Exam Environment
Once a User has begun an exam the application will enter a full screen state and inhibit the ability to switch applications to prevent cheating. Each exam is randomly generated and unique; although strict guidelines are in place to ensure that difficulty of the exam should not fluctuate significantly. There are eight exams in total, some are multiple choice, others are User input. However, each exam will follow the same layout. Along the top will be the question number, score, and total attempts. Each exam will have six questions, you are allowed three attempts at a question before it is skipped. A total of 5 marks or more, are required to get a pass mark. Along the bottom are the “Exit Exam” button and the timer. Exiting an exam will not save any of results from the exam and will have no negative impact on your account statistics. The timer will begin as soon as the exam loads and will be sent to your teacher upon completing the exam. Above the bottom bar is the question area, here a question is displayed and any appropriate fields to fill in, when a submit box is applicable it will be located to the right or you can press “enter” to submit an answer.
Similar to the teaching environment you can navigate around the grid using the slider bars located on the sides of the screen. You can also use click and drag around the canvas, you do not need to hold the “ctrl” button.
Upon completing an exam, a result window will be displayed including, your end score, total attempts, and time elapsed. You will also be awarded a pass or fail; a pass score needs 5 marks or higher. To end the exam, click the “Save and Exit Exam” button, this will then send the data to your teacher if you are signed into a student account.