Configure and Setup Course Assessment
Chethna
Updated on Jun 27, 2025
Setup Course Assessment
Course assessment in Trainn’s LMS serves as a comprehensive knowledge check for learners to measure how effectively earners have absorbed the course lessons.
Think of it as the final exam for your course - just like traditional classroom exams which test students’ mastery of the subject, course assessments verify whether the learners have truly understood and can apply what they've learnt.
How is Quiz different from Course Assessment?
In Trainn’s Academy, learners can earn certification upon completing course assessments with the required passing percentage, once it is enabled.
To Access Assessment option
When you create a course, you'll initially see only the Course Overview and Course Content tabs. To add the Assessment tab, you need to complete these two steps:
Enable certification for the course to add certification
Choose With Assessment as the certification method to add Assessment
1. Enable Certification
This allows learners to get certified once they complete the course.
Steps
Go to the Course Overview tab
Under Course setting, toggle on for the Enable certification
Click Save to apply changes
Once enabled, the admins will be able to access the Certification tab to configure.
Click here to know more about certification
2. Choosing Assessment as the certification method
Now, to enable the Assessment tab, select "Course with Assessment" as your certification method. This method requires learners to complete both the course content and pass an assessment to earn certification.
Steps
Go to the Certification tab.
Click the dropdown under the Certification method > with Assessment
Click Save to apply changes
Once updated, Assessment settings and Questionnaire options become accessible to set up.
To Set up Course Assessment
Once the Assessment tab is enabled, you're ready to create and configure assessments.
I. Exam/Assessment Setting
Trainn allows you to tailor your course assessments based on how you want learners to engage with and complete it.
Steps
Under the Assessment & Certifications options, click on Assessment Settings
Under Exam Settings, you will find the below options, that enable you to configure the assessment settings based on your course requirements.
Take assessment without course completion
Enable this option to allow learners to take up the assessment even without completing the course content.
Can retake the assessment
Toggle this on to let learners retake the assessment, even after earning certification.
Shuffle questions
Enable this to randomize the order of questions for each learner to prevent answer sharing. For this, you’ll also have to enter the number of questions in the assessments.
Show attempt results
Enable this to display the result of each question—correct or incorrect—after assessment completion for learners. You’ll also have the option to show the correct answer as a summary at the end of sessions.
Assessment duration ( in minutes )
Set the duration for completing the assessment. When time expires, the portal automatically closes and the attempt is marked as failed.
Passing score (in percentage)
Specify the minimum percentage required to pass the assessment and receive certification.
Number of attempts allowed
Define how many times a learner can attempt the assessment to achieve the passing score and earn certification.
Reattempt window
When a learner fails the assessment, you can control how long they must wait (in hours) before they can attempt it again.
Click Save to apply your settings.
II. Assessment Questionnaire
Once the assessment settings are configured, you can now add questions to evaluate learners’ understanding.
To setup assessment questions
Go to the Assessment questionnaire under the Certification tab
Click inside the question text box to begin writing your question
Click on save changes, once the questions are added
Configuring options
While setting up a questionnaire, you can configure the type of questions and answer choices.
Question Type/ Response format
You can choose the two question formats:
Multiple choice options
Checkboxes
Note: Click on the Add option to include more choices or options or Upload image to add image-based options
Set correct answers and points
Set the correct answer each question and assign points for every correct answer. The overall pass/fail percentage will be calculated based on these points.
Steps to add answer keys
Click on Answer key
Mark the correct answer for the question and assign points
Click Done
Manage Questions in assessments
As you build your assessment, you'll need to organize and manage your questions
Add Questions
Click Add question box to create additional questions.
Delete Questions
Click the Delete icon for the question you want to remove.
Reorder Questions
Drag and drop the drag handle at the top of each question box to reposition as needed.
Important:
Remember to click on Save Changes for the question that has been added.
For every change made in your course, remember to hit Publish Course, if you want these changes to become live.