Test Author

Implementation

The Test Author of the SAP Learning Solution is a tool you use to create tests and online tests. Authors, instructional designers, trainers and course owners can design and create testswith the help of the functions in the test environment. The differentiated results storage option allows tracking of learning progress. Evaluations and appraisals enable authors to modify tests to suit the needs of the test participants and to measure course success.

Integration

The Test Author is an integrated component of the SAP Learning Solution Authoring Environment.

You create the structure of a learning net in the Authoring Environment . The Test Author is the default editor of the SAP Learning Solution for creating Web-based test content.

Test results are stored as values and entered in the Learner Account.

Features

When you create tests in the Test Author, you have the following options:

  • You can design tests to suit different learning situations.

    Online tests are standalone tests, they are not integrated in a learning net and can be taken independent of a course. Exercises and final tests can be distributed at different places throughout a course. Placement tests and final tests are placed before and after courses.

  • There are several item types available that differ on the basis of their didactical format: for example, multiple choice items, multiple response items, or fill-in items.

  • There are format templates available to help create test questions and answers quickly and efficiently.

  • A variety of scoring models enable differentiated calculation of overall test results.

  • You can define completion conditions for tests, such as the allowed completion time.

  • You can provide feedback on participants’ results at various structure levels (e.g. per section , item group , item ).