AlphaQuiz. User Guide. AlphaSmart, Inc.

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1 AlphaQuiz User Guide AlphaSmart, Inc Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 300 Cupertino, CA Phone: (888) (inside U.S.A.) (408) (international) Fax: (530)

2 AlphaSmart Services Please contact our Technical Services Center at (888) for technical questions or problems. You may also contact us by at To request a loaner AlphaSmart 3000, please call (888) or loaner@alphasmart.com. To purchase AlphaSmart products, see our online store at or call (888) For general information or sales questions, please call (888) or info@alphasmart.com. Nothing in this manual may be reproduced in any manner, either wholly or in part, for any purpose whatsoever without written permission from AlphaSmart, Inc. Copyright 2001, AlphaSmart, Inc. All rights reserved. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. AlphaSmart is a registered trademark, and AlphaQuiz, AlphaHub, QuizDesigner, QuizManager, SmartApplet, and SmartOption are trademarks of AlphaSmart, Inc.

3 Contents Chapter 1 Overview of AlphaQuiz SmartApplet System...1 Introducing AlphaQuiz... 1 AlphaQuiz Software... 1 AlphaQuiz Work Flow... 2 AlphaQuiz Terminology... 3 Icons and Conventions Used in This Book... 4 Creating Quizzes... 5 Applying Controls... 5 Editing Questions... 5 Viewing Questions as Displayed on the AlphaSmart... 6 Administering, Grading, and Managing Quizzes... 6 Sending Quizzes to the Students AlphaSmarts... 6 Administering Quizzes... 6 Printing and Saving Quizzes... 7 Retrieving Students Responses... 7 Viewing a Response Set... 7 Grading Quizzes... 7 Assigning Points... 7 Printing Reports... 8 Exporting Quiz Scores... 8 Technical and System Requirements... 8 Installation... 9 Chapter 2 Creating Quizzes...11 Introducing QuizDesigner Using the Menus and Tool Bar i

4 File menu Edit menu Question menu Window menu (PC only) Help menu Creating a Quiz Composing Questions Saving Your Quiz Composing True/False Questions Composing Multiple Choice Questions Composing Short Answer Questions Composing Essay Questions Editing Questions Selecting Advanced Quiz Options Controlling Student Password Requirements Protecting the Integrity of a Quiz Marking a Quiz as Finished Modifying Quiz Prompts Spell-Checking a Quiz Rearranging Questions Viewing the AlphaSmart Display Exporting a Quiz Printing a Quiz Chapter 3 Administering Quizzes to Your Students...43 Introducing AlphaQuiz SmartApplet What is a SmartApplet? Taking a Quiz Selecting the Correct Quiz Entering Passwords and Other Identifying Information Quiz Navigation Finishing a Quiz Dealing with Special Situations During Test-Taking Accessing the Teacher Options Area Chapter 4 Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports...55 Introducing QuizManager Using the Menus and Control Bar ii Contents

5 Help menu Sending a Quiz to Connected AlphaSmarts Deleting Quizzes from Connected AlphaSmarts Retrieving Student Responses Deleting Students Responses Turning On Power to AlphaSmarts Turning Off Power to AlphaSmarts Assigning Question Points Grading Quizzes Printing Reports Printing a Grading Sheet Printing a Corrected Quiz Report Printing a Quiz Summary Report Printing a Statistical Report Exporting Student Quiz Scores Chapter 5 Frequently Asked Questions...93 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting...97 Glossary...99 Index Contents iii

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7 Chapter 1 Overview of AlphaQuiz SmartApplet System Introducing AlphaQuiz The AlphaQuiz system automates the administration of classroom quizzes, allowing you to design and store quizzes on a PC or Macintosh, administer the quizzes on a classroom set of AlphaSmart 3000s, and retrieve the results for automatic grading and reporting. Because teachers and students use different components of the system, AlphaQuiz operates on both a desktop computer and on AlphaSmart 3000s. The task of creating, administering, and managing quizzes goes as follows: Teacher creates quizzes using a desktop computer (PC or Macintosh), then downloads a selected quiz into students AlphaSmarts Students take the quiz Teacher uploads quiz responses to the desktop computer, then grades them and prints reports AlphaQuiz Software The software you ll use to write, give, grade, and manage tests is divided into three functions, as follows: QuizDesigner TM AlphaQuiz SmartApplet TM QuizManager TM Used to compose quizzes Quiz-taking program in students AlphaSmart 3000s Used to download quizzes, retrieve and grade responses, assign question points, compile statistics, and print reports. 1

8 AlphaQuiz Work Flow In general, you ll follow a logical series of tasks in order to create, administer, and grade quizzes. Once you re comfortable with AlphaQuiz, you can jump into the process at any point, but the list below summarizes the entire process from beginning to end. How to create, administer, and grade a quiz: 1. Use QuizDesigner on desktop computer to create and save a new quiz 2. Connect powered-on AlphaSmarts to AlphaHub (or connect one at a time to desktop computer via direct USB cable) 3. Use QuizManager on desktop computer to select desired quiz 4. Set quiz access password (if desired) 5. Send quiz to student AlphaSmarts 6. Students take quiz using their AlphaSmarts 7. When finished, students connect powered-on AlphaSmarts to AlphaHub (or to computer one at a time via direct USB cable) 8. Use QuizManager on desktop computer to retrieve student responses 9. Create a new response set document, or integrate student responses into an existing response set, and save the document 10. QuizManager automatically grades True/False, Multiple Choice, and Short Answer questions (Short Answer questions will not be auto-graded unless one or more correct answers are entered when the quiz is created) 11. Grade Essay questions and any other ungraded questions manually: onscreen, or using a printed Grading Sheet, available on the Reports option 12. Enter scores for manually-graded questions into QuizManager 13. Print Corrected Quiz reports; hand out to students 14. Print a Quiz Summary report for teacher records 15. Print a Statistics report for teacher records 16. Don t forget to save your response set document early and often 2 Chapter 1

9 AlphaQuiz Terminology The test-creation, test-administration, and test-management functions of AlphaQuiz software, as well as the AlphaSmart and desktop computer applications all have their own names. Sorting out this terminology will simplify the task of learning and using the software. Definition of Terms Term What It Means Quiz Any test or quiz students take using the AlphaSmart 3000 AlphaSmart AlphaSmart 3000, the student desktop electronic notepad and e- learning appliance that runs the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet Desktop computer AlphaHub AlphaQuiz System The PC or Macintosh that the teacher uses to create and manage tests A device that connects up to 30 AlphaSmarts to receive information from and send information to the teacher s desktop computer. AlphaHub is available as part of AlphaSmart, Inc. s SmartOption line of products. Software system for designing, administering, grading, and managing quizzes SmartApplets Programs installed in the AlphaSmart 3000 AlphaQuiz SmartApplet QuizDesigner QuizManager Question Answer Response Response set Question remarks Software used for taking quizzes on an AlphaSmart in the AlphaQuiz system An application in the AlphaQuiz system used for creating quizzes on a PC or Macintosh An application in the AlphaQuiz system used to send tests to students AlphaSmarts, retrieve responses, grade tests, and print reports using a PC or Macintosh A quiz question, either True/False, Multiple Choice, Short Answer, or Essay, created in QuizDesigner. A correct answer, or one of several possible answers, to a question defined in QuizDesigner. A student s answer to a quiz question. A collection of student responses to questions on a particular quiz, retrieved to a desktop computer. Text notes stored with a quiz question to provide expanded information to other teachers or users of the quiz about the question or its answer. Overview of AlphaQuiz SmartApplet System 3 Overview

10 Definition of Terms Term Teacher comments Author comments Quiz options Admin password Teacher Options What It Means Text notes that can be associated with a graded quiz question and printed on a corrected quiz. Notes added on the Basic tab of Quiz Options to provide general information about a quiz Parameters that can be set for a quiz in QuizDesigner to determine what information a student must enter before taking the quiz, what prompts appear for questions, and how quizzes are completed. A password used by the teacher or quiz administrator to control the deletion of quizzes from AlphaSmarts, and access to the Teacher Options area of a quiz. A special access area within a quiz that allows a teacher to manipulate quizzes and responses on an individual AlphaSmart. Icons and Conventions Used in This Book Icons Icon What It Means You might want to think twice before doing this; proceed with caution You can find out more information by looking elsewhere Additional note or detailed information 4 Chapter 1 bold text Mac PC Screen shots Name of window, field, button, or keystroke AlphaQuiz was designed with very few differences between Macintosh and PC platforms. Where there are differences (such as keystrokes), the designation Mac or PC will show you which to use. Since Macintosh and PC screens are very similar, this book alternates screens throughout. Where there are platform differences, both screens are shown.

11 Creating Quizzes You can use AlphaQuiz to create a quiz in any subject. For example, you can design math quizzes with calculation or reasoning questions, science quizzes with multiple choice or short answer questions, and history and English quizzes with essay questions. Quizzes or tests can be short or long, simple or complex, written for any student who can use a keyboard from grade school to high school. You ll be able to reuse them for more than one class, revise them for future use, share them with other teachers, and edit them later or as you go along. You create quizzes at your desktop computer using QuizDesigner, part of the AlphaQuiz system. Quizzes are stored in your computer until you release them for student use. In the course of designing a quiz, you have the option of defining a password to maintain test-taking security within the classroom and from class to class. Applying Controls As you create quizzes, you may want to put restrictions on how your students use their AlphaSmarts during the quiz. QuizDesigner provides a number of ways to do this: You can prevent students from using the Calculator SmartApplet during a quiz You can prevent students from using AlphaWord s spell-checking function during a quiz You can require use of an access password and student passwords to maintain test security and make sure that only assigned students take the quiz Editing Questions QuizDesigner uses familiar word processing editing functions to help you edit questions as you compose (such as cut, copy, paste, undo, etc.). You can also open a saved quiz for editing. (See the caution note on page 21 about saving over existing quiz files.) In addition, you can export the text of any quiz (both questions and possible answers) into your desktop computer s word processing program for more elaborate editing, such as spell-checking and grammar-checking. Overview of AlphaQuiz SmartApplet System 5 Overview

12 Viewing Questions as Displayed on the AlphaSmart As you compose a test, QuizDesigner allows you to see exactly how your questions will look to your students as they view them on their AlphaSmarts (see the example on page 37.) This is useful for getting a sense of how questions flow and how your questions and possible answers will appear on the display. Administering, Grading, and Managing Quizzes QuizManager is the most sophisticated portion of the AlphaQuiz software. This is where you ll control the release of quizzes, and retrieve and track student responses. QuizManager makes the grading process speedy and automated. You can assign different point values to questions if desired. The program also allows you to compile statistics such as averages, means, most frequently missed questions, and score distributions. Sending Quizzes to the Students AlphaSmarts Because quizzes are composed and stored on your desktop computer, you ll need to send a quiz to your students AlphaSmarts before they can take it. This is a quick process using the AlphaHub, which allows you to connect up to 30 AlphaSmarts at once to your desktop computer. You may also connect to AlphaSmarts one at a time using a direct USB cable. When the AlphaSmarts are connected to your computer, the QuizManager Control window allows you to send quizzes to the AlphaSmarts, remove quizzes from them, retrieve or delete student answers, and turn off the AlphaSmarts. Administering Quizzes Once a quiz has been sent to your students AlphaSmarts, the students can use the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet to take the quiz. Students will select the correct quiz from a list of available quizzes, enter their names and the passwords and information you ve required, and proceed through the questions. True/False questions require students to type in a T or F. Multiple Choice questions require students to type in the letter corresponding to the correct answer. Short Answer questions allow students to type in a response of 18 characters or fewer. Essay questions allow students to write a prose response to the question. You will set a maximum allowable number of words. 6 Chapter 1

13 Printing and Saving Quizzes At the end of a quiz, students can print the quiz and their responses, or export them to a file in AlphaWord. Both of these options are controlled by teacher settings within the quiz. Retrieving Students Responses When students finish a quiz, they again connect their AlphaSmarts to the AlphaHub or direct USB cable, and their responses can be retrieved to the teacher s desktop computer. Once a class has finished taking the test, you can administer it to other classes, revise it, or archive it for future use. Viewing a Response Set The Student Response window in QuizManager lists your students by name and class for a given quiz, and shows each student s score and whether the student s responses have all been graded. Grading Quizzes QuizManager lets you grade tests quickly and accurately, and True/False, Multiple Choice, and Short Answer questions can all be graded automatically. The Grading window lists student names for a given quiz. You ll be able to view summary results for selected students, as well as the full text of each question, the correct answer (if one was entered when the quiz was created), question remarks, and student response. Using the Tab key to skip between data fields allows you to rapidly grade student responses, and a Comments field provides a space for your notes to the student regarding each question. Assigning Points If you want to change the number of points assigned to questions, QuizManager allows you to do so. The Question Points window lets you scroll through the text of all the questions on a selected quiz and enter points for each question. The program automatically converts that to percent of total points. Overview of AlphaQuiz SmartApplet System 7 Overview

14 Printing Reports One of the most powerful functions of AlphaQuiz is its ability to print reports and compile test information. In addition to printing corrected quizzes, you can find out the average, mean, and high and low scores. You can see how many times students missed a given question (very useful for critiquing your own tests). Report types include: Grading sheet (enables you to grade quizzes on hard copy) Corrected quiz report (lists questions, correct answers, and scores for handing back to students) Quiz summary report (lists student names and scores) Statistical report (shows averages, means, high-low scores, etc.) Exporting Quiz Scores QuizManager allows you to export quiz scores for use in a computer-based grade book application. You ll be able to create a text file containing one student name and quiz score on each line. If desired, QuizManager will match the names entered by your students to a roster of names exported from your grade book application. Technical and System Requirements The AlphaQuiz System has less stringent requirements to run the QuizDesigner application than to run QuizManager, which requires a computer with a USB port. This gives you the flexibility to design quizzes on a wider range of computers. To run QuizDesigner on your desktop computer, you will need the following: Mac OS or later, OR Windows 95, 98, 98se, Me, NT, or 2000 To run QuizManager on your desktop computer, you will need the following: Mac OS 8.6 or later, OR Windows 98, 98se, Me, or 2000 An available USB port 8 Chapter 1

15 Installation To install the AlphaQuiz updater on your desktop computer, you will need the following: Via USB or AlphaHub: Mac OS 8.6 or later, OR Windows 98, 98se, Me, or 2000 Via serial port: Mac OS or later, OR Windows 95 or later The Help system for QuizDesigner and QuizManager requires that you have a web browser, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer, installed on your computer. In order to use QuizManager with more than one AlphaSmart 3000 at a time, you will need an AlphaHub. To install AlphaQuiz software on your desktop computer: 1. Insert the AlphaQuiz disk into your computer. 2. In Windows Explorer TM, go to the CD-ROM drive and double-click on the AlphaQuiz Installer icon. 3. Follow the Wizard instructions. To install the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet on the AlphaSmart: Installing an applet on the AlphaSmart erases all current files and settings. Before installing, you must transfer all files you want to save from the AlphaSmart to your desktop computer. Installing AlphaQuiz SmartApplet also reduces the size of AlphaWord files. If you are running AlphaSmart s Get Utility software on your computer, you must close it before you install the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet. 1. Turn on the AlphaSmart. 2. Connect the AlphaSmart to your computer. If you re using the AlphaSmart serial port, connect the serial cable to the AlphaSmart serial port (marked Printer ). Connect the other end to the COM (PC) or modem/printer (Mac) port on your computer. If you re using the AlphaSmart USB port, connect the USB cable to the AlphaSmart USB port (marked Computer ). Connect the other end to your computer s USB port. If you are using AlphaHub, connect the AlphaHub-to-AlphaSmart USB cable to each AlphaSmart you wish to update. (Installing AlphaQuiz via AlphaHub requires that the AlphaSmarts are running AlphaWord SmartApplet v1.4 or later.) Overview of AlphaQuiz SmartApplet System 9 Overview

16 3. If you re using the AlphaSmart serial port, press Control-Command-U on the AlphaSmart keypad. The AlphaSmart display will show: Attempting to enter the Updater Mode. Attach an Updater cable. Start the Updater Application. Press esc key to exit... If you re using the AlphaSmart USB port or AlphaHub, simply go to the next step. 4. Launch the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet Updater on your Mac or PC. 5. The Updater window will appear. Select serial, USB, or AlphaHub. 6. Click Update Now for serial or USB, or Connect for AlphaHub. Using serial and USB, installation will begin. Using AlphaHub, the Updater will scan AlphaHub for connected AlphaSmarts and display a graphic view of which AlphaHub ports have AlphaSmarts connected. If the display shows the correct number of connected AlphaSmarts, click OK to begin installation. 7. The AlphaQuiz SmartApplet will take a few minutes to install. 8. When installation is complete, exit the Updater. 9. Disconnect the serial, USB, or AlphaHub-to-AlphaSmart USB cable from the AlphaSmart. 10 Chapter 1

17 Chapter 2 Creating Quizzes Introducing QuizDesigner AlphaQuiz allows you to write your own tests and quizzes using QuizDesigner software on your desktop or laptop computer. You can create, edit, and maintain quizzes, then download them to your students AlphaSmarts. QuizDesigner offers four question types: True/False Multiple Choice Short Answer (up to 18 characters) Essay (you can set a maximum number of words) You can create a new quiz, revise one you ve used before, edit questions as you go along, rearrange the order of questions, and print quizzes for hardcopy administration. Using the Menus and Tool Bar The menus and keyboard shortcuts in QuizDesigner, as well as the tool bar on the PC, allow you to move quickly through creating and handling your quizzes. 11

18 File menu Options on the File pull-down menu allow you to name, save, open, print, and export files. To help you use the software easily, QuizDesigner menu functions use familiar word processing keyboard shortcuts, such as Control- or Command-C for copy, Control- or Command-V for paste, Control- or Command-S for save, etc. File Pull-Down Menu File Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does New Quiz Open Quiz Close Save Control-N (PC) Command-N (Mac) Control-O (PC) Command-O (Mac) none (PC) Command-W (Mac) Control-S (PC) Command-S (Mac) Opens a new quiz document Allows you to open an existing quiz Closes the quiz you re working on (prompts you to save if you ve made changes) Saves the quiz you re working on Save As none Allows you to name and save a new quiz Quiz Options Control-I (PC) Command-I (Mac) Allows you to put limits on quiz-taking Export none Allows you to export quiz to another application 12 Chapter 2

19 File Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Print Setup (PC) Page Setup (Mac) Print Edit menu Options on the Edit pull-down menu allow you to perform standard editing tasks, such as cutting, copying, or pasting text. Edit Pull-Down Menu none Control-P (PC) Command-P (Mac) Takes you to a standard print widow Prints a selected quiz Print Preview (PC) none Shows onscreen how the quiz will look when printed Quit (Mac) Command-Q Quits application Edit Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Undo Cut Copy Paste Control-Z (PC) Command-Z (Mac) Control-X (PC) Command-X (Mac) Control-C (PC) Command-C (Mac) Control-V (PC) Command-V (Mac) Allows you to undo your last action Cuts selected text Copies selected text Pastes text that s been cut or copied Clear (Mac) none Clears all text in any text field you are in Creating Quizzes 13 QuizDesigner

20 Edit Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Select All (Mac) Command-A (Mac) Highlights contents of displayed window Duplicate Command-D (Mac) Control-D (PC) Duplicates a selected question Question menu Options on the Question pull-down menu allow you to choose question types, change the order of questions, and edit questions you ve already composed. It also gives you the ability to see how your questions will look on your students AlphaSmarts. Question Pull-Down Menu Question Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Add True/False Add Multiple Choice Add Short Answer Add Essay Control-T (PC) Command-T (Mac) Control-M (PC) Command-M (Mac) Control-B (PC) Command-B (Mac) Control-E (PC) Command-E (Mac) Allows you to compose a new True/False question Allows you to compose a new Multiple Choice Question Allows you to compose a new Short Answer question Allows you to compose a new Essay question 14 Chapter 2

21 Question Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Edit Question none Opens the Edit window for a selected question Remove Question Delete key Deletes a question from a quiz Shuffle Question Order Show AlphaSmart View If you ve shuffled the order of questions, you can restore the previous order by selecting Edit/Undo. But you must do it right after shuffling or you will lose the original order. Window menu (PC only) Options on the Window pull-down menu allow you to arrange windows on the screen and select open documents. Window Menu none none Randomly rearranges questions in a quiz Displays questions as they will look on AlphaSmarts Creating Quizzes 15 QuizDesigner

22 Help menu Options on the Help pull-down menu offer context-sensitive assistance while you re creating a quiz. To get help while using QuizDesigner: 1. Select QuizDesigner Help from the Help menu. Help Pull-Down Menu (Mac) Help Pull-Down Menu (PC) Help Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does About Balloon Help (Mac only) none System help Show Balloons (Mac only) none Lets you show or hide help balloons QuizDesigner Help none Shows a help Table of Contents, from which you select the desired topic About QuizDesigner (PC only) none Shows version, copyright, and contact information 2. QuizDesigner Help will display in a browser window a Help selection related to the current window. Other topics may be selected from the topic list in each selection. You must have a browser on your desktop computer in order to use QuizDesigner Help. When you click Help, the program will search for your default browser, then for Internet Explorer or Netscape. If the browser is not currently running, it will launch when you click Help. If the browser is already running, the Help selection will appear in the frontmost browser window, replacing any page currently displayed. 16 Chapter 2

23 QuizDesigner tool bar (PC only) The QuizDesigner tool bar contains shortcut methods for accomplishing the same functions contained in various pull-down menus QuizDesigner Toolbar (PC only) QuizDesigner Tool Bar Tool bar Icon What It Does Opens a new quiz document Opens an existing quiz Saves current quiz Allows you to write a new True/False question Allows you to write a new Multiple Choice question Allows you to write a new Short Answer question Allows you to write a new Essay question Displays information about QuizDesigner application Creating Quizzes 17 QuizDesigner

24 Creating a Quiz The Quiz Questions window keeps track of questions as you create them. It numbers each question, shows the question type, and displays as much of the question text as possible. Quiz Questions Window The Quiz Capacity indicator bar at the bottom of the screen shows you how much space is left in the quiz. It reflects the type, number, and length of questions you compose. To create a new quiz: 1. Launch the QuizDesigner application. 2. The Quiz Options window will appear, with the Basic tab selected. Type in a name for the quiz; this is the quiz title that will be listed on your students AlphaSmarts, and is a required entry. If you do not enter a name for the quiz on the Quiz Options Basic tab, it will be listed on the AlphaQuiz quiz menu as Untitled. Be sure to give your quizzes names that will be meaningful to your students. 18 Chapter 2

25 Type in your name. To preserve the security of student answers, and prevent unauthorized removal of the quiz from AlphaSmarts, enter an administrative password of six characters or fewer. The administrative password, or admin password, also controls access to AlphaQuiz administrative functions on each individual AlphaSmart (see page 51), and can be used to override a student-created password for the quiz in the event the student must exit and re-enter the quiz, but forgets the password he has created; in this case, the teacher may use the admin password to complete the student s login to the quiz. In addition, the admin password will override the quiz access password to allow entry to the quiz. Finally, enter any notes or comments about the quiz. Click OK when you re finished. For example: Quiz Options Window, Basic Tab Creating Quizzes 19 QuizDesigner

26 Composing Questions Once you ve named a quiz, you can begin writing the quiz questions. Once you have composed and saved your questions, we will return to Quiz Options to explore the Advanced Options tab (page 29) and the Prompts tab (page 33). There is no fixed maximum number of questions, though there are limits to the overall size of each quiz determined by the number of questions, the length of question text, the length of answer text, and the maximum length setting for essay question responses. The Quiz Capacity indicator bar provides an indication of how much space remains for quiz questions. Each question has three main parts: Question text: use this field at the top of each question window to type in the text of your question Question-specific selections: use this mid-screen section to refine the parameters of your question Question Remarks: Question Remarks may include reminders, notes, or references about a question. You may want to enter the expected correct answer, acceptable alternate answers, or references to a text (scene and line of a play, for example). Your students will not see these remarks during the quiz, but they may be included on the Corrected Quiz reports. There are four types of questions, as follows: Types of Questions Question Type True/False Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay When to Use This Question Type Use this when you want to compose questions whose statements are unequivocally right or wrong. Use this when you want to compose questions with brief, defined possible answers, one or more of which is correct. Use this if you want students to answer with a brief word or phrase. This question type allows students a maximum of 18 characters in their answers. Use this when you want students to write a response of one or more paragraphs. 20 Chapter 2

27 There are four ways to add a question to a quiz: Use the Add Question button on the Quiz Questions window Select the appropriate Add... item from the Question pull-down menu Use the appropriate keyboard shortcut. Click the desired question type on the QuizDesigner toolbar (PC only) Saving Your Quiz You should handle a quiz document like any other computer document save your work at regular intervals. The first time you save a quiz document, you will be prompted to give the created file a name. This name, while it may be the same as the name you assigned on the Basic Options tab above, will not be seen by your students. It will be the name of the file of type.qzz in which the quiz questions and options are stored, and would be the name by which you refer to the quiz if you exchange quiz documents with other teachers. If a quiz is currently downloaded to one or more AlphaSmarts, you should not Save over the file containing that quiz until all student responses have been retrieved. If you need to modify a quiz that has been downloaded to the AlphaSmarts, be sure to use Save As to create a file with a new name. QuizDesigner will prompt you to do this. If you open a quiz document that you saved previously and make changes to it, when you try to save the document you will see the following warning displayed: Unless you are sure that this quiz is not in use on one or more AlphaSmarts, you should select Save As to create a new file containing your modified quiz document. Creating Quizzes 21 QuizDesigner

28 Composing True/False Questions To write a True/False Question: 1. With your named quiz open, click Add Question on the Quiz Questions window. 2. Select the True/False question radio button on the Add Question window. Add Question Window, with True/False Selected 3. Click OK. 4. Type the text of your question into the Question Text box at the top of the True/False Question window. 22 Chapter 2 True/False Question Window

29 5. Select the correct answer by using the True or False radio button. 6. Tab down and type your comments into the Question Remarks box at the bottom of the window. Use this field at the bottom of each question window to type in reminders, remarks, or references that pertain to that question (students will not see these notes, although they may optionally be included on Corrected Quiz reports) 7. Click OK when you re done. The question will appear on the Quiz Questions window listing. 8. Repeat steps 1-7 to compose more True/False questions. Composing Multiple Choice Questions Multiple Choice questions may have between two and six answer choices, and one or more may be designated as correct answers. A student will be allowed to select only one answer choice for questions with one correct answer, but may enter as many choices as are available on questions with multiple correct answers. To write Multiple Choice Questions: 1. Click Add Question on the Quiz Questions window, and select the Multiple Choice question radio button in the Add Question window. Add Question Window, with Multiple Choice Selected 2. Click OK. 3. Type the text of your question into the Question Text box at the top of the Multiple Choice Question window. 4. Tab down to the Answers section and type in at least two answer choices. You can enter a maximum of six possible answer choices. If you enter fewer than six answer choices, leave the bottom choices blank (the student will not see these). Creating Quizzes 23 QuizDesigner

30 5. Click one or more appropriate check boxes to indicate the correct answer(s). A check mark will appear next to each selected answer. Multiple Choice Question Window If you select more than one check box to indicate multiple correct answers, a student must select exactly the same answers in order for the question to be auto-graded as correct. If you wish to allow partial credit on these questions, you will need to grade them manually. 6. Tab down and type your comments into the Question Remarks box at the bottom of the window. 7. Click OK when you re done. The question will appear on the Quiz Questions window listing. 8. Repeat steps 1-8 to compose more Multiple Choice questions. As you re composing questions, keep an eye on the Quiz Capacity indicator bar on the Quiz Questions window. Make sure you re not composing too many questions for the capacity of the quiz (quizzes are limited to a size that will fit in the AlphaSmart.) If you exceed the capacity of a quiz, a warning message will appear, giving you the chance to shorten the current question. 24 Chapter 2

31 Composing Short Answer Questions To write a short answer question: 1. Click Add Question on the Quiz Questions window. 2. Select the Short Answer question radio button on the Add Question window. Add Question Window, with Short Answer Selected 3. Click OK. 4. Type the text of your question into the Question Text box at the top of the Short Answer Question window. 5. Tab down to the Answer section of the window. Short Answer Question Window Creating Quizzes 25 QuizDesigner

32 If you want the QuizManager software to automatically check students answers, type the correct answer into the blank field in the Answer section. Auto-grading of Short Answer questions requires an exact match between the student s response and the correct answer for the response to be counted as correct. If there are several possible correct responses to your short answer question, type a comma between each correct answer. If you don t want the question automatically graded, leave this field blank. 6. Click the appropriate radio buttons to limit student s responses as described below. The first two selections apply to automatic grading, while the third restricts allowable student input. Limiting Short Answer Responses Radio Button Case Sensitive Case Insensitive Only numbers for student input What It Does Capitalization in the student s answer must match the correct answer It doesn t matter whether students use capital or lower case letters Allows only the numbers 0-9, the minus sign (-), and the period (.) as input 7. Tab down and type your comments into the Question Remarks box at the bottom of the window. 8. Click OK when you re done. The question will appear on the Quiz Questions window listing. 9. Repeat steps 1-8 to compose more Short Answer questions. 26 Chapter 2

33 Composing Essay Questions To write an essay question: 1. Click Add Question on the Quiz Questions window. 2. Select the Essay question radio button on the Add Question window. 3. Click OK. Add Question Window, with Essay Question Selected 4. Type the text of your question into the Question Text box at the top of the Essay Question window. 5. Tab down to the Answer section of the window. In the Maximum answer length field, enter the maximum allowable number of words you want your students to write for this question. Creating Quizzes 27 QuizDesigner

34 6. Tab down and type your comments into the Question Remarks box at the bottom of the window. Essay Question Window 7. Click OK when you re done. The question will appear on the Quiz Questions window listing. 8. Repeat steps 1-7 to compose more Essay questions. As you re composing questions, keep an eye on the Quiz Capacity indicator bar on the Quiz Questions window. Make sure you re not composing too many questions for the capacity of the quiz. Question length and essay answer length also affect quiz capacity. Editing Questions Once you ve created and saved a quiz, you can edit it at any time. This is useful for adapting quizzes for different classes. To edit an existing quiz question: 1. On the Quiz Questions window, double-click the question you want to edit. 2. A window for that question appears. Rewrite or edit the question text, type in different possible answers, change case requirements, or edit the teacher comments. 3. Click OK when you re done. 28 Chapter 2

35 Selecting Advanced Quiz Options AlphaQuiz provides a range of controls to provide security and flexibility in what students can do during a quiz. These controls are available on the Advanced tab in Quiz Options. 1. Click the Advanced tab on the Quiz Options window Quiz Options Window, Advanced Tab Creating Quizzes 29 QuizDesigner

36 2. Select or deselect the following controls to be in effect during the quiz (you can revise these selections any time during editing): Quiz Options Selections Checkbox Require students to mark quiz as finished Block access to all other SmartApplets during quiz (Available only when Require students to mark quiz as finished is selected) Block access to Calculator SmartApplet during quiz (Available only when Require students to mark quiz as finished is selected) Block access to Spell Check in AlphaWord during quiz (Available only when Require students to mark quiz as finished is selected) Require students to enter quiz access password Function: Helps prevent unauthorized students from seeing quiz questions Require students to create a student password for their quiz answers Function: Helps keep a student s responses private What It Means Check: Prevents students from using AlphaSmart for anything else until quiz is finished Uncheck: Allows students to move between an unfinished quiz and other AlphaSmart functions Check: Prevents students from using other SmartApplets while taking a quiz Uncheck: Allows students to use other SmartApplets present on the AlphaSmart (such as AlphaWord) while taking a quiz Check: Prevents students from using the Calculator SmartApplet while taking a quiz Uncheck: Allows students to use Calculator while taking a quiz (unless Block access to all other SmartApplets during quiz is selected) Check: Prevents students from using the AlphaWord Spell Check feature while taking a quiz Uncheck: Allows students to use Spell Check in AlphaWord while taking a quiz (unless Block access to all other SmartApplets during quiz is selected) Check: Requires students to enter a Quizspecific password when signing into quiz. Type in the required password (six characters or fewer) Uncheck: Allows students to enter quiz without a password Check: Requires students to enter a personal password before starting quiz Uncheck: Allows students to take quiz without a personal password 30 Chapter 2

37 Quiz Options Selections Checkbox Require students to enter a class number for their quiz answers Function: QuizManager will group responses by class number Allow students to export their quiz answers to an AlphaWord file Function: Using the Send key, students can place their complete quiz in an AlphaWord file Allow students to print their quiz answers from the AlphaSmart. 3. Click OK. What It Means Check: Requires students to type in a number assigned to their class Uncheck: Allows students to take the test without entering a class number Check: Allows students to put a read-only copy of the quiz questions and their responses into a selected AlphaWord file Uncheck: Prevents the transfer of quiz to an AlphaWord file Check: Allows students to print the questions and answers to their quiz Uncheck: Does not permit students to print their quiz Creating Quizzes 31 QuizDesigner

38 Controlling Student Password Requirements There are two types of student passwords that apply to a quiz. One prevents unauthorized students from opening a quiz; the second provides privacy for a student s responses. You control the application of these passwords from the Advanced tab of the Quiz Options window. Password Assignments Type Where It Appears Protection it Offers How to Require This Password Access password When student first opens a quiz Only those students with the password for that quiz can open it Check the box in Quiz Options labeled: Require students to enter quiz access password and type password entry Student password After student types in first and last name Prevents other students from seeing a student s quiz responses Check the box in Quiz Options labeled: Require students to create a student password for their quiz answers. Protecting the Integrity of a Quiz During certain quizzes, you may want to prevent your students from using other programs on the AlphaSmart. For example: You may want to lock out all other AlphaSmart programs until students complete a given quiz During a math quiz, you may not want your students to be able to use the Calculator SmartApplet During a spelling or essay-writing quiz, you may not want your students to be able to access AlphaWord s Spell Check feature You can set these limits by checking the appropriate boxes on the Advanced tab of the Quiz Options window. 32 Chapter 2

39 Modifying Quiz Prompts Marking a Quiz as Finished In order to provide the above options, AlphaQuiz SmartApplet must know when a quiz is in progress. This also provides a further tool to protect the test-taking procedure. If, when designing a quiz, you specify that the quiz must be marked finished, student answers cannot be changed after the quiz is completed. This is useful in the following instances: If time is up and students must turn in the quiz, but some students have left certain questions unanswered. Marking the quiz finished prevents these students from declaring later that their unanswered questions were unintentional. If a student hands in a quiz, leaves the classroom, and tries to re-enter the quiz later to fill in or change answers, marking a quiz as finished will prevent these changes. You can set this limit by checking the Require students to mark quiz as finished box in the Advanced window of the Quiz Options screen. AlphaQuiz provides the ability for you to customize the prompts that will be displayed for quiz questions. 1. Click the Prompts tab on the Quiz Options window. The Prompts window entries define the text your students will see as a prompt for each type of quiz question. Use the default entries (these can be restored by clicking the Defaults button) or customize. Quiz Options Window, Prompts Tab Creating Quizzes 33 QuizDesigner

40 The default entries are as follows: Prompts Default Entries Question Type Default Prompt How It Is Used True/False T or F Used to prompt students to type either T for True or F for false Note: Regardless of the text used in the prompt, only T or F will be accepted as responses Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Select 1 Select all that apply Short Answer: Essay, press tab to answer: Used when there s only one right answer Used when there is more than one correct answer Used to cue students for fill in the blank -type questions (18 characters or fewer in answer) Used to cue students to tab to blank screen to type in paragraphs Text Length Limit 31 characters 21 characters 23 characters 13 characters 31 characters 2. Click OK when you re done. You can view the prompt for a question as it will appear on the AlphaSmart display by clicking Show AlphaSmart View on the Question pull-down menu. Spell-Checking a Quiz QuizDesigner does not have a built-in capability to spell check quizzes. Because it is important to present students with correctly spelled questions, you can use a word processing program on your desktop computer to check quiz spelling. To spell-check your quiz: 1. After composing all questions, save the quiz. 2. While the quiz is open, go to the File menu. 3. Select Export. 34 Chapter 2

41 Rearranging Questions 4. Check desired boxes for the text you wish to spell check. 5. Click OK. 6. Enter the name of the test in the File Name field of the Save As window. 7. Click Save. 8. Go to your word processing program, find the file, and open it. 9. Proofread, spell-check, and grammar-check the text as you normally would. 10. Note any changes needed. 11. Go back to that quiz in the QuizDesigner application. 12. Type in the corrections. The exported quiz will be a text file (.txt), so be sure to display all files as you re searching for the file name. Once you ve composed the questions in your quiz, it s easy to rearrange their order. This is helpful for achieving a smooth flow of questions and controlling test-taking time. To re-order questions in a specific sequence: 1. Open the desired quiz so that the Quiz Questions window is displayed. 2. Re-order questions by dragging and dropping them into the order you want. As you do so, questions will automatically renumber properly. To rearrange questions in random order: 1. Make sure the desired quiz is open, with questions displayed in the Quiz Questions window. 2. Go to Question on the menu bar. 3. Select Shuffle Question Order. Creating Quizzes 35 QuizDesigner

42 4. The questions will be randomly rearranged. If you ve shuffled the order of questions, you can restore the previous order by selecting Edit/Undo. But you must do it right after shuffling or you will lose the original order. To drag and drop questions into a different quiz: 1. You can easily move questions from one quiz to another. To do so, open two quizzes so that they are displayed side by side. 2. Highlight the question you wish to move and drag it to the desired position in the other quiz. To delete a question: 1. Make sure the desired quiz is open, with questions displayed in the Quiz Questions window. 2. Highlight the question you want to delete. 3. Go to Question on the menu bar and select Remove Question, or press the Delete key. The question will disappear from the Quiz Questions list. You can restore a deleted question by pressing Command-Z (Mac) or Control-Z (PC) immediately after deletion. Viewing the AlphaSmart Display As you re composing a quiz, it s helpful to see how students will view questions on their AlphaSmarts. This allows you to see if your questions flow well and scroll easily. 1. Make sure the desired quiz is open, with questions displayed in the Quiz Questions window. 2. Click on the question you wish to view. 3. Go to Question on the menu bar. 36 Chapter 2

43 4. Select Show AlphaSmart View. 5. An AlphaSmart 3000 window will appear, simulating the exact view of the AlphaSmart display. You ll the see the question number, question type, and question text (just as your students will see it). AlphaSmart LCD Display The table below shows you how to move through viewing your questions on the AlphaSmart view. (These instructions appear in white on the simulated AlphaSmart window, but will not appear on your students AlphaSmarts.) Scrolling Though AlphaSmart Simulation Keystroke for Viewing AlphaSmart Display Up Arrow Down Arrow Enter Key Command/Down Arrow (Mac) Control/Down Arrow (PC) Command/Up Arrow (Mac) Control/Up Arrow (PC) What It Does Scrolls question text Scrolls question text Goes to the next question Goes to the previous question 6. Click Done when you have finished viewing the AlphaSmart simulation. Creating Quizzes 37 QuizDesigner

44 Exporting a Quiz Sometimes you may want to transfer a quiz to your word processing program in order to use it outside of the AlphaQuiz system. AlphaQuiz software provides an Export function to make this possible. To export a quiz: 1. Make sure the desired quiz is open, with questions displayed in the Quiz Questions window. 2. Go to File on the menu bar. 3. Select Export. File Pull-Down Menu, With Export Selected 38 Chapter 2 Quiz Export Options Window

45 4. Select the material you want to export, as follows: Exporting Selections Check Box Export quiz name Export author/ teacher name Export blank for student name Export blank for class number Question Correct answers Question Remarks What It Does Check: Exports the name of the quiz. Uncheck: Does not export that name Check: Exports the name of the person who composed the quiz. Uncheck: Does not export that name Check: Creates a blank line in the exported file where the students can enter their names Uncheck: Does not create this field Check: Creates a blank where the students can enter their class number Uncheck: Does not create this field Check: Exports the text of each question in the quiz Uncheck: Does not export question text Check: Exports the correct answers you ve entered for each question Uncheck: Does not export the answers Check: Exports the reminders, etc. you ve written in the Comments boxes for all questions Uncheck: Does not export these comments 5. Click OK when you re done. 6. Enter a name for the exported quiz in the File Name field of the Save As Window. 7. Click Save. Creating Quizzes 39 QuizDesigner

46 Printing a Quiz It is possible to administer on paper a quiz that you ve developed in QuizDesigner. To print a quiz: 1. Make sure the desired quiz is open, with questions displayed in the Quiz Questions window. 2. Go to File on the menu bar. 3. Select Print. File Pull-Down Menu, with Print Selected 4. The Quiz Printing Options window will appear. 40 Chapter 2

47 Select the desired check boxes for information you want to appear on the printout, as follows: Printing Selections Check Box Print quiz name Print author/teacher name Print blank for student name Print blank for class number Question Correct answers Question remarks What It Does Check: Prints the name of the quiz Uncheck: Does not print that name Check your selections and printout carefully! While you will want to print out the questions AND correct answers for proofreading purposes, you would not want to distribute these to your students. 5. Click OK when you re done. 6. Use the standard printer dialog as usual. Check: Prints the name of the person who composed the quiz Uncheck: Does not print that name Check: Prints a blank space for students to enter their names Uncheck: Does not print this field Check: Prints a blank space for students to enter their class number Uncheck: Does not print this field Check: Prints the text of each question in the quiz Uncheck: Does not print question text Check: Prints the correct answers for each question Uncheck: Does not print the answers Check: Prints the reminders, etc. you ve written in the Comments boxes for all questions Uncheck: Does not print these comments Creating Quizzes 41 QuizDesigner

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49 Chapter 3 Administering Quizzes to Your Students Introducing AlphaQuiz SmartApplet Once you ve designed quizzes, your students can take them using their AlphaSmarts. After the quiz is downloaded into their AlphaSmarts, they can take the test in the classroom, in the library, or on a field trip. The basic steps to administering a quiz are: The teacher downloads the quiz into student AlphaSmarts Students select the correct quiz, enter names and passwords, and take the quiz The teacher uploads the quiz to a desktop computer What is a SmartApplet? A SmartApplet is a compact software application developed specifically for the AlphaSmart. Each AlphaSmart 3000 has an applets key. Pressing this key displays a menu of SmartApplets loaded on that AlphaSmart. Some examples are AlphaWord (the word processing program), Calculator (for math calculations), or AlphaQuiz. AlphaQuiz is the name of the quiz-taking SmartApplet for the AlphaSmart See Chapter 4 for instructions on how to download quizzes from your computer to your students AlphaSmart 3000s. Be sure your students AlphaSmarts are powered on before connecting them to the AlphaHub or USB cable. 43

50 Taking a Quiz This section explains the quiz-taking process from the student s point of view, so you will know exactly what your students will encounter as they progress through taking a quiz. This will help you design and compose effective quizzes, as well as help you guide your students through the quiz-taking process. Included on the AlphaQuiz CD is a PDF version of a handout that gives specific student-level instructions for taking quizzes using their AlphaSmart 3000s. The AlphaSmart User s Guide will answer any questions you may have about how to use the AlphaSmart 3000 Selecting the Correct Quiz Once you have downloaded the quiz to your students AlphaSmarts, their first task will be to select the desired quiz from the list of available quizzes. List of available SmartApplets: From AlphaWord, student presses the applets key. A list of available SmartApplets appears. Select a SmartApplet and press enter: - AlphaWord v1.4, US - Calculator v2.0 - AlphaQuiz v1.0 Student uses the up or down arrow keys to select AlphaQuiz. Student presses enter. List of available quizzes: A list of loaded quizzes appears. Select a quiz: - Math Chapter 1 - History Chapter 5 - English Final Student use the up or down arrow keys to select the desired quiz. Student presses enter. 44 Chapter 3

51 If no quizzes have been loaded, students will get a message stating this. You ll need to download the desired quiz from your computer before they can take the test. See Chapter 4. Entering Passwords and Other Identifying Information Using passwords can help maintain the integrity of the test-taking process. You can use different levels of passwords, including quiz-specific and student-specific passwords. See Assigning Passwords in Chapter 2. Entering quiz access password (optional) If you have required students to use a quiz access password, the following password inquiry appears. Enter the quiz access password: Press esc key to exit... Student types the correct password. Student presses enter. Entering name Students must type in their first and last names. At least one letter in each field is required. If students leave a name field blank, a message will prompt them to try again. Enter your first and last name: First Name: Last Name: Press Enter after typing the names. Student types in his first name, then presses enter or Tab. Administering Quizzes to Your Students 45 SmartApplet

52 Student types in his last name, then presses enter. Navigating Through the Name Fields Action Tab key Up and down arrow keys Esc key Backspace key Enter key What It Does Moves between first and last name fields Goes back to list of available quizzes Deletes incorrect letters Accept typed name There is only room for students to enter 15-character names in the First Name field and 20-character names in the Last Name field. Students with longer names can use nicknames or abbreviations. Once a student has entered his first and last names, the software searches to see if this student has entered the quiz before. If so, student will be asked by name to enter his personal password. Thomas, Please enter your password. Password: Press esc key to exit... Creating a student password (optional) If no responses already exist for the student name, the student will be prompted to enter and remember a personal password. Janice, please enter a password. You need to remember this password. Password: Type password again: In either case, student types in a 2-6 character password (entries will appear as *). If students enter only one character, a prompt appears asking them to try again. If the two password entries are not identical, a screen will prompt students to try again. 46 Chapter 3

53 Entering class number (optional) If you have required entry of a class number, students will be asked to enter it. Enter your class number: Press esc key to exit... Students type in the number assigned to that class. Students press enter. Class number can consist of up to two alphanumeric characters, e.g. 6, 2B, 35, and XC are all acceptable. AlphaQuiz does not validate the class number. You must direct your students to enter the correct class number. Incorrect entries will cause students work to be grouped incorrectly when QuizManager sorts and prints reports. Quiz Navigation Once students have entered the required identifying information, they are reminded about how to use AlphaQuiz SmartApplet Help during the quiz. For Help while taking the quiz, press ctrl-h. Press any key to begin quiz... They can then begin taking the quiz: If the student has not already begun this quiz, the first quiz question will appear. If the student has already started this quiz, the SmartApplet will open the quiz with the student s responses so far and display the last question viewed. #1 T or F: Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. Administering Quizzes to Your Students 47 SmartApplet

54 Students type in the appropriate answers for each question type, then press enter to move to the next question. A number of keystrokes and actions allow them to move through questions and the quiz itself: Navigating Through Questions and Quizzes Action Escape key Up arrow Down arrow Command-down arrow Enter Command-up arrow Enter Command-enter Tab key What It Does Exits quiz (if marking a quiz finished is not required) Allows student to scroll up through question or answer text Allows student to scroll down through question or answer text Moves to the next question Moves to the previous question Advances to next question, except in essay question answer. In essay question answer, inserts a line break. Student can use this to begin a new paragraph. Advances to next question from essay question answer Toggles between question and answer for essay question. The display will return to the student s last location in the answer. Jumping from one question to another Students can use the keystroke Command-J to jump to any question in the quiz. If students enter an incorrect question number, the program won t continue until they correct the entry. Enter a question number and press Enter. Jump to question 1-20: Press esc key to exit Chapter 3

55 Finishing a Quiz Checking for blank answers (unanswered questions) Students can check to see if they ve left any answers blank by using the keystroke Command-B. Questions that have not been answered: Jump to question: Press esc key to exit... The total number of questions listed on the screen will depend on how many questions there are in that quiz, to a maximum of 15 at a time. Students type in a question number and press enter. That unanswered question appears. Students answer that question, then press enter. Students can press Command-B again to find remaining unanswered questions. Once students have completed a quiz, they can mark the quiz as finished (if required), exit the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet, prepare for response retrieval by the teacher s computer, or print the quiz. Marking the quiz as finished If you did not require that a quiz be marked as finished (see Creating a New Quiz in Chapter 2), students will answer questions, then press the escape key to return to other AlphaSmart functions. If you required that a quiz be marked as finished and selected Block access to all other SmartApplets during quiz, students will be unable to do anything else on their AlphaSmarts until they complete the quiz and mark it finished. Whether they have answered every question or not, they will see a prompt telling them they have not marked the quiz finished if they attempt to exit. The quiz has not been marked finished. Press F to mark the quiz finished. Press E to exit the quiz. Press R to return to the quiz. Administering Quizzes to Your Students 49 SmartApplet

56 If students type R, the display will return to the question last displayed. If they type E, they will be returned to the list of available quizzes. If they type F but have left questions unanswered, the following prompt appears: Some questions have not been answered. You cannot change your responses once the quiz has been marked finished. Mark the quiz as finished? (y/n) If students type y and press enter, the quiz is marked finished and the display returns to the list of available quizzes. Printing a quiz If you selected Allow students to print their quiz answers from the AlphaSmart on the Advanced tab in Quiz Options, students can print the quiz and their responses by pressing the print key on their AlphaSmart before exiting the quiz. Saving a quiz to an AlphaWord file Students may save a quiz to an AlphaWord file (if the Quiz Options have been set to allow this) by pressing the send key. Display will ask which file they want to save to. Students type in the desired file number. Save quiz response to which file? (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Press esc key to exit... If the selected file is not empty, the display informs them that any existing text in the file will be deleted. WARNING! Saving a student s response to file x will delete the text in that file. Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n) 50 Chapter 3

57 Students can type n to enter a different file number or y to export the file. Be sure to warn your students that any text saved in a given file will be deleted if they overwrite it with a quiz. Exporting quiz responses to file x... After exporting, students will automatically exit the AlphaQuiz program and enter AlphaWord (unless mark as finished is required and the quiz has not been marked finished). Dealing with Special Situations During Test-Taking While you ll use your desktop computer to download and manage quizzes and retrieve student responses, there may be times when you ll need to perform certain housekeeping tasks working on an AlphaSmart directly. These situations include: Checking a student s password so that she can finish a quiz Deleting a student s answers Changing the finished status of a test; for example if a student leaves the class before marking the quiz finished and you need to use the AlphaSmart for other functions Seeing a student s responses before they are uploaded to QuizManager To allow teachers direct access to AlphaQuiz administrative functions on each AlphaSmart, a Teacher Options area is included in the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet. Accessing the Teacher Options Area 1. On the AlphaQuiz menu (Select a Quiz), use the arrow keys to select the desired quiz. 2. Press enter. Administering Quizzes to Your Students 51 SmartApplet

58 3. If, when designing the test, you required a quiz access password, enter that password. Enter the quiz access password: Press esc key to exit Type in teacher as your first and options as your last name; AlphaQuiz will recognize that you are trying to sign into the teacher area. Enter your first and last name: First Name: Last Name: Press Enter after typing the names. 5. Type in the administrative password you assigned. If you did not define an administrative password, enter the AlphaSmart master password. Enter the quiz admin password: Press esc key to exit... If you need to obtain the master password, contact AlphaSmart, Inc. toll-free at A student response list appears. These are the students who have started the quiz. Student Response List: - Dallas Laudel A N - Brian McLoud A F - Nai Safir U N Maxine Camara U F 52 Chapter 3

59 To check overall quiz status: The letters on the right of the student response list indicate the status of each student, as follows: Student Quiz Status Code A U F N What It Means Student has answered all questions Student has not answered all questions Student has marked test finished Student has not marked test finished It is possible for a student to have marked a quiz as finished even though a U is showing as their test status. This can occur if the student has run out of time and must turn in the test, in which case he or she will mark it as finished even though some questions remain unanswered. To view a student s responses: 1. From the student response list, select the name of a student. 2. Press enter. 3. You will now have access to all questions and responses in the student s quiz. You will not be able to change responses for a quiz that is marked finished. To view a student s password: 1. From the student response list, select the name of a student. 2. Press Command-P. 3. The student s password will be displayed. To change the finished status for a student: If you have required that students mark a quiz as finished and a student becomes ill during the test or has to leave the room for some reason, you can mark his or her quiz finished. This will release the quiz for other classes and make the AlphaSmart usable instead of being locked in that particular quiz. 1. With the student response list showing on the display, select the student s name and press Command-F. This will toggle the finished demarcation between F (finished) and U (unfinished). Remember, this toggle applies only if you designed the test such that students must mark it finished. Administering Quizzes to Your Students 53 SmartApplet

60 2. If you need help with changing the finished status, press Command-H for Help. 3. Press esc to exit the student response list. If the AlphaSmart has more than one quiz document loaded, you can determine which quiz has the unfinished responses that are causing the AlphaSmart to be locked out of other SmartApplets or functions. Look on the quiz menu for an L, C, or S to the right of the name of a quiz. The letters indicate which functions are being blocked by the unfinished quiz: L denotes blocking all SmartApplets; C, blocking access to Calculator SmartApplet; and S, blocking access to AlphaWord s Spell Check function. Select a quiz: - Math Chapter 1 S C L - History Chapter 5 S - English Final To delete one student s responses to all questions: 1. From the student response list, select the name of a student. 2. Make sure the cursor is blinking next to that student s name. Press Command-D. The display will show a warning. WARNING! The quiz responses for this student will be deleted. Are you sure you want to delete them? (y/n) 3. Type y to delete; type n to cancel. If you type y, the display will let you know it is deleting that student s answers. Deleting student quiz responses... Once you delete a student s answers, they re gone permanently. To view the quiz access password: 1. From the student response list, press Command-A. 2. The access password will be displayed. 54 Chapter 3

61 Chapter 4 Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports Introducing QuizManager QuizManager serves as your desktop computer tool for handling the AlphaQuiz test-taking process. This portion of the software allows you to: Download quizzes to your students AlphaSmarts Upload completed quiz responses from your students AlphaSmarts Control which quizzes are loaded into AlphaSmart memory Power up and shut down all connected AlphaSmarts Grade quizzes Assign points to questions Generate and print reports Compile statistics Export scores to a grading program 55

62 Using the Menus and Control Bar The menus and control bar in QuizManager allow you to move quickly through quiz management tasks. File menu Options on the File pull-down menu allow you to open, close, save, export, set up and print students quiz answer files. To help you use the software easily, QuizManager menu functions use familiar word processing keystrokes, such as Control- or Command-O for open, Command-W for close, Control- or Command-S for save, Control-or Command-P for print, etc. File Pull-Down Menu 56 Chapter 4 File Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Open Close Save Control-O (PC) Command-O (Mac) none (PC) Command-W (Mac) Control-S (PC) Command-S (Mac) Allows you to view a saved set of student responses to a quiz Closes the student response set you re viewing Saves the student response set you re viewing Save As none Allows you to name and save the student response set you re viewing Export none Allows you to export graded quiz scores to an external grade book application Print Setup (PC) Page Setup (Mac) none Takes you to a standard print dialog window

63 File Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Print Edit menu (Macintosh only) Options on the Edit pull-down menu allow you to perform standard editing tasks, such as copying, pasting, and highlighting text, as well as to setting points for quiz questions. Edit Pull-Down Menu Control-P (PC) Command-P (Mac) Prints the student response set you re viewing Quit (Mac) Command-Q Quits QuizManager (will prompt you to save if you have made changes) Edit Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Undo (PC) Undo typing (Mac) Cut Copy Paste Control-Z (PC) Command-Z (Mac) Control-X (PC) Command-X (Mac) Control-C (PC) Command-C (Mac) Control-V (PC) Command-V (Mac) Allows you to undo your last action Cuts highlighted text Copies highlighted text Pastes text that s been cut or copied Clear (Mac) none Clears all text in any text field you are in Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 57 QuizManager

64 Edit Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Select All Next Student Previous Student Control-A (PC) Command-A (Mac) Control-[ (PC) Command-[ (Mac) Control-] (PC) Command-] (Mac) Highlights contents of displayed window Shows you next student s responses Shows you previous student s responses Communications menu Options on the Communications pull-down menu allow you to send quizzes to and retrieve quiz responses from your students AlphaSmarts, as well as to turn power on and off for all connected AlphaSmarts. These menu options are identical to the buttons on the QuizManager control bar. Communications Pull-Down Menu Communications Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Send quiz none Downloads a selected quiz from your desktop computer to AlphaSmarts Remove quiz none Deletes a selected quiz from AlphaSmarts Retrieve Responses none Uploads your students quiz responses to your desktop computer (the quiz itself remains in the AlphaSmart memory) Remove Responses none Deletes student responses from connected AlphaSmarts, but does not upload those responses to your desktop computer 58 Chapter 4

65 Communications Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does Power On AlphaSmarts Power Off AlphaSmarts Window menu (PC only) Options on the Window pull-down menu allow you to arrange windows on the screen and select open documents. Window Menu (PC only) Help menu none none Options on the Help pull-down menu offer context-sensitive assistance while you re grading quizzes or compiling reports. To get help while using QuizManager: 1. Select QuizManager Help from the Help menu. Help Pull-Down Menu (Mac and PC) Turns power on to all AlphaSmarts connected to the AlphaHub Applies only when AlphaSmarts were powered on at the time they were connected to AlphaHub Shuts down all AlphaSmarts connected to the AlphaHub Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 59 QuizManager

66 Help Menu Menu Entry Keystroke What It Does About Balloon Help (Mac only) none System help Show Balloons (Mac only) none Lets you show or hide help balloons QuizManager Help none Shows a help Table of Contents, from which you select the desired topic About QuizManager (PC only) none Shows version, copyright, and contact information 2. QuizManager Help will display a selection related to the active function in a browser window. Other topics may be selected from the topic list in each selection. You must have a browser on your desktop computer in order to use QuizManager Help. When you click Help, the program will automatically search for your default browser, then for Internet Explorer or Netscape. If the browser is not currently running, it will launch when you click Help. If the browser is already running, the Help selection will appear in the frontmost browser window, replacing any page currently displayed. QuizManager control bar This control bar allows you to access the main functions of QuizManager (it contains the same functions as the Communications pull-down menu). A status message across the top lets you know how many (if any) AlphaSmarts are currently connected to your desktop computer via the AlphaHub or direct USB, and a row of numbered indicators identifies each connected AlphaSmart. These indicators are: Black if no AlphaSmarts are connected, or if the connected AlphaSmart has a version of AlphaWord prior to 1.4 installed; Yellow if the AlphaSmart does not have AlphaQuiz SmartApplet installed; 60 Chapter 4

67 Red if the AlphaSmart is not communicating properly through the AlphaHub. QuizManager Control Bar QuizManager Control Bar Control Bar Icon What It Does Sends a quiz to connected AlphaSmarts Removes questions and responses for selected quiz from connected AlphaSmarts Uploads students responses without removing that quiz from AlphaSmart memory Removes all students responses for a selected quiz from AlphaSmart memory Turns on power to all connected AlphaSmarts Applies only if AlphaSmarts were powered off using QuizManager Turns off all connected AlphaSmarts Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 61 QuizManager

68 Sending a Quiz to Connected AlphaSmarts To send a quiz to a single or multiple AlphaSmarts: 1. Make sure the desired AlphaSmarts are powered on and connected to your desktop computer via the AlphaHub or single direct USB cable. Turn the AlphaSmarts on BEFORE connecting them. 2. Click Send Quiz on the QuizManager control bar or the Communications pull-down menu. QuizManager Control Bar Communications Pull-Down Menu 3. Select the quiz you want to download, using the Select Quiz Document window. When you re searching your desktop computer directories for quizzes, remember that they will be file type.qzz. Be sure your file type field lists this file extension on the PC. Also, if you are sharing quiz files between Macintosh and PC systems, ensure that the file name ends in.qzz before sending it to the PC. 62 Chapter 4

69 4. Highlight the name of the quiz you want to download and click Open. Select Quiz Document Window 5. The Send Quiz window will appear, listing the name of the quiz, its author, how many questions are in the quiz, the date the quiz was last modified, and a quiz access password field. You can, at this point, either use the quiz access password listed or type in a new password. This is the password that all students will have to use in order to begin that quiz. You can also eliminate the requirement for the students to use an access password by leaving this field blank. Changing the quiz access password here will not change the password originally entered when the quiz was created. Each time you open that quiz, the original password will be present. You can change it before downloading as many times as you want. Send Quiz Window Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 63 QuizManager

70 6. When you are satisfied with the password, click Send. You ll see a message telling you that the quiz is downloading. When the download has finished, you ll see a message saying that the quiz was sent successfully. Your students can now disconnect the AlphaSmarts, and open and take the quiz. Deleting Quizzes from Connected AlphaSmarts Because the AlphaSmart has space for only four different quizzes, you ll want to delete quizzes on a regular basis to make room for new ones. To delete old quizzes from AlphaSmarts: 1. Make sure the desired AlphaSmarts are connected to your desktop computer via the AlphaHub or single direct USB cable. 2. Click Delete Quiz on the QuizManager control bar or the Communications pull-down menu. QuizManager Control Bar 64 Chapter 4 Communications Pull-Down Menu Warning: Be sure you have retrieved student responses for a quiz before deleting that quiz from student AlphaSmarts. If you simply delete the quiz without having done so, the quiz AND its associated student responses will be deleted from the AlphaSmarts. Use the Retrieve Responses button on the QuizManager control bar to upload student responses to your computer.

71 3. Click on the name of the quiz you want to delete on the Delete Quiz window. A check will appear in the checkbox at the left. You can use the Select All or Deselect All buttons to speed up the process. Entries in the Responses/Retrieved column will show you how many students have taken that quiz (and marked it as finished if required), and how many of those responses have already been retrieved. Even though each AlphaSmart can hold only four different quizzes at a time, there may be different sets of quizzes loaded on some of the connected AlphaSmarts. Since Remove Quiz displays the names of all of the quizzes loaded on all of the AlphaSmarts, the list could be fairly long. 4. Enter the administrative password for the selected quiz if an empty text box appears next to its name. Delete Quiz Window 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for any additional quizzes you want to remove. 6. Click OK. 7. A message will appear letting you know that the selected quiz or quizzes have been successfully deleted from your students AlphaSmarts. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 65 QuizManager

72 Retrieving Student Responses The Retrieve Responses function in QuizManager allows you to upload quiz responses from your students AlphaSmarts to your desktop computer for grading and printing quiz reports. If need be, you can retrieve quiz responses multiple times for the same quiz (this might occur if some students did not complete the quiz before the end of class). To retrieve student responses: 1. Make sure the desired AlphaSmarts are powered on and connected to your desktop computer via the AlphaHub or single direct USB cable. 2. Click Retrieve Responses on the QuizManager control bar or the Communications pull-down menu. QuizManager Control Bar 3. In the Select Quiz Document window, highlight the name of the quiz for which you want to retrieve answers. (QuizManager needs the information stored in the quiz document in order to identify, and organize the data from, the copy of the quiz that resides on the AlphaSmarts.) 66 Chapter 4 Select Quiz Document Window

73 4. Highlight the name of the quiz for which you re retrieving student responses and click Open. 5. The Retrieve Responses window will appear as shown below, containing the information described in the table that follows. Retrieve Responses Window Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 67 QuizManager

74 Retrieve Responses Window Information Listing Quiz Name Quiz Author Questions Student Responses Found (Status) (Name) (Class) Mark As Finished Date Quiz Was Administered Create a new document Merge into an existing document What This Tells You The quiz title assigned by its designer. The person who designed the quiz The number of questions in that quiz Check marks indicate which students responses will be retrieved. (If a student s responses have already been retrieved, an R will appear in the status column.) Names of students who took the quiz Class number of each student (if one was entered) If the quiz required that students mark it as finished, those that have done so will show here This is an active field that contains the current day s date as a default. Click the up and down arrows to select the desired date (if you administered the quiz on a day other than today) Click this radio button to create a new response set for these quiz responses (if you ve never retrieved answers for this quiz before, or wish to create a subset of all responses) Click this radio button to merge responses into a document you created and saved before (you will do this, for example, if you ve already retrieved answers for this quiz from some of the students in the class, but not all) NOTE: You must save a response document before you can merge additional responses into it. 6. Make sure a check mark appears next to the name of each student whose answers you want to retrieve. QuizManager automatically selects any responses that have not yet been retrieved. However, you may select or omit any responses you wish. To omit any student s responses, click on the checkbox to uncheck it. Or, click Select All to retrieve the responses of all students listed. 7. If desired, use the up and down arrows in the Date Quiz Was Administered field to select the correct date for that quiz. 68 Chapter 4

75 8. Click the desired radio button to Create a new document (if you ve never retrieved these quiz answers before or are starting over) or Merge into an existing document (if you ve previously retrieved and saved some students responses for this quiz). 9. Click OK. 10. Each student s name will be displayed as that student s responses are retrieved. 11. When retrieval is complete, the student responses window will open and you will be ready to grade the quiz and report on students results. See the section Grading Quizzes on page 74 for more information on the grading process. Deleting Students Responses Once you have retrieved and saved your students responses, you can use the Delete Responses function in QuizManager to clear students quiz responses from their AlphaSmarts. The quiz itself will remain in the AlphaSmarts. You can use this function to prepare for administering the quiz to another set of classes. To delete student responses: 1. Make sure the desired AlphaSmarts are powered on and connected to your desktop computer via the AlphaHub or single direct USB cable. 2. Click Delete Responses on the QuizManager control bar or the Communications pull-down menu. QuizManager Control Bar Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 69 QuizManager

76 3. QuizManager will search for quizzes on the connected AlphaSmarts, then display the Delete Responses window. Delete Responses Window 4. In the Delete Responses window, make sure a check mark appears next to the name of each quiz for which you want to delete responses, or click Select All to delete the responses for all quizzes listed. Enter the Admin Password for any quiz that requires one for response deletion. 5. Click OK. 6. A message will appear saying that the selected responses were deleted. Turning On Power to AlphaSmarts If the connected AlphaSmarts have been powered off by either quitting QuizManager or clicking the Power Off button (see below), you can turn power back on to all of them at once. To turn on AlphaSmarts: 1. Click Power On AlphaSmarts on the QuizManager control bar. 2. The Power On button will become deactivated and the Power Off button will activate. This indicates that the AlphaSmarts are on. 70 Chapter 4

77 Turning Off Power to AlphaSmarts Connected AlphaSmarts are automatically turned off when you quit/exit QuizManager. You may also want to turn off power to the AlphaSmarts connected to your computer when QuizManager is running. To turn off AlphaSmarts: 1. Click Power Off AlphaSmarts on the QuizManager control bar. 2. The Power Off and Power On buttons will change appearance and all connected AlphaSmarts will turn off. Assigning Question Points QuizManager gives you the option of assigning points (or weights) to individual questions. The default point assignment for each question created in QuizDesigner is 1 point. You can use these point assignments in two ways: Use the default of 1 point per question when grading quizzes, adjusting point values after grading only as necessary for fairness (if, for example, you notice that one question is overly difficult for your students, and you wish to reduce its value in the quiz). Assign point values before grading the quiz. You must retrieve student responses to your desktop computer BEFORE assigning points. The assigning points function is only available when working on a student response document. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 71 QuizManager

78 To assign points: 1. Either Retrieve Responses or click Open on the File menu to open a quiz response document. 2. The Student Response window will appear, with a listing of responses for that quiz. Student Response Window 3. Click Points at the bottom of the window. 72 Chapter 4

79 4. The Question Points window will appear, listing questions for that quiz in numerical order, along with active Points fields and percentages showing how much each question is worth in context of the whole quiz. QuizManager calculates and displays these percentages automatically as you change question point values. Question Point Window Information is listed as follows: Question Points Window Listing Number Question type Question Points field Percentages Total quiz points What It Does The number for each quiz question is at the left of the window Next to the question number is the type of question The full text for each question This is an active field where you enter a maximum points value for each question This is the percent value that question has out of the percent value for the entire quiz This is the total numerical value for the quiz Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 73 QuizManager

80 5. Use the Tab key to move from Points field to Points field, or click in a field to edit it. Enter the desired number of points for each question. You can use one decimal place to assign fractional points. You can enter zero if you want to throw out a question. The percentages will automatically change as you edit the entries in the Points fields. 6. Click OK when you re done. Grading Quizzes Once you ve retrieved student responses to your desktop computer, you can grade the quiz. Questions that can be graded automatically by QuizManager will already be scored. You can, however, manually override automatic scoring. To grade a quiz: 1. Either Retrieve Responses or click Open on the File menu to open a quiz response document. 2. The Student Response window will appear. Student Response Window 74 Chapter 4

81 Information is listed as follows: Student Response Window Icon/Button/Entry Quiz Author Admin. Date Quiz Points Disclosure triangle Grading indicator Filled (blue) circle Empty circle Class number (optional) Numerical value Student name What It Is/What It Does Title of the selected quiz Person who created the quiz Date the quiz was taken Total number of points the quiz is worth Shows or hides student names within Class groups. A circle next to student names and Class labels. The quiz has been completely graded for this student. Next to a class number, indicates that the quiz has been completely graded for all students in the class. The quiz has not been completely graded for this student or class. Classes are listed in alphanumeric order (Class 1, Class 1a, Class 1b, Class 2, Class 2a, etc.). If a class number was not required, student names are listed in a single group. If a student s quiz has been graded, the score appears to the left of the student s name As entered by students. Listed in alphabetical order within Class group, in Last name, First name form Listings in the Student Response window are grouped by class. If you click on a certain class, that class is highlighted. If you click on a student s name, then click Grade, you ll get the Grading Window for that student. You can also select multiple students or an entire class. Expand and collapse class listings by double-clicking on the small arrow to the left of each class number. 3. On the File pull-down menu, select Open. 4. Select the name of the quiz you want to grade. Click Open. The listings for that quiz will appear in the Student Response window. 5. Click on the class whose quiz you want to grade. If you re not using class numbers, simply highlight the names of the students whose quizzes you want to grade. If you want to work through the entire list sequentially, deselect any class or student by clicking below the last name in the list. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 75 QuizManager

82 6. Click the Grade button at the bottom of the Student Response window. 7. The Grading window will appear. Grading Window 8. Use the Show Questions pull-down menu to make the desired selection. You can display all questions, display only those questions not automatically graded, or display only those questions not yet graded. Show Questions Pull-Down Menu 76 Chapter 4

83 Printing Reports 9. Click on the name of the student whose quiz you want to grade. 10. Using the Tab key allows you to move from active field to active field. This will take you from the Points field to the Comments field for each question in consecutive order. Edit the points value and comments as desired. During grading, the Comments field is active; you can enter notes as you grade if you wish. These Comments can be included on Corrected Quiz printouts for students. Any notes you entered while composing the quiz appear in the Remarks section. You cannot edit these from QuizManager. 11. When you have graded all responses for a student, you can select the next student s name from the list at the left side of the window and begin grading in the same manner. 12. After you ve graded all the desired student responses, click Done Grading. QuizManager s Reports function gives you the option of printing four types of reports based on the quizzes you ve administered. Grading Sheet: this sheet enables you to do your grading work on a hard copy quiz Corrected Quiz Report: you can hand back this graded quiz report to your students Quiz Summary Report: this report is for teachers; it lists student names and grades Statistical Report: this report will give you class averages, medians, and score distributions, along with frequency of missed questions Reports typically contain identifying information at the top, such as the student s name, class number, the date the quiz was taken, and/or the score. You can elect to include or exclude these identifiers when creating the report. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 77 QuizManager

84 Printing a Grading Sheet A grading sheet is helpful if your quiz contains questions that can t be automatically scored. This printout allows you to grade on the hard copy and enter the score into QuizManager later. You have several options as to what information to include for all questions: full text of all questions and possible answers, entire student responses, space to handwrite student s grade, space to handwrite comments. You can also choose to print only those questions not automatically graded by QuizManager. To print a grading sheet: 1. Go to Student Response window for the desired quiz. Student Response Window 2. Click Reports. Note: If a student or class is selected when you click Reports, actions in the Reports window will apply only to that selection. If you want the report you choose to include your entire roster, be sure to deselect any class or student by clicking below the last name on the list. 78 Chapter 4

85 3. The Reports window will appear. Highlight Grading Sheet on the list at the left. Reports Window 4. Choose the information you wish to include on the grading sheet by selecting and deselecting check boxes. 5. Click Create Report. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 79 QuizManager

86 6. The grading sheet appears, displaying information student-by-student. Use the scroll bar at the right to move down through the student names and questions. Grading Sheet Report Window 7. Click Print to print out the grading sheet. The document has embedded page breaks so that each student s responses begin on a new page. 8. Click Save (if desired) to save the grading sheet information to a text file. 9. Click Done when you re finished. 80 Chapter 4

87 Printing a Corrected Quiz Report A corrected quiz report gives you graded reports of student quizzes to distribute to your class. Each student s report prints out on a separate page. You have several options as to what information to include on the corrected quiz: full text of all questions and possible answers, entire student responses, correct answer for each question, teacher comments and/or remarks. To print a corrected quiz: 1. Go to Student Response window for the desired quiz. Student Response Window 2. Click Reports. Note: If a student or class is selected when you click Reports, actions in the Reports window will apply only to that selection. If you want the report you choose to include your entire roster, be sure to deselect any class or student by clicking below the last name on the list. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 81 QuizManager

88 3. The Reports window will appear. Highlight Corrected Quiz on the list at the left. Reports Window 4. Choose the information you wish to include on the corrected quiz by selecting or deselecting check boxes. 5. Click Create Report. 82 Chapter 4

89 6. The corrected quiz report appears, displaying one of your student s responses. Use the Student pull-down menu to select other students corrected quizzes. Corrected Quiz Report Window 7. Click Print to print out corrected quiz reports. 8. Click Save (if desired) to save corrected quiz information to a text file. 9. Click Done when you re finished. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 83 QuizManager

90 Printing a Quiz Summary Report A quiz summary generates a tab-delimited report that lists students names and their grades for the selected quiz. Quiz summary reports are generally for teacher use only and can include student names and test scores. To print a quiz summary report: 1. Go to Student Response window for the desired quiz. Student Response Window 2. Click Reports. Note: If a student or class is selected when you click Reports, actions in the Reports window will apply only to that selection. If you want the report you choose to include your entire roster, be sure to deselect any class or student by clicking below the last name on the list. 84 Chapter 4

91 3. The Reports window will appear. Highlight Quiz Summary on the list at the left. Reports Window 4. Choose the information you wish to include on the corrected quiz by selecting or deselecting check boxes. 5. Click Create Report. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 85 QuizManager

92 6. The quiz summary report appears, displaying the students in that class and their test scores. Quiz Summary Report Window 7. Click Print to print out the quiz summary. 8. Click Save (if desired) to save quiz summary to a text file. 9. Click Done when you re finished. Printing a Statistical Report QuizManager gives you the option of creating statistical reports containing data from selected students and/or classes. You have several options as to what information to include in a statistical report: average scores, median scores, high and low scores, score distribution, or a summary of questions students answered incorrectly. 86 Chapter 4

93 To print a statistical report: 1. Go to Student Response window for the desired quiz. Student Response Window 2. Click Reports. Note: If a student or class is selected when you click Reports, actions in the Reports window will apply only to that selection. If you want the report you choose to include your entire roster, be sure to deselect any class or student by clicking below the last name on the list. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 87 QuizManager

94 3. The Reports window will appear. Highlight Statistics on the list at the left. Reports Window 4. Choose the information you wish to include in the statistical report by selecting or deselecting check boxes. 5. Click Create Report. 88 Chapter 4

95 6. The statistical report appears, displaying the data for that quiz. Statistics Report Window 7. Click Print to print out the statistical report. 8. Click Save (if desired) to save statistical information to a text file. 9. Click Done when you re finished. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 89 QuizManager

96 Exporting Student Quiz Scores QuizManager allows you to export student quiz scores into a computer-based grade book application. To export quiz scores: 1. Go to Student Response window for the desired quiz. Student Response Window 2. Click Export. 90 Chapter 4

97 3. The Export Scores window will appear, listing the quiz name and the number of students with scores for that quiz. You can click Export to get a list containing each student s last name, first name, and score.. Export Scores Window 4. If your grade book application can export a roster, QuizManager will try to match up the names. Click Browse to select the roster file 5. Click Export. If you are using a roster file, QuizManager will scan the response set and compare the names to the roster. If there is a conflict between the student names as listed in QuizManager and the external grade book roster, an Export Name Conflict window will appear, showing the unmatched name from the response set and the list of names from the roster (with a mark next to names already used). Highlight the name from the roster list that should be used for the export and Click OK. Alternately, you may click Skip to bypass exporting that student s score, click Skip All to bypass exporting all conflicting student names and scores, or click Cancel to stop the export process. 6. You will be prompted to select a name for the export file. Enter the file name, or accept the default name, and click Save. 7. Use the export file to import student scores into the grade book application according to instructions for that program. Grading Quizzes and Printing Reports 91 QuizManager