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15: \textbf{\LARGE{A Guide to Building Your Exam}}
16: \textbf{http://www.lon-capa.org}
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21: \section*{Creating a Folder}
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.
27: \item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button and name accordingly. Ex: Exam 1
28: \item You can choose to hide the folder by using the {[}Parameters{]} button.
29: If you don't hide the folder, you will need to set the open and due
30: dates so that students will not be able to access the problems.
31: \end{itemize}
32: NOTE: You may wish to hide the folder so that students do not have
33: access. Check the \textsf{Hidden} option next to your folder on the {[}DOCS{]}
34: screen. Click the {[}Store Parameters{]} button to save.
35:
36:
37: \section*{Choosing Exam Questions}
38:
39: \begin{itemize}
40: \item Add questions to your folder with {[}Import{]}, {[}Search{]}, or {[}Load
41: Map{]}. At this point, your exam will look like homework.
42: \end{itemize}
43:
44: \section*{Setting the Question Type }
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 \textsf{Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode}
50: section.
51: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under \textsf {Select Enclosing
52: Map or Folder}.
53: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
54: a new page with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
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
57: options.
58: \item Select the {[}Exam{]} option and then click \underline{Store} to save
59: your choice.
60: \item Your Parameter Table will now show 'exam' in both the {[}Default Value{]}
61: column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column.
62: \item You also need to set the number of bubbles for numerical questions.
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.
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:
72:
73: \section*{Printing Your Exam}
74:
75: \begin{itemize}
76: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder.
77: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
78: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
79: you to the Printing Helper screen.
80: \item Choose the \textsf{Problems from (name of folder) for anonymous students}
81: printing option if you are using anonymous exams (exams without student
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
84: (exams with student names printed on them). Click the {[}Next{]} button
85: to continue.
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.
94: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click \underline{Click here
95: to download pdf}.
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
99: to make sure the different student exams don't run together.
100:
101:
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.
113: \item In the \textsf{Sequence to grade} section, the system will automatically
114: select the sequence you are in. If you should be in another sequence,
115: you can choose this sequence from the drop down menu.
116: \item In the \textsf{Filename of scoring office file} section, the scoring
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.
120: \item In the \textsf{Format of data file} section, use MSU with CODE in separate
121: location for anonymous exams and MSU without any CODE for named exams.
122: \item Leave the \textsf{Saved CODES to validate against} section blank
123: unless you saved the CODEs file earlier.
124: \item In the \textsf{Each CODE is only to be used once} section, choose No
125: if you don't use separately coded exams for each student. Ex: You
126: use 10 variations for a class of 200. If you do use separately coded
127: exams, leave the default Yes.
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
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
141: id), (incorrect name), or (incorrect code). You will need the scantron
142: bubble sheets for (double bubble) or (missing bubble) errors.
143:
144: \begin{itemize}
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.
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}
167:
168: \section*{Providing Answers}
169:
170: \begin{itemize}
171: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
172: make sure your students can't access and retake the exam.
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.
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.
179: \item Scroll down to the \textsf{Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode}
180: section.
181: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under \textsf{Select
182: Enclosing Map or Folder}.
183: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
184: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
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.
188: \item Set the open answer date and then click \underline{Store} to save your
189: choice.
190: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open answer date in the
191: \textsf{Default Value} column.
192: \end{itemize}
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