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TAO Portal Quickstart Guide

Step-by-step instructions for getting started with authoring, managing users and groups, delivering tests, and accessing results in TAO.
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Rostering in TAO Portal

This course provides instructions on how to create (or import) and manage users and groups in the Portal.
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Creating assessment materials in TAO

This chapter describes how to create items with interactions (questions) for tests.
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Creating assessments for delivery in TAO

This course provides instructions on how to create an assessment in TAO, starting from TAO Authoring and ending with creating a session in the Portal.
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Proctoring in TAO Portal

This course provides an overview on proctoring user roles, as well as instructions on how to proctor/monitor assessments in the Portal.
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Viewing results in TAO Portal

This course describes how to view and analyze test-taker and session results in the Portal.
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How Does Scoring Work in TAO?

There are several possible ways of scoring tests that have been delivered in TAO.
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Writing Your Own Scoring Rules for Your Assessments: An Example

This course takes a single test item as an example and leads you through the steps necessary to define your own scoring process for it.
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TAO Portal Terminology

This chapter provides an updated glossary for TAO Portal users.
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Making the Most of the Asset Manager

This course gives an overview of the Asset Manager and shows you how to import, create, and manage assets in TAO.
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Working With Metadata in TAO

This course will show you how you can use metadata in TAO to organize and analyze your items and tests in different ways.
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Randomization in Items and Tests

This course explores several possibilities for randomizing questions in TAO assessments.
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All About Deliveries

This course provides a practical overview of how to create and execute test deliveries in TAO.
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Setting up LTI

Discover how to set up LTI to launch exams from any Learning Management System that supports the standard.
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Using the Advanced Search

The Advanced Search function increases the capability of searches in TAO to find what you need in your libraries more efficiently.
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Best Practices for Working with Multiple Users in a Small-scale Authoring Scenario Part 1: Set-up

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Best Practices for Working with Multiple Users in a Small-scale Authoring Scenario Part 2: Workflow

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Test-taker and Accessibility tools

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How does scoring work in TAO? (II)

This chapter provides an in-depth overview of how scoring works in TAO.
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Video demos

This section contains videos demonstrating the TAO product and many of its features.
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Thinking About Test Questions (and Choosing Interactions) According to Task Type

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