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LTOnlineTest (formerly known as CMFExam) is a project aimed at developing a fully featured online test (or quiz) product which works in both CMFDefault and Plone based sites.

What is it?

The aim with the first release has been to develop a product which delivers the minimum functionality to make it immediately useful. Further enhancements, along the lines of J.A.R. Williams' Exam product are planned for future releases. See the project roadmap below for more details.

Where can it be used?

The product was developed in Archetypes, and the product has been tested in both CMFDefault and Plone site (although due to Archetypes, some Plone tools have to be added to a CMFDefault site to get the product to work).

Installation

To install LTOnlineTest into your CMFDefault/Plone site:

1. Untar the product into your Zope instance's Products folder then restart Zope.
2. We recommend using the portal_quickinstaller tool (or Plone Setup -> Add/Remove Products) to install it into your CMFDefault or Plone instance.
3. You'll see a new type 'OnlineTest' which can be added anywhere in your site. Once you've added the test, you'll need to add Questions to it, the same way you add any portal content, then make sure they are published.

At this point you should be able to see your test object. To take the test use the 'Attempt Test' link.

Releases and Roadmap

Version 0.2 is the current release which is available from Sourceforge. This new version marks tests, giving a percentage score, and saves individual attempts at the test. Some basic reporting of marks has been included with this release, although more detailed data is available and will be included in future releases.

Version 0.3 will see the product become Plone 3 compatible. This will break backwards compatibility with older Plone (and CMFDefault-only) sites.

Version 0.4 will include different question types such as Multiple Answer (choose all that apply), Numerical Answer, Single Word Answer types.

For Version 0.5 will add Tutor Graded Answers to allow short essay style questions to be supported.