The features available to assessment providers when delivering tests are described in this section, as well as information about which of the TAO products they are enabled in.
They are divided into three sub-categories, which contain the features (and the extensions required for them) used in:
- Setting up deliveries in an assessment environment (including security provisions)
- Rostering test-takers
- Proctoring assessments
The table below contains a list of the features available which are used for setting up deliveries.
|
Feature |
Description |
Enabled in |
Extension(s) required |
|
Delivery Management |
Provides the following delivery management capabilities: - Publishing local deliveries - Organizing deliveries (in the library structure) - Defining Delivery properties (label,title,start/end dates), and whether the delivery can be accessed by guest users |
Core Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoDeliveryRDF |
|
TAO Delivery Publication |
Allows you to publish deliveries from authoring to other TAO delivery instances |
Enterprise |
taoPublishing |
|
LTI Delivery Provider |
Allows tests to be launched from an external tool (LMS such as Moodle or an external registration/rostering LTI) |
Core Ignite Pro Enterprise |
ltiDeliveryProvider, taoLti |
|
Login queue |
Controls the number of test-takers entering a TAO environment simultaneously based on CPU load and other monitoring data |
Enterprise |
taoCore, DeliveryRDF |
|
Site Readiness tool / Diagnostic tool |
- Evaluates local networks to plan for simultaneous test takers - Determines test-taking device operating system and browser version compatibility - Direct or LTI access |
Ignite Pro Enterprise |
ltiClientdiag, clientdiag |
|
Browser restriction for test-takers |
Prevents test-takers from taking a test on unapproved browsers |
Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoClientRestrict |
|
Test Runner Full Screen |
Allows Test Delivery Plugins to be used, which enforces full-screen only test delivery (It can be configured on either the platform or the delivery level, though the latter requires extra work) |
Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoTestRunnerPlugins |
|
Disable test-taker screenshots |
Prevents test-takers from taking screenshots |
Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoTestRunnerPlugins |
|
Test Review |
Allows via LTI the possibility of reviewing a test delivery execution with actual responses at a later time in exactly the way the test was presented at the time the test was taken (keeps original shuffling). This can be accessed by the test-taker, and is not same as the view in the Results panel, which cannot be accessed by test-takers |
Ignite Pro Enterprise |
lti-test-review |
2. Features for Rostering Test-takers
The table below contains a list of the features available which are used for rostering test-takers.
|
Feature |
Description |
Enabled in |
Extension(s) required |
|
TAO Groups |
Used to manage groups in TAO; allows deliveries to be assigned to test-takers |
Core Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoGroups |
|
TAO Test Taker |
Used to manage test-takers in TAO, providing customizable registration fields as well as the following possibilities: - Importing test-taker data from external CSV files - Defining profiles and properties to classify test-takers - Setting language preference by user |
Core Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoTestTaker |
|
Test Centers |
Allows management of test centers, including: - registering test-takers in test centers - assigning deliveries to test centers (and test-takers). Nb: Overrides the core test-takers, groups are no longer relevant (simpler assignment model). Enables Onsite Proctoring and Event Logging. |
Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoTestCenter |
3. Features for Proctoring Assessments
The table below contains a list of the features available which can be used to proctor your assessments.
|
Feature |
Description |
Enabled in |
Extension(s) required |
|
Onsite proctoring |
Allows for onsite proctoring features such as monitoring and session management. It can be used with Test Centers for more control over test-taker assignments. Provides the following capabilities: - Start, pause, and end tests at group or test-taker level - Monitor test-taker progress - Log testing irregularities |
Core Ignite Pro Enterprise |
taoProctoring |
|
LTI Onsite proctoring |
Provides on-site proctoring as above, but via LTI
|
Ignite Pro Enterprise |
ltiProctoring |
|
Remote proctoring |
Provides support for the remote proctoring solution Proctorio. (Requires Proctorio license) |
Enterprise |
remote-proctoring |