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1.2       vandui11    1: \documentclass[twocolumn,english]{article}
1.1       vandui11    2: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
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1.6     ! felicia     4: \usepackage{epsf}
        !             5: \usepackage[verbose,letterpaper,tmargin=1.0in,bmargin=-0.125in,lmargin=.25in,rmargin=.25in]{geometry}
        !             6: \usepackage[tiny]{titlesec}
1.1       vandui11    7: \makeatletter
                      8: \usepackage{babel}
                      9: \makeatother
1.6     ! felicia    10:  
1.1       vandui11   11: \begin{document}
1.6     ! felicia    12: \pagestyle{empty}
        !            13:  
        !            14: \begin{flushleft}
        !            15: \textbf{\LARGE{A Guide to Building Your Exam}}
        !            16: \textbf{http://www.lon-capa.org}
        !            17: \end{flushleft}
        !            18: \vspace{.05in} \hrule height0.6pt \hfill \vspace{ .02in} \\
        !            19: \vspace{-.25in}
1.1       vandui11   20: 
1.3       vandui11   21: \section*{Creating a Folder}
1.1       vandui11   22: 
                     23: \begin{itemize}
                     24: \item Select {[}DOCS{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
                     25: take you to the Course Documents screen, where you can import or upload
                     26: new documents to use in your course.
1.3       vandui11   27: \item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button and name accordingly. Ex: Exam 1
1.1       vandui11   28: \item You can choose to hide the folder by using the {[}Parameters{]} button.
1.6     ! felicia    29: If you don't hide the folder, you will need to set the open and due
1.1       vandui11   30: dates so that students will not be able to access the problems. 
                     31: \end{itemize}
1.4       vandui11   32: NOTE: You may wish to hide the folder so that students do not have
1.5       vandui11   33: access. Check the \textsf{Hidden} option next to your folder on the {[}DOCS{]}
1.4       vandui11   34: screen. Click the {[}Store Parameters{]} button to save.
                     35: 
1.1       vandui11   36: 
1.3       vandui11   37: \section*{Choosing Exam Questions}
1.1       vandui11   38: 
                     39: \begin{itemize}
1.4       vandui11   40: \item Add questions to your folder with {[}Import{]}, {[}Search{]}, or {[}Load
                     41: Map{]}. At this point, your exam will look like homework. 
1.1       vandui11   42: \end{itemize}
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.
1.5       vandui11   49: \item Scroll down to the \textsf{Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode}
1.1       vandui11   50: section.
1.5       vandui11   51: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under \textsf {Select Enclosing
                     52: Map or Folder}.
1.1       vandui11   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.
1.5       vandui11   55: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to \textsf{Question
                     56: Type (type)}. This will give you a pop-up menu of question type
1.1       vandui11   57: options.
1.5       vandui11   58: \item Select the {[}Exam{]} option and then click \underline{Store} to save
1.1       vandui11   59: your choice.
1.6     ! felicia    60: \item Your Parameter Table will now show 'exam' in both the {[}Default Value{]}
1.1       vandui11   61: column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
1.4       vandui11   62: \item You also need to set the number of bubbles for numerical questions.
1.5       vandui11   63: Click the {[}---{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to \textsf{Number
                     64: of bubbles in exam mode (numbubbles)}. This will give you a pop-up
                     65: menu of bubble number options. After specifying a number, click \underline{Store} to save your choice. 
1.4       vandui11   66: \end{itemize}
                     67: NOTE: The default number of bubbles is 8. LON-CAPA will generate random
                     68: wrong answers if wrong answers are not coded in the problem. Ex: If
                     69: you specify 5 bubbles in exam mode and 4 bubbles for your exam folder,
                     70: 5 bubbles will still appear. 
                     71: 
1.1       vandui11   72: 
1.3       vandui11   73: \section*{Printing Your Exam}
1.1       vandui11   74: 
                     75: \begin{itemize}
1.3       vandui11   76: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder.
                     77: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
1.1       vandui11   78: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                     79: you to the Printing Helper screen.
1.5       vandui11   80: \item Choose the \textsf{Problems from (name of folder) for anonymous students}
1.3       vandui11   81: printing option if you are using anonymous exams (exams without student
1.5       vandui11   82: names printed on them). Choose the \textsf{Problems from (name of folder)
                     83: for selected students} printing option if you are using named exams
1.3       vandui11   84: (exams with student names printed on them). Click the {[}Next{]} button
                     85: to continue.
1.1       vandui11   86: \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
                     87: of exams you want to print. 
                     88: \end{itemize}
                     89: NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
                     90: for later, though it is not necessary.
                     91: 
                     92: \begin{itemize}
                     93: \item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
1.5       vandui11   94: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click \underline{Click here
                     95: to download pdf}.
1.1       vandui11   96: \item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams. 
                     97: \end{itemize}
                     98: NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
1.6     ! felicia    99: to make sure the different student exams don't run together. 
1.1       vandui11  100: 
                    101: 
1.3       vandui11  102: \section*{Scoring Your Exam}
                    103: 
                    104: \begin{itemize}
                    105: \item Select {[}NAV{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                    106: you to the Navigate Course Contents page.
                    107: \item Select the first problem in your exam set.
                    108: \item Select {[}PGRD{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
                    109: take you to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
                    110: \item Click the {[}Grade{]} scantron forms button. This will take you to
                    111: the next Grading screen, where you will fill out the top section depending
                    112: on if you use anonymous or named exams.
1.5       vandui11  113: \item In the \textsf{Sequence to grade} section, the system will automatically
1.4       vandui11  114: select the sequence you are in. If you should be in another sequence,
1.3       vandui11  115: you can choose this sequence from the drop down menu.
1.5       vandui11  116: \item In the \textsf{Filename of scoring office file} section, the scoring
1.3       vandui11  117: office generally uploads the filename. You also have the option to
                    118: specify a scantron data file to upload by browsing for the data file
                    119: and clicking the {[}Upload Scantron Data{]} button.
1.5       vandui11  120: \item In the \textsf{Format of data file} section, use MSU with CODE in separate
1.3       vandui11  121: location for anonymous exams and MSU without any CODE for named exams.
1.5       vandui11  122: \item Leave the \textsf{Saved CODES to validate against} section blank
1.3       vandui11  123: unless you saved the CODEs file earlier.
1.5       vandui11  124: \item In the \textsf{Each CODE is only to be used once} section, choose No
1.6     ! felicia   125: if you don't use separately coded exams for each student. Ex: You
1.3       vandui11  126: use 10 variations for a class of 200. If you do use separately coded
                    127: exams, leave the default Yes.
1.5       vandui11  128: \item In the \textsf{Options} section, check the \textsf{Do only previously skipped
                    129: records} option only if you wish to go through all skipped records. If
1.3       vandui11  130: you select this option, you have to complete all of the skipped records.
                    131: The file will erase if you exit without completing.
                    132: \item Click the {[}Validate Scantron Records{]} button. This will take you
                    133: to the next grading page where you need to double-check your information.
                    134: \item If the information is incorrect, click the {[}Grading Menu{]} button.
                    135: This will take you back to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
                    136: \item If the information is correct, click the {[}Validate Records{]} button.
                    137: This will process the information and let you know about any errors.
                    138: \item You will then be shown errors that need to be compared to the scantrons. 
                    139: \end{itemize}
                    140: NOTE: The errors are (double bubble), (missing bubble), (incorrect
1.4       vandui11  141: id), (incorrect name), or (incorrect code). You will need the scantron
                    142: bubble sheets for (double bubble) or (missing bubble) errors.
1.3       vandui11  143: 
                    144: \begin{itemize}
1.4       vandui11  145: \item You have the option to skip an error or continue. If you choose to
                    146: fix the error, click continue. If you choose to skip the error, the
                    147: information about your student will save to a skipped records file
                    148: for later grading. If you continue, you will have several options. 
                    149: \item LON-CAPA will help you fix the error by providing the scantron paper
                    150: sequence number of the student so you can compare it to the scantron
                    151: bubble sheet. Many students who forget to bubble in their name or
                    152: ID usually write this information on the scantron form. 
                    153: \item In the cases of incorrect student ID, misspelled name, and incorrect
                    154: code with specified code file, LON-CAPA will provide you with the
                    155: closest matches to choose from. In the case of a missing code or incorrect
                    156: code with no code file, you will need to track down which code the
                    157: student used. 
1.3       vandui11  158: \item After you correct the errors, click the {[}Start Grading{]} button.
                    159: This will take you to the next screen where you will see how much
                    160: time remains in the Scantron process.
                    161: \item Once this process is completed, return to the Main Menu and select
                    162: the {[}CHRT{]} button. This will take you to the Course Statistics
                    163: and Charts screen.
                    164: \item Select your exam name, HTML with links, and Score summary to view
                    165: the exam results. 
                    166: \end{itemize}
1.1       vandui11  167: 
1.3       vandui11  168: \section*{Providing Answers}
1.1       vandui11  169: 
                    170: \begin{itemize}
                    171: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
1.6     ! felicia   172: make sure your students can't access and retake the exam. 
1.4       vandui11  173: \item If anonymous exams were given, students will be able to view the randomized
                    174: version of the paper exam they took, after scoring is completed.
1.1       vandui11  175: \item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
                    176: date parameter.
                    177: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
                    178: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
1.6     ! felicia   179: \item Scroll down to the \textsf{Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode}
1.1       vandui11  180: section.
1.6     ! felicia   181: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under \textsf{Select 
        !           182: Enclosing Map or Folder}.
1.1       vandui11  183: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
                    184: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
1.6     ! felicia   185: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the \textsf{Default Value} column next to 
        !           186: \textsf{Problem Answer Date (answerdate)}. This will give you a pop-up menu of 
        !           187: open answer date options.
1.5       vandui11  188: \item Set the open answer date and then click \underline{Store} to save your
1.1       vandui11  189: choice.
1.6     ! felicia   190: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open answer date in the 
        !           191: \textsf{Default Value} column. 
1.1       vandui11  192: \end{itemize}
                    193: 
                    194: \end{document}