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Question:
ExamView gives instructors the option to create bubble sheets for students
to use when taking paper tests. How are teachers making their key that
allows them to hand check the student's copies?
Answer:
Mark a bubble sheet with the correct answers and then hole punch the
bubble answer key. This creates an overlay for the student bubble sheets.
Or
Print
a bubble sheet to a clear overhead transparency page. Mark the correct
answers on the transparency (using a non-permanent overhead pen) and
place it over the student's completed bubble sheet. When you are finished
grading your tests, wipe off your markings from the transparency and
you can re-use it for the next test. To make it easier to mark the incorrect
questions, use an exacto knife to cut out the area where you would mark
questions as incorrect (the red area in the graphic below).
Question:
I have multimedia links in the same folder as my ExamView test, but
when I click on the link while in the EV Player nothing happens. What
do I need to do to make the link work?
Answer:
Make sure that the multimedia object is registered. For example, .wav,
.mpg, and .avi file types should be linked to (or associated with) the
Multimedia Player. To check to see if a file type is registered, use
the Windows Explorer to locate the multimedia element. Then, double-click
the file name. Windows should launch the application needed to play
the multimedia object. If it does not, choose to associate the file
type with the necessary application.
Question:
What types of questions are available in Quiz Show? It seems from your
description on the website and sample screen shots, that it's only multiple
choice.
Answer:
Quiz Show accepts True/False, Multiple Choice, Yes/No, Numeric Response,
Completion, and Matching questions. Question types that cannot be answered
in one or a few words, or that have no definite correct answer (such
as essay) cannot be used in Quiz Show.
To
learn more about Quiz Show visit our Quiz
Show website.
Question:
If I have two instances of ExamView on my C drive, can the default path
be set differently for each ExamView? I am having trouble doing this
as when I change one, then the other will change as well. I want to
separate the ExamView programs because they are from different publishers
and have different versions.
Answer:
Preferences for ExamView are stored in a preference file on your hard
drive. So changing settings in one version may affect the other depending
upon the versions installed.
You
should not need to keep two version of ExamView installed on your computer.
Newer versions will still be able to access data created by earlier
versions of the software. You can create sub folders in the bank folder
to help you organize different subjects or textbooks. Click
here to review an article from a previous Newsletter to see if this
would help you organize your banks from multiple textbooks.
Question:
I am impressed with the program and have used ExamView for testing students
for almost a year. Last week, I began having problems; the ExamView
Player would not recognize tests created by ExamView Pro.
Answer:
Have you recently received an updated version of ExamView Pro? If the
version of ExamView which created the test is newer than the version
of the EV Player you are using, you will not be able to view the tests
within the player. Click
here to download the latest version of the EV Player from our website.
Also
if this is your first time in trying to use the EV Player to present
tests to students, make sure that you run the Online Test Wizard
before saving a test you plan on presenting to your students
using the EV Player. The Online Test Wizard creates the coding needed
for the test to be read by the EV Player.
Question:
I have read that you can insert QuickTake into a PowerPoint Presentation.
How would I go about doing this?
Answer:
Yes you can launch QuickTake directly from PowerPoint and other applications:
To incorporate QuickTake with another application such as presentation
software:
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Follow the directions with that program to link to or run another
program.
- Choose
qtake.exe as the application to run. To bypass the
splash screen, place the file you want to use in the same directory
as qtake.exe and call for it after qtake.exe in the command line.
EXAMPLE:
Using QuickTake with Microsoft PowerPoint:
The following example will launch QuickTake and automatically open an
ExamView XML file named “sample”: qtake.exe
sample.xml
- Place
an ExamView file (.tst, .bnk, or .xml) in the QuickTake
folder which is installed in the root of your hard drive (C:\QuickTake)
unless you specified a different location during installation.
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In a PowerPoint presentation, select the graphic
or text that will be used to launch QuickTake.
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Select Slide Show in the menu bar and choose Action
Settings.
- Choose
Run program and enter the path to the QuickTake application
(qtake.exe), substituting your file name for sample.xml
in the example below.
- Click
the OK button
See
attached image below:
Note:
When you launch QuickTake, PowerPoint may display a message stating
that some external files may contain viruses. This is a standard message
that appears whenever an external application is launched from PowerPoint,
and it does not mean that QuickTake is infected with a virus. Click
Yes to launch QuickTake.
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