Creating Internet Based Assessment for PAPER Lab...Step 3: Click on Create. Step 4: Click on Online Assessment Fill the first five tabs with all the mandatory parameters. Basic Details

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Standard Operating Procedure

Creating Internet Based Assessment

for PAPER™ Lab

Version 1.0

04 November 2019

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Table of Contents

Internet Based Assessments (IBA) Overview ...................................................................................................... 3

IBA Configuration .............................................................................................................................................. 4

A. Pre IBA Configuration Preparation ................................................................................................. 4

a. Create Question Paper in TCS iON CAE (Content Authoring Engine) .......................................... 4

b. Create EForm .............................................................................................................................. 4

B. Create Internet Based Assessment (IBA) ........................................................................................ 4

Assessment Management, CAE and Eforms ...................................................................................................... 8

Assessment Management ................................................................................................................... 9

Annexure A ........................................................................................................................................ 19

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Internet Based Assessments (IBA) Overview iON Digital Assessments facilitates the candidates to take the exams anytime and

anywhere via Internet Based Assessments (IBA).

The candidates can take assessments either through Laptop / Desktop / Mobile

devices (Mobile complaint). Active Internet connection is required for IBAs.

This document explains the process of creating and conducting an IBA and

generating the related Post Assessment reports on the PAPER TM appliance.

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IBA Configuration

A. Pre IBA Configuration Preparation

a. Create Question Paper in TCS iON CAE (Content Authoring Engine)

Please refer to the following SOP Documents:

1. PAPER75_Question Creation and Review Help Manual (ver 2.0)

2. PAPER75_Question Paper Management in CAE (ver 2.0)

b. Create EForm EForms are created and used for uploading candidate data.

The candidate data viz., Name, Roll No, Applicant Password and Subject details are

uploaded in database through EForms.

Please refer to the following SOP Document to create EForms.

1. PAPER75_Eform Creation Document (ver 2.0)

B. Create Internet Based Assessment (IBA) Step1:

Open browser (Preferred Browser is Google Chrome) and type

https://www.tcsion.com

Step 2:

Click on SIGN IN as shown in the screen shot below

https://www.tcsion.com/

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Step3:

Enter the login credentials, provided by the TCS iON Project Manager:

Step 4:

Enter dual authentication credentials.

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Step 5:

On expiry, click on Change Password and change the old password and create a

new password.

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Step 6:

Click on “W” icon at the bottom left of the page.

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Assessment Management, CAE and Eforms

The three key Applications required for IBA configuration.

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Assessment Management

Step 1:

Click on Assessment Management application.

Step 2:

Click on Online Assessment tab.

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Step 3:

Click on Create.

Step 4:

Click on Online Assessment

Fill the first five tabs with all the mandatory parameters.

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Candidate Report Configuration

Instructions

Image (For Logo)

Configuration Details

Please refer to Annexure A for parameter definition.

After filling each of these tabs click on Save & Continue

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Step 5:

Enter details in the relevant fields for each of these tabs and click Save & Continue.

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Evaluation Configuration tab does not have to be filled.

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Step 6:

Click on Create

Step7:

Check for message confirming Assessment successfully created.

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Step 8:

Click on “View Assessment” to check details entered under each of the tabs.

Assessment details with all parameters that were filled while capturing details during

IBA creation e.g. Result Publish Date, Chosen Language, Result Publish Criteria will be

displayed.

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Step 9:

Check tab “Question Details” for questions added to Assessment.

Step 10:

Check Instruction Details for System, Custom and Disclaimer instructions configured

Step 11:

Check Uploaded Image details for details on Logo / Banner used

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Step 12:

Check Assessment Configuration details for all the configuration parameters filled.

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Annexure A

# Configuration parameter Explanation

1 *Assessment Name Enter the name of the Assessment.

2 *Max No. of Attempts Number of attempts for exam. Max attempt per candidate per login is 99

3

*Use Assessment forever Start Date of the Exam: 26th June 2019 9.00AM

End Date of the Exam: 26th June 2019 6:00PM

Question Paper duration is 60 mins for theory

Practical duration 45 mins

In case of Assessment Forever start and end date need not be entered

4*Question Selection If the QP is created using CAE select "Choose Question Paper" and if it is to be uploaded from frontend select

"Upload Question Paper"

5 *Subject Name of the Subject created through CAE.

6 *Choose QP/QPT Name of the QP/QPT created through CAE.

7

*Extra Time Percentage Recommended value falls between range 0-100 | Applicable for scribe aided candidates. If the candidate is

specially abled (handicapped) or unwell during the assessment, extra time can be given to that candidate.

8 *Attempt Cool-off period Time period between two consecutive attempts.(If the maximum attempts specified is more than "1".)

9 *Assessment Description Description of the assessment.(Maximum 500 characters)

10 *Choose Languages Select language in which you want to show the instructions and useful data.For example: English, Hindi

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*Result Publish At the end of exam: The results will be published at the end of the exam.

Never: The results will not be published.

Choose Date: The Choose Result Publish Start Date field is enabled. Select the date when the results for the

assessment will be published.

In this Process only At the end of exam is applicable

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Select parameters to be

displayed to the

Candidates/Participants

Select the checkboxes based on your requirement: Status (Pass/Fail), Marks Obtained, Pass Marks, Assessment

HTML Report, Display Candidates responses and score.

(These fields are enabled if you select the option "At the end of the exam" and "Choose Date" and same fields

are disabled if you select Never option from the dropdown

Standard Reporting as part of this offering will include:

Display Status (Pass/Fail)

Marks Obtained

Pass marks

Assessment HTML report

Display answer status and correct answer

13*Display Assessment Level

Analysis in Report

This parameter can be configured if assessment level analysis needs to be displayed in HTML report.

Select as No

14*Display Attempt Level

Analysis in Report

This parameter can be configured if attempt level analysis needs to be displayed in HTML report

Select as No

15*Use Default Report Format Yes/No

Select as Yes

16*Use Default Report

Configuration

Yes/No

Selected as Yes

Candidate Report Configuration

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17 *Exam Specific Select the language in which exam specific instructions to be displayed to candidates.

18*System Specific Select the language in which system specific instructions to be displayed to candidates. This can be either

selected as Default or the same can be configured as per requirements

19*Disclaimer Instructions Select the language in which disclaimer instructions to be displayed to candidates. This can be either selected

as Default or the same can be configured as per requirements

20

*Logo ConfigurationCustomers can brand the candidate console by adding their company logo and by adding the banner. The

size of logo and banner images are restricted to 80 KB and the supported formats are .jpg .jpeg and .png

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*Banner ConfigurationCustomers can brand the candidate console by adding their company logo and by adding the banner. The

size of logo and banner images are restricted to 80 KB and the supported formats are .jpg .jpeg and .png

22*Useful Data

This can be configured as a text or by uploading a jpg/JPEG/pdf/mp3/mp4 file. The maximum file size in 10 MB.

Instructions

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23 Show Hint (Yes/No):Displays the hint/clue to answer the question.

24

Consider Marked Question

for Evaluation

(Yes/No ):During assessment the candidate has an option to mark a question for review. Generally only the

answered questions are considered for evaluation, but this parameter allows you to consider the questions

marked for review for evaluation.

25*Display Question Paper

Button *(Yes/No):Displays the Question Paper button using which the candidate can view the paper.

26*Show Hint in Analysis

ReportYes/No

27*Display Score Card after

Exam (Yes/No): The results/scores will appear at the end of the exam

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*Show Analysis Report in

Score Card

If display score card after exam is yes, the analysis report in score card to the candidate is displayed

immediately after the exam (Yes/No ).HTML report link can now be displayed on the candidate score card after

the successful completion of the assessment. This is a configurable parameter. You can configure this during

assessment creation

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*Show Percentage score in

Score Card

(Yes/No): This parameter allows to display the percentage of the marks obtained on the score card. This

parameter is enabled only if the Display Score Card after Exam is selected as Yes. There are two options

available, YES/NO.

30 *Option Orientation Option to be displayed as vertical or horizontal.

31Choose Screen Label

LanguagesSelect the language of labels that will appear on the screen.(English, Hindi, etc.)

32

Ring the bell During assessments, the candidates are expected to log in at the scheduled exam start time. With the Ring the

Bell option, the candidates who login after the exam start time, will get less time. The end time will be same for

all the candidates.

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* Ring The Bell Date and

Time The Ring the Bell candidate login feature allows you to set the time of candidate login and manage the exam

time accordingly. Hence, the candidates who log in after the set time, will get the duration equal to the

difference of exam duration and the duration by which the candidate is late for the exam.(If the feature is be

to configured then kindly specify the time).

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Allow attempt after Pass This is a configurable option to allow the candidates to retake the assessments. The system restricts the

candidates who have already cleared the assessment, to re-take the assessment. The feature allows only the

candidates who failed, for a re-assessment. The failed candidates are determined based on the cut off marks

configured for that assessment.

35

Prompt user to share

location

Whether to share the candidate location or not. It will be captured in the configuration report. During

assessment launch a share location prompt appears. This prompt allows captures the candidate the system

details.

36Allow edit of correct

answersYes/No - Candidate can edit the answer if selected as Yes

37 Working Hours Start Time Specifies the time when candidates can attempt the assessment.(Specify the time)

38 Working Hours End Time Specifies the end time till when candidates can attempt the assessment.(Specify the time)

39*Grace Time This parameter allows you to specify the additional time over and above the assessment duration. It is by

default zero.

40 *Show Marks in EForms This parameter allows you to show the candidate marks in Eforms.

41 Show Option in View QP Whether to display options in view question paper button on candidate console. (Yes/No )

42 Login Label Username label that will appear to the candidate on AEC Console

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Interruptions to be allowed Yes/No:Whether the exam must continue uninterruptedly. If the candidate exceeds the number of interruptions

defined, his assessment status will be locked and he will not be able to take the assessment. Only the

administrator can unlock the candidate's attempt. Unlock option is present in Monitoring Dashboard screen of

the assessment.(Yes/No)

44*No. Of Interruptions Number of interruptions permitted.The value lies between 0-9999.This fields is active if you keep Interruptions to

be allowed option as "NO"

45

Allow Submit on Lock The Submit button appears on the candidate console error page, wherein the candidate can submit responses

in case he/she is locked out of the system.This fields is active if you keep Interruptions to be allowed option as

"NO"

46 Test Center Yes/No

47Consider Assessment as

SecuredIf the assessment is secured then the exam should be launched through launcher.

48 Show Feed Back Page If you want the candidate to provide feedback for the assessment select (Yes/No ) accordingly

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Use Default Feedback This fields is get active if you keep Show Feed Back Page option as "YES".Displays the feedback page; that is, you

cannot delete the points in the default feedback template. If you select No, you can customize the feedback

and enter more than 10 feedback points.

50Select parameters to be

displayed.

Please mention whether "Start assessment date" or "Candidate Subscription date" needs to be displayed on

Eform screen.

* Mandatory Fields

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