This article is a supplement to the Implementation Guide and provides information about how you can use Inspera without integrations such as Single-Sign On (for candidates), LTI integration etc.
Content
- Creating non-SSO candidates
- Creating admin users
- Allocation of contributors to tests
- Test templates
- Archiving candidates' grades
Creating non-SSO candidates
As candidates only exist in the system in the context of test instances, you can choose between creating different types of candidates:
One-time users
One-time users are independent users, which means that one, one-time user is created per candidate per test. If a candidate has more than one one-time user, they cannot be combined. The candidate must log in with the username and password that belong to each one-time user.
Permanent users
Permanent users are users that can be added as candidates on more than one test. By using permanent users, candidates can use the same username and password to access all their tests.
The list of permanent users will grow over time. If many of the same candidates are to take the same test, we recommend creating a test template with these candidates. This way you save time setting up each test as it is easier to remove and add single permanent users than adding larger groups of these users to each test.
For more information about candidates types, see the article Candidate types in Help Center.
Creating admin users
Without integration, you can create admin users in User Administration in the following ways:
- Manually one by one
- CSV upload
- Through Inspera API
If you do not set a password when creating an admin user, an email will be sent automatically to the registered email address, informing the person that an Inspera Assessment user account has been created, with a prompt to set a password. In this way, the user is both made aware that an account is created, and of their login credentials, without you having to inform of this manually.
Allocation of contributors to tests
Instead of assigning a contributor to the test instance manually one-by-one, you can allocate contributors via CSV upload.
For more information about the contributors types, see the article Adding contributors to test in Help Center.
Test templates
Before you create each test instance manually, consider creating one or more test templates. All information, settings, and even users allocated to a test instance (candidates and contributors) can be saved as part of a template. If there are commonalities in the test instances you are to set up, create a template with these settings. For example, should all exams require the use of Safe Exam Browser? Will they have a standard marking workflow? Is there a user who should have access to all tests? Should all home exams allow candidates to review their submissions?
Create one test template for on-site exams and a separate for home exams, and the test instances can easily be created form the desired template later, inheriting the selected settings.
For more information about templates, see the article Test templates in Help Center.
Archiving candidates' grades
If the candidates should be registered and archived in an external system, the grades can be exported from Inspera Assessment in the following ways:
- The grading protocol that becomes available when grading is completed and confirmed contains a list of all candidates and their grades
- CSV files
- JSON files
- Inspera APIs
Please note you can opt to give the candidates access to their grades in Inspera Assessment. You can enable it in the test setup, and the grade will become available on the student dashboard when grading is completed.