Online Test Maker to Assess Skills or Knowledge

Yes, ProProfs Quiz Maker provides proctoring and anti-cheating features to ensure a fair and secure testing environment. The proctoring feature captures screenshots of the quiz taker’s screen at regular intervals, allowing instructors to review activity and detect suspicious behavior. Additional cheating prevention measures include tab-switching prevention, question and answer shuffling, question pooling, time limits, copying/printing restrictions, and IP-based access controls. These security features help maintain test integrity and prevent dishonest practices. Learn more about ProProfs’ proctoring and security features here.

Here’s the process for creating a timed test with an online test generator software:

Step 1: Pick a template or start building from scratch.

Step 2: Add questions.

Step 3: Automate scoring and certification.

Step 4: Add overall/per question time limits.

Step 5: Configure security & anti-cheating settings.

Step 6: Assign the test by sharing a secure link, website embed, or via a virtual classroom.

Check out this help section to learn more about creating a timed test.

ProProfs’ online test creator provides easy and flexible options for sending your quizzes and tests to your learners. You can share your tests as a secure and private link, send them via email, embed them on a website, or assign them via virtual classrooms. Using ProProfs’ virtual classroom functionality, you can create individualized classroom logins for your learners or enable access via Google Single Sign-on. Check out this help section to learn more about how to send tests to learners.

Yes. You can configure feedback for a question by opening its advanced settings in the quiz editor. Once in the advanced question settings, you can add your feedback text, image, and links in the space provided under “Feedback.” ProProfs’ test creator also lets you switch between three feedback modes:

• Provide the same feedback to all learners, regardless of their answer 
• Provide different feedback to learners who answer correctly and those who answer incorrectly
• Provide the same feedback to all learners but display it as separate explanations for each answer option 

You can also choose whether to display the feedback after each question or just at the end of the test. Explore this help page to learn more about how to add feedback for a question.

You can customize results for a test by opening its settings and navigating to the Result section in the General tab. You can choose between a pass/fail, letter grading, or “good/very good/excellent” type of result display or set up your results screen from scratch with the “customize” option. 

You can display different result screens based on the test taker’s score percentage. You can display engaging custom results by adding a title, description, and image for the different result screens. Read this help page to learn more about how to customize the results in a test report.

Here are 7 quick ways to make your online test more engaging:

• Use a mix of question types in your test. 
• Add images & videos to your questions and/or answer options.
• Provide instant feedback featuring images for each question. 
• Ask audio/video-response questions.
• Ask situation/scenario-based questions.
• Add an audio/video track to your test and ask questions about it.
• Automatically award custom certificates for completing the test or achieving a high score.

You can create any type of test with ProProfs’ online test maker. For example, you can create:

Learning Needs Assessments: Find out students’ or employees’ learning needs so you can deliver a targeted learning program.

Formative Tests: Test learners after every chapter in your course to engage them and keep track of learning progress. 

Secure Exams: Create secure, cheat-proof assessments for any business or educational requirement. 

Periodic Tests: Refresh knowledge, ensure long-term retention, and spread awareness about critical matters such as safety and compliance.

Recruitment Tests: Assess job candidates’ skills, knowledge, cognitive abilities, and judgment as part of your screening process.

Personality Tests: Leverage personality tests to hire good-fit candidates and improve team management.

Leverage advanced features like an AI test generator, custom scoring, and personalized feedback. Use branding elements such as your logo and themes to create professional, engaging tests. Additionally, incorporate scenario-based questions and multimedia to make the tests more interactive and impactful.

Using an online testing tool saves time by automating repetitive tasks like grading, feedback, and reporting. ProProfs’ test creator also provides AI test generation, ready-made templates, and question banks. You can also share tests instantly via links, emails, or virtual classrooms, streamlining the test assignment process.

Adding your brand’s logo, color scheme, and other visual elements makes your test feel more personal. You can also create customized feedback for correct and incorrect answers or use scenario-based questions to align tests with real-life situations.

Yes, ProProfs’ test builder allows you to include open-ended questions in your tests. These questions are scored manually, offering evaluators the flexibility to assess responses using custom criteria or guidelines. For tests that combine open-ended and closed-ended questions, you can choose whether to release results immediately or after grading the open-ended responses.

ProProfs’ online testing software offers a "Save and Resume" feature to ensure exam progress is preserved. With this setting enabled, responses are automatically saved in real time. If a quiz taker's connection is interrupted, they can restart the quiz and continue from where they left off.

ProProfs makes it easy to notify candidates about their tests through automated email notifications. You can also set reminders for upcoming deadlines or certificate expirations to encourage timely participation. Additionally, using the virtual classroom feature, you can assign tests to specific groups, allowing candidates to access test details directly from their dashboards.

ProProfs Quiz Maker provides detailed reports on scores, time taken, and question-level insights. Results can be exported in PDF/Excel, shared via links, or embedded. Customization options allow tailored feedback based on performance. Advanced analytics highlight learning gaps, and robust security ensures data integrity through encryption and role-based access controls. Learn more about ProProfs’ reporting features.

Yes, ProProfs generates comprehensive reports that track individual and group performance. These reports detail scores, completion times, and time spent on each question. Users can analyze skipped or difficult questions to identify learning gaps. Reports are exportable as PDFs or Excel files and can be shared via email or live links. Learn more about ProProfs’ reporting features.

ProProfs secures test results with trusted IBM servers, offering top-notch protection and reliability. Role-based access ensures that only authorized users can view sensitive data. Daily backups, encryption, and advanced monitoring provide an extra layer of safety, giving you peace of mind about your data's security.

ProProfs includes a wide range of features and customization options within its pricing plans. However, advanced customizations, integrations, or premium support services may involve additional costs based on specific needs. For detailed pricing and options, visit the ProProfs Quiz Maker pricing page.