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Create and Schedule an Exam

Create and schedule exams associated with a textbook chapter.

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. In Select Section, select your section.
  4. In Textbook, select the content source for your assignment.
  5. Click a chapter to view available assignments.
  6. Click Exam Assignment.
  7. Enter a unique name for the assignment.
  8. Clear any tasks or questions you do not want to include in your assignment.
  9. Optional: Preview the assignment or individual tasks.
    1. Click Exam Preview > Preview exam
    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.
  10. 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.
    Note Not all tasks have multiple scenarios.
    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.

  11. Click Save Exam.
  12. When you see the message Assignment created successfully, click OK.

    The assignment name displays This exam assignment has already been scheduled. To create another exam, click Add new exam.