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Creating an item group in SecureMarker

WARNING: You must use the Surpass Viewer to view or mark legacy test content in SecureMarker. For more information, read Installing the Surpass Viewer.

Item groups in SecureMarker allow examiners to view or mark related items at the same time. An item group must contain a minimum of two items, a maximum of ten items, and at least one item to mark. You can create item groups in the Item Groups screen.

This article explains how to create an item group in the Item Groups screen of SecureMarker, including how to release an item group for marking.

1. Go to the Item Groups screen

To view the Item Groups screen, select Item Groups on the navigation bar.

NOTE: For more information about Item Groups, read About the Item Groups screen in SecureMarker.

2. Select a qualification and exam

Select the Qualification/Exam menu on the navigation bar.

3. Select a test form version

Select a test form version for your chosen qualification and exam.

NOTE: A new test form version is added when the test form or an item in the test form is edited and delivered to a candidate.

4. Select Create Group

Select Create Group in the Groups grid.

NOTE: To enable items in test form sections being grouped automatically as tests come into SecureMarker, speak to your Surpass Account Manager. The names of these item groups match the names of the corresponding test form sections.

5. Add items to your item group

In the Exam Version Structure panel, you can view a list of items in your chosen test form version.

In the Mark column, select the items you want examiners to mark in the item group. Any computer-marked items set to be marked are overridden and become human-marked items.

In the View column, select the items you only want examiners to view in the item group.

EXAMPLE: You might want to include view-only items in an item group if they guide the marking of another item.

NOTE: Items marked with an asterisk (*) are new to the selected test form version and have not yet been added to an item group.

About the Delivery Mode toggle

The Delivery mode toggle displays whether the item was delivered in the standard or legacy test driver.

Delivery mode: Flash indicates that the item was delivered in the legacy test driver.

Delivery mode: HTML indicates that item was delivered in the standard test driver.

If the item was created in a Mixed subject and was delivered in both standard and legacy tests, you can choose to view the item in either Flash or HTML. Select HTML on the Delivery mode toggle to view the item as it appeared to candidates in the standard test driver. Select Flash on the Delivery mode toggle to view the item as it appeared to candidates in the legacy test driver. For more information on the available test delivery options in Surpass, read About Surpass test delivery options.

6. Confirm item group

Select Create Group to create your item group.

7. Name your item group

Enter a name for your item group in the Group Name dialog. Item group names can contain up to 35 alphanumeric characters, commas, and full stops.

Select OK in the Group Name dialog to create your item group and return to the Item Groups screen.

8. Release your item group for marking

WARNING: Releasing an item group affects live marking. If you change an item group for an exam where marking is in progress, marking data for the item group is discarded.

IMPORTANT: Before releasing an item group, you must configure your settings in Quality Control. For more information, read About the Quality Control screen in SecureMarker.

Item groups are not automatically added to quotas and need to be manually released when they are finalised. Select Release Groups & Items to release your item group for marking.

Select Release Groups & Items to confirm you want to release your item group.

To discard changes made to your item group, select Revert.