The Quest groups feature is useful for having different students in a class take quizzes and exams at different start times. This feature is turned on at the Quest system admin level per class.
Adding group features to a class
- Login in to https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/systemadmin/main?tab_0=users-a
- Go to the User tab, enter the instructor UT EID, and hit Find.
- Go to the course instructors tab, find the course unique needing the groups feature turned on, and click on the unique.
- In the address bar of the window will be the course ID number, please write this down - it will be after the following https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/institutionadmin/courses/show?course=xxxxxx
- Login in to https://lbtest.cns.utexas.edu/systemadmin/main?tab_0=users-a
- Use the shortcuts drop down and select Instadmin.
- Click on the appropriate organization. Most times it will be University of Texas or External Colleges/Universities.
- Click on the courses tab, in the search field enter the course ID, and hit <return>.
- Double click on the underlined course name.
- A short cut approach is to use the link below and substitute the xxxxxx with the course ID and hit <return>
https://lbtest.cns.utexas.edu/institutionadmin/courses/show?institution%5Bid%5D=1&course=xxxxxx&&tab_0=properties-a - Check the box Use student groups for dates and click Update.
- A mesg stating update is complete should pop up. If it does not then redo.
- Use the shortcuts drop down and select Instadmin.
Instructor instructions for Groups
- on the instructor site (https://lbtest.cns.utexas.edu/instructor/courses)
--click on the course
- define an "extra practice" group and put this student in it using the roster
--go to the left triple bar and select Student Groups
--Create group with the individual student(s) in it
- create a new assignment and select the group the assignment is for
--go to the left triple bar and select New Assignment
--give a start date for the new group, but keep start date blank for the original course groups
If you activate groups in the class, you can make a group with just the one student. When when you published the quiz, you can designate which group is a part of the quiz and only that group can see it. I've included some Quest wiki pages that might help explain this and other features in more detail.
https://wikis.utexas.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=264995946
https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/questla/Start+time+variances
https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/questla/Exam+Dashboard
https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/questla/Instructors
https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/questla/Online+testing