Forms are containers that hold Items and define how those items should be displayed in the player. Forms are used to construct tests. Create the items you will need before creating a form.

See also: Create Instructions for a Form, Derived Scoring, Form Review

Create a New Form

  1. Go to [AD] Authoring > Forms.
  2. Select the appropriate Bank in the dropdown. The bank must contain items to create a form.
  3. Click Create New.

Form Builder

Use the Form Builder area to organize the items for this form. Here, you can create multiple sections and load items into a section.

  1. Enter the form information:
    • Form Name
    • Form Identifier: Automatically generated.
    • Form Type: Fixed or Adaptive type. Only computer-adaptive testing (CAT) compatible items can be added to Adaptive forms.
    • Form Status: Available statuses, and who can use each, are defined during Bank Setup. Choose the appropriate Form Status from the list.

  2. Enter the Section Name and Section Identifier (usually a version of the section name without a space). If the form only has one section, you can simply repeat the form name or call it Section 1 of 1, etc.
  3. Click Settings and enable options as needed:

    Calculators: Select one or more calculators. See also: Calculators

    Rulers: Select one or more rulers.

    Use Timer    : Select the checkbox to use a timer. Enter the Time Limit (in seconds), the Warning Time (in seconds), and the Time Limit Type. The warning time is the time remaining when the warning is displayed to the student. A soft warning does not force the student out of the section when the timer expires. A hard warning forces the student out of the section when the timer expires.

    Show Instructions Screen: Select the checkbox to show students instructions for the section. Select Add Screen to choose an existing Resource instructions page. You can add the Resource page later if you haven't already created it. See also: Create Instructions for a Form

    Section Labels: If desired, override the default navigation labels.


  4. Click Save Settings.
  5. Select Add Items to add test items to the form. Each section must contain at least one item. 
  6. Search for and select the checkbox for the items to add to the form.
  7. Click Add Items to add the items into the section.
  8. Select the bank that contains the item(s) you want. You can add items from multiple banks, if needed. 
  9. Use the dragger bars to rearrange the items as needed.


  10. Select Add Sections to add additional sections as needed.
  11. Select Save Changes.



Sample Form Builder Page

Form Description

You can add an internal description to describe the purpose of the form or add other details that will make it easier to keep track when you are authoring many forms or collaborating with other authors.

View Form Metadata

During the Bank setup,  extra fields needed for forms may be defined. If so, the values for this form are set on the Metadata section. In this example, a single metadata field is set up to collect the Operational Period.

View Form History

On the History section of forms, you can see a detailed list of each time the form was saved since the time of its creation, and who made the change. Select a timestamp record to see a side-by-side comparison of the form's source code, before the save was made (left) and after the save was made (right). 

View Form Source Code

When creating or editing a form, the Source section shows a read-only view of the form's source code. This is available for reference and troubleshooting. 


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