SST: Description

The Server-Side Testing module is for content experts using the ReadyGo Web Course Builder who want to save student's test scores and survey results.

ReadyGo Web Course Builder Server-Side Testing

• Software that resides on a standard web server
• Works in conjunction with ReadyGo Web Course Builder
• Supports student registration
• Grades student tests
• Saves student test scores
• Saves student survey results
• Includes online reporting capabilities that make it easy for trainers to track test scores and to view test progress by question, test, course, or student.
  

Features of Server-Side Registration

• CGI script that resides on a web server and stores student names and results on that server in a comma-separated file.
• Course developers set up student registration and test grading options in ReadyGo Web Course Builder.
• Supports registration and result submitted by multiple students at once.
• To support easy integration, we provide source code for the Server-Side Testing module.
• Server-Side Testing is written in C.
• View the Server-Side Testing process diagram.

Features of Server-Side grading and storage

• Storage of just test scores or of scores plus all student answers.
• Option to pre-register students or allow students to self-register.
• Supports up to 500 pre-registered students per course, unlimited self-registered students.
• Course developers can define up to 20 registration fields such as last name, first name, department, and location.
• Course developers can choose to require a password for student registration.
• Option to have test questions and answers randomly ordered each time a student takes the test.
• Tests can be generated and stored by server or just stored by server.
• Option to include or exclude individual questions in the student's total score. (This might be used for a survey question.)
• Advanced feature - Ability for the course developer to create hidden parameters that are stored with the test results. Hidden parameters can be used for customization or storage of test results with existing systems.

Registration capabilities

• Students may self-register - No password is required. This option allows for storage of results from any one taking a course.
• Students with a password may self-register - This option allows all students who have been given a password to register and take the course.
• Students must be pre-registered - Course developer identifies students who may take the course and uses ReadyGo Web Course Builder to create a student list.
• Scores are only saved if a student is registered.
• The student identifier and password are stored as cookies on the student's browser.
• The course administrator can change the password at any time. All students need to re-enter the password if it has been changed.

Student requirements

• The student must accept two cookies set by Server-Side Testing. Normally this is invisible to the student.
• The student must enable JavaScript in their browser.

ReadyGo Web Course Builder supports the following types of test questions

• Multiple choice (One correct answer)
• True/False (One correct answer)
• Text fill-in-the-blank (Text string answer must match expected results. Case insensitive.)
• Numeric fill-in-the-blank (Answer must match expected results exactly or be within a specified range)

ReadyGo Web Course Builder supports the following types of survey questions

• Multiple choice (One answer)
• True/False (One answer)
• Text fill-in-the-blank
• Numeric fill-in-the-blank
• Multiple selection (Student may select multiple answers - "Which of the following apply…")
• Preference: Student selects from a scale. For example, strongly disagree to strongly agree with five possible levels, plus a "not applicable" choice.

Server-Side Testing storage architecture

• Server-Side Testing is a C program that resides on a web server. It works in conjunction with a course created using ReadyGo Web Course Builder.
• The course developer creates the tests and sets up student registration in ReadyGo Web Course Builder.
• The course developer transfers each course's test files to the Server-Side Testing subdirectory.
• Student information is stored in a group of flat ASCII files on the server. A course developer needs to have access to the server to view student information.
• Programs like Microsoft Excel or any database can read the flat ASCII file.
• ReadyGo provides source code for Server-Side Testing. A C programmer can modify the code. Most often this would be done to create an automatic routine to save student information into a database.
• The following is an example of the student registration file saved on the server.

"student_id", "score", "right", "total", "date", "time", "clientip", "testval1", "babaloo", "name2", "ans1", "ans2", "ans3", "ans4", "ans5", "result"

correct_answers, 100, 5, 5, 28-April-2000, 11:39:58 , 0.0.0.0, "abcd", "aiyeee",0,2,0,'Right Answer','1.000000t2.000000'
mose3456, 80.000000, 4, 5, 28-Apr-2000, 17:04:35 , 0.0.0.0,"juan 23", ,"qrs<CR>tuv","0","1","0","right answer","1.5",
mose3456, 80.000000, 4, 5, 28-APR-2000, 17:06:31 , 0.0.0.0,"Juan 23", ,"qrs<CR>tuv","0","1","0","right answer","1.5",
mose3456, 60.000000, 3, 5, 28-APR-2000, 17:07:41 , 0.0.0.0,"Juan 23", ,"qrs<CR>tuv","1","2","0","right asnswer","1.5",
test0000, 100.000000, 5, 5, 30-Apr-2000, 15:40:31 , 0.0.0.0,"juan 23", ,"qrs<CR>tuv","0","2","0","right answer","1.5", ,
mose3456, 100.000000, 5, 5, 30-Apr-2000, 15:43:23 , 0.0.0.0,"juan 23", ,"qrs<CR>tuv","0","2","0","right answer","1.5", ,
test0000, 100.000000, 5, 5, 30-Apr-2000, 16:03:41 , 127.0.0.1,"abcd","aiyeee", ,"0","2","0","right answer","1.2", ,
mose3456, 80.000000, 4, 5, 30-Apr-2000, 16:06:41 , 127.0.0.1,"abcd","aiyeee", ,"0","2","1","right answer","1.2", ,
mose3456, 80.000000, 4, 5, 30-Apr-2000, 16:12:16 , 127.0.0.1,"abcd","aiyeee", ,"0","1","0","right answer","1.2", ,