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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}
1.4       vandui11   28: NOTE: You may wish to hide the folder so that students do not have
1.5     ! vandui11   29: access. Check the \textsf{Hidden} option next to your folder on the {[}DOCS{]}
1.4       vandui11   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.
1.5     ! vandui11   45: \item Scroll down to the \textsf{Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode}
1.1       vandui11   46: section.
1.5     ! vandui11   47: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under \textsf {Select Enclosing
        !            48: Map or Folder}.
1.1       vandui11   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.
1.5     ! vandui11   51: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to \textsf{Question
        !            52: Type (type)}. This will give you a pop-up menu of question type
1.1       vandui11   53: options.
1.5     ! vandui11   54: \item Select the {[}Exam{]} option and then click \underline{Store} to save
1.1       vandui11   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.
1.5     ! vandui11   59: Click the {[}---{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to \textsf{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 \underline{Store} to save your choice. 
1.4       vandui11   62: \end{itemize}
                     63: NOTE: The default number of bubbles is 8. LON-CAPA will generate random
                     64: wrong answers if wrong answers are not coded in the problem. Ex: If
                     65: you specify 5 bubbles in exam mode and 4 bubbles for your exam folder,
                     66: 5 bubbles will still appear. 
                     67: 
1.1       vandui11   68: 
1.3       vandui11   69: \section*{Printing Your Exam}
1.1       vandui11   70: 
                     71: \begin{itemize}
1.3       vandui11   72: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder.
                     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.
1.5     ! vandui11   76: \item Choose the \textsf{Problems from (name of folder) for anonymous students}
1.3       vandui11   77: printing option if you are using anonymous exams (exams without student
1.5     ! vandui11   78: names printed on them). Choose the \textsf{Problems from (name of folder)
        !            79: for selected students} printing option if you are using named exams
1.3       vandui11   80: (exams with student names printed on them). Click the {[}Next{]} button
                     81: to continue.
1.1       vandui11   82: \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
                     83: of exams you want to print. 
                     84: \end{itemize}
                     85: NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
                     86: for later, though it is not necessary.
                     87: 
                     88: \begin{itemize}
                     89: \item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
1.5     ! vandui11   90: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click \underline{Click here
        !            91: to download pdf}.
1.1       vandui11   92: \item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams. 
                     93: \end{itemize}
                     94: NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
                     95: to make sure the different student exams donât run together. 
                     96: 
                     97: 
1.3       vandui11   98: \section*{Scoring Your Exam}
                     99: 
                    100: \begin{itemize}
                    101: \item Select {[}NAV{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                    102: you to the Navigate Course Contents page.
                    103: \item Select the first problem in your exam set.
                    104: \item Select {[}PGRD{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
                    105: take you to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
                    106: \item Click the {[}Grade{]} scantron forms button. This will take you to
                    107: the next Grading screen, where you will fill out the top section depending
                    108: on if you use anonymous or named exams.
1.5     ! vandui11  109: \item In the \textsf{Sequence to grade} section, the system will automatically
1.4       vandui11  110: select the sequence you are in. If you should be in another sequence,
1.3       vandui11  111: you can choose this sequence from the drop down menu.
1.5     ! vandui11  112: \item In the \textsf{Filename of scoring office file} section, the scoring
1.3       vandui11  113: office generally uploads the filename. You also have the option to
                    114: specify a scantron data file to upload by browsing for the data file
                    115: and clicking the {[}Upload Scantron Data{]} button.
1.5     ! vandui11  116: \item In the \textsf{Format of data file} section, use MSU with CODE in separate
1.3       vandui11  117: location for anonymous exams and MSU without any CODE for named exams.
1.5     ! vandui11  118: \item Leave the \textsf{Saved CODES to validate against} section blank
1.3       vandui11  119: unless you saved the CODEs file earlier.
1.5     ! vandui11  120: \item In the \textsf{Each CODE is only to be used once} section, choose No
1.3       vandui11  121: if you donât use separately coded exams for each student. Ex: You
                    122: use 10 variations for a class of 200. If you do use separately coded
                    123: exams, leave the default Yes.
1.5     ! vandui11  124: \item In the \textsf{Options} section, check the \textsf{Do only previously skipped
        !           125: records} option only if you wish to go through all skipped records. If
1.3       vandui11  126: you select this option, you have to complete all of the skipped records.
                    127: The file will erase if you exit without completing.
                    128: \item Click the {[}Validate Scantron Records{]} button. This will take you
                    129: to the next grading page where you need to double-check your information.
                    130: \item If the information is incorrect, click the {[}Grading Menu{]} button.
                    131: This will take you back to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
                    132: \item If the information is correct, click the {[}Validate Records{]} button.
                    133: This will process the information and let you know about any errors.
                    134: \item You will then be shown errors that need to be compared to the scantrons. 
                    135: \end{itemize}
                    136: NOTE: The errors are (double bubble), (missing bubble), (incorrect
1.4       vandui11  137: id), (incorrect name), or (incorrect code). You will need the scantron
                    138: bubble sheets for (double bubble) or (missing bubble) errors.
1.3       vandui11  139: 
                    140: \begin{itemize}
1.4       vandui11  141: \item You have the option to skip an error or continue. If you choose to
                    142: fix the error, click continue. If you choose to skip the error, the
                    143: information about your student will save to a skipped records file
                    144: for later grading. If you continue, you will have several options. 
                    145: \item LON-CAPA will help you fix the error by providing the scantron paper
                    146: sequence number of the student so you can compare it to the scantron
                    147: bubble sheet. Many students who forget to bubble in their name or
                    148: ID usually write this information on the scantron form. 
                    149: \item In the cases of incorrect student ID, misspelled name, and incorrect
                    150: code with specified code file, LON-CAPA will provide you with the
                    151: closest matches to choose from. In the case of a missing code or incorrect
                    152: code with no code file, you will need to track down which code the
                    153: student used. 
1.3       vandui11  154: \item After you correct the errors, click the {[}Start Grading{]} button.
                    155: This will take you to the next screen where you will see how much
                    156: time remains in the Scantron process.
                    157: \item Once this process is completed, return to the Main Menu and select
                    158: the {[}CHRT{]} button. This will take you to the Course Statistics
                    159: and Charts screen.
                    160: \item Select your exam name, HTML with links, and Score summary to view
                    161: the exam results. 
                    162: \end{itemize}
1.1       vandui11  163: 
1.3       vandui11  164: \section*{Providing Answers}
1.1       vandui11  165: 
                    166: \begin{itemize}
                    167: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
1.4       vandui11  168: make sure your students canât access and retake the exam. 
                    169: \item If anonymous exams were given, students will be able to view the randomized
                    170: version of the paper exam they took, after scoring is completed.
1.1       vandui11  171: \item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
                    172: date parameter.
                    173: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                    174: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
                    175: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
                    176: section.
1.3       vandui11  177: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
1.1       vandui11  178: Map or Folder{]}.
                    179: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
                    180: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
                    181: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Problem
                    182: Answer Date (answerdate){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of open
                    183: answer date options.
1.5     ! vandui11  184: \item Set the open answer date and then click \underline{Store} to save your
1.1       vandui11  185: choice.
                    186: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open date in both the {[}Default
                    187: Value{]} column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
                    188: \end{itemize}
                    189: 
                    190: \end{document}