Results

The Results menu allows the manager to track respondents who have begun or completed the test and to export, print, or delete results.

You can also consult the detailed results for individual respondents and authorize a respondent to retake the test.

List of Respondent Results

When you access the Management module’s Results page, the List of respondents who started the test appears, indicating which respondents in the selected group have started or completed the test, along with their results. To display the results of a specific group, select the group name from the Group list.

  • The default list sorting method is by username. It can be changed by clicking the name of the column you wish to sort in the header.
  • A list may be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the column name in the header to change the order.
  • Clicking on a row opens the file associated with that row.
  • Selecting one or more checkboxes allows you to print or delete the information for one or more respondents or to export the results of their tests.

If there is a large number of elements in the list, you can navigate the pages using the commands on the right of the page, above and below the list:

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To consult the list of respondents who started the test:

  • Username: Respondent username as assigned by the manager when the respondent's group was created
  • Last Name, First Name: Last and first names entered by the respondent on the home page of the test
  • Start: The date and time at which the respondent started their test
  • End: The date and time at which the respondent completed the test
  • Proficiency level: Proficiency level from 1 to 10+ as calculated by the adaptive test for all categories combined.
  • Suggested course: The suggested course level, based on the proficiency level of the respondent (if the manager has entered this information in the Management module's Settings)

Individual Respondent Results

On the Results page, you can consult the detailed results for each respondent, including the global result, results by category and results for each of the items presented to the respondent during the test.

To view an individual respondent’s results:

  1. From the Group list, select the group to which the respondent belongs.
  2. Click the respondent's Username in the List of respondents who started the test; the Respondent’s results page appears, including the respondent's demographic information, followed by results and a list of items presented during the test.

The demographic information includes:

  • Username: Respondent identification number as assigned by the manager when the respondent's group was created
  • Group: The respondent's testing group

Information entered by the respondent on the SLPT home page

  • Last Name, First Name
  • Sex
  • Language spoken at home
  • Self-assessment of the proficiency level in English

System-generated information

  • Test start: The date and time the respondent started the test 
  • Test end: The date when the test was completed

Respondent results

  • Global proficiency level: The global proficiency level ranging from 1 to 10+ as calculated by the adaptive test for all categories combined.
  • Proficiency level for each of the test categories: Each category's proficiency level ranging from 1 to 10+ as calculated by the adaptive test.
  • Suggested course: Optional data associated with each of the proficiency levels by the manager in the Management module's Settings menu.

List of items presented to the respondent :

  • #: The number representing the order in which the items were presented to the respondent
  • ID: System-generated item identification number
  • Category: The item's assigned category
  • Answer: The respondent's result for the question; 0=incorrect answer, 1=correct answer
  • Time to answer (s): The time, measured in seconds, that the respondent took to answer the question

Authorize a Respondent to Retake the Test

If a respondent cannot complete the test due to a technical problem or an interrupted Internet connection, the manager can advise the respondent to return to the home page of the test and enter the same combination of username + group password to continue the test where it was interrupted.

Whether there has been a technical problem or not, the manager may for various reasons wish to cancel the sessions of certain respondents and allow them to retake the test.

To authorize a respondent to retake a test:

  1. From the Group list, select the group whose respondent you want to authorize to retake the test.
  2. A summary of results for the group’s respondents appears in the List of respondents who started the test.
  3. Click the username of the respondent you want to authorize to retake the test; the Respondent’s results page appears.
  4. Click Authorize the respondent to retake the test.
    NOTE: This deletes the results of the previous test and returns the respondent to the List of respondents who did not start the test.
  5. Click OK to confirm that you are authorizing the respondent to retake the test.

When authorization is granted, the respondent can immediately connect to the test home page and enter the same username and group password to retake the test. There is no fee for a test that is retaken.

Print Results

The manager can print results for a single respondent or for multiple respondents in a group.

To print one or more respondent’s results:

  1. Click the Results menu on the left side of the Management module; the Results page appears.
  2. From the Group list, select the group whose individual respondent results you want to print.
  3. A summary of results for the group’s respondents appears in the List of respondents who started the test.
  4. Select the check box for the respondent usernames whose results you want to print.
  5. Click Print.
  6. A new window/tab appears displaying the detailed results of the selected respondents. Use your browser’s Print command to send the page(s) to your printer.

You can also print an individual respondent's results from the Respondent's results page:

  1. Click the Results menu on the left side of the Management module; the Results page appears.
  2. From the Group list, select the group whose individual respondent results you want to print.
  3. A summary of results for the group’s respondents appears in the List of respondents who started the test.
  4. Click the respondent username whose results you want to print; the Respondent’s results page appears.
  5. Click Print.
  6. A new window/tab appears displaying the detailed results for the selected respondent. Use your browser’s Print command to send the page(s) to your printer.

Delete Results

The manager can delete individual results after respondents have started their test.

To delete respondent results:

  1. Click the Results menu on the left side of the Management module; the Results page appears.
  2. From the Group list, select the group whose individual respondent results you want to delete.
  3. A summary of results for the group’s respondents appears in the List of respondents who started the test.
  4. Select the check box for the respondent username(s) whose results you want to delete.
  5. Click Delete.
  6. Click OK to confirm that you want to delete the selected result(s). The results for these respondants in the group are deleted.
    NOTE: When you delete respondents' results using the Delete command, the tests are still invoiced.

Delete results by authorizing a respondant to retake the test: 

When you authorize a respondent to retake the test, the results of the first test are deleted. In this case, the second test for the respondent isn't invoiced.

Export the Data

The manager can export test results for individual respondents, a select group of respondents, or all respondents in a selected group. Results are exported to a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file for analysis or transfer to an administrative platform.

NOTE: The manager can configure the CSV export template, which determines which fields are included when exporting the test data. Use the Settings menu to Configure the CSV Export Template.

To export one or more respondent results:

  1. Click the Results menu on the left side of the Management module; the Results page appears.
  2. From the Group list, select the group whose individual respondent results you want to export.
  3. A summary of results for the group’s respondents appears in the List of respondents who started the test list.
  4. Select the check box for the respondent username(s) whose results you want to export.
  5. Click Export the results in CSV format.
  6. The CSV file is downloaded to your computer, containing the results for the selected respondent(s).

To export the results of all respondents in a group:

  1. Click the Results menu on the left side of the Management module; the Results page appears.
  2. From the Group list, select the group whose individual respondent results you want to export.
  3. A summary of results for the group’s respondents appears in the List of respondents who started the test list.
  4. Click Export all in CSV format at the top of the page.
  5. The CSV file is downloaded to your computer, containing the results for all of the respondents in the group who have started the test.