GCE Tester for Faculty

The assessments within the GCE Tester are automatically graded and created, and you wouldn’t need to create or grade the assessments. However, you might have to access the assessment to reopen the assessment, or even find the password for the assessment. 

To access the assessment through the GCE Tester, click on the assessment to open the details of the assessment and select the Open Assignment button.

 

You will be directed to the Test Offering page. From this page, you can adjust the assessment, find the test password, and see any accommodations for your students.

The assessment’s access periods are by default set to the assessments start and due date in Halo. You may have students trying to complete the assessments after the due date. If you would like to open the assessment after the due date for a specific student, first open the Test Offering page. 

Next, you will want to select the Exceptions tab.

 

After opening the exceptions tab, select the student’s name that you would like to adjust the settings for.

 

After selecting the name, you can adjust the time availability, how long the assessment runs for, the password, and also the number of attempts you provide to them. To adjust one of the settings, select the appropriate button.

 

After adjusting the assessment, press the Save Changes button to the left of the assessment details.

 

If you need to remove an adjustment, select the X in the top right corner and then click Save Changes again.

 

There may be times that the assessment requires a password for the students to complete. If the students need a password, they should be able to find the password within the assessment details or the syllabus. However, if they can’t find the password, you can find it in the GCE Tester. 

First open the Test Offering page.

There, you should a section labeled Password. This section is the password for the whole class when they take the assessment. 

 

If you do not have anything listed in the password field, we recommend checking the Exceptions tab. Sometimes a password was set for individual students and the Exceptions tab will show you which students have a password, and which do not. On the Exceptions tab, look for the type labeled Password.

 

Accommodations are automatically applied to the assessment when the student accesses the assessment. To view the accommodations, open the assessment in the GCE Tester. After accessing the assessment, select the Exceptions tab.

 

You should now see the type of exceptions provided to the students. Click on the student’s name to view more details about their accommodation.