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=__**Test Generator**__=

=** Creating a New Question Bank **= =** Saving a Question Bank **= =** Adding Questions to the Question Bank **=
 * Question banks** allow more flexibility especially when creating cumulative tests (choose this option). A question bank can store up to 250 questions from which you can create tests. (FYI--To change or edit a question for use on all new tests you create, you use the Question Bank Editor not the Test Builder. Changes to questions on a test do not affect the original question bank).
 * 1) Open up ExamView Test Builder
 * 2) Click on, “Create a new question bank” and click “OK”
 * 3) Enter a Question Bank Title that describes what the bank will contain
 * 4) Optional – Additional information can be added in the subtitle
 * 5) Click “OK”
 * 1) Click “File,” “Save As” – Save the Bank to the hard drive of the computer under C:\ExamView\Banks
 * 2) Enter a name for your file – It can be the same name or an abbreviation of the question bank title
 * 3) Save often and save early!
 * 1) Click “New” at the bottom of the Question Bank Editor window
 * 2) Select the question type you wish to create
 * 3) Click “OK”
 * 4) Enter question and answers
 * 5) Optional -- Add info (such as difficulty level) and a narrative to the question or add feedback from the Edit menu
 * 6) When finished, Click “Record” at the bottom of the question bank editor window
 * 7) When ready to add a new question, repeat steps 1 - 5

=** Question Types ** = ·  ** True/False ** = True/False ·  ** Modified True/False ** = If the answer if false, students need to add information to make the statement true. ·  ** Multiple Choice ** = 2 – 8 choices/One correct answer – **Nice for Selected Response** ·  ** Multiple Response **  = 2 – 8 choices/More than one correct answer ·  ** Bimodal ** = Allows more options (It switches a question from multiple choice to short answer and vice versa. Click the red "toggle" switch to flip from one kind to another) ·  ** Yes/No ** = Yes/No ·  ** Numeric Response ** = Answer limited to numbers and symbols ·  ** Completion ** = Type in an answer to fill in the missing blank ·  ** Matching ** = Match the answers ·  ** Short Answer, Problem, Essay, Case, and Other Questions ** = These are open-ended questions and will need to be graded by hand when test is administered over a LAN (local area network) **Essay works great for** **Brief Constructed Responses** **Tip:** If you copied a **multiple choice** question (including the question stem and choices) from another source, you can press **F7** (instead of **CTRL+V** ) to use the Smart Paste feature. **ExamView Test Generator** will automatically format the question when it pastes the text into the entry area. For example, copy a multiple choice question and its choices from a Microsoft Word. Choose to create a new multiple choice question in ExamView and press **F7**. The program will paste the question stem text and then automatically paste each choice into the corresponding table cell!
 * __Copying Multiple Choice and Matching from Word Processing Document__**

This will also work with a set of **matching** choices or a group of questions from another source. For example, copy a set of choices from a word processing document. Choose to create a new matching question, position the cursor in the choices window, and press **F7**. The program will paste each choice into the corresponding table cell.

For other helpful tips on each question type, click the blue **Question Mark symbol** when creating the question.

=** Closing a Question Bank **=  =** Editing a Question Bank **= > =** Creating a Test Using a Bank **=
 * 1) When you are finished, save your work
 * 2) Optional - Go to Question>Assign Points and "Fill" to change point value on whole types of questions quickly.
 * 3) Click “File,” and “Close”
 * 1) Open ExamView Test Builder
 * 2) When the following window appears, click on, “Open an existing question bank”
 * 3) Click “OK”
 * 4) Find the location of the tests or banks that were saved from FCPSTeach or another place and click, “Open”
 * 5) You can now add more questions to the bank or double click on a question to edit it

1. Open ExamView Test Builder (From ExamView Test Generator, just go to **File>Switch to Test Builder**) 2. When the following window appears, click on, “Create a new test using the QuickTest Wizard” – This is an easy way to create a test 3. Click “OK” 4. Name the test and click “Next” 5. Find the location of the banks you would like to use, select the bank and click “Select” 6. The bank or banks will appear in the lower window 7. Click “Next” 8. Identify how many questions of each type you would like on the test 9. Click “Next” 10. Read the summary and click “Finish” 11. Click “File,” “Save As” 12. Enter a name for your test 13. Click “Save” =** Print a Test **=  =Create an Online Test= 1. From ExamView Test Generator, go to File > Publish Online Test on the menu bar. 2. Enter a name for your test and click the first radio button "Publish the Test to a Local Network" 3. Click Next. 4. Follow the prompts on each screen and fill in the answers as they are appropriate to your testing situation. 5. Make sure the "launch EV Manager" box is checked on the last page and then click "Save." 6. Save the file with a **.eot extension** on a drive that students can read and write to (i.e. the **Student Drive**!) 7. The file is now ready to be used with the ExamView Test Manager and the Manager will now launch. See Test Manager for further direction
 * 1) Go to “File”, “Print Test”
 * 2) Select the number of versions of tests you would like to print. Select more than one only if you would like scrambled versions of the test. When you are finished selecting the number of versions to print, click “OK"
 * Allow access to anyone--student results are NOT recorded
 * Allow access to students in a particular class--student results ARE saved and you can generate reports
 * With this option, you must set up a CLASS and ASSIGNMENT using the Test Manager