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                      7: \makeatletter
                      8: \usepackage{babel}
                      9: \makeatother
                     10: \begin{document}
                     11: 
                     12: \part*{A Guide to Building Your Exam}
                     13: 
                     14: http://www.lon-capa.org 
                     15: 
                     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.
                     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 QUIZ QUESTIONS}
                     30: 
                     31: \begin{itemize}
                     32: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
                     33: \item Browse published quiz problems from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
                     34: \item Select the quiz 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 quiz questions into the selected folder. 
                     38: \end{itemize}
                     39: 
                     40: \section*{SETTING THE QUESTION TYPE }
                     41: 
                     42: \begin{itemize}
                     43: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                     44: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
                     45: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
                     46: section.
                     47: \item Choose your quiz folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
                     48: Map or Folder{]}.
                     49: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
                     50: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
                     51: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Question
                     52: Type (type){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of question type
                     53: options.
                     54: \item Select the {[}Exam{]} option and then click the Store link to save
                     55: your choice.
                     56: \item Your Parameter Table will now show âexamâ in both the {[}Default Value{]}
                     57: column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
                     58: \end{itemize}
                     59: 
                     60: \section*{PRINTING YOUR EXAM}
                     61: 
                     62: 
                     63: \subsection*{Run a Test Print}
                     64: 
                     65: \begin{itemize}
                     66: \item You will first want to run a test print of one of your quiz questions.
                     67: \item Select {[}NAV{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu to return to
                     68: the Navigate Course Contents page.
                     69: \item Select one problem from the quiz folder you created.
                     70: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                     71: you to the Printing Helper screen.
                     72: \item The problem you selected will be your first printing option. Click
                     73: the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
                     74: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
                     75: to download pdf link.
                     76: \item After the PDF is downloaded, print a copy of the question to complete
                     77: your test print. 
                     78: \end{itemize}
                     79: 
                     80: \subsection*{Print Your Exams}
                     81: 
                     82: \begin{itemize}
                     83: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your quiz folder.
                     84: \item Select one problem from the quiz folder you created.
                     85: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                     86: you to the Printing Helper screen.
                     87: \item This time, choose the {[}Problems from Quiz 1 for anonymous students{]}
                     88: printing option. Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
                     89: \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
                     90: of exams you want to print. 
                     91: \end{itemize}
                     92: NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
                     93: for later, though it is not necessary.
                     94: 
                     95: \begin{itemize}
                     96: \item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
                     97: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
                     98: to download pdf link.
                     99: \item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams. 
                    100: \end{itemize}
                    101: NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
                    102: to make sure the different student exams donât run together. 
                    103: 
                    104: 
                    105: \section*{SCORING YOUR EXAM }
                    106: 
                    107: 
                    108: \section*{PROVIDING ANSWERS}
                    109: 
                    110: \begin{itemize}
                    111: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
                    112: make sure your students canât access and retake the exam.
                    113: \item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
                    114: date parameter.
                    115: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                    116: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
                    117: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
                    118: section.
                    119: \item Choose your quiz folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
                    120: Map or Folder{]}.
                    121: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
                    122: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
                    123: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Problem
                    124: Answer Date (answerdate){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of open
                    125: answer date options.
                    126: \item Set the open answer date and then click the Store link to save your
                    127: choice.
                    128: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open date in both the {[}Default
                    129: Value{]} column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
                    130: \end{itemize}
                    131: 
                    132: \end{document}