[Using Sakai] Sakai - Tests & Quizzes - Active Assessments without Title Links

[Regan, Alan]

Hello, Sakai User Listserv.

I'd appreciate some thoughts from the community.  I am trying to assist an instructor with a strange situation with the Tests & Quizzes (Samigo) tool.  I'm hoping that someone may have some suggestions on the topic.

ISSUE: For this professor, some assessments in the "Active" area of Published Assessment have titles with links to edit the assessment.  Others, however, are appearing simply as the title text without the title link to edit.  That is, they all have "Settings" and "Remove" below the assessment, but the title itself is either clickable for some but not others (image link provided below).  I have been reviewing the Settings of these assessments (both the original "Pending" settings and the settings below the "Active" test).  I can't seem to determine a difference that would may make some tests display a bold title link and others no title link.  The link in the active area allows a professor to "Edit" or "Cancel" the edit of a published assessment.

IMAGE: https://storage.pepperdine.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-751022_1-t_EVEsoy7A

TOOL: Samigo ("Tests and Quizzes")
SAKAI VERSION: 2.6.1
SITE TYPE: Project (the professor wants to use a project site to exist outside a specific academic term)

Here are the common details from the original "pending" assessment settings.

Assessment Type Information:

*         Default Assessment Type  (did not select an existing assessment type from the drop-down list)

Assessment Introduction

*         Only a title listed (e.g. "Descriptive Statistics" -- not long, no special characters, etc.)

Delivery Dates:

*         Only an available date listed, no due date or retract date listed (most availability dates happen to be July 22, 2010)

Assessment Released to:

*         just the site (not anonymous)

High Security:

*         no

Timed Assessment:

*         no

Assessment organization:

*         Nav: random access from TOC

*         Layout: each part on separate Web page

*         Numbering: continuous

Mark for Review:

*         no

Submissions:

*         Number: unlimited

*         Late: accepted but tagged

Submission Message:

*         none

Feedback:

*         Authoring: question-level

*         Delivery: immediate

*         Components: all checkboxes marked

Grading:

*         Identities: anonymous

*         Options: none

*         Recorded score: highest

Graphics:

*         none

Metadata:

*         none

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Also, all assessments have only one part, edited to draw 10 questions randomly with each question worth 10 points.  The professor offers these as online practices quizzes, available during the entire semester.

Other things I have tried:

*         Compared settings

*         I launched "preview assessment" in the "pending" area of each assessment to make sure this wasn't a difference

*         Tried three different Web browsers: Firefox 3.6.x (Windows), Internet Explorer 7 (Windows), Chrome (Windows)

The tests themselves seem fully functional -- students can take them.  But it's an inconsistent behavior and we can't seem to determine the cause.  The professor is naturally nervous about a testing tool with inconsistent behaviors, even if they don't have an impact on student scores.

I'm guessing that I'm missing a checkbox or something simple -- so I appreciate any insight anyone can offer.

Thank you in advance for your help!


Sincerely,

Alan Regan, MFA
Manager, Technology and Learning
Information Technology
Pepperdine University
(310) 506-6756

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