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Out with the ExamView Test Generator This was great–but I needed to solve the age-old dilemma of grading those tests quickly and getting the feedback to my students right away. I soon realized I could easily accomplish this by using ExamView's online testing feature. I simply created class lists and assigned students to a test, which they took in the computer lab. By using ExamView's "scramble" feature, I could easily administer different versions of the same test to students sitting literally "elbow-to-elbow," which now made the lab environment an excellent venue. The ExamView program not only automatically scored the tests, it also provided various analyses of each student's performance. In addition, I could also set time and date limits, thus reinforcing with my students the types of restrictions they would encounter in industry and state evaluation settings. Being able to give students targeted and timely feedback was very helpful, but I needed a method to help them better prepare for the tests. So I started using ExamView to not only administer tests but to allow students to review for them. Here's an example: I had a question bank of 120 questions on Chapter 3, and I planned to administer a test on Chapter 3 on Friday. I separated the 120 questions into four 30-question review exercises, and encouraged students to begin the class by working through one of the exercises. The students reviewed in this manner Monday through Thursday, and then took the test on Friday. Those students who took full advantage of the review opportunity saw a dramatic improvement in test scores and curriculum knowledge. Student performance initially improved but eventually leveled out. I was not reaching everyone and I soon realized I needed more options. In the summer of 2003, I received the ExamView newsletter and read about MindPoint Quiz Show and ExamView QuickTake. Adding
MindPoint Quiz Show and ExamView QuickTake I use ExamView QuickTake in conjunction with my PowerPoint presentations (which are either presentations supplied by the publisher or ones I've created myself) to gain immediate feedback from students regarding their understanding of the concepts being presented and to encourage classroom participation. Using the same question banks I used with ExamView and with Quiz Show, I now use QuickTake to hyperlink relevant questions from the question banks directly into my PowerPoint presentation and display them on the screen. Students then use handheld answer pads (such as eInstruction response pads) to anonymously respond to each question. Student responses are seen only by me, and I immediately know whether to move on to another concept or to spend more time on the current concept. All of these software programs–the ExamView test generator, MindPoint Quiz Show, and ExamView QuickTake–are catching on in my building. I recently helped the Welding and Cosmetology instructors import their final exams into ExamView, and they plan to use ExamView to administer their final exam this year. They are also using these software tools to help students study and review. It will not be long before other programs in the building see the ease and success of this software and move in the same direction. Kenneth
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