NGA Help Center

Contact Information

1st Point of Contact:	aleksandar.nikolic@youtestme.com
2nd Point of Contact:	katarina.jeremic@youtestme.com
Customer Support:	support@youtestme.com

Important Links

Link to YouTestMe GetCertified trial environment:

https://demo3.youtestme.com

YouTestMe Materials Tailored for NGA

The chapter contains materials exchanged between NGA and YouTestMe.

Link	Description
YouTestMe Responses to NGA Requirements	This document contains YouTestMe responses to the NGA requirements sent in the initial inquiry on September 14, 2021.
YouTestMe Live Demo Notes	The document contains notes NGA representatives took during a live demonstration of YouTestMe GetCertified with YouTestMe comments and linked materials.
Government-specific Features of YouTestMe GetCertified	This document explains why YouTestMe GetCertified is an excellent choice for government institutions.
NGA Workflow	The document contains the preliminary NGA workflow that can be achieved in YouTestMe GetCertified.
NGA Trial	This document contains step-by-step instructions for achieving the NGA use-case in YouTestMe GetCertified.
Bulk Import of Questions	The document describes the process of importing questions through Excel files. The process and data are tailored to NGA workflow and samples.
NGA Sample Question Pool	This file contains NGA sample questions that can be used for Excel import.
NGA Sample Exam PDF Export	This is a sample NGA exam exported in PDF from the latest YouTestMe GetCertified version.

Instructional Materials - Initial Release

The chapter contains instructions for exploring the initial release of YouTestMe GetCertified. The materials are relevant for all future releases and may contain only minor changes of functionalities.

Setting up the system

Link	Description
White-labeling	Instructions on how to change application theme, the appearance of the login page, logo, and favicon
Notifications	Instructions on how to edit in-application and email notifications in the system, notification preview from the user’s perspective, and a quick explanation of basic notification events
Roles and permissions	Explanation of the roles and permissions, default system roles with their different level of access, and step by step instructions on how to create a new role with custom permissions
Job scheduler	Learn how to schedule jobs to run at specified time intervals, automate import, export, or any communication between YouTestMe GetCertified and external systems or processes within the YouTestMe system
Bulk import of users	Step-by-step instructions on how to fill the Excel template with user data and import a large number of users into the application all at once
User groups	Instructions on how to organize users into groups and examine group statistics

Organizing questions

Link	Description
Question pools	In this video, you will learn about question pool functionalities and 10 question types supported by YouTestMe GetCertified.
Collaborative content management	Demonstration of two ways of collaborative content management (of questions and question pools) in YouTestMe GetCertified
Bulk import of questions	Step-by-step instructions on filling the predefined Excel template and uploading hundreds of thousands of questions to YouTestMe GetCertified at once
Bulk import of questions	Step-by-step instructions on filling the predefined Excel template and uploading hundreds of thousands of questions to YouTestMe GetCertified at once
Changing answer ordinal markup	This article explains how to change answer ordinal markup, which will apply to all new and existing tests and surveys. Answer ordinal markup is visible in the test creation process, test-taking process, personal reports of candidates, and report builder.
Multiple choice questions	Step by step instructions on how to create a multiple choice question type, explanation of its configurations, and a preview of it in a test-taking process
Fill in the blanks questions	Step by step instructions on how to create a fill in the blanks question type, explanation of its configurations, and a preview of it in a test-taking process
Matching questions	Step by step instructions on how to create a matching question type, explanation of its configurations, and a preview of it in a test-taking process
True-false questions	Step by step instructions on how to create a true/false question type, explanation of its configurations, and a preview of it in a test-taking process

Organizing tests

Link	Description
Test generator	Step by step instructions on how to to use a test generator to create a number of different versions of the same test
Multiple test versions	Instructions on how to manually create several unique versions of a single test, how to modify questions in test versions, and assign the candidates
Question and answer randomization	Instructions on how to randomize the order of questions and answers in a (draft) test, when questions are added manually, or test is created using test generator
Test retakes	Instructions on how to allow a limited or unlimited number of test retakes and define the time necessary to pass before the next attempt is available

Grading paper-based tests

Link	Description
Importing test responses	With YouTestMe GetCertified, you can generate tests for offline use. Print hard copies, and after students complete them, you can import test attempts back into the system.
Scheduling jobs	This article explains how to create Jobs to exchange files between external systems and YouTestMe GetCertified.

Examining reports

Link	Description
Reports overview	A quick overview of reporting module that contains over 40 types of Predefined Reports, sophisticated Report Builder, the system for scheduling reports, and a section for the most important ones
Report builder	Instructions on how to obtain a detailed insight into test/survey statistics or compare individual items by creating completely customized and unique reports with employed advanced search filters
Scheduling reports	Step by step instructions on how to schedule automated report sending by email at specified times
Question statistics	This article explains how to access and examine statistics on questions in the selected question pool. There is a report on candidates’ performance on each question pool, graphical representations of questions broken down by type, and difficulty level.
Exporting reports	This article explains the procedure of exporting the report with the testing locations.

Step-by-step Instructions - Beta Release

The chapter contains instuctional materials for exploring new functionalities of the latest YouTestMe GetCertified release. To explore the functionalities thoroughly, please go through the materials in the defined order of steps.

Organizing questions

Link	Description
Bulk upload of questions	This document explains how to bulk upload questions with their custom properties and External IDs via Excel files.
Previewing a question	This document contains step-by-step instructions to preview how a question will be displayed in the test-taking process.
Custom properties	This document contains step-by-step instructions on how to use custom question properties - additional fields for specifying custom information and categorization of questions.
Changing answer ordinal markup	This article explains how to change answer ordinal markup, which will apply to all new and existing tests and surveys. Answer ordinal markup is visible in the test creation process, test-taking process, personal reports of candidates, and report builder.
Question audit log	This article explains how to check whether the changes were made on pool questions. It is possible to see who was made changes and when.

Organizing tests

Link	Description
Creating multiple test versions manually	This document explains how to export the NGA sample exam as a PDF file.
Exporting exams as PDF files	This document contains step-by-step instructions on how to manually create multiple test versions that will contain the same questions in a different order.

Upcoming Releases

This chapter contains a preview of the functionalities that will be supported in the upcoming application releases.

Link	Description
New application interface	The document contains sample screens of the new application release.
Exporting exams as DOCX	The image displays where the option for exporting exams as DOCX files will be in the future application releases. Exported exams in DOCX files will look identically as exam PDF exports but will be editable.