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a guide to building your exam

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\part*{A Guide to Building Your Exam}

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\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 You can choose to hide the folder by using the {[}Parameters{]} button.
If you donât 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}

\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 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. 
\end{itemize}

\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
Map or Folder{]}.
\item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
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.
\item Select the {[}Exam{]} option and then click the Store link to save
your choice.
\item Your Parameter Table will now show âexamâ in both the {[}Default Value{]}
column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
\end{itemize}

\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 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 {[}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
the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
\item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
to download pdf link.
\item After the PDF is downloaded, print a copy of the question to complete
your test print. 
\end{itemize}

\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 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 At the Select Students and Resources screen, you can choose the number
of exams you want to print. 
\end{itemize}
NOTE: It is recommended that you store (save) the CODEs to a file
for later, though it is not necessary.

\begin{itemize}
\item Click the {[}Next{]} button to continue.
\item You will be directed to the Creating PDF screen. Click the Click here
to download pdf link.
\item After the PDFs are downloaded, you can print your exams. 
\end{itemize}
NOTE: You will need to do some testing to add blank pages/columns
to make sure the different student exams donât run together. 


\section*{SCORING YOUR EXAM }


\section*{PROVIDING ANSWERS}

\begin{itemize}
\item After scoring the exam, unhide the folder if it is hidden. However,
make sure your students canât access and retake the exam.
\item You can make the answers visible to your students by setting the answer
date parameter.
\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
Map or Folder{]}.
\item Click the {[}Set/Modify Course Parameters{]} button. This will load
a new page, with your Parameter Table at the bottom.
\item Click the {[}--{]} in the {[}Default Value{]} column next to {[}Problem
Answer Date (answerdate){]}. This will give you a pop-up menu of open
answer date options.
\item Set the open answer date and then click the Store link to save your
choice.
\item Your Parameter Table will now show the open date in both the {[}Default
Value{]} column and the {[}Parameter in Effect{]} column. 
\end{itemize}

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