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Question:
Does modifying questions in the Test Builder, make the same changes to the question in the corresponding question bank?

Answer:
Editing questions in the Test Builder does not impact the questions in the question bank. This functionality is intentional and by design.

The Question Bank Editor is where questions are meant to be created, proofread (spell checked), and edited. You then use the Test Builder to select which questions from your question banks to include in the test. Any editing changes made in the Test Builder affect only that test. To record those changes for future tests, you would need to make the changes in the original question bank, editing the questions in the Question Bank Editor.

Note: ExamView does allow you to export tests as question banks. If you make any edits to a test and wish to use those questions again in the future, you can select Export from the File menu and export your test as a question bank.
 

Question:
Can I merge the results from multiple students' tests taken with the EV Player in a non-networked environment?

Answer:
The Import Test Results option lets you collect results from multiple copies of the same test. For example, suppose you create an online test for your students to take home, or the computers on which your students take a test are not networked. In these cases, you need to gather the results from the individual test files into one master test.

• Open the master online test into which you want to import results from other
  copies of the test.
• Choose Import Test Results from the Online menu.
  
• Select the test file from which you want to import results. If necessary, identify the location of the test file (e.g., a:\ or c:\tests) and click OK to import the test results.
• Repeat this process for each copy of the test.

The option to import test results is not available if you set up a test so that anyone can take a test because ExamView does not record scores in this mode. You also cannot import student results if you change a test and then try to import results from other test files.

For more information on LAN based testing and the EV Player visit our
EV Player / LAN based-testing Support Forum.

Question:
What is the difference between the two Internet testing options available with the ExamView Pro Test Generator program I already have?

Answer:
You can publish tests to the Internet either on your own server or on the ExamView Internet test-hosting server.

When publishing a test on your server you create an .html and a graphics folder that is saved to your hard drive when you run the Publish Internet Test Wizard located on the File menu. Once these are created you upload all files to your server. (Be careful using free servers such as Geocities as they sometimes add extra code for advertising which can interfere with the grading process). Once you upload the test you will then receive results from your students via email.

By publishing to the ExamView Test Center (for an additional fee) you receive features we currently cannot offer to those who publish to their own server, such as: adding a roster, password protection, limiting the number of times students can access the test, results stored online and/or emailed to the instructor, result reports, and the ease of publishing your test directly to the Instructor Center from ExamView.

If you host on your own server we do offer the Internet Results Utility (a free download) that allows you to drag and drop emails from certain email clients, into the utility to generate many of the same reports you receive when using our Internet test-hosting service.
 

Question:
I have been using ExamView tests hosted on the Internet for a couple years. Why have I all of a sudden stopped receiving result emails?

Answer:
With the increased number of email viruses circulating around the Internet, many schools and Internet providers have started using very strict email filters. Contact your email service technician and make sure all emails from ExamView.com (this should include score.examview.com) are accepted.

Note: Once emails are successfully accepted by your email service provider, even if they are filtered out by the provider, they are no longer stored on our server. Our Internet test-hosting service can eliminate this problem by storing your students results to tests including a class roster on the Instructor Center.

To search our large knowledgebase of questions and answers or to ask your own question, visit the FSCreations Support Forums: http://forum.fscreations.com.