Adit Testdesk: an all-in-one suite to build tests from scratch, run and assess their results
Adit Testdesk is an ad hoc suite of tools that enables you to build tests, run them and analyze test results. Using its robust library with over 10 question types, you can create a test of any complexity level. Your test may combine true-false questions, multiple choice questions, matching questions, to name a few. The look of the test may be easily customized according to your needs, using not only text, but also images, tables and OLE objects.
Adit Testdesk's tests have a virtually unlimited sphere of application. You can use them to test pupils' or students' knowledge in academic subjects, evaluate the personal skills and professional competence of a job applicant or an employee. Thanks to a special support of scripts, you can design psychological tests that proceed depending on previous answers. A system of profiles allows you to use the same pool of questions with variations in different tests.
Adit Testdesk delivers several programs in a single suite. They include Scriptmaker, Editor, Reporter, Tester, Testserver and Testclient. Scriptmaker allows you to write and debug scripts and is used to create script tests. Editor lets you create and edit a test. Testserver is a tool to organize testing. It lets you manage users and groups of users and tests. Testclient is a program for running a test on a LAN. Tester is a program for running a test. With the help of Reporter, you can process test results. It allows you to create, edit, print and export reports about test results and the test procedure. For information about the differences between the editions, see the Feature Matrix.
Users' Main Benefits
Create and run any test you need. Adit Testdesk lets you create and run tests in a wide array of academic subjects, psychological and certification tests. What's more, the system of profiles enables you to run different types of tests using the same pool of questions.
Protect your tests from unauthorized access. Adit Testdesk allows you to encrypt test files and results using the industry-standard strong cryptographic algorithm (Blowfish). You can protect a test with several passwords with different access rights (for access and for editing).
Visualize. The suite has a built-in text editor to format questions and answers and add tables, images, OLE objects, etc. It also supports export and import operations with such formats as RTF, HTML, and TXT.
System of profiles. Thanks to the system of profiles, you can use the same pool of questions to run several different types of a test. A testing profile combines all settings responsible for the selection of questions from the pool and the assessment of results. Therefore, you will no longer have problems with synchronizing one pool of questions used in different tests.
System of answer transformations. This system helps you deal with the situation when there is no single true answer to a question and several answers should be treated as true. With the help of logical expressions, the system lets you transform an answer and then assess its validity.
Customize the design of tests for your needs.* Adit Testdesk provides you with a built-in designer that enables you to customize the design and layout of visual elements in a question and the type of test during the testing process. It means that you have full control over the look of your test.
Tests are fully adjustable. You can predefine the order questions appear in. Additionally, the order of questions can be adjusted depending on the answers of a testee.
Scripted tests, full control over interpretation of results.* In scripted tests, you have full control over the interpretation of test results. For example, you can use Pascal Script to implement the analysis of advanced psychological tests with crossing scales. What's more, you can run an additional analysis of results. In this case, you control the mark or the credit given to a testee.
A multitude of question types. There are 14 types of questions you can use in a test:
- True/False: Any given statement should be either confirmed or denied.
- Multiple choice: Only one of several choices should be selected as an answer.
- Multiple response: Selection is made out of several choices. However, more than one choice can make an answer.
- Matching: There are two lists of choices. For each choice in one list a match should be found from another list.
- Sequence: A list of choices has certain logic. The logical order of the sequence should be restored.
- Fill in the Blank: A testee is expected to type in the text of an answer. The answer is assesses by regular expressions.
- Integer Numeric: A testee is expected to type in an integer as an answer.
- Float Numeric: A testee is expected to type in a decimal fraction as an answer.
- Hotspot: Some part of an image should be chosen as an answer.
- Draw Point: A point should be marked on an image or a graph that has the coordinates of an answer.
- Draw Line: A line connecting two points should be drawn. The equation describing the line serves as an answer.
- Draw Circle: A circle should be drawn. The coordinates of its centre and the radius serve as an answer.
- Draw Segment: A rectangular segment should be drawn. The coordinates of the end points of the line connecting the segment's diagonal angles serve as an answer.
- Draw Rectangle: A rectangular segment should be drawn.
Topic-based sorting of questions. Test questions can be sorted by their topic. It is possible to assess test results based on separate topics and different ways of selecting questions from separate topics.
Random questions. Questions in a test and variants of answers to a question can be shuffled. Moreover, it is possible to specify the number of questions selected from the pool of questions for every separate test profile and for separate topics as well. In case of random selection, testees will get different sets of questions.
Time limitations. Adit Testdesk lets you set time limitations for a test, an answer, a group of answers of a separate topic.
Question "weight" and answer variants. Every question and answer variant can have its own "weight". To assess "weights", you can use a system of conversion.
Response to answers. Different messages can be shown in case of a right or wrong answer.
Test version. You can specify a test number, view a creation date, time of the last modification, and track the history of versions.
Report templates. You can create various results reports using templates and data about test results.
Client-server test mechanism.* Testing is conducted using a client-server (TCP/IP) technology. As a result, a client receives only necessary information and has no access to a test file. Also, this blurs the distinction between testing via the LAN and the Internet.
Simplicity of installation.* To run a test on a client's computer, you need Adit Testclient that can be installed separately or together with Adit Testdesk.
* - this feature is not available in all editions, see the, Feature Matrix for more information.
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