User manual ELNSTRUCTION EXAMVIEW ASSESSMENT SUITE VERSION 6.2

[. . . ] [21-Apr-10] ExamView® Assessment Suite v. 6. 2 Includes Test Generator, Test Manager, & Test Player Copyright © 1999-2008 by eInstruction Corp. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The text of this publication, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. ExamView and MindPoint are registered trademarks of eInstruction Corp. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. EXAMVIEW ASSESSMENT SUITE © eInstruction Corp. i TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The program shows the assignment title, date, category, term, and possible points. A placeholder (--) appears for each score. You will learn how to get results from various sources in the following sections. You can click the Preview Test button to make sure that you are selecting the correct test. EXAMVIEW ASSESSMENT SUITE © eInstruction Corp. 39 Import an Assignment Importing an assignment from another application brings in student responses, points earned, correct answers, and some of the question information. Not all question types or question information are supported for imported assignments and the questions themselves cannot be viewed from within ExamView Test Manager. Aside from these limitations, imported assignments appear identical to ExamView-created assignments and can be analyzed using ExamView Test Manager's powerful reporting tools. Importing from a CPS Database/Package If you use CPS software to collect assessment data, you can import those results and analyze the performance using ExamView's reporting tools. To import an assignment from a CPS database/package. . . Use CPS to collect session data to be used as an ExamView assignment. Save the session in a CPS database (". cps" file) or CPS package (". cxm" file). Launch ExamView Test Manager and open the class containing the roster that matches the CPS database roster. From the File menu, select Import then the Assignments from CPS. . . (Windows) or Assignments from CPS Package. . . Navigate to the CPS database/package file and click the Open button. The Import Assignments from CPS dialog will appear. Complete Step 1 dialog information, selecting the session data to be imported, and click the Next button. First select the CPS class roster that corresponds to the Test Manager class roster. The session data associated with the roster will automatically be listed below. Once the roster is verified, select some or all of the session data listed in the dialog. Each session data listing that is selected will import into Test Manager as a separate assignment. Complete Step 2 dialog information, assigning point values, and click the Next button 6. Click Finish to accept the imported assignments into Test Manager. EXAMVIEW ASSESSMENT SUITE © eInstruction Corp. 40 Notes: CPS assigns equal point values for all questions within a session. By default, this value is 1 point per question. [. . . ] Note: If you do not know how to copy files to your website and set a hyperlink, contact your technology support person. The process varies depending on your particular system. Preview the test before your students take it. For tests, answer some or all of the questions. [. . . ]