5.6 Assign a test

Overview

Once your practice test is built, configured, and previewed, the final step is getting it into your students' hands. EdisonOS gives you a clean, two-step assignment flow where you can control attempt limits, access windows, resume permissions, timer settings, and review visibility all before deciding exactly who receives the test.

You can assign any tests from My Library that has been published (your own tests) or directly from the EdisonOS Library (pre-built, ready-to-use tests)

Method 1 - Assign to students Individually

Step 1 - Find the Test and Click Assign

Navigate to your program (e.g., SAT) in the left sidebar and click on Practice Tests. Use the library switcher at the top to choose either My Library or EdisonOS Library depending on which test you want to assign.

Each test card displays its type Module Test or Full-Length Test and has two action buttons at the bottom: Assign and Preview.

Click Assign on the test you want to distribute.

A dialog titled How do you want to assign this test? opens first. It offers two options: Assign to My Students and Assign via Invitation link. Choose Assign to My Students to assign to enrolled students, and the Assign Practice Test modal opens. It is a two-step flow: Step 1 covers settings, Step 2 covers student selection. The progress indicator at the bottom (1 of 2) keeps you oriented throughout.

Step 2 – Schedule & Attempts

The first step of the assignment modal is titled Assign Practice Test and shows the test name (e.g., SAT001) at the top. This is where you configure when and how many times students can take the test.

Max Attempts

Choose how many times each student is allowed to attempt this test:

Limited When selected, you set a specific number in the field to the right (e.g., 3 per student). This means each student can take the test up to 3 times. After exhausting their attempts, they will no longer be able to access the test. This is the recommended setting for controlled assessment environments where you want to prevent unlimited retakes.

Unlimited When selected, students can take the test as many times as they want with no cap. This works well for open practice scenarios where students are self-studying and you want them to revisit the test at their own pace without restrictions.

Schedule Test

The Schedule Test toggle is off by default, meaning the test is immediately accessible to assigned students from the moment of assignment.

Toggle it on to set a specific access window. When enabled, two date picker fields appear:

• Start Date - The earliest date and time students can open and begin the test. Before this date & time, the test will appear in their list but cannot be started.

• End Date - The deadline for starting new attempts. After this date & time, students can no longer start a new attempt, but an existing paused attempt can still be resumed and an in-progress attempt can still be completed.

Step 3 - Advanced Settings

Below the Schedule section, the Advanced Settings group gives you fine-grained control over the student experience during and after the test.

Allow Resume When enabled, students who exit the test mid-attempt either intentionally via Save and Exit, or due to a disconnection or technical issue can return and pick up exactly where they left off. Their answers, flagged questions, and remaining timer are all preserved.

When disabled, any interrupted attempt is treated as a completed attempt and cannot be resumed. The student would need to start a fresh attempt (if they have remaining attempts available).

Untimed Test When enabled, the countdown timer is completely removed from this test for the assigned students. Students can take as long as they need without any time pressure. This is useful for students with documented accommodations, those who are new to the content and need extra time to build confidence, or for low-stakes exploratory sessions.

When disabled (default), the timer configured in the section settings applies and counts down normally during the test.

Where students land after submitting Choose what students see immediately after they submit the test: Full report, Locked report, Score report, Thank you message, Custom URL, or Student dashboard. For example, pick Locked report when you plan to review results with the student before releasing their scores.

Once all settings are configured, click Next to proceed to student selection.

Step 4 - Select Students & Assign

The second step of the modal is Select Students. This is where you choose exactly who receives this assignment.

The student selection screen shows:

• A search bar to find students by name or email address especially useful in larger cohorts

• All and Selected tabs showing the total number of students and how many you've currently selected

• A Select All checkbox to assign to your entire student list in one click

• Individual student rows with a checkbox, profile icon, name, and email

Simply check the box next to each student you want to assign the test to. You can select one student, a group, or everyone at once.

Once your selection is made, the Assign Test button becomes active. Click it to confirm the assignment.

Assignment Confirmed 🎉

A success notification appears at the bottom of the screen: "Practice test assigned to 1 student" confirming that the test has been sent out.

From this point, assigned students will see the practice test in their student portal and can begin their attempt based on the schedule and settings you configured. All attempts, scores, and progress are visible to you on the practice-test detail page under the Enrolled Students and Submissions tabs.

Method 2 - Assign via Invitation Link

So far we covered Assign to Students Individually, where you pick specific students from your enrolled list. EdisonOS also supports a second, faster way to distribute a test: Assign via Invitation Link.

This method generates a shareable link that anyone can use to attempt the test, even if they aren't enrolled in your platform yet. It's the quickest way to get a test in front of leads, website visitors, or one-off users without going through your full enrollment flow.

When to use the Invitation Link method

Invitation links are designed for bulk distribution and open access scenarios. Common use cases include:

• Embedding a free practice test on your website to capture leads.

• Sharing a quick diagnostic test with prospects who haven't enrolled yet.

• Sending a one-off test to someone who isn't part of your regular cohort.

• Running a public mock test campaign or webinar follow-up.

• Any custom use case where you want a single link that anyone can open and attempt.

Because anyone with the link can attempt the test, treat it as a public distribution channel rather than a controlled assignment.

Step 1 - Click Assign and choose the link type

From your program, navigate to Practice Tests (or Problem Sets) and click Assign on the test you want to distribute, just like in Method 1.

The Choose Test Link Type modal will open with two options:

• Assign to Students Individually - Assigns the test to students already enrolled in your platform (covered in Method 1).

• Assign via Invitation Link - Generates a shareable link for bulk distribution. Anyone with the link can attempt the test.

Click Assign via Invitation link to proceed.

Step 2 - Set up Link Details

The Link Details panel is where you name the link and define its accessibility window.

Link Name - Give your link a clear, recognizable name (for example, diagnostictest, website-free-mock, or summer-campaign-2026). This helps you identify the link later when you have multiple invitation links running in parallel.

Link valid from The date and time the link starts working. Before this moment, the link won't open the test.

Link valid until The date and time the link stops working. After this moment, anyone clicking the link will see that it's no longer active.

A small but important distinction: the valid-from and valid-until dates only control when the link itself is active or inactive. They don't control the schedule of the test attempt itself. Test scheduling (when a student can actually start the test) is handled separately under Advanced Settings.

Use a clear naming convention if you plan to run multiple invitation links for example, prefix them by source (web-, lead-, event-) so you can quickly tell which link drove which attempts when you review reports later.

Step 3 - Configure Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings section gives you full control over how the test behaves for anyone who attempts it via this link.

Defaults are pre-configured for most use cases, so you only need to adjust these if you want custom behaviour for this specific link.

After the Test

Redirection Decide where students land after they submit the test. Pick the option that fits the goal of your link:

• Full report - Shows a full performance summary with score, accuracy, time spent, and a breakdown of correct/incorrect/skipped questions. Best for self-paced practice where instant feedback is the value.

• Locked report - Shows that a report exists but keeps the details hidden until you (the admin) unlock it. Useful when you want to deliver the score in a follow-up tutoring session.

• Score report - Shows the student's score.

• Thank you message - A simple acknowledgement screen. Good for lead-capture flows where the score isn't the main goal, the conversation afterward is.

• Custom URL - Redirects students to a URL you specify. This is powerful for marketing flows: send them to a "Book a Free Consultation" page, your pricing page, or a tailored landing page.

• Student dashboard - Sends students to their EdisonOS dashboard. Best when the link is being used by enrolled or soon-to-be-enrolled students who'll continue using the platform.

For a website lead-capture funnel, the Custom URL redirection paired with a tailored landing page (e.g., "Your test is in! Book a free 1:1 to walk through your score.") is one of the highest-converting setups.

Student Details

This section lets you decide what information to collect from each person who opens the link. Toggle on the fields you need.

Basic details:

• Student name (currently mandatory)

• Student Email (currently mandatory)

• School Name

• Grade

• Gender

• Race

• Hispanic Ethnicity

• Language Spoken

• Parent email

Note: Student name and Student Email are currently mandatory and cannot be made optional. The "Optional" toggle for these fields will be enabled in an upcoming release.

Academic goals:

• Baseline Score

• Target Score

• Target Test Date

• Target School

Only collect what you genuinely plan to use. Every additional field adds friction at the start of the test and can lower completion rates. For a top-of-funnel free practice test, name and email are usually enough; layer in academic goals only when the data actually feeds into your sales or onboarding conversation.

Step 4 - Generate the Link

Once all settings are configured, click Generate Link at the bottom of the panel.

EdisonOS will create your shareable invitation link, which you can then:

• Embed on your website as a "Take a Free Practice Test" button.

• Share with leads over email, WhatsApp, or your CRM workflows.

• Drop into a webinar follow-up or a marketing campaign.

• Send to anyone who needs to take a quick test without enrolling first.

Anyone who opens the link will go through the details you configured, take the test under the settings you chose, and land on the redirection page you selected. Their attempt and score will show up in your Reports just like any enrolled student's attempt so you keep full visibility into how your invitation links are performing.

Method 1 vs Method 2 - quick comparison

Pick Method 1 when you know exactly who should take the test. Pick Method 2 when you want a frictionless, shareable test link that captures leads or serves a wider audience.

Now that you've assigned your test through either method, the next article walks you through the student test-taking experience.