Assessment Tool ExamView Career and Technology Education Department Tammy Bullock

What is ExamView? ExamView is a software program for assessing student learning. ◦ Textbook Test Banks may be available for courses you teach (which may be modified if desired) ◦ Create your own  Test Bank (may be reused and modified - recommended)  Test (created from test banks)

What is ExamView? ExamView is a software program for assessing student learning. ◦ Print Test (different versions)  Key for you to grade manually ◦ On-line Testing (random ordered questions)  Computer graded (Essay and Completion you grade)  Evaluate Student Results

ExamView Test Generator What do I want to do?

ExamView Test Generator What Can I Do? Create a new test using a wizard Create a new test from scratch Open an existing test Create a new question bank Open an existing question bank

Accessing ExamView Test Generator on LCHS computers Start – Programs –Test Generators

Create a new question bank Create a Test Bank with all questions you would possibly use ◦ recommended first!

Type of questions available Click Question - New on the toolbar Choose type of question ◦ True/False ◦ Multiple Choice ◦ Yes/No ◦ Completion* ◦ Matching ◦ Problem ◦ Essay* ◦ Plus others

How do I Create a Test Bank from scratch?

Creating a New Test Bank from Scratch Choose the type of question(s) Type in your questions Type in the answers Save Test Bank to your documents ◦ Be sure to create an ExamView folder ◦ Be sure to name the Test Bank  Example: Sole Proprietorship Test Bank

How do I Create a Test from the Test Bank I Created?

From your Test Bank Create a Test Create a new test using a Wizard Select the questions to use Save Test Print Test and Answer Strip ◦ Multiple versions ◦ Scramble questions (recommended) You grade Test using Answer Strip

How can I find out if the Textbook I use has a Test Bank?

Is there a Textbook Bank available for the course I teach? Check to see if the Textbook you use has a Test Bank ◦ Start – Programs – Test Generators – ExamView Test Generator – Type in the name of the Test – Search the Textbooks listed

Create a Quick Test Wizard using ExamView Test Generator

Creating a Test using Test Banks

What’s next if there are Test Banks available?

Create a new test using a Wizard? This is the quickest way to create a test for your students with step by step process. You will be selecting which question banks you want the Wizard to choose from and how many of each question type you want. The QuickTest Wizard does the rest!

Create a new test using test bank To build a test, choose a question selection option on the toolbar located at the top of the screen to select questions. ◦ Select Randomly ◦ Select From a List ◦ Select While Viewing ◦ Select By Standard ◦ Select By Criteria ◦ Select All

Create a new test using Test Bank Choose the questions from the Test Bank Add any questions Edit any questions Save Test to your documents in a folder ◦ Be sure to create a folder (ExamView)

What if I want to test on-line?

Testing on-line Create a Class (ExamView Test Manager) ◦ Student Names and Student ID #’s Create your Test (from Test Bank) Save Test (to your documents) Create a Folder on the Global Drive – ExamView – Tests - YourName Publish Test to Test Player on LAN ◦ Complete Step by Step process ◦ Global Drive – ExamView – Tests - YourName

Student Instructions – ExamView Player Click Start – Programs – Productivity – ExamView Player Double Click M: folder Double Click Global Double Click ExamView Double Click Tests Double Click YourName Select

On-line Testing and Grading Test Questions Graded by Computer ◦ True/False ◦ Multiple Choice ◦ Matching, etc. Test Questions You Must Grade ◦ Completion ◦ Essay, etc.

Setting up Class to Get Results ExamView Test Manager Get Results from the LAN Test Reports ◦ Printing Results ◦ Evaluating the results

Let’s see how it works!