessment is created, “Multiple choice” and “Swipe Cards” are checked.

To change the games of a specific question, use “Customize the question types” in the question: see Create and configure a question in an assessment.

Set the question order

In “Question order” (2), choose one of three options:

  • “Linear”: questions are asked in the order defined by the author;
  • “Random sub-sections”: subsections are presented randomly;
  • “All random”: all questions are presented randomly.

Set the time limit per question

In “Time limit per question” (3), enter the “Time limit by default” in seconds (40 when an assessment is created). This value can be adjusted for a subsection and in the options of each question.

With a time of 0, no countdown is shown: learners can take as long as they need.

Set the passing score

The “Passing score” section sets the minimum score to pass the assessment and the messages shown to the learner on the last page, depending on their score.

Set the passing score

  1. Click the flag on the score bar (1).
  2. In the window that opens (2), enter the “Minimum passing score” (70% by default).
  3. Write the “Associated comment”, shown to learners who reach this score. Bold, italics and emojis are available.

Score bar: passing score flag at 85% and window with Minimum passing score and Associated comment
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Add intermediary thresholds

To display a different message depending on the level reached, for example between 50 and 70%:

  1. Click the score bar where you want: a new threshold appears (1).
  2. Enter its “Minimum passing score” (2) and its “Associated comment”.
  3. To remove a threshold, click “Disable passing score” (3).

Intermediary threshold at 50%: Minimum passing score field, associated comment and Disable passing score button
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Customize the message below the threshold

Click the “0%” point on the left of the score bar to edit the message shown to learners who reach no threshold.

Confirm the settings

Click “Confirm” to save your settings.

Frequently asked questions

How do I give unlimited time to answer?

Set the “Time limit by default” to 0: no countdown is shown. Make sure no subsection or question has its own time limit.

Can I change the settings after creating the assessment?

Yes, at any time, with the gear in the editor or the “Modify” button on the last page.

Do the types checked in the settings apply to a customized question?

The types in the assessment settings are offered by default for each new question. If “Customize the question types” is enabled in a question, the games checked in that question are used.