--- doc/help/build_exam_guide.tex 2004/12/14 18:33:21 1.2 +++ doc/help/build_exam_guide.tex 2004/12/22 19:23:39 1.3 @@ -14,40 +14,44 @@ http://www.lon-capa.org -\section*{CREATING A FOLDER} +\section*{Creating a Folder} \begin{itemize} \item Select {[}DOCS{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take you to the Course Documents screen, where you can import or upload new documents to use in your course. -\item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button and name accordingly. +\item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button and name accordingly. Ex: Exam 1 \item You can choose to hide the folder by using the {[}Parameters{]} button. If you donāt hide the folder, you will need to set the open and due dates so that students will not be able to access the problems. \end{itemize} -\section*{CHOOSING QUIZ QUESTIONS} +\section*{Choosing Exam Questions} \begin{itemize} \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen. -\item Browse published quiz problems from the LON-CAPA resource pool. -\item Select the quiz questions you wish to use. +\item Browse published exam problems from the LON-CAPA resource pool. +\item Select the exam questions you wish to use. \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add questions to your course folder. \item Make changes and click the {[}re-initializing course{]} button to -load your quiz questions into the selected folder. +load your exam questions into the selected folder. \end{itemize} +NOTE: You may wish to hide the folder so that students do not have +access. Check the Hidden option next to your folder on the {[}DOCS{]} +screen. Click the {[}Store Parameters{]} button to save. -\section*{SETTING THE QUESTION TYPE } + +\section*{Setting the Question Type } \begin{itemize} \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen. \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]} section. -\item Choose your quiz folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing +\item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing Map or Folder{]}. \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load -a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom. +a new page with your Parameter Table at the bottom. \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Question Type (type){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of question type options. @@ -57,16 +61,16 @@ your choice. column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. \end{itemize} -\section*{PRINTING YOUR EXAM} +\section*{Printing Your Exam} \subsection*{Run a Test Print} \begin{itemize} -\item You will first want to run a test print of one of your quiz questions. +\item You will first want to run a test print of one of your exam questions. \item Select {[}NAV{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu to return to the Navigate Course Contents page. -\item Select one problem from the quiz folder you created. +\item Select one problem from the exam folder you created. \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take you to the Printing Helper screen. \item The problem you selected will be your first printing option. Click @@ -80,12 +84,16 @@ your test print. \subsection*{Print Your Exams} \begin{itemize} -\item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your quiz folder. -\item Select one problem from the quiz folder you created. +\item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder. +\item Select one problem from the exam folder you created. \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take you to the Printing Helper screen. -\item This time, choose the {[}Problems from Quiz 1 for anonymous students{]} -printing option. Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue. +\item Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder) for anonymous students{]} +printing option if you are using anonymous exams (exams without student +names printed on them). Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder) +for selected students{]} printing option if you are using named exams +(exams with student names printed on them). Click the {[}Next{]} button +to continue. \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number of exams you want to print. \end{itemize} @@ -102,10 +110,65 @@ NOTE: You will need to do some testing t to make sure the different student exams donāt run together. -\section*{SCORING YOUR EXAM } +\section*{Scoring Your Exam} + +NOTE: There is a PDF scoring office cover sheet available at http://loncapa.msu.edu/faculty/ +\begin{itemize} +\item Select {[}NAV{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take +you to the Navigate Course Contents page. +\item Select the first problem in your exam set. +\item Select {[}PGRD{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will +take you to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen. +\item Click the {[}Grade{]} scantron forms button. This will take you to +the next Grading screen, where you will fill out the top section depending +on if you use anonymous or named exams. +\item In the {[}Sequence to grade section{]}, the system will automatically +upload the sequence you are in. If you should be in another sequence, +you can choose this sequence from the drop down menu. +\item In the {[}Filename of scoring office file{]} section, the scoring +office generally uploads the filename. You also have the option to +specify a scantron data file to upload by browsing for the data file +and clicking the {[}Upload Scantron Data{]} button. +\item In the {[}Format of data file{]} section, use MSU with CODE in separate +location for anonymous exams and MSU without any CODE for named exams. +\item In the {[}Saved CODES to validate against{]} section: leave blank +unless you saved the CODEs file earlier. +\item In the {[}Each CODE is only to be used once{]} section, choose No +if you donāt use separately coded exams for each student. Ex: You +use 10 variations for a class of 200. If you do use separately coded +exams, leave the default Yes. +\item In the {[}Options{]} section, check the Do only previously skipped +records option only if you wish to go through skipped records. If +you select this option, you have to complete all of the skipped records. +The file will erase if you exit without completing. +\item Click the {[}Validate Scantron Records{]} button. This will take you +to the next grading page where you need to double-check your information. +\item If the information is incorrect, click the {[}Grading Menu{]} button. +This will take you back to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen. +\item If the information is correct, click the {[}Validate Records{]} button. +This will process the information and let you know about any errors. +\item You will then be shown errors that need to be compared to the scantrons. +\end{itemize} +NOTE: The errors are (double bubble), (missing bubble), (incorrect +id), (incorrect name), or (incorrect code). + +\begin{itemize} +\item You have the option to skip an error or continue. Continue will provide +you with several options. You can select the most similar code as +determined by the system, ignore the error, select the most similar +code from the provided list, or you can manually enter the code. +\item After you correct the errors, click the {[}Start Grading{]} button. +This will take you to the next screen where you will see how much +time remains in the Scantron process. +\item Once this process is completed, return to the Main Menu and select +the {[}CHRT{]} button. This will take you to the Course Statistics +and Charts screen. +\item Select your exam name, HTML with links, and Score summary to view +the exam results. +\end{itemize} -\section*{PROVIDING ANSWERS} +\section*{Providing Answers} \begin{itemize} \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However, @@ -116,7 +179,7 @@ date parameter. you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen. \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]} section. -\item Choose your quiz folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing +\item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing Map or Folder{]}. \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.