| Great Tools
to Create Online Tests
Assessment
is a critical part of any learning strategy, yet we sometimes
take online assessment tools for granted. Nearly every authoring
tool, LMS, LCMS, etc. has some form of built-in test creation
and delivery mechanism.
Creating
superior tests, however, requires a sound, two-pronged approach:
- First,
you must understand and use proven instructional design
approaches.
- Second,
you need to choose the right tools for the job.
"Creating
Online Tests and Assessments: 19 Easy-to-Use Tools," addresses
the needs of organizations looking for the right tool to create
tests and assessments rapidly. For this report, we focus on
tools that both excel in creating tests and assessments
and that have a short learning curve. We also provide authoring
tips, tools, and features to help you define your organization’s
business and technical requirements.
This report
helps you determine which systems do the best job of the following:
- Making
it easy for novice developers to create tests, exams, and
quizzes.
- Creating
the type of assessment you need, from simple to robust and
dynamic.
- Meeting
standards and tracking data.
With many
of the newer breed of assessment tools, you can use data to
develop sophisticated branching, providing learners with a
more realistic environment (much like simulation-based content).
You can create test banks to offer randomized or personalized
tests. You can introduce remediation techniques to measure
a learner’s grasp of a subject and offer further instruction.
Perhaps most importantly, by developing smart assessment practices
and using the right tools, you can truly measure knowledge,
skills, and overall return.
Along
with a list of the features commonly found in products
to develop online tests and assessments, we provide
comparative tables – including pricing – so you
can easily see how each of the 19 products compares across
a wide range of features.
Product
overview comparisons include the following information:
- Primary/most
common use (testing and assessments primary with other uses
included)
- Type
of tool (multi-author, server-based, desktop, etc.)
- The
type of user best suited for the tool
- Top
three competitive advantages of each tool
- Size
of organization (number of employees and number of organizations
using)
- Top
five clients
- Largest
number of authors inside one organization using the tool
- Learning
curve (basic and power users)
- Authoring
platform and interface
- Output
formats, types, and playing platforms
- Question
types
- Assessment
and testing features
- Conformance
to standards and specifications
- Tracking
and reporting
- Plug-in
requirements and browser compatibility
- Pricing
information
“Creating
Online Tests and Assessments: 19 Easy-to-Use Tools” contains
just enough information to help you select the best
assessment creation tools for your organization. Whether you
are looking for a large-scale product to test for compliance
or certification or a small, inexpensive tool to create tests
that are more engaging for your learners, this report will
provide the information you need to help you find the right
product.
NOTE:
The information found in this report is
a subset of the Authoring Tools
KnowledgeBase. The Authoring Tools KnowledgeBase contains
answers to an additional 80 questions for each the 105+ authoring
tools profiled. If you are looking for a more comprehensive
database containing all types of authoring tools (not just
tests and assessments), we recommend you refer to the online
Authoring Tool KnowledgeBase.
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