ExamSoft Enterprise is an assessment platform used by select health profession programs at UIW. This guide explains the difference between test bank courses and live courses as well as the processes for accurately using them in ExamSoft Enterprise.

Note: ExamSoft Legacy uses folders rather than test bank courses. Folders are not a feature in Enterprise.

Test Bank Courses vs Live Courses

All questions and assessments are to be created in Test Bank courses, then duplicated to a live course for student access. 

• Test bank courses serve as persistent storage and do not have student enrollments.
• Live courses have student enrollments, but you lose access to them after a term has ended.
• Naming conventions help you tell the difference: Test Bank term vs Name Matches the LMS Courses

Use of Test Banks: Required Process

The use of test bank courses in Enterprise is a required process. All instructors create assessment templates then duplicate them to live courses. There are two types of assessment duplications, unlinked and linked. Unsure which option to use? Consult with your department on whether to create Unlinked or Linked duplicates during this process.

Unlinked Assessment Considerations

• Unlinked assessments make a unique, separate copy. 
• This method does not support combined reporting. You can't run a single report on multiple assessments unless they are linked.
• You can modify the duplicate without any restrictions.

Linked Assessment Considerations

• Linked assessments are connected copies, where the original and the duplicate are treated as one assessment for reporting purposes.
• When reports are generated, the data is combined as if the two assessments are one.
• The duplicate can have unique settings for posting but has the same assessment options and questions as the original.
• To link assessments in different courses, you must be a course admin for both courses.
• On the Assessment Options page, select Enable Editing to convert a linked assessment to unlinked.
• Linked assessments have a menu option to see a list of linked assessments and view the combined report.
• On the Assessments page, linked assessments have a clock icon.