Passage Detail

After a passage has been created, passage details are available from the Item Bank Search Results or the Test Detail page. Passages can be linked to items in the same bank or a different bank. The actions you can take depend on your rights to the item bank.

Items and passages that are created on a test are not automatically added to an item bank. In addition, when editing items or passages on a test that are already in a bank, changes are made only for the test -- the bank will not be updated. You can add an item or passage to a bank from Test Detail or Item Detail after a test is Scheduled, In Progress, or Completed.

To view passage details:

1. Go to Assessments > Find > Passages and Linked Items, or go to Assessments > Item Banks to search a specific bank.

   For passages on a test, you can access Passage Details from the Test Details page. Any changes you make will affect only the passage on the test.

2. Search for the passage, and then click View Passage Details for the passage.
3. In the actions panel on the right, you can perform the following actions:
   • Edit: Edit the passage. This action is available only if you have edit rights to the bank.
   • Delete: Remove from the bank. Important: This action will also delete any linked items. You cannot delete a passage if it is linked to items in other banks where you do not have edit rights.
   • Copy: Make a copy of the passage. You will be prompted to select a bank to save the copy in. You may not be able to copy certain passages. When copying a passage to a different bank, any linked test items will be copied to the new bank and linked to the copied passage. If any linked items are also linked to additional passages, those passages will not be copied to the new bank.
   • Add to Test: Add the items that are associated with the passage to an existing test or create a new test.
4. Under Items Linked to Passage, the following actions are available.
   • Add New Item: Add a new test item to link to the passage.
   • Add Passage and Selected Items to Test: Select passages and items to add to an existing test or create a new test with the passage and selected items. When you link a test item to a passage, you will see a list of existing test passages and will be able to add a new passage or search for a passage. When you add a passage to a test, items associated with the passage are added, as well. When you add an item to a passage that is on a test, the new item appears at the end of the test. There may be limitations on the passages and test items you can use, depending on the type of test you are creating, and some passages may not be editable.
   • View: View the item that is linked to the passage.
   • Unlink: Unlink the item from the passage.
5. Under Passage Test History, you can view the tests on which the passage was used, including the administration date.

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