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List/Edit Tests: Select this option if you want
to edit or display tests you have already created in this Test Area.
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Create a New Test:
Select this option is you want to create a new test in this Test
Area.
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Setup
Training Menu: This option lets you create a custom Training Menu
with both test and/or training material links.
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Import Tests: This option lets you import one or more tests from
the Test Bank or a RoboTutor Access test database.
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Export Tests: This
option lets you export one or more of your tests from the SQL database
to a RoboTutor Access test database.
Test List Page
List/Edit Tests
The Test List page displays all the tests
the User Log-In is allowed to view. This includes all the tests of users
below the current level.
- Create New: Click this button to create
a new blank test.
- If you want a test to be setup similar to an
existing test, select the test and then use the "Create Test from Template"
option from the drop-down menu on the Question List page.
- Import: Click this button to import
or link to tests from the Test Bank.
- Export: Click this button to Export
tests to a RoboTutor9 Access database.
- Training: Click this button to
access the Setup Training Menu page.
- Switch: Click this button to return
back to a higher level from which you switched.
- Navigate: Click this button to switch
to a lower level while retaining your current access rights.
- Test Titles are displayed by default in
alphabetical order.
- To display the tests by any other order
listed, click the buttons on the top of the fields.
- To edit or add questions to a test, click on
it's name.
- Here you can also print tests, get links for
students, delete tests, and many other options.
- If a name is in italics, it is a test that,
although listed in Tests Table, is owned by another Test Area
administrator and cannot be
edited here. You can, however, create links for your students to take the
test and read the results in Records & Reports.
- Click on the name. You will be cautioned
that it is a test with restricted access rights.
- A limited Question List page appears that
shows the questions, but you cannot add, edit, or delete any test questions.
- To make a link to it for your students,
use the Custom Links Wizard as you would any other test in your Test Area.
- To delete the test from your Test Area,
click the Remove Test from this Test Area button.
- Test Area: This is where the original
of the test is located.
- If the Test Area if hyperlinked, click to
switch to that area while retaining your access rights.
- Test ID: This is the identification
code setup in Edit Test Setup for this test. It is used whenever
anyone wants to link to the test.
- Description: This can be any short
information about the test such as the course number to which it is
associated, the date when it was originally created or any other relevant
information. It is setup in Edit Test Setup. The name of this field
can be customized in Default_Settings.asp, located in the RoboTutor 10
folder.
- Version / Session: This can be the version
number of the test or a session number for the year or any other short
designation.
- Changed: This is the date of the most
recent change to the test. It is automatically updated when a change is made
to the test.
Click this option to Create a new Test.
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Test Setup: You start the process by going to the
Test Setup page and entering the test title, test ID, author, number
of questions to display, and other information.
-
Categories are setup on this page only after
you have added questions to the test.
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Advanced Features: Optionally click Advanced Features to
setup to setup how you want the test displayed.
-
If you don't click Advanced Features,
the default is to display all test questions at one time or in sets of 30 if the test is
larger than 30.
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Results Pages: Click Results Page Setup to select
which of the 3 Results Pages you want the students to see after
completing the test. The default is the page with scores.
This option lets you import one or more tests from
the Test Bank or a RoboTutor Access test database.
-
The Test Bank is a list of all tests
in the SQL database that users are willing to share with others.
- When you create a test, you have the
option to share it with others by selecting in Advanced Features to
include it in the Test Bank.
- When you import a test from the
Test Bank, you have three options:
- You can ACCESS a test by importing
ONLY the Test Title and ID.
- You cannot edit it or change anything. But it will be
accessible from your Test Area and included in all your Records and
Reports.
- You can MOVE a complete test from
another Test Area into your Test Area, along with all the records of
students who have taken the test in the other area.
- You need the User Name and Password to
the other Test Area to make the move.
- The Test will no long appear in the
other area.
- You can COPY the complete test,
assign it a New Name & Test ID, then edit it for your students.
- First select the test from the Test
Bank List.
- Second select whether to import only
the name or the entire test.
- If you select the entire test, fill in
the header fields
- Click Submit and the test will
appear in your test list page.
- If you select to import only the test
name, it will be in bold and when you click on it, you will only have
the option of deleting it. You cannot edit it.
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Copy a test from a RoboTutor 9 Access
Database into RoboTutor 10 SQL database:
- The database must be located in the
RTDB9/TESTS folder or in another folder designated by the System
Administrator.
- You must know the name and password for the
database you want to import from.
- You have the option to import as many tests
as you want from that database.
- The program is backward compatible with all
previous versions of RoboTutor.
- Import Tests from the Test
Generator application, RoboTutor can be
customized to import tests from any number of other applications. In
this version, it imports multiple choice type questions from
Test Generator.
This option makes it possible export
tests to RoboTutor Version9 Access databases, RoboTutor10 SQL databases,
and to a SCORM compliant XML files.
Export to Version 9 Microsoft
Access Database:
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The Access database must be located in the
RTDB9/TESTS folder or in a folder specified by your System
Administrator.
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The RTDB9 folder must have permissions set
to READ, WRITE and DELETE.
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You must know the name and password for the
database.
- You have the option to export as many tests
as you want to that database.
- Enter the Database Name and
Password, then click the Go button to the left.
- Exported RoboTutor9 database
files can also be imported into any RoboTutor10 application.
Export to Version 10 or 12 Microsoft
SQL database:
- The "Export To" SQL database must be a
location accessible from the "Export From" database.
- Enter the address to the server. For
example: RTSIOLTPDT\Dev
- Enter the name of the RoboTutor SQL
database. For example: RoboTutor7a
- Enter the User ID. For example:
robotutorappuser.
- Enter the Password to the database. For
example, robotutorpass.
- Enter the name of the Test Area. For example: Administrator.
- Click the Go button to the left.
Export to a SCORM compliant XML file:
- Sharable Content Object Reference
Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards
and specifications for web-based
e-learning.
- It defines communications between client
side content and a host system called the run-time environment (commonly
a function of a
learning management system). SCORM also defines how content may be
packaged into a transferable
ZIP file.
- SCORM is a specification of the
Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, which comes out of
the Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
- SCORM 2004 introduces a complex idea
called sequencing, which is a set of rules that specify the order in
which a learner may experience content objects. The standard uses
XML, and it
is based on the results of work done by
AICC (CBT), IMS Global Learning Consortium,
IEEE, and
Ariadne
- Tests exported using this feature can be
uploaded into any other SCORM compliant application.
- To use this option, click the Go button to
the left of the SCORM description.
- A screen will open that displays all the
tests in this Test Area and below.
- Click the radio button to the left of the
test you want converted to an XML file.
- A new window will open and display the SCORM
compliant XML code for your test.
- Note, only question types 1 through 5 are
converted.
- Click the Copy to Clipboard button.
- Open Notepad and PASTE it (Ctrl V).
- Save the file under the name that
best describes it: Quiz.xml
- Close the window and select another test or
exit back to the menu.
Navigate
to Other Test Areas
This option lets you quickly view and
switch to any Primary or Associate User BELOW yourself.
- To view the System Navigation
chart, click the Navigate button on the top right side of the
menu.
- Columns indicate your level in the
system beginning with Level 1 on the left.
- Only your level and the level below
yourself (if any) are initially shown.
- Levels above yourself or not in your
path are not displayed.
- To Switch to any Test Area
shown, simply click the name of the Test Area.
- To Switch back to your Test
Area, click the Switch button at the top of the Test List
page.
To expand down to the next level, click
the down arrow.
- To move back up, click the Back
button at the bottom of the screen.
To see all levels below yourself, check
the ShowAll box.
- Uncheck the box to show only your level
and the one below yourself.
To display Associate Users, check the
+Associates
box.
If you are an Administrator and need to access Test Areas not displayed, but in the database,
click the Up arrow in the top right corner.
- A page will open that asks for the
password. Enter it and you will be returned to this screen, but will
have full access to all the Test Areas in the database.
- If you do not know the password, contact
your System Administrator.
Question List
Page
To create a new question: Click the down arrow to the right of the
Select new Question Type box on the top left.
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To add a test question, first select a Question Type by clicking
the down arrow on the right. Then while holding down the browser button,
move the cursor to the question type desired, and then let it up to select
that option.
- A page appears where you can enter your new
question. The options will vary depending on the type of question selection.
For example, multiple choice questions will have a field at the top for the
question and 10 fields below for up to ten question sub-options.
- Every setup page for questions will let you
specify one or more correct answers.
- Weight:
Every page let you enter a weight. If you want one page to be more important
than another, enter a weight greater than 1. For example, to have question two
be 5 times more important than question 1, weight question 1 with a 1 and
question 2 with a 5. A weight of 0 eliminates the question from the overall totals.
- Category:
Every question can be optionally assigned a category name. The default is
C1. Categories are ways of grouping questions for display purposes.
For example, you might want to have 4 questions based on a short story. Give
each of these questions the same Category name such as Story 1. Then go into
Edit Test Setup, scroll down to where Categories are displayed, and enter the
story in the field provided.
- Random:
Every question is set by default to randomize the sub-options (except
true/false). Sometimes it is desirable to turn this feature off. This option
lets you turn it off.
- Tutorial:
Tests can be set in Advanced Features to display in tutorial format where
questions are presented one at a time and corrected before advancing to the
next question. If short information is entered into the tutorial field when
setting up a question, then this information will display when students miss a
question. It also displays in the Results page, when selected, whether
tutorial is turned on or off.
- Commentary:
Questions can have an extended commentary added with instructional material to
help students when they make errors and miss a question. The best way to enter
this material is to type it in a word processor, spell check it there, and
then paste it into the form here. The commentary will display in tutorial mode
when students click on the Commentary button after they miss a question. It
also displays on the Results page by clicking on the number of the question
from the table that displays, when turned on, to show the questions missed.
- Picture:
Most questions can have a picture added to them that displays to the right.
When doing math questions and others that require special symbols or graphs,
it may be desirable to make the question itself a picture. Since all pictures
are stored in the database, they should be small and no more than 50,000 bytes
in size. Gif pictures are best because they display quickly.
Multiple Choice Questions (1-4):
The first four types are variations on the standard
multiple choice question.
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Enter the question in the top box. It can be as long
as you want.
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Enter up to ten options in the
A-J fields below.
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If you want to put links
to other pages:
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<a href="http://www.yourURL.com/courses/taketest.asp">Take
Test</a>
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Change the text in
red to be what you want the link to say.
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Change the text in
blue to be the address to the page where
you want students to go when clicking on the link.
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You can used
HTML basic codes to modify any text
in the Result's page.
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Right Answers
can be specified with the radio buttons or check boxes to the left.
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The Weight field at the bottom is so you can give
special weighting to the question. For example, if you enter a 5,
then this question will count as much as 5 questions in the overall
total. Do not use fractions or decimals. If you wanted to have the
last question count as much as the first 9 in a test that has 10
questions, then give the last question a weight of 9.
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The Category field
at the bottom lets you enter any name or number of your choice to
categorize the question.
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This is an optional field and it can also be left
blank. For example, if the test is to teach math basics, you might
categorize the questions by "addition," "subtraction,"
"multiplication," or "division." You might also want to categorize
by question type such as multiple choice or essay.
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Once you have designed a question and specified a
category, you can return to the Test Setup screen and select
questions to be included in the test by the categories you have
created. You can also specify the order in which questions appear by
these categories.
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The Randomize field,
when turned on (the default), randomizes the order in which the
sub-options to the question are displayed.
-
If turned off, the
sub-options appear in the order in which they are entered.
-
If the last sub-options
has "All" or "None" at the beginning or "above" at the end as in
"All of the above", then randomize is turned off automatically.
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If the sub-options are
numeric and in a sequential order from lower to higher as in 1, 3, 5
and 6, then randomize is turned off automatically.
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The Picture field below the question lets you
upload a picture to the test. To use this option, click the Browse
button and locate the picture on your hard drive that you want
placed to the right of the question on the test. Note, the picture
should not be larger than 300 pixels wide and tall or it will leave
no room on the test for your question. When you click Create, the
picture is uploaded to the database on the server.
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To create the question,
click the "Create" button at the bottom. If you plan to create
another question, click the "Cyclical Create" button. It will bring
you back to this screen and save you a step.
Fill-in-the-Blank and Essay
questions (5-6): These are the fifth and sixth question types.
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Answers must be entered
as Key Words, which are words expected to be found in any
reasonable answer. Students type a sentence or essay to answer the
question. The computer looks for the Key Words and grades the
question based on how many Key Words are found.
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Now all essay questions
are suitable for this type of grading.
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It works best with
questions where specific factual information is expected.
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Note, for other types of
essay questions, you can inform the students to expect a score of 0
on their essay, but you will grade it by hand using Custom
Grading in Records and Reports.
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Enter the Key
Words in the Answer Box. The grader will search what
the student enters and look for the correct answers.
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A space between
answers indicates different answers: answer1 answer2.
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A vertical line
between answers means it can be either answer1 or answer2:
answer1|answer2.
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The underscore is used
to indicate an answer that has 2 or more words in it, but must be
in a specific order and counted as only one answer:
George_Washington.
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A correct answer
cannot be a word within other words. For example, if the answer is
"mount", then "mountain" is not correct.
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To restrict scoring of a student answer to the first
X number of characters, enter #X following the correct
answers.
For example, "ANSWER #6" considers only the first 6 characters typed. This
can be very useful in a fill-in-the-blank question where a short
answer is requested and you want to prevent the student from
entering many possible answers.
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If you want to grade
all essay questions yourself, this can be done by using Custom
Grading in Records and Reports. To temporarily give
students a score of 100% on any essay or fill-in-the-blank
question and ignore anything they enter as their answer, enter
100% #0 in the answer box. To give them a score of 0%, enter
0% #0 as the answer. You can then later grade the questions
and adjust their overall scores.
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Browser Settings:
Many browsers are set to automatically fill-in a text field if 1 or
more characters match. This can be a problem when multiple students
are using the same computer in a school. You can fix this problem in
Internet Explorer as follows:
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Go to Tools > Internet
Options
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Select the Content
tab at the top
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The bottom section is
titled Personal Information.
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Click the
AutoComplete button
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Uncheck the Forms
check box
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Field Width: The
width of the Fill-In-the-Blank fields is normally set at 2 times the
width of the answer.
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If you want to
force the field to be 96 characters wide, then add 1000 to the
number following the # sign when designating the number of
characters to evaluate.
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If you want it
to be 136 characters wide, then add 2000. In the above example,
enter "ANSWER #2006". The program
will make the field 136 characters wide, then subtract 2000 and only
consider the first 6 characters the student enters when grading the
question.
Grouped Questions
(7-9):
Questions 7, 8, and 9 are specialty questions that require a number
of answers to get a single question correct.
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Identify Graphic Components requires you
to upload a graphic to appear on the right.
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For example, this graphic may be a map with the
names of the cities removed and replaced with A, B, C...
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The correct label for each letter is entered on the
left side. For example, if you replaced New York on the map with A,
then in the A field on the left, enter New York.
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Matching Sets
(Words/Definitions) lets you match a
series of related words or concepts.
-
For example, you might want to match cities with
states. To do this enter the city on the left and the state on the
right.
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Everything you enter on the left and right side of a
single line indicates correct matching answers.
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Sequential Order lets you list a
sequence of items that must be repeated by the student in the same
order.
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Type the correct order
in the fields provided.
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The students will see
randomly ordered drop-down menus
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They will be required to
select the correct order.
Sliding Continuum
(10): This last question type
is used in any
test where one answer is more desirable than another, but there is
no exact right or wrong answer. A common example is when it used as a survey question
which asks "How do you feel about..." or "To what extent....".
Surveys are generally
also used with the Thank You results page.
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The Sliding Continuum assumes
some responses are more desirable than others and it is scored to
identify users who answer it the way the survey designer prefers.
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This is a multiple choice question with 5 options. You can specify the ranges that appear.
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Select the "preferred" option with the radio
buttons.
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The grader gives a 1 if the preferred option is
selected by the user. If the next option on the scale, either
1 above or 1 below is chosen, then a 0.75 is given, 2 above or below
produces a 0.5, 3 above or below produces 0.25, and 4 above or below
a 0. In this way answers can be partially right and wrong and
the survey designer can consider every response in the overall
score.
There are two ways to delete questions from a
test:
- Questions List Page:
- Check the questions you want to delete in the "Del"
column
- Click the Delete Checked Question(s) button at
the bottom of the page
- Modify Question Page:
- Open a question to edit in the Questions List
page by click the number of the question.
- When the Modify Question page appears, scroll
to the bottom and click the Delete Question button.
To edit a question, go to the Question List
page in Test Administration and click on the number of the question
in the Num column.
- Num: Number lists the
original order in which questions were entered. If there are no numbers, then this test has no questions
yet. Click on the number of the question to open where you can edit the question.
- Type: Type refers to the type of question that was
selected when creating it. There are 10 question types available in the
drop-down menu.
- Cat: Category
refers to any name or number you assign a question when you create it.
- For example, you may enter 200 questions for
a course and organize them into subject area categories. Or you may want to
base categories on difficulty levels.
- Category names are entered on the Question List
page or on the Create/Edit Questions page.
- To enter Category names on the Question
List page, type the names in the Cat field. Click Save
Changes at the bottom of the page to
record your changes to the test.
- To enter Category names on the
Create/Edit Questions page, type the category name in the
Category field. Then Save the page.
- Selecting Questions by
Category: Once you have
created questions for the test, the next time you enter the Test Setup
page, you will see an option at the bottom where you can:
- Select in what order you want the categories
to appear
- Select how many questions you want displayed
in each category
- Add headers for each category that explains
the questions
- Category Randomization:
- Categories will appear randomly in the test
if Randomize is turned on in Advanced Features and if the
Order is left blank in Edit Test Setup under Categories.
- The questions in categories will also appear
randomly if Randomize is turned on in Advanced Features. To
turn the randomization of questions within a category off while leaving the
random appearance of the categories on, set Randomize on, leave the
Order blank, and add $ to end of the category name (for example:
C1$).
- Wgt: Weight refers to the
importance assigned to a question.
- A weight is a number from 0 to 100 assigned
to a question. If the Weight is set at 100, then that question is 100
times more important in the overall totals than a question with a weight of
1.
- If the Weight is set at 0, then that
question is eliminated from the totals. If the weights for ALL the questions
in a test are set at 0, then:
- Like tutorials and unlike regular tests,
students can close their browsers without submitting and come back to
where they left off. Emails no long show scores or show answers as right
or wrong, but they do show student responses to the questions if that
option is selected.
- Unlike tutorials, students can submit a
test and then come back later and bring up the exact same test to view
what they wrote. Temporary records are not automatically deleted as with
tutorials when submitting a test, but can be deleted by the
Administrator in System Admin.
- In Advanced Features, Display
Questions must be checked and Thank You should be selected as
the Result's Page.
- Special Effects:
You can use
HTML to modify any text
in the instructions, category headings, questions (but not sub-options), and
Result's pages. For example, the only way to create paragraphs is to include <br><br>
in the text. Hitting Enter will not do it. You can also add this way
italics, colors, bold, etc. Multi-Media.
Question Pictures, Hyperlinks, & Notes
Use this code: <img border="0" src="http://www.robotutor.com/images/speaker.gif"
width="32" height="32">
and replace the characters in red with your values.
Question Hyperlinks:
-
You can easily add hyperlinks to
other web pages, sound files, graphics, etc. at the end of any question.
-
Enter the Name of the
hyperlinks (i.e., what you want the student to click on) in the
Wording field under Add a hyperlink to a question.
-
Enter the URL of the
hyperlink (i.e., where you want the student to go when he clicks on it) in
the URL field.
Hidden Notes:
Custom Links Wizard
A t the bottom of the
Question List page, there
is a Custom Links Wizard button for creating Student Links to your tests:
- Link directly to this Test Log-In
page
- This option lets you link to a specific test or lets
students select from different tests in a drop-down menu.
- There are also options to restrict access by
requiring the Test Area or Test ID.
- To customize the Subtitle of the Log-In page, enter a new value in the
field provided.
- To remove the subtitle, enter: none.
- A field to add Sorting Codes (such as gender,
age, etc) can also be included. When students enter a Sorting Code it
is added to the student's profile.
- To further customize the Log-In page:
- To customize for everyone: Ask your System
Administrator to open TakeTest.asp and change the defaults at the
top of the code.
- To customize for a specific teacher or use: Use the
Custom Links Wizard to generate the link, then
add these commands to the end.
- Change Background graphic: &background={path}
- Use a background color:
&bgcolor={color}
- Change Header graphic:
&header={path}
- Replace Header graphic with logo and title
- &logo={path}
(example: &logo=images/mine1.jpg)
- &title={new title}
Use html code to change font color & size. (example:
&title=<font color=white size=5>Granger High School)
- Change color of log-in table:
&table={color}
- Change email address for support:
&email={email address}
- Change the 1st animation that appears:
&animation1={path}
- Change the 2nd animation that appears:
&animation2={path}
- Link to a Test Menu
- The Menu shows all the tests in this Test Area.
- All the tests in the menu are those from your Test
Area list. You can specify the title of the menu.
- To select specific tests to display in the menu, go
to System Administration and add a new Associate Log-In. Then
import the tests you want to display.
- To change the title of the Test Menu, enter a new value in the field
provided.
- To customize the Subtitle of the Log-In page, enter a new value in the
field provided.
- To remove the subtitle, enter: none.
- To restrict access, check the box and the user will be required to enter
the correct Test Area before he can log-in.
- Link to an Anonymous
Survey
- This option is generally used in surveys and
presentations where the name of the user is unimportant.
- The page where the student logs-in is generally skipped.
- All students who take the "survey" are assigned the same name in the
records.
- It is assumed you are not interested in knowing the student, but want
anonymous responses to the questions.
- Survey names are automatically and sequentially
assigned. It is recommended you do not change these assigned names.
- A new Test Area (User Log-In) should be
created in System Administration for your surveys.
- To read survey results, go to Records and Reports
> Survey Analysis Report.
- Use an assigned Test Access Code which
links to a course menu
- This option restricts access to students with a
Test
Access Code that has been assigned to them.
- Test Access Codes can only be created by the System Administrator
- Test Access Codes restrict access to a specific time frame.
- Test Access Codes restrict access to specific training materials and
tests.
- Once the code has been entered, students are redirected to a web page
with a list of training materials and associated tests.
- Link to the Academic Olympics
games
- This option lets you specify a specific test or lets students select
from different tests in a drop-down menu.
- You can also specify a specific game format or let students pick the
format.
- Link to the Training Menu without first Logging-In
- This option gives you a link that you can put on other web pages
which can take students directly to the Training Menu without first
needing to log-in.
- The link needs to be modified with the name of a Test Area
where the only access right is to the Training Menu.
- This option can also give you a link to the Main Menu without
first Logging-In.
- You should be cautious in using this option for security
reasons.
This option is a fun way for students to learn
the material in any test.
-
The game is activated by selecting a Game
Mascot and clicking Go at
the bottom of the Question List page.
-
If you select a game for THIS Test, then the Academic
Olympics will use the current test for the game.
-
If you select a game for ANY TEST, then the
Academic Olympics will provide a drop-down menu where students can select any
game in the Test Area.
-
Student names and scores are not recorded in
the Test Area database. As a result, no Test Area or Student Password is
requested.
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The number of students who play the game on a
single terminal can be from 1 to 8.
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Any test can be played as a game using this
option. But because students rotate through the questions, the test should
have at least 20 or more questions in it.
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For example, if 3 students play the game and
there are 20 questions, then each student will get 6 questions. The last two
questions are dropped so that each student can have the same number of
questions.
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The number of questions that are used in the
game is the same as the number of questions that are set to display in
Display Test
Setup when students take the test. So if you want the game to display more
questions than the test, create a new test using the Create Test from Template option and copy
all the questions into the new test.
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A student can enter any name or nickname he
wants. But he must click Add Player for it to be included in the game.
Once all the names have been entered, then leave the Name of Player box empty and
just click Start the Game.
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To make a link to a game, go to the
Question List page and click the above link. Then copy the Address in the
browser and put it anywhere you want a link.
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To have the game display the CORRECT answer
when students miss a question, the path to the game should have
Help=Answers at the end. This is the default when you click on the Game
link.
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To have the game display the TUTORIAL answer
when student miss a question, change Answers to Tutorial so it looks like
this: Help=Tutorial.
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To have the game display both CORRECT and
TUTORIAL answers, use Help=Both
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To have the game display nothing, use Help=
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Trouble Shooting:
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The Game will not play in some older browsers.
We recommend you download free copies of Internet Explorer or
Netscape 6.0+. If you are using a Mac, then down Internet Explorer
or Netscape 5.0+.
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When a student clicks Add Player 1, it
should come back and say Add Player 2. The Start the Game button
should appear next to Add Player. If it just repeats Add Player 1 again
and again or the game otherwise is not running properly, your Browser may not
configured properly.
Surveys are setup to be
Anonymous and therefore bypass the normal Log-In page.
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All users of the survey use the
same student name which is generally setup as follows: First Name="Student"
and Last Name="Survey?" where ? is replaced by a number.
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A "Survey" Test Area (with its
own Log-In and password) is generally setup specifically for surveys.
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Use the Custom Links Wizard to create
the survey link which is shown on the Custom RoboTutor Link page..
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The Restricted Survey Access
page is located in the "Survey" folder.
Linking Students to Tests
It is easy for students to take the tests,
training materials, surveys, or
games
you create.
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Create Hyperlinks from the Question List
page:
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 Academic
Olympic Games: To setup a game using this test for the questions,
click the Academic Olympic Games icon. You will have the option of
configuring it in a number of different formats and then to open it and
play it.
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 The
Venture Game: To setup a jeopardy style game using up to four
different tests, click the Venture Game icon. You will have the option
of configuring it in a number of different formats and then to open it
and play it.
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 Tryout Test:
To tryout
the test without first logging-In, click
the
Tryout It icon. No name is requested and the test will start
immediately just like in a survey. No records of you taking the test are kept in the
database.
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 Take Test:
To take the test as students take it by
logging in with your name and password, click the Take Test icon. Copy the URL
and paste it into any other web page. You can also click the Custom Links Wizard button to get more options in creating
these hyperlinks.
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 Test Menu: To view all the tests in your
Test Area before
students Log-In, click the Test Menu icon. A menu is displayed with links to all the tests
in this Test Area. Click on any one of them to log-in. Copy and paste
into any other web page.
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 Custom Links Wizard: To create a custom test, survey, or games menu
that
can be displayed when students go to Students Tests from the Main
Menu, click the Custom Links Wizard icon.. Note, a special log-in can be created by students
so they go directly to the Training Menu.
-
 Setup
Training Menu: To edit or delete tests from the the custom
tests, survey, or games menus, click the Edit Custom
Links icon.
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You can change the order in which links are
displayed so the training material is followed by the test link.
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You can also add links to training materials and
optionally import them to the RoboTutor site.
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Default Training Menu: When there are no custom
links (as in new Test Areas or when all links have been deleted), the user has the option of
viewing in the Training Menu all tests in this Test Area.
-
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Have your students log-in using YOUR
User Name and instead of your Password,
have them enter the Student Password for this Test Area as
listed in System Admin > Edit or Delete User Access. This will
automatically restrict them to only the Training Menu.
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From System
Administration, create one or more Test Areas or Associates to your
Test
Area and restrict access rights to just the Training Menu.
Then let your students use them.
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The students will see nothing
else in your Test Area except the Training Menu
that you create there. You do not need to create another Test
Area or Associate for your students.
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If you want to distinguish between classes or groups, put a
drop-down menu on the top of your tests that specify the periods
(1-7).
This can be done in Edit Test Setup. If you restrict it to integers,
it will process much faster.
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Remove Browser Headings:
If you open a test using the Training Menu, it removes the Standard
Buttons and Address Bar from the top of your browser. To do that
from a regular hyperlink, you need to include the following JavaScript. In
the <Heading> put the following:
<script language="JavaScript"> <!--
function win(GoURL)
{
var tHeight=window.screen.availHeight
var tWidth=window.screen.availWidth
var tStr="location=no, resizable=no, directories=no, toolbar=no, status=no,
scrollbars=yes, menubar=no, width="+tWidth+", height="+tHeight+", top=0,
left=0"
window.open(GoURL,"RoboTutor",tStr);
}
//--> </SCRIPT>
Then in the <Body>, insert a button graphic that says Quiz and add
this code to it:
Language="JavaScript" onClick="win('RoboTutorTestLink')"
where RoboTutorTestLink
is the address that opens the test as produced by the Custom Links
Wizard.
Customizing Student
Links
Students take tests by clicking on a link to one of these 3 files: TakeTest.asp,
TestMenu.asp, and TestCode.asp. The one the teacher chooses depends upon specific application
needs. Students can also review test content by playing the Academic Olympics Game
with a link to game/StartGame.asp.
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If you want to put a
DIRECT link from your course materials to a SPECIFIC test,
then create a link to
TakeTest.asp.
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General Link Instructions:
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TakeTest will only ask for the student's name and
password. Then it will take the student to the test specified.
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The link
to TakeTest.asp is normally set to open in a NEW window.
The exceptions are listed below under
Window Display Options.
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The names of the student and Test Areas as well as the Test ID are all
hidden in the link parameters as shown below.
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If NO parameters are set as part
of the link, then TakeTest will ask for the name of the student and Test Areas
as well as the Test ID.
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Setup and Confirmation features:
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If the test is setup in Advanced Features to allow and confirm new
names, then to enter a new name the student must check the "Click here if you
are a NEW student" box.
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If the test is setup to allow new names without confirming them or to
request no name at all, then the "Click here if you are a NEW student" box
does not appear
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Setup By-Pass Parameters
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It is possible to add parameters for the
student name or password so that even these fields do not appear, for example,
when doing a survey.
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Test Area: Since there can also be any number
of Test Areas, the one the teacher wants these students to access must be
specified.
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Test ID: A Test Area can have any
number of tests in it. Each test has a Test ID that identifies the specific
test the student is to take.
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This is what the hyperlink to TakeTest.asp should look like:
http://www.robotutor.com/RoboTutor10/taketest.asp?testarea=Everyone9&testpassword=A11
If you are linking to the RoboTutor site, you only need to enter the
Test ID (shown in
green at the very
end). The Test ID (test password) is a unique number or name that you assign a test when you
create it. If you are on another site, you also need to
change the path (blue)
and the names of your
student and Test Areas
(lavender).
If you would like to have your students or employees enter 1 or more
Sorting Codes (course number, teacher, age, etc.) when they log into a
test, add
&code=true
to the end of the
hyperlink shown above.
Sorting Codes can be used in Student Administration to select
students for various reports.
directly in the command
line if you want that code for every student. For example,
&code=Jones3
for Mr. Jones' 3rd period.
&code=Jones,Period3
Sorting Codes also work with Test Menus and Surveys.
Window Display Options and Student Links:
http://www.robotutor.com/robotutor10/default.asp
If you setup the test in Advanced Features to open
Full Screen, then you should open the test in the same window as the
link.
http://www.robotutor.com/robotutor10/default.asp?window=1
When linking to the Training Menu or directly to the test,
adding "window=1" makes it so the Exit button returns to the previous
page rather than closing the window.
If you want your students to see a MENU of all tests in a specific Test Area,
then
create a link to TestMenu.asp.
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TestMenu is designed to automatically create a menu of all
tests in a specific Test Area. All the links from this menu are
automatically set so students only need to enter their names.
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The names of the student and
Test Areas as well as the title on the menu page are all hidden in the link
parameters as shown below.
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The link to TestMenu.asp should
always be set to open in a NEW window.
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If NO parameters are set as part
of the link, then TestMenu will ask for the
name of the Test Area and the title for the test menu.
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If these parameters ARE entered
with the link to TestMenu, then this page will not display and the student will
go directly to the menu itself.
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This is what the hyperlink to
TestMenu.asp should look like:
http://www.robotutor.com/RoboTutor10/TestMenu.asp?
testarea=everyone9&testtitle=My Tests
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If you are linking to the
RoboTutor site, you only need to enter a test title (shown in
green at the end). If you are on another site, you need to
change the path (blue) and the names of your
student and Test Areas (lavender).
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If you want
to use a "test" in a
GROUP PRESENTATION or an ANONYMOUS SURVEY,
you will probably NOT want the program to ask for a student name and password.
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To skip the Log-In page, the
hyperlink should look like the following. Notice it is the same as the above
except the text in blue has been added. You can use whatever first name, last
name, and student password you prefer. Everyone who takes the test will go in
under that name.
http://www.robotutor.com/RoboTutor10/taketest.asp?firstname=Student&lastname=Survey1&studentpassword=Survey1
&testarea=Anonymous&testpassword=A11
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Another option
is to have TakeTest list all the tests in a specific Test Area using a
drop-down menu in place of the text field that asks for the Test ID. That
way students can simply pick a test. You could have a Test Area with
nothing but the tests in a specific subject.
To start the game
with a drop down menu, replace testpassword={Test ID} with
testpassword=testmenu
like this:
http://www.robotutor.com/RoboTutor10/taketest.asp?firstname=Student&lastname=Survey1&studentpassword=Survey1
&testarea=Anonymous&testpassword=testmenu
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It may be desirable at times to restrict student access to tests and
course materials by linking them to TestCode.asp.
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From the main menu, click on System Administration. Access is limited to those
who know the password to this area.
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On the next page, scroll down to the Access Codes section and enter the number of pass codes you want to generate in the
#
field.
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Enter the number of months the pass codes will be usable once
they are activated in the Mo. field.
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Enter the URL
where the students will go to see the course
materials.
http://{your
server}/robotutor10/courses/course1/CourseTitle1.asp.
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Note, if you click the Test Link button and your address is CORRECT, then
you should get the following:
Application Error,
A Pass Code was not specified.
It says this because you should not be able to access these pages without a test
code number.
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Click Submit and a page appears that lists the pass codes
generated. Be sure and print it.
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The next step is to generate the course materials using the files in your new
course folder.
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Open CourseMenu1.asp in an HTML editor such
as FrontPage.
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Add or delete menu links as needed.
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Modify the Final Exam link at the bottom
to include your Test Area and the password to the test.
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Do the same for each of the Section pages.
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When the course materials are finished and on
the network, put a link for your students to TestCode.asp. Give (or sell) to
each of your students one of the pass codes. You can put a link directly to the
log-in page or use the Training Menu with Test Access Codes.
To link directly, use:
http://{your
server}/RoboTutor10/testcode.asp.
Enter the URL in System Admin when you create the codes.
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To link using the Training Menu, enter the URL in
Setup Training Menu and leave the URL blank when you create the Access
Codes in System Admin. If you enter URLs in both, then the URL used in
System Admin will override the one in the Training Menu.
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Students will be only asked for their Access Code. Once they enter their name, it is tied to
that Access Code and all they need to do in the future is enter the code to
access the course materials.
Access Codes are special 6 digit passwords created here that employees are
required to enter before they can access training materials and tests. On
first use, the employee enters a name and from then on the Access Code
will bring up that name for the number of months specified above. Access
Codes are very useful when access to course materials, once initiated,
is restricted to a specified time period and may or may not be based on a
fee paid.
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To create 1 or more Access Codes,
enter the number of codes needed in the #
field (unlimited).
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Enter the months in the
Mo field that students will have access to the course materials
and tests after first logging-in.
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Access Codes can be setup for use in
Training Menu or from stand-along hyperlinks that go to Testcode.asp.
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To setup student use of
Access Codes
, use the Custom Links Wizard in Test Administration and
then the assigned Test Access Code option. When the
Custom RoboTutor Link page appears, copy the link or click the
Add to Custom Training Menu.
Purge Expired Access Codes
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Access Codes are setup for a
specific duration of time once they have been accessed. The total number that have expired
are shown in parentheses.
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To clean up the database and
erase old Access Codes, click the Purge Expired Access Codes,
and they will be deleted.
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If you want your students to PLAY a GAME
using the questions from any test, then
create a link to game/default.asp.
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The names of the Test Area
and Test ID are usually hidden in the link
parameters as shown below.
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No Student Records
are saved in the Test Area database, so no reference needs to be put in the
code.
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The link to StartGame.asp should
always be set to open in a NEW window.
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If NO parameters are set as part
of the link, then StartGame will ask for the Test Area (testarea) and the
Test ID (testpassword).
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If these parameters ARE entered
in the parameters with the link to StartGame, then StartGame will only
ask for the names of the players.
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This is what the hyperlink to
StartGame.asp should look like:
http://{URL}/RoboTutor10/Game/default.asp?testarea=Anonymous&testpassword=MyTest&Help=Answers
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If you are linking to the
RoboTutor site, you only need to enter the name of the Test Area
(shown in
lavender)
and Test ID (shown in
green
at the end). If you are on another site, you need to
change the path (blue).
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Another option
is to have StartGame list all the tests in a specific Test Area using a
drop-down menu in place of the text field that asks for the Test ID. That
way students can simply pick a test. You could have a Test Area with
nothing but special game versions of the tests.
To start the game
with a drop down menu, replace testpassword={Test ID} with
testpassword=testmenu
like this:
http://{URL}/RoboTutor10/Game/default.asp?testarea=Anonymous&testpassword=testmenu&Help=Tutorial
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To make a link to a game, go to the
Question List page and click the Game link at the bottom of the page. When
it opens in your browser, copy the Address and put it anywhere you want a link.
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To have the game display the CORRECT answer
when students miss a question, the path to the game should have Help=Answers at the end. This is the default when you click on the Game
link.
-
To have the game display the TUTORIAL answer
when student miss a question, change Answers to Tutorial so it looks like
this: Help=Tutorial.
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To have the game display both CORRECT and
TUTORIAL answers, use Help=Both
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To have the game display nothing, use Help=
This option lets you change
edit or delete links that display in the Training Menu created using the
Custom Links Wizard.
-
The
Super Menu is an optional drop-down menu that appears on the Main
Training Menu screen below the title and divides the Main Menu into separate
sections according to any criteria that make logical sense.
-
For example, the
Super Menu may be setup with 5 options: the years 2001-2008. Other
options might be school names, locations, instructors.
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When any Super Menu
option is selected, the Main Menu will show the entries that match
the Super Menu selected as setup by the instructor.
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If there is more than
1
Super Menu entry, a drop-down box appears at the top of the Main
Menu. The effect is that of a series of menus BEFORE the Main Menu
(3 layered menu system).
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To eliminate a
Super Menu from appearing, create no more than 1 Super Menu.
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To create a new Super
Menu, select "New" from the drop-down menu and enter the name of the Super
Menu in the field to the right.
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To move one or more items
from one Super Menu and move them to another Super Menu, check
the boxes on the left side of the items you want to move, enter the name of
the new Super Menu in the box at the top, then click the S-Update
button.
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To delete a Super
Menu, remove all items in it.
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The Main Menu is the first menu a
student sees when logging in for training.
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It contains links to the logical
organization of the training material.
-
For example, the Main Menu may contain the names of schools,
facilities, or departments.
-
When the user clicks on one of these links, the appropriate Sub-Menu
opens and displays the courses assigned to that option.
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The Sub-Menu is the second (or
third if a Super Menu is setup) and last menu that appears.
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There are any number of
custom courses that can be setup here and will display in the Training Menu.
-
Courses can be training materials
such as PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, RoboTutor
tests, surveys, games or any combination of these.
-
Add/Edit Course
Titles:
NEW course links are setup in the fields at the bottom of the form
to the right of the Add button. After filling in all the fields,
click the Add button to create the link. To EDIT an existing link
above the Add fields, make the changes you want and click Save
Edits. To delete an existing link, check the boxes to the left and
click the Delete Checked Links button.
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Every NEW Main Menu Title will create a different course and has
an associated Sub-Menu Title, Order and Link URL.
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Two rows can be combined together if the 1st row contains a link to
training materials and the 2nd row contains a link to a test. They will
automatically combine if they both have the exact same names, except the
2nd row has {Quiz} at the end. The word or words in braces can vary, but
it must be in braces.
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If there are more than 40 menu options, they will be displayed in
two columns, rather than one.
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The link can be to a RoboTutor Test, Word document, PowerPoint
presentation or virtually anything that can be displayed in a browser.
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To setup a course with 3 links to training materials and a test,
setup three fields all with the SAME Main Menu Title, but three
different Sub-Menu Titles, orders 1-3, and distinct URLs.
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The easiest way to add a link to a RoboTutor test is to
select the test in Test Administration, then click the Custom Links
Wizard at the bottom of the Questions List page.
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To setup a course link and NOT have it display in the associated
Training Menu, put an asterisk * anywhere in the Main Menu Title. This may be
desirable when you want to turn on and off various links at different
times, but not lose the links.
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Access Codes: To setup a course link and have it open an Access Code* window
before going to the Sub-Menu, put a $ anywhere in the Main
Menu title. Note, the $ does not display in the title when students see the
menu.
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You must enter something in the Link URL field,
but it doesn't matter what it is because the address to where it goes is
controlled when you create the Access Code. If a link is entered in the Training Menu, it is
ignored later.
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Test Access Codes are created in System Administration. They
are randomly generated numbers that limit access to specific time
periods once activated. To create an Access Code, click
"Create/Show/Delete Access Codes" at the bottom of the System
Administration main menu. Enter the number of codes you want in the top
field, the number of months they will be active in the second field, and
the address to where you ant them to go in the third field. Print out
the list of codes generated.
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Now when students go to the Training Menu and
select the menu options you setup for Access Codes, a window will open
that asks the student to enter the Access Code. Once entered, it will
take the student to the address (or test) you assigned to that Access
Code.
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Once students log-in using a Test Access Code, they do not need to
enter their name and password when taking any tests.
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Update Menu Items: Click the Update
button to save any and all changes made to the menu, including the new
item in the Add fields.
-
S-Update Menu Items: Click the
S-Update button to save changes made to any items where the box on the
left side is checked. Only changes made to the checked items will be saved.
-
Remove Menu Items: Check the boxes on the
left side of the items you want to remove from the menu and then click the
Remove button.
Those entries for the selected Super Menu will be removed.
-
Import Menu Items: To import ALL the
menus from another Test Area, click the Import button, enter
the Test Area Name and password, and click Submit. If you
already have some of the menu names and links, they will be merged, but not
duplicated.
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Copy Down Menu Items: To copy menu
entries to other Test Areas, check the boxes to the left of the
Main Menu title and click the Copy Down button. On the next
screen select the Test Areas you want to copy the selected menu items
down to and click Submit.
-
Master Menu: Click this button to open a
menu to which students can be directed and which has links to Training
Menus setup each Test Area.
-
This menu assumes there is at least 1
training menu setup with content.
-
The name that appears in the menu is the
Test Area User Name. To change the link name, change the name of the
Test Area in System Administration.
-
To remove a link in this menu, delete all
content for the Training Menu in that Test Area.
-
To add a link to the menu, add content to
the Training Menu in that Test Area.
-
To use this option, copy the path from
your browser and use it on your home page to link to all RoboTutor
training.
-
Import Custom Training Menus: Click
the Import button on the bottom of the page to copy the complete
Custom Training Menus from another Test Area. Since a
Custom Training Menu with many course titles and Sub-Menus can take a
while to setup and many teachers often want to use the same or similar menu
with their classes, this feature can save you a lot of time.
-
Import Training Materials: Click UL
at the bottom of the page to upload into a RoboTutor sub-folder
images, sound files, graphics, course materials such as Word
documents or PowerPoints, or an Access database for use in
RoboTutor when setting up test graphics, adding sound to backgrounds or
questions, linking to training materials, or importing data from another
RoboTutor database by first exporting tests to Access and then
uploading the file to rtdb9/tests and then importing the tests.
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Hyper-linking to the Custom Training Menus:
To create a web link to the Training Menus,
follow these steps:
-
Your students can log-in using your
Log-In Test Area and the Student Password as setup in System Administration>Edit
or Delete User Access. This
gives them restricted access to only your Training Menu.
-
To by-pass the log-in screen, your hyperlink will be like this:
http://{URL}/RoboTutor10/default.asp?username={UserName}&password={StudentPassword}
whereyourURL}= the web address to
RoboTutor on your server
-
{UserName}=
the
Test Area Name for your Test Area.
-
{Student Password}
= the Student Password for your Test Area.
When students click on the link, it
will bypass the log-in page and go directly to the Training Menu.
Note, you can have the
a custom log-in for
individual users by setting the command line as follows:
-
http://{URL}/RoboTutor10/default.asp?Mode=1&Logo=images/logo.asp&Title=My_Company
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The _ in the title stands for spaces and is removed
when it displays
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Command line settings for the font face and size or
rotating pictures are not supported.
-
Be sure and have your System Administrator set the
Session variable on the server to 3 hours to remember the
settings.
*It is possible to
modify RoboTutor so the process of selecting a course, signing up and
paying for it, and creating the Access Code and sending it to the student is all
completely automated.
This option lets you
upload into a RoboTutor sub-folder
images, sound files, graphics, course materials such as Word
documents or PowerPoints, or an Access database for use in RoboTutor
when setting up test graphics, adding sound to backgrounds or
questions, linking to training materials, or importing data from another RoboTutor
database by first exporting tests to Access and then
uploading the file to rtdb9/tests and then importing the tests.
- Training
materials can be easily imported to the server and linked anyplace in
RoboTutor such as where it requests a graphic for the header or background,
instructions for a test or question, or where sound files are requested.
- The maximum file import size is 10 megs.
- It is possible to increase this limit, but it must be
done by the system administrator on the server.
- Larger Word, Flash, and PowerPoint documents cannot be
imported, but can be used by manually placing them on any web server in
the network.
- The folders in the drop-down menu are all sub-folders under
RoboTutor10 on the web server. Files that are linked in RoboTutor
need to be on a web server where they can be accessed using an
http:// address.
- The folders in the drop-down menu must have WRITE
permissions set or you will get an error message that says the
application cannot write to that folder. Permissions are set by the web
server administrator and cannot be change within the application.
- To import a file, click the Browse button, locate the document and click the
"Upload Files >>" button.
- The document will be put in the selected sub-folder under RoboTutor.
- If the Upload is successful, the http:// address to that
Test Area will appear below in red. You should copy this address
and paste it where you want to link to the file. All you need to
do is add the name of the specific file to the end of the link.
- Note, links to files that are entered into form fields such
as in Advanced Features and the Results Pages can
use only that part of the address which is below RoboTutor10.
For example, the link http://www.robotutor.com/robotutor10/images/mg.gif
can be shorted to images/mg.gif and
it will work.
This option lets you import the
complete Custom Training Menus that have been setup in any other
Test Area.
-
Enter the User Name and Password of the
Test Area from which you want to import the Custom Menus and
click Submit.
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All the Custom Menus setup in the Test Area
you are accessing will be imported and added to your Custom Menus.
The Venture Game is a RoboTutor Version 10 add-on
and is installed separately from the main application.
If you do not see links to the game, contact your System
Administrator and ask to have it installed. This
game is a fun way for students to learn the material in any test and can be played with 1 to 8 players
per terminal.
Venture Game Test List: This page
lets you select the subject categories to be used in the game, each of which is
based on a test setup in RoboTutor. Any number of subject categories can be
selected, but for display purposes, we recommend 4 or less.
Venture Game Setup: This page lets
you setup the parameters for students to play the game.
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Subject Areas: The subject areas you
selected on the previous screen are listed at the top. If you want to change
them, click the Back button on your browser.
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Players: The number of players can be
from 1 to 8, but only 4 should plan to play on a single terminal where they
intend to answer the questions themselves. If there are 5 or more players,
it is best to designate 1 person to enter all the answers.
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Questions: The number of questions in
each subject area is restricted to the number of questions in the smallest
test. For example, if you are using 4 tests and the smallest has 10
questions and the largest 100 questions, then the number of questions
possible in the game for any category is 10.
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Time: Players have a limited amount
of time to answer each question and this can range from 10 to 60 seconds
depending on the age and difficulty of the questions.
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Basic Value: Each question is worth a
specific amount of money which can be setup here. But if some questions have
a higher priority than 1, the amount of money is multiplied by that priority
level. For example, if you set the basic value at $100, but one of the
questions has a priority of 5, then it's value will be $500.
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Mode: The game can be played on a
rotation or speed basis. If played on rotation, then each player will get to
answer a question in order. If played on speed, then the player who gets to
answer the question is the one who clicks his designated key on the keyboard
first.
Playing the Venture Game: After
setting up the game, a page appears which shows how the game has been setup with
the following options:
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Here is your custom Student Link:
Copy the link and paste it into any other web page, word processor document,
or presentation. Students can then click on it and start the game.
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URL: Copy the http:// path shown and
paste it into anywhere you can use a hyperlink.
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Add to Custom Game Menu: Click this
button to add the link to the custom Training Menu. Then students can
log-in from RoboTutor and play a series of games you setup.
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Play Game: Click this button to play
the game directly from the Setup page.
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Overall Winners: Click this button to to see who
the overall winning students are for the categories you selected.
How to Play the Venture Game
Assign Names to Players: The Venture
Game can be played with 2 to 8 players which are entered here.
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Players should enter their names like this:
John Doe.
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If players are from 2 or more teachers,
grades, or schools, then they may want to add symbols to indicate where they
are from such as this: John Doe, BHS.
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Player names and scores are not recorded in
the test database, but records are kept of everyone who played the game with
this set of categories so a list of overall winners can be generated at the
end.
Select a Question & Wager: The
Venture
Game displays the category names across the top with a blue button and wager
amount for each questing below.
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The names of the players are shown in blue
on the left side with their total earnings.
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The player who is to select the question is
shown in yellow on the left side.
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Click any blue button to start the game
action.
Question & Answer: Players can play the
game by rotation or speed. If by rotation, then each player answers questions in
order. If by speed, then the first player to hit his designed key on the
keyboard gets to answer the question.
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Time Limit: The game provides a
limited amount of time to answer each question as shown in the time box.
Once time has expired, the correct answer is given and the player assigned
to answer the question gets it wrong.
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Wager: The Wager is shown in pink on
the left side.
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Category: The Category selected is
shown in white on the left side.
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When playing by Rotation: The name of
the player to answer the question is shown in yellow on the left side.
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When playing by Speed: The first
player to hit his/her designated key gets to answer the question:
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Player 1 hits the "1" key on the
keyboard
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Player 2 hits the "=" key on the
keyboard
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Player 3 hits the "x" key on the
keyboard
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Player 4 hits the "/" key on the
keyboard
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If there are 5 or more players, then the
teacher or similar person should be assigned the role of selecting who
gets to answer the question.
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If a player answers the question
correctly, then he/she gets to select the next question to answer.
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If a player hits his key first and then
answers the question incorrectly, he/she will lose the amount of money
wagered.
Game Winners: After all the questions have
been selected, the game winners will display and show in order who has the most
amount of money won.
Overall Winners: Click the Overall
Winners button to display the names of players with their total earning.
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The list includes any students who played
the game with these specific subject areas. Different subject areas will
produce a different list.
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The names on the list can be from any
location (class, school, country) where access to the game can be
accomplished over the LAN or Internet.
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The list of winners can be reset by the
teacher or the System Administrator.
Select a Special Test Option
This option lets you edit all the main display and performance options
for the test. For a detailed description how to use this option, click the
Test Setup tab at the top of this section.
This option creates a new test
using the test currently being edited as the template:
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With some exceptions, all the parameters from Test Setup, Advanced Features,
and the Results Pages are kept the same.
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You are requested to give a new title for the test, as well as a new
subtitle, author, and password.
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You have the option to link the test to another
test so only students who passed the other test can take this test.
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All Category settings from the previous test are removed.
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The number of test questions is set at "All."
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To edit the parameters used in the
template, click Edit Test Setup after creating the new test.
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To create a new test that does not use the
test currently being edit as a template, go back to the Test List page and
click the Create New Test button there.
This option is a quick way to show what the
test looks.
It is only a mockup of your test if it were setup to
display all the test questions at one time. If your test is setup to display
questions in any other format such as tutorial, you will need to actually take the test to see it
displayed the way students will see it.
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The test is displayed with all
questions on one screen.
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The Tutorial option is turned off.
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The Randomize Questions option is
turned off.
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Submit for Evaluation and
Erase & Start Over buttons have been removed.
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The Exit button
simply returns you to the Question List page.
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The Display Questions option to show a
specified number of questions at a time is turned off.
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If there are more than 30 questions in the
test, it will display them 30 at a time.
This option lets you generate a test and
answer key for use in the classroom when computers are not available.
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A test will be generated from the database and
presented on the screen.
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The test displays itself in a new window.
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To print, use the browser print options. If you want
to modify the test before you print it, or if you want to enter page breaks so
that individual questions are not on two pages, use Edit> Select All and
Edit > Copy. Then open your word processor, such as Microsoft
Word, and Edit > Paste it into a new document. Here you can make any
modifications you want, check spelling, and enter page breaks.
- When printing from the browser, you can turn
off the Window Title and Page Address in IE by clicking File
Menu > Page Setup. Clear the Header and Footer boxes.
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Under the Title and Subtitle are 3 optional lines
where you can put the name of your school, the teacher's name, and request the
student's name. If they are left blank, the lines disappear from the top of the
test.
- To give maximum space for the student name at
the top, type Name: ________________ on line 2.
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The number of questions that display for printing
at one time is set in Advanced Features under "Test Options". See
DISPLAY QUESTIONS on screen [?] at a time.
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Spaces between questions can be
optionally added so the pages are printed without splitting questions. This
assumes you are using the browser to print the tests. It is not necessary if you
copy and past the test into your word processor.
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Borders can be included to emphasize
questions. All font
and border colors black.
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If you select to Print answer sheet, the
answers to the test
will be displayed in a second window on TOP of the test. Print it and then close
it. You do not need to copy and paste it into your word processor.
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Question Types 7, 8, & 9 can be displayed for
printing in two formats:
- Student enters the letter that matches
correct answers. This is the default.
- Student writes in the correct answer. To select this
option, check the Write in Answers box.
This button
lets you copy specific questions from any other test in this
Test Area.
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The Test Area from
which the questions will be copied is always the active one.
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When you select this option,
a page appears that displays all the other tests in the database.
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Check the boxes for tests from which you want to copy questions.
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If you to copy only
specific questions, check the box at the top: Choose individual
questions...
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Click Submit and those
questions are copied to your active test.
Importing from a RoboTutor 9 Access Database
- You have the option of importing multiple choice,
true/false, or
survey type questions from documents created in your word processor.
- Save your word processor document on your
hard drive as a text file.
- The number of questions to be imported
should not exceed 50 at one time. If you have more than 50
question, divide into into multiple documents and import them one at a time.
- Note, if you do divide the list, each
section you import must be renumbered from 1.
- Use Save As: Text Only (*.txt)
(If your word processor has: Save As Text (*.*),
use the extension .txt)
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Any .txt format works except "Encoded
Text"
Click the "Import questions from
text file" button.
Browse to find the text file and click
Submit
The file is uploaded to the server and
displayed on next screen.
Click
HERE
for specific instructions on how to setup word processor or text files to import tests.
Importing from a Word Processor or Text File
- You have the option of importing multiple choice,
true/false, or
survey type questions from documents created in your word processor.
- Save your word processor document on your
hard drive as a text file.
- The number of questions to be imported
should not exceed 50 at one time. If you have more than 50
question, divide into into multiple documents and import them one at a time.
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Use Save As: Text Only (*.txt)
(If your word processor has: Save As Text (*.*),
use the extension .txt)
Any .txt format works except "Encoded
Text"
Click the "Import questions from
text file" button.
Browse to find the text file and click
Submit
The file is uploaded to the server and
displayed on next screen.
Creating Tests in your Word Processor
When you make your tests, please follow these
procedures for creating multiple choice, true/false, or sliding continuum test
questions. Other types of test questions cannot be imported using these
procedures and must be entered manually, one at a time.
- Open your word processor and create a blank
page. If you type a header, title, or other text above the first question, it
will be ignored.
- Create multiple
choice questions with one or more correct answers as follows:
1. Who was the first President of the United States?
A. George Bush
B. George Washington*
C. Teddy Roosevelt
Begin the first question in the test by
typing 1. next to the left margin followed by a space.
- Follow the question by the options, each of
which should begin with a letter of the alphabet.
- There is a maximum of 10 sub-options (A to
J). If any more are included, they will be ignored.
- If there is an asterisk * ANYWHERE on the
line of a sub-option, that indicates it is the correct answer.
- If there is no asterisk on any line, then
A is the correct answer by default.
- If a question has 2 or more correct answers,
put an asterisk on each line.
Create True/False
questions as follows:
2. Was George Washington the second President of the United States?
A. True
B. False*
- Put True on the first line and
False on the second.
- If the answer is true, you don't need to
include the asterisk
- If the answer is false, put an asterisk
after "false" on the second line.
Importing content for the
Tutorials and Commentaries:
Tutorial content can be imported by as shown in the example above by adding
the labels shown in red. Note: it must be on the last line of the answers
for each question. Tutorials usually give hints as how to find the correct
answer.
2. Was George Washington the second President of the United States?
A. True
B. False*
Tutorial: His name is also the name of the
capitol of the U.S.
Commentary content can be imported by as
shown in the example above by adding the labels shown in red. Note: it must
be on the next line after any of the answers. Commentaries usually contain
additional instructional material.
2. Was George Washington the second President of the United States?
A. True
B. False*
Commentary: You can find additional materials
on this person in your text book, page 235.
If you want to add both a tutorial and
commentary to the same question, then they must be combined on the same line
as follows:
2. Was George Washington the second President of the United States?
A. True
B. False*
Tutorial: His name is also the name of the
capitol of the U.S. Commentary: You can
find additional materials on this person in your text book, page 235.
Create Sliding Continuum
(Type 10) questions as follows:
3. George Washington was one of the greatest Presidents the United
States!
*5
- It is assumed the continuum is 1 to 5
(Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree)
- The descriptions can be change manually
- The preferred answer is indicated on the
next line by placing an asterisk * to the left of a number.
- *5 or 5* on the next line both indicate
that 5 is the preferred answer (Strongly Agree)
To get a quick list of the
the questions and their answers, click the Test Answers option:
- A page appears that lists the test title at the
top.
- Each question in the test is listed to the
right of the question number.
- Below the question is listed the correct
answer to the question.
- Correct answers for question types 7, 8, and 9
are not listed on this page.
- Use the Test Summary to get those
answers.
Display Test
Setup
To get a summary of how a test is
setup, click the Test Summary button:
- A page appears that lists the setup parameters
of the test at the top
- Each question in the test is listed below with
its weight, category name, and correct answer.
- Next is listed all the sub-options for the
question.
- Below that the Tutorial and Commentary text
are given.
- Any pictures, if any imported into the
database, are displayed last.
This summary listing is needed when viewing many
of the reports. Student answers are numbered according to the original list
displayed here and not according to the actual randomly generated test taken.
Delete Test Records
This
option provides you with ways to delete large numbers of
test records all at one time. Such deletions are restricted to the
Test Area in which you use and all Test Areas below. It will not delete records in Test Areas above it or in
other hierarchies.
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Delete all records of
this test for each
student
EXCEPT the HIGHEST test score:
This option provides you with a single score (highest and most
recent) for every student who took the test. For example, if a student
has these scores: 99, 100, 100, and 80, this option erases the 99,
80, and the oldest of the 100s. If the student has no passing scores,
then the highest of the failing scores is retained.
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Delete all records of
this test for each
student
EXCEPT the HIGHEST PASSING test score:
This option provides you with the highest and most recent PASSING
score for every student who took the test. For example, if a student
has these scores: 99, 100, 100, and 80, this option erases the 99,
80, and the oldest of the 100s. If the student has no passing scores,
then all records of the student taking the test are deleted.
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Delete all records of
this test
WITHIN these DATES:
This option lets you specify a start date, an end date, or
both dates. If only the start date is given, then every record from
that date onward is erased. If only the end date is given, then every
record from that date backward is erased. If both dates are provided,
then every record in between and including those dates is erased.
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Delete ALL
RECORDS of this test in this Test Area and
below.
This option erases all records of any student who ever took the
test in this Test Area and/or any Test Areas below it, no matter how long in the past. Use it cautiously.
Deleted records cannot be recovered unless you have a backup of your
database.
Copy Test to Lower Levels
This option lets you quickly
copy the test selected to Test Areas below yourself.
- To access the Copy to Lower Levels
option, click down arrow for "Select a Test Option" on the Question
List page and select the Copy to Lower Levels option.
- A screen will open that displays the
Test Areas below you.
- Columns indicate your level in the
system beginning with Level 1 on the left.
- Only your level and the level below
yourself (if any) are initially shown.
- Levels above yourself or not in your
path are not displayed.
- To expand down to the next level, click
the down arrow.
- To move back up, click the Back
button at the bottom of the screen.
- To see ALL levels below yourself, check
the ShowAll box.
- Uncheck the box to show only your level
and the one below you.
- To display
Associate Users, check the
+Associates
box.
- To Add the test you are copying
to the Custom Training Menu, click the Add to Custom Menu
box.
Three fields will appear below:
- In the top field enter the name you
want to appear on the Main Menu. This is a category name that
describes all the tests that will appear in the menu that it opens.
You can use this name with any number of tests.
- In the second field down, enter the
name of the test that the students will see in the menu that opens
when they click the name entered in #1 above. This name should be
unique to this test.
- Add $ to the end if you want to use Test Access Codes.
- The third field down is optional and
only used to put links in the custom Training Menu that are
NOT RoboTutor tests.
- Such links might be to training
materials you have uploaded or other web pages on the web.
- Do not enter links to your
RoboTutor tests here. They are generated automatically.
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Check the boxes of other Test Areas where
you want your test located.
- This option puts a link to the test in
each Test Area checked.
- Owners of those Test Areas cannot
edit or change the test, but they can create links to it and see the
records of their students who take it.
- If you are an Administrator and need to
copy tests to Test Areas not displayed, but in the database,
click the Up arrow in the top right corner.
- A page will open that asks for the
password. Enter it and you will be returned to this screen, but will
have full access to all the Test Areas in the database.
- If you do not know the password, contact
your System Administrator.
RoboScan Overview
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Installation
- The
installation is done through the RoboTutor application.
- From
Test
Administration, click on ‘Import Tests’, and then ‘Import from Optical
Mark Reader’.
This will take you to a page that will automatically begin downloading the
RoboScan application, unless it has already previously been
downloaded. If there are any updates available, they will be taken care of
automatically.
- RoboScan requires that Microsoft dotNet
be installed on your computer. It will begin this process automatically
if it is not already installed. This will take a few minutes. After
completing, it will ask you to check for updates. Say Yes and it will
download Service Pack One which is required for this
application..
- Once the
download is complete, click Run and the application will open.
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Options >
Settings
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Click Options > Settings
- Serial Port:
The drop
down box will test your system for all available com ports. Please
select the port that you are connected to.
- To test
this connection, exit out of settings and choose File > Connect,
or click the green check button located directly under the File menu.
- If the
status bar in the bottom of the window reads, “Connection opened: please
insert first card…” then you are ready to move on to scanning. If not,
make sure that the scanner has been properly connected to the computer
and that the com port has been selected accordingly.
- Device Type: Type available are
displayed in a crop down menu. Currently, the only type available is
Chatsworth. But the
application can be programmed for other types.
- Card Type: Types available are displayed
in a drop-down menu. Currently there is only one type of card available:
LP3457.
Scanning
- If you are
properly connected, all you have to do to scan a card is insert it into the
OMR reader. After the card has completed scanning, there are a few items to
check for:
If there
are any highlighted red fields, they signify that an error has
occurred. The error messages will be located on the right of the form.
Most likely the error will result from an improper test number, test
location, or student number.
To update
changes you make, type them into the appropriate field and click.
When the
top fields are accepted, the application will then try to grade and
record the test in the database. If there are any errors, the fields
will be highlighted red. Most likely the error will result from an
improper value in the test form.
Again, to
save these changes, type the correct value into the field and click the
Update button.
After all
errors are corrected the Error message box should be replaced by a
Success message box including the individual student result and the
group average.
If the
success message box does not show up, the error is most likely related
to the database and it will be necessary to contact an administrator.
If you
choose to erase a card from the form without saving it, you can click
the Discard button and move on to the next card.
Optical Mark Reader and Cards
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This scanner
can be purchased from Chatsworth Data Corporation:
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The scan
cards can be custom ordered from
Lincolnshire Printing:
- Website:
http://www.omrscan.com
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Sales: Bill Kunath (800-343-2406)
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Email:
bill@omrscan.com
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Currently
only the
LP3457 scan form is setup for use in RoboTutor. It will
handle 2 tests entries per card with 80 questions on each side.
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It
can be used for two completely different tests, taken at the same or
different times.
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For
ordering cards and custom changes:
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The
following is the price to print LP-3214 scanning cards (as of
3/2008):
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5
thousand - $ 53.50 per thousand
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10 thousand - $ 42.75 per thousand
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25 thousand - $ 29.00 per thousand
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50 thousand - $ 24.00 per thousand
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Price is FOB our plant in McHenry, IL
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All orders subject to 10% +/- standards
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Lead
time is two weeks after receipt of purchase order or approved
artwork.
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Logo
change on cards (logo in black or red): Add $ 75.00
Add 2-3 days to lead time
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Design new card design, 2-sides 2-color each side: Add $ 175.00
Add 7-10 days to lead time.
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Add up to $80 on for shipping and handling.
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