IFSE Help Center

Customer Support Contact Information

Phone:	+1 888 418 1718 and +1 647 558 6017
Email Address:	support@youtestme.com

Important links

Link to Production Environment:	https://ifse.youtestme.com/
Link to Sandbox Environment:	https://demo13.youtestme.com

Standard Instructional Materials

This chapter contains instructional documents and videos for administrators on how to use YouTestMe GetCertified application.

Getting Started with YouTestMe

Link	Description
Getting started with YouTestMe GetCertified	Aims to provide the complete guide to getting started with YouTestMe and recommendations for the best use cases, enabling clients to organize the whole testing process easily.
Application overview	One-minute overview of the main modules in YouTestMe GetCertified 10.0

Users

Follow the steps below to explore this module.

Steps	Link	Description	Type
1	Roles and permissions	Explanation of the roles and permissions, default system roles with their different levels of access, and step by step instructions on creating a new role with custom permissions.	Video
2	User groups	A quick overview of User Groups module, instructions on how to organize users into groups, and examine group statistics.	Video
3	How to create user group manager	Instructions on creating a role in the application that has permission to access, create, and/or manage user groups.	Video

Tests

Follow the steps below to explore this module.

Steps	Link	Description	Type
1	Creating a simple test	Explanation on how to create a simple test without sections and assign candidates to it.	Video
2	How to predefine feedback to answers	Instructions on how to provide candidates feedback to selected answers that will be displayed during the test-taking process.	Video
3	How to set up report content	Instructions on how to set up reports containing test results – configure the content, report lifespan, and report visibility time for test-takers	Video
4	How to define grading scales and passing marks	Explanation of the grading scales, their configurations, instructions on applying automatic grading to test with or without sections, and step-by-step instructions on how to create a new one.	Video
5	Test-taking process	Candidate's perspective of the Test-taking Process and quick overview of all question types	Video

Questions and Question Pools

Follow the steps below to explore this module.

Steps	Link	Description	Type
1	Question pools	In this video, you will learn about question pool functionalities and 10 question types supported by YouTestMe GetCertified.	Video
2	How to create a new question within a question pool	Instructions on how to manage question pool, create questions within it, add a translation, set a scoring method, create a branching, and add mathematical formulas.	Video
3	Question tags	Explanation of question tags, instructions on how to add them through question pools, and how to filter them in question pools later by the tags they contain.	Video
4	Pool questions excel template - documentation	The document explains the Pool questions Excel template sheets and columns and how to fill them. The recommended values of Question ID, External ID, and Data Source columns for the IFSE use-case are listed in this document.	PDF
5	IFSE questions import excel sample	Sample of filled Excel file with different types of questions adapted for the IFSE use-case.	XLSX
6	Single choice question	Instructions on how to create a single choice question type, explanation of its configurations, and a preview of it in a test-taking process.	Video
7	Multiple choice question	Instructions on how to create a multiple choice question type, explanation of its configurations, and a preview of it in a test-taking process.	Video
8	Branching questions	Instructions on how to enable the branching feature for several question types to create the subsequent questions based on the chosen answer/response.	Video
9	How to create question pool manager	Additional user-defined fields attached to exam questions in order to search for questions containing word(s) in these fields.	Video

Proctoring

Follow the steps below to explore this module.

Steps	Link	Description	Type
1	Online proctoring (candidate's perspective)	Instructions on how to take a live proctored exam: conduct an equipment check, verify your identity and interact with a proctor	Video
2	Online proctoring (proctor's perspective)	Proctor's perspective of live and automated monitoring, and instructions on evaluating user behavior throughout online assessments	Video

System

Follow the steps below to explore this module.

Steps	Link	Description	Type
1	How to change and reset the password	Instructions on how to change and reset the personal password and change other user's password.	Video
2	How to change application theme and branding	Instructions on how to change application theme, the appearance of the login page, logo, and favicon.	Video

UAT Instructional Materials

Online Exams - Starting Exams Using a Deep Link

Requirement	Link	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
1	Accessing the test using the deep link	Students can seamlessly launch an online YTM exam from LMS without having to log in. Scope to include all online proctored/non-proctored exams, quizzes, exercises, etc.	Article
1	Accessing the application using the deep link	IFSE users (CSR-Customer Service Reps) can navigate to YTM to setup exam info, sessions, results, etc. and immediate test access.	Video

Booking Enhancements

Requirement	Link	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
24	Exam locations table to store all location addresses for pull-down list	For IFSE user to pre-setup all paper exam locations with location name, address, phone	Video
25	Proctors table to store all proctor's information for pull-down list	For IFSE user to pre-setup all proctor's information with name, address, email address, phone	Video
26	Paper exam session - to set up physical exam sessions	For IFSE user to set up paper exam sessions by selecting a location from the pull-down list, select/assign proctor from the pull-down list, setup date/time, seat limit.	Video
N/A	How to edit the common session	For IFSE user to be able to edit the previously created common session.	Video
N/A	How to assign proctors to the common session	For IFSE user to be able to assign the proctors to the common session.	Video

PearsonVue Exams

Requirement	Link	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
7	How to create an exam for PearsonVue integration	YTM system to be able to import PearsonVUE's student exam result detail (questions/answers info for analysis & psychometric reporting).	Video
7	How to import PearsonVue test results	YTM system to be able to import PearsonVUE's student exam result detail (questions/answers info for analysis & psychometric reporting).	Video
7	How to export the PearsonVue files with simulated test results and import PearsonVue test results with exported files	YTM system to be able to import PearsonVUE's student exam result detail (questions/answers info for analysis & psychometric reporting).	Video

Exam Enhancements

Requirement	Link	IFSE Requirement	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
3	How to create test using test generator	Equate - exam difficulty, assign question difficulty	- Exam questions in the pool can be categorized in various difficulties (for examples, easy-medium-hard, etc.) - Exam can be set up to include a number of questions from each category (for example, 5 questions from easy, 5 from medium, 5 from hard).	Video
11	How to manually create multiple test versions	Retire Versions - do not generate out to new students Keep in "retired" status for marking purposes and history/inquiry purposes	Exam to have a status field so that user can assign a status to each exam (user defined status field, i.e. active, retired, pending). User can define which status can be used to assign to exam session.	Video
13	Learn about question pools	Additional fields - unit/chapter #, section #, page #	Additional user-defined fields attached to exam questions in order to search for questions containing word(s) in these fields.	Video
13	Learn about question tags	Additional fields - unit/chapter #, section #, page #	Additional user-defined fields attached to exam questions in order to search for questions containing word(s) in these fields.	Video
14	N/A	Searchable and reportable fields (search and edit exam items for any exam)	See #13	N/A
16	Learn about question tags	Item tagging: question type, question difficulty	Assigning tag words to each exam questions for users to be able to search for questions based on certain word(s) (can be incorporated into # 13).	Video
16	How to import the questions with tags in the question pool using the predefined excel template	Item tagging: question type, question difficulty	Assigning tag words to each exam questions for users to be able to search for questions based on certain word(s) (can be incorporated into # 13).	Video
17	How to set up report content	Item feedback: unique feedbacks to every question attempt	- Feedback to student for each exam/test answer. - User to be able to enable/disable feedback display.	Video
17	How to provide feedback to answers	Item feedback: unique feedbacks to every question attempt	- Feedback to student for each exam/test answer. - User to be able to enable/disable feedback display.	Video
27	Show or hide Passed/Failed label	Provide a "Pass/Fail" result to student based on the passing grade defined in the exam	User to be able to enable/disable displaying of the "Pass/Fail" status for online exam	Video
N/A	Delivery preference	Automatic setting for booking deadline and cancelation deadline based on delivery preference	For IFSE user to be able to set automatic booking and cancelation deadlines based on delivery preference	Video

Hold and release grades

Requirement	Link	IFSE Requirement	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
N/A	How to hold and release grades	- Hold and release grades - No Show parameter	N/A	Video

Paper-based exams - booking

Requirement	Link	IFSE Requirement	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
9	Export paper-based session	Report for packing/shipping from inventory	The CSR (Customer Service Representative) to be able to print the exam package which includes a list of attendees, student's exam labels, & sign off sheet, etc. sample package will be provided.	Video
10	Uniform test version distribution and no version repeating on re-writes	Ensure no repeats of versions on rewrites	When a student takes a (paper) exam as a re-write (2nd or 3rd attempt), YTM system to assign a different version of the paper exam to the student (different version for each attempt) For online exams, questions & multiple choice answers can be randomized.	Video

Data Migration Task List

Link	Description
How to test and migrate exams	The document contains a detailed task list for the "Paper-based", "PearsonVue", "Online", and "Proctoring" exams.

SFTP data exchange with Pearson

Requirement	Link	IFSE Requirement	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
N/A	How to set up SFTP data exchange with PearsonVUE	SFTP data exchange with Pearson	N/A	Article

Pearson VUE Exams - export package

Requirement	Link	IFSE Requirement	IFSE Acceptance Criteria	Type
8	PearsonVUE export to VBI package	Export to VBI or QTI	Export data in rich text format (.rtf), formatting as provided sample file & PearsonVUE's specs. IFSE must be import the VBI file successfully into PearsonVUE.