Questionmark Announces Support for JSR 168; Enables Single Sign-on for Online Assessment Participants and Administrators via Portals.NORWALK, Conn. -- Testing and assessment software provider Questionmark today announced that it now supports the Java Specification Request 168 (JSR JSR Java Specification Request JSR J Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Virginia) JSR Journal of Sedimentary Research JSR Jump to Subroutine (6502 processor instruction) 168) portlet A small window on a portal page. Portlet technology allows a portal page to be customized more quickly either internally by the development team or by the end user. Portlet technology can come as an adjunct to a portal server or as optional interfaces to ERP applications. standard to enable the integration of online assessments with portals. Questionmark's support for JSR 168 will allow customers to display portlets within any JSR 168 compliant portal product, enabling integration of online assessments with other key enterprise systems. Users of the Questionmark(TM) Perception(TM) assessment management system may now download example code for providing participant and administrator access to Perception via a JSR-168 compliant portal. JSR 168 is a standard programming specification that makes enterprise applications more accessible to end users through a portal of choice. A "portlet" is a pluggable user interface component that is displayed in a web portal See portal. . Both open-source and commercially produced portal servers (1) A network server that deploys portal services to a public Web site or internal intranet. See portal. (2) An application that is used to develop, deliver and maintain a Web portal. have embraced the JSR 168 standard, which enables interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. between portlets and portals. With today's announcement, it is now possible to deploy a portlet within a JSR 168 compliant portal that provides participants a list and direct links to assessments assigned to them in Perception. Likewise, the portlet could give administrators single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. access to Perception's assessment scheduling, reporting and management functions. To learn more about Questionmark Perception, go to www.questionmark.com/perception. About Questionmark: Questionmark has been providing testing and assessment software since 1988, and some 2,500 customers in 50 countries now use Questionmark products. The Questionmark Perception assessment management system enables educators and trainers to create, securely administer and report on surveys, quizzes, tests and exams. Multiple authors can work together in a distributed learning Distributed Learning means a method of instruction that relies primarily on indirect communication between students and teachers, including internet or other electronic-based delivery, teleconferencing or correspondence; (British Columbia, School Act, 2006). environment with seamless connections to existing systems and infrastructure. Options include a secure browser and proctoring security. Perception applications include pre/post tests, practice quizzes, course evaluations A course evaluation is a paper or electronic questionnaire, which requires a written or selected response answer to a series of questions in order to evaluate the instruction of a given course. and certification exams. The software can be licensed or used as a hosted solution. Questionmark provides extensive documentation for users of the software in addition to comprehensive learning resources focusing on the effective use of assessments. Complete details are available at www.questionmark.com. All names, product names, and trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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