How do I adjust the settings of a test using the new settings widget?

1. Log in to your institution's Schoolyear environment.
2. Navigate to the dashboard of the test whose settings you want to adjust.
3. Click edit test in the top right.

Most test applications integrated with Schoolyear offer a direct button ('Configuration') in their interface to open Schoolyear's Settings Widget. Ask the supplier of the test application where you can find this button.

Here you can adjust the test's allowlist. The allowlist (also known as a whitelist) is a list of URLs that are permitted during the test. These are the URLs of the test application in which the student takes the test and (optionally) additional websites that serve as resources. URLs that are not on the allowlist are automatically blocked for the student. Enter the URL that you want to add to the allowlist for this test in the address bar. Then click Add.

Things to bear in mind when adding URLs to the allowlist:

• Start page: The start page is the page first shown to the student when Schoolyear starts. This is often the login page or the start page of the test. You can set only one start page per test. You can change the start page by clicking the blue flag next to the specific URL. Please note: when the test was created via the test application (through the integration), you cannot change the start page. 
• Allow all pages on this site: When adding an additional URL, you can choose to allow the entire website (for example, all videos on www.youtube.com) or only one page (one video on youtube.com). By default, the option to allow all pages on the site is enabled. Move the slider to the left if students may access only a specific URL during the test. 
• Hidden redirect URLs: Some websites use multiple URLs when loading a page. In these cases, you are briefly redirected to another URL without noticing. We call these URLs hidden 'redirect URLs', and they must therefore be added to the allowlist separately. We recommend always testing the URLs first before adding them to the allowlist for an actual test. For a test created from the test application via the integration, we have already filled in the redirect URLs for you.

In this menu, you can also choose whether to enable spell checking in the browser. To do this, enable the checkbox for Enable spell checking in the browser. By default, Schoolyear blocks the spell checker that is normally available in a browser.

Here you can set how files are handled during the test. You have two options in this menu:

1. Prepare files: You can prepare files that students can use as test materials during the test.
2. Allow students to upload files: If you want students to upload test files via Schoolyear, enable the checkbox for Allow students to upload files? .

If you want students to be able to use applications in addition to websites, you can configure this in this menu. For more information about the different options we offer here, see: 

• Web Apps: Use this option to use only web-based applications or pages, such as test applications or websites. 
• Virtual Desktop: Planning a test with desktop applications

In some specific scenarios, a test requires a Test password as an additional layer of security. This is, for example, the case when using the Canvas or Brightspace integration, where the access code for the LMS is used by the Schoolyear integration and therefore cannot be set or used by teachers.

When this functionality is enabled, students can start the test only after correctly entering the specified test password during the Schoolyear start-up process.

For more information about how this functionality works, see: How do you use the Schoolyear Test password?

Device check-in adds physical location verification to the test start-up process. This is particularly relevant for BYOD assessments where other mitigating measures, such as a test password or login code, are not sufficient to mitigate the identified location risk. For more information about this functionality and how to enable it, see: How do you use Schoolyear device check-in?

When Workspace Authentication is enabled, each Schoolyear workspace is linked to a specific student via Single Sign-On (SSO). If Workspace Authentication is not enabled, each workspace is counted as unique. This may result in one student using multiple licences.

For more information about Workspace Authentication, see the following article: How does workspace authentication work? 

Here you set the name of the test.

By default, Schoolyear treats every session as an actual test. With this option, you can turn a Schoolyear session into a practice exam. A practice exam works in the same way as a Device check. As with a device check, only a limited number of practice exams are available to a student every seven days.

If you enable this setting, a student will need to log in with Single Sign-On when starting the session. Once this has been completed, the student can start the Schoolyear environment. The fraud screens are not active for this session. This setting is useful when you would like students to experience the full test flow of Schoolyear in combination with an integrated test application without surveillance.

Here you can set the test time slot in Schoolyear. You can choose to start the test as soon as possible or set a specific time slot. After a test has been created, you can adjust the selected time slot here.