This article includes answers to frequently asked questions about how activity and time are tracked when learners progress through practice tests.
- Learn more about practice tests and how they work.
Table of contents
- What practice test activities have time-tracked?
- How is time tracked and calculated when users progress through practice tests?
- Examples of how time is tracked during practice tests
- How time tracking works depending on the practice test status
- What reports will include practice test time spent?
What practice test activities have time-tracked?
Time is only tracked for practice test lectures, and is not tracked for quizzes or coding exercises.
How is time tracked and calculated when users progress through practice tests?
Time spent tracking starts when users start the practice test by clicking the Begin test button.
- Time continues to be tracked between each relevant practice test action. Actions include:
- Time spent before submitting a question.
- Time spent before clicking the pause button.
- Time spent before the practice test is paused.
- Time spent before clicking the finish test button
- etc.
- Time is not tracked when:
- When a user leaves the page or refreshes the page.
- Users click the Finish test button.
- Users click the pause button.
- Users finish the practice test.
- The practice test will automatically pause if the user is idle for 5 minutes.
Examples of how time is tracked during practice tests
| Scenario | Time tracked by the system | Reason |
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A user is taking the practice test and takes 3 minutes to submit an answer for question 1. |
3 minutes (or 180 seconds) |
After starting the practice test, the user took 3 minutes to submit an answer. |
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A user takes 3 minutes to submit an answer for question 1, and then takes 5 minutes to submit an answer for question 2. |
8 minutes (or 480 seconds) |
After starting the practice test:
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A user spends 1 minute on question 1 before pressing the pause button. |
1 minute (or 60 seconds) |
After starting the practice test:
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A user spends 1 minute on question 1 before pressing the pause button. They resume the practice test and spend 1 more minute on question 1, before submitting an answer. |
2 minutes (or 120 seconds) |
After starting the practice test:
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While reviewing question 1 of a practice test, the user switches to a different tab and does not return to the practice test. |
5 minutes (or 300 seconds) |
After starting the practice test:
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How time tracking works depending on the practice test status
| Practice test status | Screenshot |
| After the test begins: Time spent tracking starts when a user starts the practice test by clicking the Begin test button. | |
| Between actions: Udemy continues to track time between each relevant practice test action (e.g. submit answer, click pause). | |
The test is paused, idle or left. Udemy stops tracking time when:
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The practice test is completed. Udemy stops tracking time when:
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What reports will include practice test time spent?
- The data export reports below will include the time spent on practice tests:
- User activity report (active users)
- User activity report (all users)
- Note: The column in this report titled “Minutes Video Consumed” will include time spent taking practice tests.
- Note: this does not include the reports listed under Legacy Reports on the Data export reports page
Learn more about data export reports.