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Quest Ladder / Exam mode
Exam mode
A real assessment: a clock, no help, and a monitor while it runs.
One question per step. The dose is fixed and says so.
What it does
Exam is described plainly: one question per step, timed, no feedback. The dose card is locked and tells you why — an exam serves one question type and one question at each step, and this is fixed.
No feedback means no hints offered, no solution after an attempt, and no learning blocks. The learner answers and moves on.
The clock
| Setting | What it is |
|---|---|
| Exam duration (minutes) | The total time. Required — an exam cannot be published without it. |
| Reading time (seconds) | A settling period before the clock starts. |
| Time extension (%) | Extra time as a proportion, for learners entitled to it. |
Individual extra time can also come from a learner's own setting on the class roster, so a learner with 25% extra time carries it into every exam without you configuring it each time.
What they may use
Permitted materials states what is allowed, in words the learner sees. Reference materials is stronger: it attaches uploaded assets the learner may open as tabs during the exam.
Reference materials only offers assets already uploaded — the panel says to upload images or documents in a question type first if the list is empty. A formula sheet or a data table belongs here rather than being described and hoped for.
What counts towards the grade
Two grade-policy toggles sit with the exam settings: include the time band, and include the hint penalty.
Think about the first. Time bands reward speed, which is defensible in a fluency test and questionable in an exam that is already timed as a whole. Turning it off means a learner who uses their full allowance is not penalised twice.
The live monitor
While an exam runs, Live exam monitor shows counts of started, submitted and total sessions, with per-learner rows including time left, focus loss and whether they have submitted.
Two actions are available mid-exam: Broadcast notice to students sends a message to everyone, and Extra seconds (whole class) gives everybody more time — for the fire alarm, the network wobble, the projector failure. Apply monitor updates commits them.
Focus loss records when a learner's window lost focus. It is information, not a verdict: a notification, a second monitor and a genuine attempt to look something up all look the same.