This article provides best practices for setting up and managing a test with Multiple Attempts. It gives guidance on question types, recommended test settings, and known limitations to help you get the best results.

1. Question set considerations:

   The planner should only use fully automatically marked questions/ question sets, with or without predefined feedback. With predefined feedback enabled, candidates see the feedback after the test submission.

2. Numerical simulation:

   The Numerical simulation question type is supported with Multiple Attempts, allowing unique randomized Numerical Questions on every attempt.

3. Randomized question order:

   Randomized question order is supported with Multiple Attempts. This makes it more dynamic and engaging by preventing reliance on memorization and promoting independent engagement with the content.

4. Setting up the test through templates:

   The planner can set up a test with multiple attempts either from scratch by choosing create test or through a template. We recommend using a template as it allows you to save and manage settings specific to your workflow more effectively.

5. Maximum number of attempts:

   The Administrator can change max number of attempts on a test until the test end time (TET) by deactivating the test and increasing/decreasing the max number of attempts, provided it is higher than the number of attempts taken by any candidate by then. The deactivation cannot happen after the first submission/ attempt on the test by any candidate has been made.

6. Post-Submission Review (PSR):

   The PSR is optional but recommended for candidates to access submissions with or without feedback. Visibility settings can be configured for instant availability, after test end time, after a specific time, or for a specific duration.

7. Final Results and Assessment Settings

   The Multiple Attempts feature can calculate a final score by combining the scores from each attempt. After the system calculates a final score, you can also assign an overall grade based on that score.

8. Modifications to Multiple Attempts:

   Any modifications to the settings of an MA test, including start/end times, require manual updates in existing attempt level settings. New attempts created post-changes will adopt the updated settings. It's recommended to ensure correct MA test settings before activation.

9. Missing an attempt

   Candidates can only make subsequent attempts after submitting the prior attempt. For example, the second attempt can only be made after submitting the first, and the third after submitting the second, and so on.