As a homework service, Quest is entirely capable of supporting online homework, learning modules (with lecture videos embedded), and exams remotely. More than 300,000 online exams have already been administered, so while we're continuing to add functionality, you can be confident the basic processes and software pathways are extremely well exercised.
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Q: Can I preview assignments as a student before showing it to the actual students?
A: Yes, there are two ways to do this. (1) Without any additional assistance needed, you can set the start and due date to be the exact same day/time, just a minute or two from the present moment. Then publish the assignment, and give yourself an extension. Toggle over to student in the upper right hand corner and you will have student view of the assignment without any other active students in your class having access to it (although they will see the name of the assignment without hyperlinks).
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Alternatively, if you have a sandbox course where there are no students, or the 'students' are all colleagues, just publish the assignment with timing so you can access it, since it's not a concern that other eyes will be on it.
(2) Quest does support a staggered start time by unique, where you can be in the front-running section days or hours before your students see it. If you'd like to do this please send us a note (questhelp@austin.utexas.edu) to activate this feature for your class; we'll make sure only you (and any TAs you indicate) have access to the early start time, and you can set when you'd like the assignment to open for you on the setting page.
Q: Can I have an online exam (ie learning module in test mode) that is more than multiple choice? A numeric free response? Short answer? Essay? Grids/matrices?
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Q: I have Quest automatically drop the lowest exam in my gradebook, but now I need to make another category for online exams. Will the system know to drop the lowest score in these two separate categories (exams, online exams/learning modules in test mode)?
A: Yes, we are working on nesting the online exams via learning modules into exams can roll online exam scores into your previous exam category, so the dropping and averaging machinery will work. Rest assured it will be tidy by mid April at the latest (and probably sooner)Please contact us (questhelp@austin.utexas.edu) for more details.
Q: When giving online exams using Quest, can students log off and come back on?
A: Yes, as long as students are within the window of time allotted for the test, there is no problem with this on the Quest side. If using a Proctoring overlay, that behavior may be suspect and can be communicated ahead of time not to flag.
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