--- title: "The Aware Test Authoring Interface" slug: "the-aware-test-authoring-interface" description: "Create and customize assessments with our test authoring interface, featuring tabs for test status, questions, layout, and online settings." tags: ["answer key", "test key", "item weight"] updated: 2026-09-29T18:41:48Z published: 2026-09-29T18:41:48Z canonical: "support.eduphoria.net/the-aware-test-authoring-interface" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.eduphoria.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Aware Test Authoring Interface After you create a test, the test authoring interface appears. The interface includes the following tabs to build and customize your assessment: - [General](/v1/docs/the-aware-test-authoring-interface#general-tab) - [Questions](/v1/docs/the-aware-test-authoring-interface#questions-tab) - [Layout](/v1/docs/the-aware-test-authoring-interface#layout-tab) - [Test Key](/v1/docs/the-aware-test-authoring-interface#test-key-tab) - [Online](/v1/docs/the-aware-test-authoring-interface#online-tab) - [Administration](/v1/docs/the-aware-test-authoring-interface#administration-tab) ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-JYZ679W1.png) ## **Test Status** Users can [assign the test status](/v1/docs/test-status) on any test authoring interface tabs. Possible test statuses are **Pending**, **Active**, and **Archived**. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-ERBFBPVI.png) > [!NOTE] > **Note:** You can [mass archive and mass edit assessments](/v1/docs/mass-editing-assessments) for district- and school-level assessments. ## **General Tab** The **General** tab contains the following basic details about your test: - Test Name - Subject - Test Type - Associated Courses - Grade Level - Test Creator - Performance Levels - Instructions ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-4W4AJOAM.png) Test data under Subject, Test Type, and Grade Level appear on the **Quick Views** table. Performance levels default to labels and cut points the district administrator sets for test types, but the test creator can change them for individual tests. ![performance levels.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/22106960440983.png) Entering testing instructions for students is optional. You can also upload a **Reference Document** to the test or remove the test from being administered using the **Delete** button. All previously collected data will remain intact. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-EDWMJJUP.png) ## **Questions Tab** Add items to your assessment from the **Questions** tab. Items include [print- and online-friendly items](/v1/docs/print-and-online-friendly-item-types) like constructed response questions, [Interactive Item Types](/v1/docs/interactive-item-types-teis) like drag-and-drop questions, and pre-written [Item Bank questions](/v1/docs/adding-item-bank-questions-to-aware-tests). ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-OTF3ENW3.png) As you add questions, toggle on **Show Test Summary** to view the assessment’s total number of questions; their level of complexity, or Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK); standards applied; and total number of question types. Information in the test summary will update automatically as you construct and remove questions. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-OSFP3ZTY.png) The **Types** section contains the total number of questions per the following question types: - Selected Response - Constructed Response - Numerical Response - Interactive Response - Resource Hovering over a standard displays the standard text. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-CPE71K7K.png) ## **Layout Tab** Navigate to the **Layout** tab to preview the print layout of an assessment and organize the appearance of print-friendly items. Interactive items will prevent users from laying out the test, but you can still [print the assessment as a test booklet](/v1/docs/print-and-preview-settings-for-district-and-campus-assessments). Learn more about [editing the Layout view](/v1/docs/editing-the-layout-view-in-aware) in Aware. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-ZQH8E0WV.png) ## **Test Key Tab** The **Test Key** tab allows test creators to modify performance levels, item weight, learning standards, and more. Test Keys may contain Selected Response, Constructed Response, Numerical Response, or Interactive Response item types. Learn how to [build a Quick Test Key](/v1/docs/building-a-quick-test-key) and [edit items from the Test Key tab](/v1/docs/editing-the-test-key-in-aware). ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-O5LN40N0.png) ## **Online Tab** Test authors assign online test settings, [manage content clarifiers](/v1/docs/adding-and-managing-content-clarifiers), and preview online testing on the **Online** tab. [Online testing settings](/v1/docs/online-testing-settings) include but are not limited to toggling on LockDown Browser, the Student Score Summary, and student supports like calculators and Text-to-Speech. ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-V6FR14U3.png) Administrators have the additional option to set Online Test Proctoring controls to either teachers or administrators only. Access controls to start and stop online testing appear on the **Online** tab once you select **Administrators Only**. ## **Administration Tab** Access the **Administration** tab to perform the following actions: - Share a copy of the assessment with other users - Share the assessment with a Teacher Team - Rescore the assessment - Delete an individual test entry - Delete all test entries - Print a sample answer document - Filter the assessment to specific Monitor Groups ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image-DV218ARC.png) Administrators can [access additional settings](/v1/docs/test-administration-settings) split across a **Students** tab and a **Collections** tab. Teacher teams and administrators can determine a range of available dates for students to take the assessment. Learn more about what’s possible for [student filtering and data collection](/v1/docs/test-administration-settings) in the **Administration** tab. ## Related - [Constructed Response](/constructed-response.md) - [Test Administration Settings](/test-administration-settings.md) - [Report Types](/report-types.md)