When a student responds to a test question, TestNav saves the response in a saved response file (SRF) and sends response bundles to the Pearson server. After the responses successfully save to the Pearson server, TestNav deletes the SRF.
TestNav also writes to a log file during the testing session. These files help Pearson troubleshoot issues, if they occur.
By default, TestNav automatically creates a Pearson folder in the user's home directory (the user account or login typically determines the directory name). The SRF saves in a SRF folder, and log files save in a Logs folder.
For Windows and Mac OS X, you must configure student accounts to have complete read, write, and delete access in all save locations. Pearson strongly recommends that you configure a shared network folder that can be accessed from all testing computers as a secondary save location to ensure that you do not lose responses, even if a student cannot continue to test on the same computer. |
Back up location options | Pros | Cons |
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Directory on network computer | Backup file is accessible from other computers. |
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Local directory on testing computer (TestNav client) |
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Whether or not you cache your test content, you should familiarize yourself with response file backup locations and configure them.
If you use a network file server as a backup location, whether primary or secondary:
Pearson recommends that you:
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