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\part*{A Guide to Building Your Exam}

http://www.lon-capa.org 


\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. Ex: Exam 1
\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 Exam Questions}

\begin{itemize}
\item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
\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 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 }

\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 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.
\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 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 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
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 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 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}
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}

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 donât 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}

\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 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.
\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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