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EXAMS
This option allows you to make your own multiple-
choice examination. You can create up to 500 of
your own exams. You will find that some exams are
already provided.
TAKE EXAM
When you choose this option the first menu you'll
see is one used to select Forced-Choice or Free-
Choice exams. Free-Choice exams allow you decide
which questions you want to answer or not answer.
In a Free-Choice exam there is no penalty for
questions you skip, you receive 50% even if you
don't answer any questions, each question is worth
half the normal points, and a wrong answer
requires that points be removed from your score.
Forced-Choice exams are the standard exams that
require you to answer all questions. You may skip
a question but you'll have to return to it before
you're done. Those that are skipped will appear
again at the end of the exam. You are not
penalized for a wrong answer -- you simply don't
get points for wrong answers.
After selecting Forced or Free, a list of all the
exam files on your current directory will be
displayed. You may choose a file from the list,
or you may quit by pressing ESC or pressing the
right mouse button. Choose an exam file using the
same techniques you normally use to select
options.
After you've chosen an exam file you'll see a
screen that shows the exam title, the first
question to answer, its five answer choices, and
an option to skip this question and return to it
later. There are three way to choose an answer.
You may use the up or down arrow keys to highlight
the correct answer then press ENTER, or you may
press the key corresponding to the first letter of
the correct answer until it is highlighted then
press ENTER, or you may use a mouse to highlight
the correct answer then press the left mouse
button to select it. If you want to quit without
answering the question just press ESC or use the
mouse to select GO BACK.
If ANSWER OPTIONS has not been used to turn off
the "Show Answer" mode, the number of questions
you've answered correctly will be shown at the
bottom of the screen. After you're done, your
score will be added to the end of the score file
that corresponds to the exam. The score file will
have the same name as the exam file but a
different extension.
After you've either answered all the questions or
quit you'll be shown your final score. You'll
then have to press ENTER to continue.
ENTER ACCESS CODE
Use this option to enter your access code. This
code will allow you to access the remaining
options except the help file -- anyone may have
access to the help option. Once you've entered
the correct access code you may use any of the
options. The access code is in the ACCESSC.ODE
file. After you write it down somewhere delete
this file. Don't let your students get the code.
MAKE EXAM
In this option you're allowed to create a multiple
choice examination. The first screen you'll see
is an exam setup screen. This screen has three
fields, one to enter the number of questions you
want to ask, one to enter the title of the exam,
and one to enter the filename for the exam. You
may move freely from one field to another using
the up or down arrow keys. Once you have all the
information typed correctly in all the fields
press the F10 function key.
After you press the F10 key from the Exam Setup
screen you will see another screen that asks you
to type the first question, its five answer
choices, and the number of the correct answer. A
total of eight fields are shown -- two for
entering the question, five for the answers, and
one for the number of the correct answer.
When you've entered all the questions you'll be
returned to the main menu. If you decide to stop
and not enter as many questions as you originally
planned just press the ESC key. The exam will be
created but with only as many questions as you
entered before pressing ESC.
SEE SCORES
When you choose this option you'll first be shown
a list of the score files to choose from. To
choose a file, highlight it then press ENTER or
the left mouse button. If you change your mind
you may quit by pressing ESC.
Next, choose whether you want to send the scores
to a printer or to the screen. If you choose the
printer don't forget to turn the printer on. Use
the standard arrow key or mouse techniques to
select this option.
Before the scores are listed, the exam title and
the number of questions in the exam will be shown.
If the list is sent to the screen you'll have to
press ENTER to return to the main menu when the
list is complete.
PRINT EXAM
Use this option to make a hard copy or your
examination. There will be five questions per
page. The last page will contain the answers.
The exam will be suitable for classroom use.
EDIT EXAM
When you choose the Exam file Edit option you'll
first be given a list of the files by file name.
To select one of these files for editing,
highlight it then press ENTER or the left mouse
button. After you press ENTER, the exam name will
be listed and you'll be asked to make corrections.
When you're done just press ENTER. If it is
already correct you don't have to retype it.
Next, the first question will be printed along
with all 5 of its possible answers and the number
of its correct answer. You can move the cursor
around on the screen using the arrow keys. You
don't need to retype everything. Just move to the
error, make the correction and then move to the
next error. When you've made all the corrections
press the F10 key.
The second question will be displayed next along
with its possible answers. Make the changes and
press F10 again. If no changes are required just
press F10 and the next question and answer set
will be displayed. If you finish editing before
you get to the last set just press the ESC key.
DELETE SCORES
When you choose the this option you'll again be
given a list of files to choose from. After you
choose a file by highlighting it, press ENTER or
the left mouse button. All the scores in that
file will be displayed and you must decide if
these are the scores you want to remove. If yes,
press Y. If not, press N. If you choose yes, all
the scores in that file will be removed.
DELETE EXAM
Choose this option when you want to delete an exam
file and its score file. Choose this option and
a list of exam files will be shown. Choose one
using the keyboard or mouse and it will be deleted
from your disk.
ANSWER OPTIONS
Use this option to force the software to show or
not show the correct answer if the student doesn't
answer correctly. Again, you'll need the access
code to change this option. The option stays in
effect until it is changed again -- even if the
software is exited.
CHANGE ACCESS CODE
This program requires an access code to prevent
students from tampering with the files or making
copies of exams. To gain access to many of the
options, including this one, you'll need to enter
your access code using the ENTER ACCESS CODE
option.
Use this option to change your access code. If
you have access select this option then type the
new access code and press ENTER. From now on
you'll need this new access code to gain access to
the restricted options.
HELP
Use this option to view this manual on-screen.
Press F5 to print the manual on your printer.