If you cannot edit, delete, or add a question on a test, it is most likely because test entries have already been generated or the test is not in Pending status.
First, ensure that the test is Pending and not Active or Archived. If the test isn’t Pending, you cannot add a question. The status of the assessment can be found under the Questions tab in Test Authoring.
Next, ensure that no entries have been generated for this test. Entries are generated when answer sheet PDFs are created or if online testing has started.
You can view any previously generated entries by selecting the Administration tab and then clicking Delete Individual Test Entries.
All students who have generated an entry by opening the online test will appear in the list. If there are any students on the list, you cannot make certain edits, add, or delete questions on this test.
If you need to edit, delete, or add a question to this test, you can delete the test entries by selecting each student on this list and clicking Remove or you can close this window and click Delete All Test Entries back on the Administration tab.
Warning: By selecting and confirming the Delete All Test Entries action, you understand that all data from scanned answer documents or online testing will be permanently removed. In addition, existing answer documents will no longer scan once these entries are cleared.
By clearing the test entries, the barcodes at the bottom of printed answer documents no longer have a test entry to link with. Discard any answer sheets that you printed before deleting the test entries and print new answer sheets.
If the test entry contains data, the data will be removed along with the entry. This is permanent so you probably would not want to delete test entries for a test that has data.
Tip: Instead of deleting a question that was invalid and is possibly counting against the student incorrectly, you can weight the question to zero and then click Rescore.
To weight the question to zero, go to the Questions tab and click on the Pencil icon of the question to edit it. Set the Item Weight to zero and click Update.
After you have changed the question weight, go to the Administration tab and click Rescore. The question will no longer count on the test’s raw score. It will show in the data as it still exists but will not hurt the student’s score for the test.
