Quiz/Survey/Test - QST

Features

• QST - made in Canada, used globally.
• To us, open source means providing you our best software, not an inferior version.
• Our software is environmentally friendly - green. It will handle more users, on less hardware then any other assessment software with similar features.
• We create software for the public good.
• Free account at qstonline.org . Try it out! Convert your QTI questions to QST XML, Moodle XML or PDF for free there also. If you have issues let us know. There are many different QTI styles.
• We support our software. Contact us at qstsupport@shaw.ca or through the Wiki or Discussion forum here.
• Rebrand or change QST, it's yours.
• No licence needed for commercial use. Licensed under GPL v2. Can run it as a service without releasing your code.
• Install on laptop, desktop, server or cloud. Windows 7/10/11, Linux and Mac OS are all production grade.
• Our Windows implementation is unmatched for scalability.
• Run it on your network on your hardware to ensure the privacy of your users data and who has access to it.
• Easily scales to thousands of simultaneous users and more. No need for complicated infrastructure (ex. AWS) to support it. All components of QST (including mod_perl) run multithreaded which greatly reduces the hardware requirements. See Hardware_and_Performance_Tuning.txt under Files tab.
• Also will run on AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Azure.
• Minimal user instruction required.
• Easily update. One file, QST.pm is usually the only change required.
• WCAG AA compatability (screen reader) partially implemented for QST takers, further work ongoing.
• Convert QST interface to your language in Another Language Pack. RTL language display option for students.
• On android, download it from Files tab.
• Works in all major browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera, Brave).
• Secure, online, role based, controlled access quizzing/surveying/testing platform.
• XTRASecure - a user can only be logged in once. When a user begins a QST, the QST is bound to that user, and another person logging in with the users credentials cannot access that QST.
• Students photo and name show on their homepage for security on proctored tests
• Compatible with Chrome Kiosk mode - lock down the browser
• Compatible with Microsoft Edge Kiosk Mode - lock down the browser
• An extremely stable and secure application. Security is inherent in the design matrix of QST. There is only one controlled access point to QST which eliminates any exposure to hacking attempts. All input is verified, sized and sanitized.
• We are very proud of our 0 security vulnerabilities record.
• Administrative interface to create/load/manage instructors, students and classes for an entire organization. Include institution ids. Manage encrypted passwords.
• Access to QST's is easily controlled by the instructors.
• One-click reset all students in an organization
• One-click remove all students from an organization
• Bulk upload students/instructors/classes
• Bulk upload users photos
• Multiple organizations can use one instance of QST.
• Create separate Administrators for each Organization
• Communal Organization Question Bank. Each organization has it's own question bank.
• Create Question Bank Administrators for each organization.
• Surveys allow instructors to gather anonymous student feedback, to collect insights and improve the learning experience.
• WYSIWYG, Equation and Basic Editors allow for a complete range of question and answer displays.
• QST EQ - Advanced WYSIWYG editor for creating math and chemistry equations, formulas, symbols, logic. Create/Display MathML, Tex, Latex, mhchem and AsciiMath. Export as MathML to place in web pages.
• GradeBook - Where you easily interpret all the results. Makes QST a complete standalone Assessment Solution.
• File Manager - upload your images to use in your questions/answers/explanations, manage your images, reuse images in other questions/answers. Manage file descriptions for screen readers. Also upload pdf's to use in questions.
• Insert multiple images, equations, symbols, javascript, HTML, video, audio, etc. you wish to display in questions or answers. Even alter the source code of the questions to create stunning and visually appealing QST's.
• 7 types of questions: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, MatchXng, True/False, Yes/No, Short Answer and Paragraph/Essay.
• 14 question interaction types with Memory feature.
• True/False, Yes/No, Multiple Answer, Multiple Choice and MatchXng are auto marking.
• Likert Survey question of Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree.
• Adaptive/Branching Questions/Skip Logic - next question(s) based on current answer.
• Assign marks to a question or use as a Difficulty Level.
• An Explanation can be displayed for the reasoning behind the answer. Add suggestions for further reading, etc..
• Memory allows you to display material you wish to ask a user a question about only once. It is not javascript nor H5P based so is secure. Enables the evaluation of higher order thinking skills that many platforms do not provide.
• Question SOURCE (folder it came from) can be displayed. Helpful to students to know where to find related info. if your Question Bank is aligned with your syllabus.
• Display answers in columns.
• PDF's can be added to questions using the Basic editor
• Create folders/sub folders to organize your questions and qst's. Creation of a hierachical stucture/taxonomy wll simplify your workflow.
• Each instructor has their own question/quiz/survey/test bank.
• Change a question and save as new. This also includes changing the answer type.
• Copy/Paste questions into other folders/categories.
• Copy questions from Question Bank to your own bank.
• Questions can be used in other QST's.
• Export/Import questions (images, pdf's, Explanations, Memory and File Descriptions included) as QST XML. Share your questions with other QST users or your Question Bank Administrator.
• Export/Import Moodle XML questions: multiple choice (one or many answers), matching, true/false, short answer and essay. Includes images, general feedback and file descriptions (in alt tags) in questions and answers.
• Export/Import QTI 2/3 open format questions : multiple choice (one or many answers), matching, true/false, short answer and essay. Includes images in questions and answers and also rubrics.
• Import publishers test banks (in QTI open format)
• Import questions, answers and images in Word doc files saved as our simple format. Multiple choice (one or many answers) short answer and essay. Includes images in questions and answers .
• Import questions in a .txt file using the same format as for Word XML
• Auto format question conversion - export as QST XML, Moodle XML, QTI open format or PDF
• Preview questions and qst's while creating them.
• Export the questions in a QST.
• Re-order questions in a QST, change the questions in a QST .
• Adaptive questions allows you to easily Branch your answers to other questions.
• Configure your QST to randomly display X questions from a group(s) of questions for each student.
• The entire QST can consist of randomly selected questions for each student.
• Shuffle (the same) questions for each student.
• Shuffle answers - question answers order is randomized
• Set the date/time range for QST's to be taken.
• Display QST in a new window (resizable) or in a modal.
• Multiple Delivery Styles: Paper - All Questions; Single Question - Jump; Single Question - Next; Single Question - Answer; Single Question - Branch.
• Multiple Results Options: Display Mark Only, Display Mark and All Marked Questions (allow them to see Explanations and SOURCE also), No Display.
• Choose who may attempt a QST.
• Set how long the user has to complete the QST.
• Displays time remaining in QST.
• Users are notified when there are 5 min. and 1 min. remaining in qst.
• Record Mark.
• Can be configured to record their highest mark, if they are given multiple attemps.
• Captures the start and end times the quiz or test was taken.
• Allow users to re-take a QST.
• Add additional time to a users QST.
• Allow a user to resume a QST they had started.
• Resuming a QST starts the user at their last answered question.
• Students can mark a question for review
• View individual users quizzes and tests while they are taking them.
• View individual users finished quizzes and tests.
• Mark users quizzes/tests (short answer and paragraph questions).
• Print or save as PDF a users marked QST (important for record keeping). Includes their names, QST start and end times, Mark, Bonus Mark, questions and answers (in the order they were presented to them), their answers and correct answers and time stamps for each question answered. Comments can be added to the QST. SOURCE and Memory can be displayed also.
• Add Bonus marks for quizzes and tests.
• View detailed Stats, analyze QST's.
• Stats - View the total number of correct, incorrect, no answers and partial answers for a QST.
• Stats - View the number of correct, incorrect, no answers and partial answers for a question in a quiz/test.
• Stats - View who answered the question correct, incorrect, no answer or partial answer.
• Stats - View how many users attempted a question.
• Stats - View how many times each answer was chosen.
• Stats - Can easily download complete data via QST Details CSV for a comprehensive look at quiz effectiveness, allowing you to use the data as needed to create custom reports and support learning outcomes.
• Rename a QST.
• Copy a QST.
• Print a QST and/or print an answer sheet.
• Save a QST as a PDF. Can be opened in LibreOffice to make changes to it, or adobe will convert it to .docx so you can alter it in Microsoft Word and then print it. This allows you to add your logo, extra instructions, etc. to a printed QST.
• Can create Assignments in Gradebook to add in to their total mark.
• Assign weights(%) to quizzes, tests and assignments.
• Develop Total Marks for users.
• Download (as .csv or .json) your GradeBook and import into your spreadsheet program. Including institution ids and usernames. Upload to your LMS.
• Set your own limits for file uploads.
• LDAP Authentication is available.
• Import questions from: Open Olat, Canvas, Moodle, Sakai, Schoology, BrightSpace, Neo LMS, Blackboard, TAO, ATutor, Desire2Learn, FastTest, Inspera, Cognero, GradeMaker, ONYX, QuestionMark, SharePoint, Trifork, Question Writer, Anthology, PowerSchool, TestGen, GetMarked and Respondus.
• Includes text, formatting, HTML and images. ALT in image tags will be image file description per WCAG AA.

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