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12: \part*{A Guide to Building Your Exam}
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14: http://www.lon-capa.org
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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}
1.4 ! vandui11 28: NOTE: You may wish to hide the folder so that students do not have
! 29: access. Check the Hidden option next to your folder on the {[}DOCS{]}
! 30: screen. Click the {[}Store Parameters{]} button to save.
! 31:
1.1 vandui11 32:
1.3 vandui11 33: \section*{Choosing Exam Questions}
1.1 vandui11 34:
35: \begin{itemize}
1.4 ! vandui11 36: \item Add questions to your folder with {[}Import{]}, {[}Search{]}, or {[}Load
! 37: Map{]}. At this point, your exam will look like homework.
1.1 vandui11 38: \end{itemize}
1.3 vandui11 39:
40: \section*{Setting the Question Type }
1.1 vandui11 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.
1.3 vandui11 47: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
1.1 vandui11 48: Map or Folder{]}.
49: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
1.3 vandui11 50: a new page with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
1.1 vandui11 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.
1.4 ! vandui11 58: \item You also need to set the number of bubbles for numerical questions.
! 59: Click the {[}---{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Number
! 60: of bubbles in exam mode (numbubbles){]}. This will give you a pop-up
! 61: menu of bubble number options. After specifying a number, click the
! 62: Store link to save your choice.
! 63: \end{itemize}
! 64: NOTE: The default number of bubbles is 8. LON-CAPA will generate random
! 65: wrong answers if wrong answers are not coded in the problem. Ex: If
! 66: you specify 5 bubbles in exam mode and 4 bubbles for your exam folder,
! 67: 5 bubbles will still appear.
! 68:
1.1 vandui11 69:
1.3 vandui11 70: \section*{Printing Your Exam}
1.1 vandui11 71:
72: \begin{itemize}
1.3 vandui11 73: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder.
74: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
1.1 vandui11 75: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
76: you to the Printing Helper screen.
1.3 vandui11 77: \item Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder) for anonymous students{]}
78: printing option if you are using anonymous exams (exams without student
79: names printed on them). Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder)
80: for selected students{]} printing option if you are using named exams
81: (exams with student names printed on them). Click the {[}Next{]} button
82: to continue.
1.1 vandui11 83: \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
84: of exams you want to print.
85: \end{itemize}
86: NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
87: for later, though it is not necessary.
88:
89: \begin{itemize}
90: \item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
91: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
92: to download pdf link.
93: \item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams.
94: \end{itemize}
95: NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
96: to make sure the different student exams donât run together.
97:
98:
1.3 vandui11 99: \section*{Scoring Your Exam}
100:
101: \begin{itemize}
102: \item Select {[}NAV{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
103: you to the Navigate Course Contents page.
104: \item Select the first problem in your exam set.
105: \item Select {[}PGRD{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
106: take you to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
107: \item Click the {[}Grade{]} scantron forms button. This will take you to
108: the next Grading screen, where you will fill out the top section depending
109: on if you use anonymous or named exams.
110: \item In the {[}Sequence to grade section{]}, the system will automatically
1.4 ! vandui11 111: select the sequence you are in. If you should be in another sequence,
1.3 vandui11 112: you can choose this sequence from the drop down menu.
113: \item In the {[}Filename of scoring office file{]} section, the scoring
114: office generally uploads the filename. You also have the option to
115: specify a scantron data file to upload by browsing for the data file
116: and clicking the {[}Upload Scantron Data{]} button.
117: \item In the {[}Format of data file{]} section, use MSU with CODE in separate
118: location for anonymous exams and MSU without any CODE for named exams.
119: \item In the {[}Saved CODES to validate against{]} section: leave blank
120: unless you saved the CODEs file earlier.
121: \item In the {[}Each CODE is only to be used once{]} section, choose No
122: if you donât use separately coded exams for each student. Ex: You
123: use 10 variations for a class of 200. If you do use separately coded
124: exams, leave the default Yes.
125: \item In the {[}Options{]} section, check the Do only previously skipped
126: records option only if you wish to go through skipped records. If
127: you select this option, you have to complete all of the skipped records.
128: The file will erase if you exit without completing.
129: \item Click the {[}Validate Scantron Records{]} button. This will take you
130: to the next grading page where you need to double-check your information.
131: \item If the information is incorrect, click the {[}Grading Menu{]} button.
132: This will take you back to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
133: \item If the information is correct, click the {[}Validate Records{]} button.
134: This will process the information and let you know about any errors.
135: \item You will then be shown errors that need to be compared to the scantrons.
136: \end{itemize}
137: NOTE: The errors are (double bubble), (missing bubble), (incorrect
1.4 ! vandui11 138: id), (incorrect name), or (incorrect code). You will need the scantron
! 139: bubble sheets for (double bubble) or (missing bubble) errors.
1.3 vandui11 140:
141: \begin{itemize}
1.4 ! vandui11 142: \item You have the option to skip an error or continue. If you choose to
! 143: fix the error, click continue. If you choose to skip the error, the
! 144: information about your student will save to a skipped records file
! 145: for later grading. If you continue, you will have several options.
! 146: \item LON-CAPA will help you fix the error by providing the scantron paper
! 147: sequence number of the student so you can compare it to the scantron
! 148: bubble sheet. Many students who forget to bubble in their name or
! 149: ID usually write this information on the scantron form.
! 150: \item In the cases of incorrect student ID, misspelled name, and incorrect
! 151: code with specified code file, LON-CAPA will provide you with the
! 152: closest matches to choose from. In the case of a missing code or incorrect
! 153: code with no code file, you will need to track down which code the
! 154: student used.
1.3 vandui11 155: \item After you correct the errors, click the {[}Start Grading{]} button.
156: This will take you to the next screen where you will see how much
157: time remains in the Scantron process.
158: \item Once this process is completed, return to the Main Menu and select
159: the {[}CHRT{]} button. This will take you to the Course Statistics
160: and Charts screen.
161: \item Select your exam name, HTML with links, and Score summary to view
162: the exam results.
163: \end{itemize}
1.1 vandui11 164:
1.3 vandui11 165: \section*{Providing Answers}
1.1 vandui11 166:
167: \begin{itemize}
168: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
1.4 ! vandui11 169: make sure your students canât access and retake the exam.
! 170: \item If anonymous exams were given, students will be able to view the randomized
! 171: version of the paper exam they took, after scoring is completed.
1.1 vandui11 172: \item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
173: date parameter.
174: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
175: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
176: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
177: section.
1.3 vandui11 178: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
1.1 vandui11 179: Map or Folder{]}.
180: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
181: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
182: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Problem
183: Answer Date (answerdate){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of open
184: answer date options.
185: \item Set the open answer date and then click the Store link to save your
186: choice.
187: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open date in both the {[}Default
188: Value{]} column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column.
189: \end{itemize}
190:
191: \end{document}
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