Given that the new Candidate Dashboard is currently in its Open Beta phase, we anticipate receiving valuable feedback and identifying potential issues. To streamline this process, we have established a dedicated method through our service desk, allowing you to promptly report any encountered issues.

We kindly invite you to collaborate with us in the ongoing refinement of the new Candidate Dashboard. Your participation is instrumental in its further development. Learn more

Content

• What is our vision for the “New Candidate Dashboard”?
• How does it work?
  • Candidate experience
    • Candidate welcome page
    • Candidate submission page
    • Candidate post-submission page
• Accessibility
• Why is it being launched now?

What is our vision for the “New Candidate Dashboard”?

The new dashboard is a unified house for not only summative exams but also formative assessments. It is being designed with the following aspirations:

• Accelerated Learning: It drives the focus back to learning with the bespoke user experience for our formative capabilities Assessment Paths and Multiple Attempts.
  • Multiple Attempts allow users to practice and learn at their own pace, receiving instant feedback. This is proven to drive skill development and academic performance. 
  • Assessment Paths allows continuous learning, with a series of assessments that evaluate users’ progress and guide their learning journey over time. It's a dynamic way for educators to enhance learning, provide tailored feedback, and allow flexibility in assessment types. 
• Inclusivity: Designed for AAA/AA compliance, featuring enhanced navigation, landmarks, and heading hierarchy for assistive technologies. Includes comprehensive page titles and descriptive alt-text labels to improve user accessibility.
• Usability: Intuitive design based on customer feedback and usability studies, featuring a refreshed global menu, quick onboarding tour, and default ordering to highlight tests requiring immediate attention at the top.

Figure: New Candidate dashboard displaying Multiple Attempts, a normal assessment, and Assessment Paths in the Candidate welcome page view.

How does it work?

Planners can choose what is visible within the Candidate dashboard within the Test settings.

Dashboard	Normal Assessment	Assessment Pathways	Multiple Attempts	Usability Improvements Based on User Studies	Accessibility Standards
Existing					Limited
New					Continue goal of meeting industry standards.

Candidate experience

The revamped Candidate dashboard presents three distinct perspectives: Regular Assessments, Assessment Paths, and Multiple Attempts.

Outlined below is the candidate dashboard's journey, focusing on a regular assessment, encompassing stages from pre-submission to post-test submission.

For a comprehensive understanding of the candidate dashboard's representation in the context of Assessment Paths and Multiple Attempts, visit our Help Center articles: Assessment Paths and Multiple Attempts.

Candidate welcome page

Candidates are given a brief introduction tour of the new Candidate dashboard.

The following information can be found on the Candidate welcome page for a normal assessment :

• Candidate ID
• Individual or Grouped test
• Test name
• Test Start Time and Test End Time
• Test duration
• When their test was last accessed
• Previous tests
• Demo tests

Candidate submission page

The following information can be found on the Candidate submission page for a normal assessment:

• Test name
• Individual or Grouped test
• Test Start Time and Test End Time
• Test submission time and date
• Test Results
  • View submission
  • Download submission

Candidate post-submission page

The following information can be found on the Candidate post-submission page for a normal assessment:

• Test name
• Grade
• Test name
• Individual or Grouped test
• Test Start Time and Test End Time
• Test submission time and date
• Test Results
• Candidate report

Accessibility