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12: \part*{A Guide to Building Your Exam}
13:
14: http://www.lon-capa.org
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16:
17: \section*{Creating a Folder}
18:
19: \begin{itemize}
20: \item Select {[}DOCS{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
21: take you to the Course Documents screen, where you can import or upload
22: new documents to use in your course.
23: \item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button and name accordingly. Ex: Exam 1
24: \item You can choose to hide the folder by using the {[}Parameters{]} button.
25: If you donât hide the folder, you will need to set the open and due
26: dates so that students will not be able to access the problems.
27: \end{itemize}
28:
29: \section*{Choosing Exam Questions}
30:
31: \begin{itemize}
32: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
33: \item Browse published exam problems from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
34: \item Select the exam questions you wish to use.
35: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add questions to your course folder.
36: \item Make changes and click the {[}re-initializing course{]} button to
37: load your exam questions into the selected folder.
38: \end{itemize}
39: NOTE: You may wish to hide the folder so that students do not have
40: access. Check the Hidden option next to your folder on the {[}DOCS{]}
41: screen. Click the {[}Store Parameters{]} button to save.
42:
43:
44: \section*{Setting the Question Type }
45:
46: \begin{itemize}
47: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
48: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
49: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
50: section.
51: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
52: Map or Folder{]}.
53: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
54: a new page with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
55: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Question
56: Type (type){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of question type
57: options.
58: \item Select the {[}Exam{]} option and then click the Store link to save
59: your choice.
60: \item Your Parameter Table will now show âexamâ in both the {[}Default Value{]}
61: column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column.
62: \end{itemize}
63:
64: \section*{Printing Your Exam}
65:
66:
67: \subsection*{Run a Test Print}
68:
69: \begin{itemize}
70: \item You will first want to run a test print of one of your exam questions.
71: \item Select {[}NAV{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu to return to
72: the Navigate Course Contents page.
73: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
74: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
75: you to the Printing Helper screen.
76: \item The problem you selected will be your first printing option. Click
77: the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
78: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
79: to download pdf link.
80: \item After the PDF is downloaded, print a copy of the question to complete
81: your test print.
82: \end{itemize}
83:
84: \subsection*{Print Your Exams}
85:
86: \begin{itemize}
87: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder.
88: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
89: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
90: you to the Printing Helper screen.
91: \item Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder) for anonymous students{]}
92: printing option if you are using anonymous exams (exams without student
93: names printed on them). Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder)
94: for selected students{]} printing option if you are using named exams
95: (exams with student names printed on them). Click the {[}Next{]} button
96: to continue.
97: \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
98: of exams you want to print.
99: \end{itemize}
100: NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
101: for later, though it is not necessary.
102:
103: \begin{itemize}
104: \item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
105: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
106: to download pdf link.
107: \item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams.
108: \end{itemize}
109: NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
110: to make sure the different student exams donât run together.
111:
112:
113: \section*{Scoring Your Exam}
114:
115: NOTE: There is a PDF scoring office cover sheet available at http://loncapa.msu.edu/faculty/
116:
117: \begin{itemize}
118: \item Select {[}NAV{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
119: you to the Navigate Course Contents page.
120: \item Select the first problem in your exam set.
121: \item Select {[}PGRD{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
122: take you to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
123: \item Click the {[}Grade{]} scantron forms button. This will take you to
124: the next Grading screen, where you will fill out the top section depending
125: on if you use anonymous or named exams.
126: \item In the {[}Sequence to grade section{]}, the system will automatically
127: upload the sequence you are in. If you should be in another sequence,
128: you can choose this sequence from the drop down menu.
129: \item In the {[}Filename of scoring office file{]} section, the scoring
130: office generally uploads the filename. You also have the option to
131: specify a scantron data file to upload by browsing for the data file
132: and clicking the {[}Upload Scantron Data{]} button.
133: \item In the {[}Format of data file{]} section, use MSU with CODE in separate
134: location for anonymous exams and MSU without any CODE for named exams.
135: \item In the {[}Saved CODES to validate against{]} section: leave blank
136: unless you saved the CODEs file earlier.
137: \item In the {[}Each CODE is only to be used once{]} section, choose No
138: if you donât use separately coded exams for each student. Ex: You
139: use 10 variations for a class of 200. If you do use separately coded
140: exams, leave the default Yes.
141: \item In the {[}Options{]} section, check the Do only previously skipped
142: records option only if you wish to go through skipped records. If
143: you select this option, you have to complete all of the skipped records.
144: The file will erase if you exit without completing.
145: \item Click the {[}Validate Scantron Records{]} button. This will take you
146: to the next grading page where you need to double-check your information.
147: \item If the information is incorrect, click the {[}Grading Menu{]} button.
148: This will take you back to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
149: \item If the information is correct, click the {[}Validate Records{]} button.
150: This will process the information and let you know about any errors.
151: \item You will then be shown errors that need to be compared to the scantrons.
152: \end{itemize}
153: NOTE: The errors are (double bubble), (missing bubble), (incorrect
154: id), (incorrect name), or (incorrect code).
155:
156: \begin{itemize}
157: \item You have the option to skip an error or continue. Continue will provide
158: you with several options. You can select the most similar code as
159: determined by the system, ignore the error, select the most similar
160: code from the provided list, or you can manually enter the code.
161: \item After you correct the errors, click the {[}Start Grading{]} button.
162: This will take you to the next screen where you will see how much
163: time remains in the Scantron process.
164: \item Once this process is completed, return to the Main Menu and select
165: the {[}CHRT{]} button. This will take you to the Course Statistics
166: and Charts screen.
167: \item Select your exam name, HTML with links, and Score summary to view
168: the exam results.
169: \end{itemize}
170:
171: \section*{Providing Answers}
172:
173: \begin{itemize}
174: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
175: make sure your students canât access and retake the exam.
176: \item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
177: date parameter.
178: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
179: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
180: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
181: section.
182: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
183: Map or Folder{]}.
184: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
185: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
186: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Problem
187: Answer Date (answerdate){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of open
188: answer date options.
189: \item Set the open answer date and then click the Store link to save your
190: choice.
191: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open date in both the {[}Default
192: Value{]} column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column.
193: \end{itemize}
194:
195: \end{document}
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