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   12: \part*{A Guide to Building Your Exam}
   13: 
   14: http://www.lon-capa.org 
   15: 
   16: 
   17: \section*{Creating a Folder}
   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.
   23: \item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button and name accordingly. Ex: Exam 1
   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}
   28: 
   29: \section*{Choosing Exam Questions}
   30: 
   31: \begin{itemize}
   32: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
   33: \item Browse published exam problems from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
   34: \item Select the exam questions you wish to use.
   35: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add questions to your course folder.
   36: \item Make changes and click the {[}re-initializing course{]} button to
   37: load your exam questions into the selected folder.
   38: \end{itemize}
   39: NOTE: You may wish to hide the folder so that students do not have
   40: access. Check the Hidden option next to your folder on the {[}DOCS{]}
   41: screen. Click the {[}Store Parameters{]} button to save. 
   42: 
   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 {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
   50: section.
   51: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}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 {[}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 the Store link to save
   59: your choice.
   60: \item Your Parameter Table will now show âexamâ in both the {[}Default Value{]}
   61: column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
   62: \end{itemize}
   63: 
   64: \section*{Printing Your Exam}
   65: 
   66: 
   67: \subsection*{Run a Test Print}
   68: 
   69: \begin{itemize}
   70: \item You will first want to run a test print of one of your exam questions.
   71: \item Select {[}NAV{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu to return to
   72: the Navigate Course Contents page.
   73: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
   74: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
   75: you to the Printing Helper screen.
   76: \item The problem you selected will be your first printing option. Click
   77: the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
   78: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
   79: to download pdf link.
   80: \item After the PDF is downloaded, print a copy of the question to complete
   81: your test print. 
   82: \end{itemize}
   83: 
   84: \subsection*{Print Your Exams}
   85: 
   86: \begin{itemize}
   87: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your exam folder.
   88: \item Select one problem from the exam folder you created.
   89: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
   90: you to the Printing Helper screen.
   91: \item Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder) for anonymous students{]}
   92: printing option if you are using anonymous exams (exams without student
   93: names printed on them). Choose the {[}Problems from (name of folder)
   94: for selected students{]} printing option if you are using named exams
   95: (exams with student names printed on them). Click the {[}Next{]} button
   96: to continue.
   97: \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
   98: of exams you want to print. 
   99: \end{itemize}
  100: NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
  101: for later, though it is not necessary.
  102: 
  103: \begin{itemize}
  104: \item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
  105: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
  106: to download pdf link.
  107: \item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams. 
  108: \end{itemize}
  109: NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
  110: to make sure the different student exams donât run together. 
  111: 
  112: 
  113: \section*{Scoring Your Exam}
  114: 
  115: NOTE: There is a PDF scoring office cover sheet available at http://loncapa.msu.edu/faculty/
  116: 
  117: \begin{itemize}
  118: \item Select {[}NAV{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
  119: you to the Navigate Course Contents page.
  120: \item Select the first problem in your exam set.
  121: \item Select {[}PGRD{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
  122: take you to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
  123: \item Click the {[}Grade{]} scantron forms button. This will take you to
  124: the next Grading screen, where you will fill out the top section depending
  125: on if you use anonymous or named exams.
  126: \item In the {[}Sequence to grade section{]}, the system will automatically
  127: upload the sequence you are in. If you should be in another sequence,
  128: you can choose this sequence from the drop down menu.
  129: \item In the {[}Filename of scoring office file{]} section, the scoring
  130: office generally uploads the filename. You also have the option to
  131: specify a scantron data file to upload by browsing for the data file
  132: and clicking the {[}Upload Scantron Data{]} button.
  133: \item In the {[}Format of data file{]} section, use MSU with CODE in separate
  134: location for anonymous exams and MSU without any CODE for named exams.
  135: \item In the {[}Saved CODES to validate against{]} section: leave blank
  136: unless you saved the CODEs file earlier.
  137: \item In the {[}Each CODE is only to be used once{]} section, choose No
  138: if you donât use separately coded exams for each student. Ex: You
  139: use 10 variations for a class of 200. If you do use separately coded
  140: exams, leave the default Yes.
  141: \item In the {[}Options{]} section, check the Do only previously skipped
  142: records option only if you wish to go through skipped records. If
  143: you select this option, you have to complete all of the skipped records.
  144: The file will erase if you exit without completing.
  145: \item Click the {[}Validate Scantron Records{]} button. This will take you
  146: to the next grading page where you need to double-check your information.
  147: \item If the information is incorrect, click the {[}Grading Menu{]} button.
  148: This will take you back to the Manual Grading/View Submission screen.
  149: \item If the information is correct, click the {[}Validate Records{]} button.
  150: This will process the information and let you know about any errors.
  151: \item You will then be shown errors that need to be compared to the scantrons. 
  152: \end{itemize}
  153: NOTE: The errors are (double bubble), (missing bubble), (incorrect
  154: id), (incorrect name), or (incorrect code).
  155: 
  156: \begin{itemize}
  157: \item You have the option to skip an error or continue. Continue will provide
  158: you with several options. You can select the most similar code as
  159: determined by the system, ignore the error, select the most similar
  160: code from the provided list, or you can manually enter the code.
  161: \item After you correct the errors, click the {[}Start Grading{]} button.
  162: This will take you to the next screen where you will see how much
  163: time remains in the Scantron process.
  164: \item Once this process is completed, return to the Main Menu and select
  165: the {[}CHRT{]} button. This will take you to the Course Statistics
  166: and Charts screen.
  167: \item Select your exam name, HTML with links, and Score summary to view
  168: the exam results. 
  169: \end{itemize}
  170: 
  171: \section*{Providing Answers}
  172: 
  173: \begin{itemize}
  174: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
  175: make sure your students canât access and retake the exam.
  176: \item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
  177: date parameter.
  178: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
  179: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
  180: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
  181: section.
  182: \item Choose your exam folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
  183: Map or Folder{]}.
  184: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
  185: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
  186: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Problem
  187: Answer Date (answerdate){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of open
  188: answer date options.
  189: \item Set the open answer date and then click the Store link to save your
  190: choice.
  191: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open date in both the {[}Default
  192: Value{]} column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
  193: \end{itemize}
  194: 
  195: \end{document}