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   11: \begin{document}
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   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}
   20: 
   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}
  193: 
  194: \end{document}