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Sharing a subject

This article explains how to share a subject in the Subjects screen of Setup.

Deleting a subject

This article explains how to delete a subject in the Subjects screen of Setup, including details on all prerequisite steps.

Creating accessible content with audio

This article explains how to create accessible content with audio, including how to import audio into the media library and configure audio player options.

Creating accessible content with video

This article explains how to create accessible content with video, including how to import videos into the media library and configure video player options.

group

When creating a test form, you can group items together so they appear on one page when delivered to candidates. You can create groups manually or set up automatic grouping of item sets. You can only group items in a fixed section.

language variant

Item language variants let you author variations of an item in different languages. Language variants can only be created for Multiple Choice, Multiple Response, Either/Or, and Essay item types, and only exist across the Item Authoring and Tasks screens.

Item Authoring

The Item Authoring section of Surpass is where you create and organise your content for tests. In Surpass, question and non-question test pages are known as “items”.

Item Response Theory [IRT]

Item Response Theory (IRT) tags are used to describe the likelihood of candidates answering items correctly in tests. In Surpass, IRT tags can be created as custom tag groups. 

subject

In Surpass, a subject is where you create and manage items for use in tests. A subject is associated with at least one centre. Any tests created in the subject can be scheduled at the associated centre(s).

About Regional Settings options

This article explains how to use the Regional Settings options in Site Settings to set the default separator unit for digits in Item Authoring.

Reporting

This page gives an overview of the Reporting section of the Surpass Help Site.

Deleting a centre

This article explains how to delete a centre in the Centres screen of Setup, including details on all prerequisite steps.

Retiring a centre

Retiring a centre prevents any further tests from being scheduled at it. This article explains how to retire a centre. This article also covers unretiring a retired centre.

Surpass Platform Basics

This area of the Help Site is the perfect introduction for new Surpass users, including information on the end-to-end Surpass workflow, an overview of the different delivery types, and instructions on how to set up a new user account.

Item Authoring

This article gives an overview of the Item Authoring APIs available in the Surpass API v2.

Item Authoring

This page gives an overview of the Item Authoring OAPI section of the Surpass Help Site.

dynamic

When creating tests in Surpass, you can set up the system to automatically pull test items from an item pool based on “dynamic” rules. Use dynamic rules when you want to randomly generate a test form for all candidates or deliver different items to different candidates.

rule

When creating a test form, you can set up rules to determine what items are to be used and in what order. Fixed rules require you to specify the exact items you want in the test form. Dynamic rules allow you to set up search criteria that will automatically choose items at random.

Retiring a candidate

This article explains how to retire and unretire candidate in the Candidates screen.

Packaging test forms

A packaged test form is a ZIP file containing all materials related to the test. You can package a test form to produce either a SCORM package that can be used in another VLE, or a standalone package that can be run independently off any other platform. This article explains how to package a test form.

Site Settings

This page gives an overview of the Site Settings section of the Surpass Help Site.