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1.2       vandui11    3: \documentclass[twocolumn,english]{article}
1.1       vandui11    4: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
                      5: \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
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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: 
1.3     ! vandui11   17: \section*{Creating a Folder}
1.1       vandui11   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.
1.3     ! vandui11   23: \item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button and name accordingly. Ex: Exam 1
1.1       vandui11   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: 
1.3     ! vandui11   29: \section*{Choosing Exam Questions}
1.1       vandui11   30: 
                     31: \begin{itemize}
                     32: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
1.3     ! vandui11   33: \item Browse published exam problems from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
        !            34: \item Select the exam questions you wish to use.
1.1       vandui11   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
1.3     ! vandui11   37: load your exam questions into the selected folder.
1.1       vandui11   38: \end{itemize}
1.3     ! vandui11   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. 
1.1       vandui11   42: 
1.3     ! vandui11   43: 
        !            44: \section*{Setting the Question Type }
1.1       vandui11   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.
1.3     ! vandui11   51: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
1.1       vandui11   52: Map or Folder{]}.
                     53: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
1.3     ! vandui11   54: a new page with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
1.1       vandui11   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: 
1.3     ! vandui11   64: \section*{Printing Your Exam}
1.1       vandui11   65: 
                     66: 
                     67: \subsection*{Run a Test Print}
                     68: 
                     69: \begin{itemize}
1.3     ! vandui11   70: \item You will first want to run a test print of one of your exam questions.
1.1       vandui11   71: \item Select {[}NAV{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu to return to
                     72: the Navigate Course Contents page.
1.3     ! vandui11   73: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
1.1       vandui11   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}
1.3     ! vandui11   87: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder.
        !            88: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
1.1       vandui11   89: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                     90: you to the Printing Helper screen.
1.3     ! vandui11   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.
1.1       vandui11   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: 
1.3     ! vandui11  113: \section*{Scoring Your Exam}
        !           114: 
        !           115: NOTE: There is a PDF scoring office cover sheet available at http://loncapa.msu.edu/faculty/
1.1       vandui11  116: 
1.3     ! vandui11  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}
1.1       vandui11  170: 
1.3     ! vandui11  171: \section*{Providing Answers}
1.1       vandui11  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.
1.3     ! vandui11  182: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
1.1       vandui11  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}