Create and Schedule an Exam

You cannot auto-generate companion training in the Express Creation Wizard. To create training that can be used with your exam in a SAM Path Assignment, see Create SAM Exam.

1. On the navigation bar, click SAM Assignments.

2. Click Express Creation.

3. Click Exam Assignment.

4. Enter a unique name for the assignment.

5. Clear any tasks or questions you do not want to include in your assignment.

6. 1. Click Exam Preview ›

   2. To view a task, click Launch next to a task name.

   3. To view the whole assignment, click Launch All.

   4. To close the preview window, click Close.

7. To configure exam options, click Exam Options.

   Instructions

   Additional instructions for students.

   Scoring and Delivery Options

   Configure your exam.

   Pass/Fail

   Students must answer your percentage of questions correctly to receive a pass grade. Students who score below this threshold receive fail grades.

   Specify time limit

   Students have your number minutes to complete the assignment. The time begins when the student first launches their assignment.

   Allow SAM exam to be retaken

   Students can retake the exam 1-50 times before submitting it for a final grade.

   Randomize tasks / questions

   Students receive exam questions or tasks in random order.

   Display results at end of exam

   Show students their score after they finish the exam.

   Restrictive Mode

   Students can only navigate to tabs, menus, or dialog boxes that lead to the correct answer. Students can still scroll, expand or collapse pane drop downs within the ribbon.

   Dates / Times and Security

   Set rules for student access and submission.

   Specify when exam is available

   Set the date an assignment is available.

   Specify exam times and passwords

   If you set availability dates, you can restrict student access to test assignments for increased testing security by setting specific testing times and passwords. Set Test Times and Passwords

   Specify when students can view reports

   • Never make reports available to students

   • Make student reports always available beginning 12:00 AM

     Select the first date on which reports are available.

   • Make student reports available

     Select both start and end dates and times for reports to be available.

   Display Playback in Student Study Guide

   When enabled, students can view playback of their incorrect tasks in the Playback column in the Study Guide report after the due date or when all attempts are completed.

   Not available if Specify when students can view reports is turned off.

   Task Options

   Configure tasks in the exam.

   Scenarios

   To assign a specific version of the exam:

   1. Click Modify Scenarios.
   2. Select a scenario.
   3. Click OK.

   Display feedback for each task / item

   Show students feedback after each task.

   Specify incorrect actions per task

   Students can attempt each task 1-10 times before it is marked incorrect.

   Students are shown the number of remaining attempts.

8. Click Save Exam.

9. When you see the message Assignment created successfully, click OK.

   The assignment name displays . To create another exam, click .