Creating an Assessment

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Step 1.	From the Build tab , click the Assessments tool .
Step 2.	Click the Create Assessment button .
Step 3.	Enter a Title and optional Description. Note: The assessment is NOT available to students until you have added questions, and then only after you choose to make it available.
Step 4.	Optionally enter a different name for the Grade Book column to be associated with this assessment; otherwise the Title will also be used as the Grade Book column. Note: The shorter the Grade Book column name, the better.
Step 5.	The Quiz type of assessment is selected by default.
Step 6.	Click Save .
Step 7.	Now that you have created an assessment, you can edit other propertiessuch as: Item visibility Note: You can only change this if you have added at least one question to the assessment. Question delivery (all at once or one question at a time) How to display the assessment (in the same or in a new browser window) Assessment duration How many attempts are allowed If and how results are displayed to Students When the test is available Edit these properties by clicking the Action Link (down arrow) next to the assessment name and selecting Edit Properties .
Step 8.	When you are done editing these properties, click Save .