Adding a Timer to a Test

Introduction

You can a timer to  any level of the test. After the time has elapsed, you can indicate that action that will occur. For example, you can indicate that the test will be locked and can no longer be changed.

Procedure

1.      From the Courses menu, select Assessment.

2.      Locate the test that you want to manage.

3.      Click Timer.

Note: This left-hand side menu is displayed when security setting 256: Timer is enabled.

The Timer screen is displayed:

Adding a Timer to a Test

4.      Use the Test is timed option buttons to indicate if the test should be timed (Yes) or not (No).

Selecting Yes enables the rest of the fields on the screen.

5.      Use the Show time left option buttons to indicate if the amount of time remaining in the test should be displayed to the user (Yes) or not (No).

6.      In the Hours field, enter the number of hours that the user has to complete the test.

7.      In the Minutes field, enter the number of minutes that the user has to complete the test.  

8.      In the Seconds field, enter the number of seconds that the user has to complete the test.

9.      Use the Timer Mode drop-down menu to select a behaviour for the assessment timer. Timer Mode drop-down options include:

·        Timer Restarts on Open: This is the default setting. It causes the assessment timer to reset to the start when the assessment is closed then reopened. The user will start from the last question they were working on.

·        Timer Pauses on Exit: This setting causes the assessment timer to pause its progress when the assessment is closed. The user will start from the last question they were working on when they resume the assessment and the timer will continue as normal from that point forward.

·        Timer Continues on Exit: This setting causes the assessment timer to continue counting when the assessment is closed (or the connection to the internet is lost). The user will start from the last question they were working on when they resume the assessment and the timer will be farther along than when they closed the assessment previously (because the timer continues to count on exit).

10.  Use the Do the following when time expires: drop-down list to determine what happens to the test when the time expires.

Options include:  

·        Fail: Indicates that the test is failed and you are taken to a summary page that tells you so.

·        Time Out: Indicates that the test is out of time and you are taken to a summary page that tells you so. However if you passed the test before it timed out you will still pass.

·        Lock Test: Indicates that you cannot continue the test and the test is locked and you cannot re-launch the test.

11.  Click Save to keep your changes.