Publishing a Test

When you finish authoring a new test, you can publish it, as well as specify who can administer it and when. You cannot make changes to Published tests. However, you can copy a Published test and modify the content of the copy. For more information about copying tests, see the section Managing Tests, Items, and Standards.

Alert: The Publish Test button deactivates if the test contains unsaved changes, if it contains no items, if a stimulus is not associated with any items, if a standalone item has been added to a stimulus, if an item associated with a stimulus appears on a separate test page, or if you do not have publishing permission for the test or its items.

To publish a test:

1.In the Test Content Editor toolbar, click Publish Test.

2.The Test Sharing window appears. On this window, you can set up the administration dates (test window) and share the test with other users for administration purposes.

Note: You can also access the Test Sharing window from the Homepage by marking the checkbox for one or more published tests and clicking above the My Tests table.

3.To specify the date range during which the test will be available for administration, select a start date and end date from the provided fields.

4.In the I want to share with section, select the recipients for the shared test:

• To share the test with an individual user, mark the Individual radio button, and enter that user's name or email address in the provided search field.
  • Depending on your user role, you may need to first select a district and/or school from the available District and School drop-down lists in order to share with users associated with those institutions.
• To share the test with a workgroup, mark the Workgroup radio button, and enter that workgroup's name in the provided search field. For more information about workgroups, see the section Managing Work Groups.
• To share the test with an institution (such as your school), mark the Institution radio button, and enter that institution’s name in the provided search field.

a.Click the name of the intended recipient. The selected recipient appears in the Currently Administered With column. You can repeat this step to add additional recipients.

b.Optional: To remove a selected recipient, click beside their name.

5.Click Save. The test will be available in the AIRWays Test Administration component for the selected recipients on the specified dates.

Note: Publishing a test automatically changes the status of any Draft items on the test to Published. You cannot publish an item independently of a test. For more information about item statuses, see Appendix B.

For information about sharing tests for collaborative purposes, see the section Sharing Tests, Items, and Standards Publications.