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Creating and uploading new TestGen tests

On the TestGen Test Information page:

1. Enter a name for the test.

2. Under Name, enter a name for the test.

3. (Optional) Under Description, describe the test, and select a display format for the text. When you make a test available, students see the description below the link to the assessment.

4. (Optional) Under Instructions, enter test-taking instructions and select a display format for the text. When you make a test available, students see the test instructions when they take the test.

5. Click Submit.

6. Under Test Information, click Browse to locate the test file on your computer. The file has a .tst extension.

Note: By default, TestGen saves .tst files in the Program Files\TestGen\tests folder on your computer.

7. Select the .tst file, then click Open.

8. Click Submit to upload the file.

9. (Optional) Modify test options to specify test variation, time limit, test presentation, and test review settings.

Note: You cannot set or modify point values for TestGen questions from inside CourseCompass; instead, you must do so within the TestGen application.

10. Click Submit, then click OK.

11. Select the test you just created from the Select an Existing TestGen Test list.

12. Click Submit, then click OK.

13. Select one of the following options:

• Click Modify the test to modify the test descriptors (name, description, instructions)  or the test-taking options.
  
  Note: You must use the TestGen application to modify the TestGen test content, for example to edit, add, and remove questions.

• Click Modify test availability to set the test availability.

• Click OK. The added test appears at the bottom of the list.

Notes:  

• To move the TestGen test to a different position in the item list on the content area page, select a different sequence number from the drop-down list to the left of the TestGen test. The page automatically refreshes and repositions the TestGen test.

• To move a TestGen test from one content area to another, you must first remove the TestGen test from its current location, then follow the above procedure to deploy it to a new content area.