Generating Tests from a Template

If you have previously generated a test in Authoring and saved it as a template, you can generate additional tests that use the same test parameters as that template. This means you can quickly generate a new test that uses the same properties, standards, and item counts as the original test, but the actual items in it may differ.

1.To generate a new test from a template, select Test Generator Wizard on the Dashboard or Tests tab. The test generator wizard opens to the Get Started panel.

2.From the My Templates drop-down in the top-right corner, select the template you wish to use for the new test. The test properties, standards, and item counts associated with that template appear in the Selected Options panel on the right.

• Optional: If you wish to rename or delete an existing template, select Manage Templates from this drop-down. In the Manage Test Templates window that pops up, enter a new name for a given template or click to delete it. Then click Save Changes.

3.Optional: You can modify any of the selected test properties, standards, or item counts for the new test, as necessary.

4.Click Next Step until you get to the Item Distribution panel. Then click Generate Test.

• The test generator wizard selects items randomly, so some of the items on the new test may be the same items selected for previously generated tests that used the same template.