Exporting candidate scripts in the Surpass Publisher

The Surpass Publisher can export candidates’ finished scripts, including candidate details, the correct answer and the candidate’s score for each question, using candidate keycodes. Scripts are exported as a ‘Test Result Overview’ HTML file.

This article explains how to export candidate scripts using the Surpass Publisher.

In this section

1. Navigate to Export Scripts

Select Export Scripts from the Surpass Publisher menu.

2. Find and enter keycodes

Find and enter the keycodes of the finished test scripts you want to export.

For one or a small number of keycodes, select Keycode from the Keycode / Exam Session toggle. Select Exam Session to filter by exam session for multiple keycodes.

Entering keycodes

Enter finished test keycodes in the Exam Keycodes entry field. Separate multiple keycodes by commas or spaces.

Filtering by exam session

To filter by exam session, choose a Date Range, Centre, Subject, Test, and Test Form. Scripts for all matching keycodes for tests taken during your selected date range and according to your selected criteria are exported.

NOTE: Unique reference codes are used instead of names for centres, subjects, tests, and test forms.

3. Configure exporting options

Choose whether to include candidate details, the correct answer and the candidate’s score for each question using the corresponding Candidate Details, Correct Answer Information/Key, and Awarded Score checkboxes.

NOTE: Candidates' selected answers are marked with an *. If Correct Answer Information/Key is selected, correct answers are marked in bold. If Awarded Score is unselected, the available score for each question is displayed instead.

Essay item content from Essay items with answer input direction set to Right to left is not supported and displays left to right instead.

4. Specify a save destination

Select [] to choose a save destination for your exported scripts. You must give the HTML file a name. If exporting multiple scripts, all scripts are included in one file.

5. Export scripts

Select Export to generate the ‘Test Result Overview’ HTML file, which is titled index and is included in a ZIP file along with an Exam_session_summary CSV file for reference.

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