Create an Asynchronous IRAT &TRAT Activity

When you run an asynchronous IRAT & TRAT activity, it means that students will take the test at different times within the open period. Specifically, students will only be able to start answering the test at the "start-date-and-time". Depending on the time limit the teacher has set, i.e. 20 minutes, student will have 20 minutes to take the test during the open period. There is no pause once the students start answering the test.

***Teachers will not be able to extend the test duration, if you have set a time limit.
***On the other hand, teachers can choose not to set a time limit, so students can access and be able to keep answering within the open period.

Here are the steps in summary:

  1. Click "+New Activity" button from any of the modules you want to create the TRAT on.

  2. Fill out the Basic Settings.

  3. Add the Questions

  4. Set the points

  5. Review your activity.

  6. Click "Publish" and select "ASYNCHRONOUS" as the modality.

  7. Go to Dashboard.

Steps + Screenshots + Other information below

Step 1

Click "+ New Activity" button from any of the modules you want to create the IRAT&TRAT on.


No Modules yet? Click here to know how to create one,

STEP 2

Fill out the basic settings:

  • Module

  • Select IRAT&TRAT

  • Name (required)

  • Description

Click Go to Questions button to save and move to the next step

ⓘ NOTE: Students will see the course, module and activity descriptions from their dashboard.
ⓘ BEST PRACTICES
**Name your activity clearly and uniquely so students can easily distinguise the activity from their screen.

STEP 3

Add the questions.

Choose from the 4 methods available on the screen.

Click Go to Scoring button to save and move to the next step

ⓘ HERE are some useful information

  • From question bank: These are questions that you have already in the past into InteDashboard. More instructions on this method here.

  • Create new question: This option allows you to add questions along with answer choices one at a time. This option is best if you want to add images, equations or other types of special formatting to your questions. More instructions on this method here.

  • Copy and paste: This option allows you to submit your information in bulk using Excel. This option is the best and fastest option as long as most of your questions don't have images or equations. More instructions on this method here.

  • File upload: Similar to the copy and paste option, this allows you to upload your information in bulk using an Excel file. Like the copy and paste option this isn't optimal if your questions carry images and equations, but it's extremely fast and efficient as opposed to manually inputting questions or selecting questions from your question bank. More instructions on this method here.

STEP 4

Set the points.

**IRAT points can be changed per question.

**TRAT attempt points can be changed per question.

Click Go to Optional Settings button to save and move to the next step

ⓘ HERE are some useful information

  1. Put a number on the "Set all questions with the same point" box and click it to set the same score points for all questions for IRAT.

  2. You can set the same attempt point for all questions in TRAT when you click "Set all questions with the same attempt points (only questions with at least 4 options)". Type the score points for each attempt and it will be saved.

STEP 5

Choose your settings.

Toggle the controls yes/no or add instructions. Upload a file or type on the text box to put instructions to your activity.

Click Go to Optional Settings button to save and move to the next step

ⓘ HERE are some useful information

The settings in this controls how the students will answer either IRAT or TRAT.

  1. If you want them to be able to change and re-change their answers throught the entire test, toggle-yes Allow students to change answers before final submission.

  2. If you don't want the students to skip questions,toggle-yes Students must answer questions in sequence.

  3. If you need to ensure that cheating is minimized, you can toggle-yes Randomize answer options order. This means that the answer choices will appear differently between students.

Click here to read more and/or view a short video on IRAT Settings and TRAT Settings.

STEP 6

Review your activity.

Click Publish your Activity button to save and move to the next step

ⓘ HERE are some useful information

Take the time here to review the content and settings of your IRAT &TRAT activity. From this page, you'll be able to edit any part of your activity, or you can click on the steps above the buttons to go back to any part of the activity.

***DO NOT FORGET TO
1. Click the GREEN button to save your edits. (Look for the UPDATE button to save)
2. If you add more questions to the activity (STEP 2), then make sure to save the points for the added question (STEP 3)

STEP 7

Choose your publish settings.

  1. Choose Asynchronous

  2. Set an Open Period date and time

  3. Set the test duration.
    You can set a time limit (i.e. 20 minutes) or no time limit.

  4. Set a password (optional)

Click Publish Activity button to save and move to the next step

STEP 8

Go to Dashboard

Click "Go to Dashboard" button to go to the dashboard.


***In this image, the activity is created for 2 sections. Make sure to click the button for the specific section you want to run either the IRAT or TRAT on.

***Notice the Status of the Activity as "Scheduled". This means that the activity's open period is arranged to begin sometime in the future and will automatically become "Ongoing" on the exact start date and time.

***Each Activity is connected to a specific dashboard. Click on the "Go to Dashboard" button corresponding to the section you want to open.

STEP 9

View the activity

No need to start the Activity. It will automatically start at the appointed start-date-and-time.


Once students start answering, the data in the dashboard will be automatically updated.

ⓘ HERE are some useful information

With IRAT&TRAT type of activity, the dashboard will contain an additional button, i.e. "Go to TRAT". You can click this to open the TRAT Dashboard.

***Note that the open period can still be adjusted by clicking on the green "Update Open Period" button on the top-left corner. You can still update the "start-date-and-time' and "end-date-and-time".

See screenshot below.

***However, once the Open Period start-date-and-time has began, teachers can only update the end-date-and-time of the Asynchronous Activity.

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