As with testing anything, there are many ways to test reading skills. In this section, we will look at how to create a timed reading and how to set up a QuizPort.
One of the basic issues with reading tests is often time, or more specifically time limits. Students are given a set amount of time to read some material and answer the questions related to the passage or article. Unfortunately, right now, there is no module in place to specifically do this. However, it is possible to set up a Quiz that does time students.
The first thing that needs to be done is to set up a Quiz. In the Quiz creation page, you need to set the time limit to however long you intend the test to be. Once this is done, make sure the number of questions per page is set to unlimited. The method being described here uses a question at the beginning of the Quiz to hold the reading passage, so make sure the item shuffling is turned off or the students won't see the reading...