Understand Sitting Details

Sitting Name

The name of the sitting, which will be used to identify and find it on the platform.

Test Name

The level, form or name of the tests that the students will be completing within the sitting. The available tests are dependent on the subscription service(s) that you have purchased.

Sitting Status

A sitting can have one of the following statuses at any time:

Live - Current date and time falls within the Test Start Period but no student has started a test yet.

Expired - Current date is past the End of the Test Start Period (defined in the 'To Date' column).

Pending - The Test Start Period (defined in the 'From Date' column) has not yet begun.

Closed - The sitting has been manually closed.

Started - Current date falls within the Test Start Period and at least one student has started taking one test.

Draft - Sitting has been created and saved as a draft.

Completed - All tests have been completed by all students.

Students

The total number of students added to participate in the sitting.

From Date (Beginning of the Test Start Period)

The earliest date by which a test can be started. This is also known as the 'Beginning of the Test Start Period'.

Within the Test Start Period section, the 'From Date' and 'To Date' define the time range within which a student can start the test.

To Date (End of Test Start Period)

The latest date and time by which the test can be started. This is also known as the 'End of the Test Start Period'.

Sitting Functions

Found in the 'Action' column, this is where you can view the sitting progress, download access codes and answer sheets, and deactivate a sitting.

Add Sitting

This is where you create a sitting. Details of the new sitting will be provided here on the Add Sitting page. This will include providing a sitting name, selecting the product/test levels that you want students to complete as well adding the students that you want to participate. Other necessary sitting details can also be decided here, such as the Test Start Period and the Test Start Mode.

Credits Used Status Bar

The remaining credits that are available for the selected subscription.

1 Credit = 1 Test for 1 Student.

Age Recommendation

The age recommendation can be viewed once you have selected the product/tests when creating a sitting on the Add Sitting page. This will provide details on the age and year groups that are suitable for the selected test(s).

Deactivate Sitting

The process of deactivating a sitting that is no longer required. This will remove a sitting from the Sittings list.

Reactivate Sitting

The process of reactivating a sitting that was previously deactivated. The sitting will then be added to the Sittings list again, along with all the details previously associated with the sitting.

Student Name

The Name of the students that are participating within the sitting.

Access Code

The unique 8-digit code provided to students in order to access the Test Lobby and complete their assigned test(s).

Access Codes will not be visible if the sitting has been closed.

Logged In Status

The status of the students who have been assigned the sitting.

The Logged In status will display as one of the following:

Yes - The student has logged into the Test Lobby using their access code.

No - The student has not yet logged into the Test Lobby using their access code.

Product

The name of the test (and if relevant the level and part) within the sitting. This column will show the student's progress.

Student Progress

For each test in a sitting there are five progress statuses that indicate a student's progress.

Not Started - The student has not logged into the Test Lobby or started the test.

In Progress - The student has logged into their Test Lobby but has not entirely completed the test.

Marking... - The student has completed the test and the results are being processed by the platform.

Complete - The student has completed the test. The results have been successfully processed and saved to the platform.

Failed to Finish - The student started the test, but did not complete it and more than double the test duration time has elapsed since the end of the Test Start period.

Status

The status of the entire sitting for a student. The following statuses may be displayed:

Completed - The sitting has been successfully completed by the student.

Set to Complete - The sitting has been completed but the marking process has taken longer than expected. The Set to Complete button will manually complete the process and the student's results can now be included in reports.

Not Applicable - The student did not start the test(s) in the sitting.