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a guide to building your exam

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   12: \part*{A Guide to Building Your Exam}
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   14: http://www.lon-capa.org 
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   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.
   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 QUIZ QUESTIONS}
   30: 
   31: \begin{itemize}
   32: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
   33: \item Browse published quiz problems from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
   34: \item Select the quiz 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 quiz questions into the selected folder. 
   38: \end{itemize}
   39: 
   40: \section*{SETTING THE QUESTION TYPE }
   41: 
   42: \begin{itemize}
   43: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
   44: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
   45: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
   46: section.
   47: \item Choose your quiz folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
   48: Map or Folder{]}.
   49: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
   50: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
   51: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Question
   52: Type (type){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of question type
   53: options.
   54: \item Select the {[}Exam{]} option and then click the Store link to save
   55: your choice.
   56: \item Your Parameter Table will now show âexamâ in both the {[}Default Value{]}
   57: column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
   58: \end{itemize}
   59: 
   60: \section*{PRINTING YOUR EXAM}
   61: 
   62: 
   63: \subsection*{Run a Test Print}
   64: 
   65: \begin{itemize}
   66: \item You will first want to run a test print of one of your quiz questions.
   67: \item Select {[}NAV{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu to return to
   68: the Navigate Course Contents page.
   69: \item Select one problem from the quiz folder you created.
   70: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
   71: you to the Printing Helper screen.
   72: \item The problem you selected will be your first printing option. Click
   73: the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
   74: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
   75: to download pdf link.
   76: \item After the PDF is downloaded, print a copy of the question to complete
   77: your test print. 
   78: \end{itemize}
   79: 
   80: \subsection*{Print Your Exams}
   81: 
   82: \begin{itemize}
   83: \item Use the {[}NAV{]} button to return to your quiz folder.
   84: \item Select one problem from the quiz folder you created.
   85: \item Select {[}PRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
   86: you to the Printing Helper screen.
   87: \item This time, choose the {[}Problems from Quiz 1 for anonymous students{]}
   88: printing option. Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
   89: \item At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
   90: of exams you want to print. 
   91: \end{itemize}
   92: NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
   93: for later, though it is not necessary.
   94: 
   95: \begin{itemize}
   96: \item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
   97: \item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
   98: to download pdf link.
   99: \item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams. 
  100: \end{itemize}
  101: NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
  102: to make sure the different student exams donât run together. 
  103: 
  104: 
  105: \section*{SCORING YOUR EXAM }
  106: 
  107: 
  108: \section*{PROVIDING ANSWERS}
  109: 
  110: \begin{itemize}
  111: \item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
  112: make sure your students canât access and retake the exam.
  113: \item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
  114: date parameter.
  115: \item Select {[}PARM{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
  116: you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
  117: \item Scroll down to the {[}Course Assessment Parameter - Table Mode{]}
  118: section.
  119: \item Choose your quiz folder from the drop-down menu under {[}Select Enclosing
  120: Map or Folder{]}.
  121: \item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
  122: a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
  123: \item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Problem
  124: Answer Date (answerdate){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of open
  125: answer date options.
  126: \item Set the open answer date and then click the Store link to save your
  127: choice.
  128: \item Your Parameter Table will now show the open date in both the {[}Default
  129: Value{]} column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
  130: \end{itemize}
  131: 
  132: \end{document}