MicroHelp Library Robert Allen's TestNet Create Edit Test Print View Options Quit Scores Delete [ Tests Test Delete ores ] [ Help ] Add Question Delete Question Use arrow keys or Edit Question first letter of Help menu then press ESC to Cancel ENTER. Read the brief help screens Notice the main menu choices: Create, Edit, associated with Test, Print, View, Options, and Quit. each menu choice. If you picked EDIT, the above list would appear. Press ENTER to continue Robert Allen's TestNet Create Edit Test Print View Options Quit Password [ Tests ] [ Scores ] Adjust Questions Per Test New Data Default Drive Set Screen Color Change Test Configuration If you picked OPTIONS, you would Help see these choices. Read the list. ESC to Cancel Notice the choice, HELP. HELP gives information which explains each option. associated with each menu choice. Be sure to read the help screens associated with each menu choice. Press ENTER to continue PICK QUESTION TYPE [ CREATE TEST ] Use arrows or ENTER m = Multiple/Choice to move around. t = True/False [ DEMO ] [ 1 ] Also use HOME, END c = Completion PgUp and PgDn. You see this screen when creating your own test or drill. The first six lines are for the test question. The next two lines are for a tutorial response which shows Type or skip tutorial response. on the screen if the student misses the question. The last line is for the answer. Type answer. Press ENTER to continue. Next Question: F1-F10 Quit Early? type q and F1-F10 +tOtt Robert Allen's TestNet AA.TST Edit Test Print View Options Quit A.TST AFFIX.TST CAPITALS.TST Which test do you [ Help ] CASE.TST want to edit? CASE2.TST CLAUSE.TST COMPLEX.TST Make selection and DEMO.TST press ENTER. If you edit a test, FINAL.TST you see this. The GRM2.TST arrow keys select GRMTEST.TST ESC to Cancel the test. KELLER.TST METAPHOR.TST Test names appear ONE.TST in the box on the left. Press ENTER TestNet Editor [ VALJEAN.TST ] Keep Line Length Within Box true-false 1 TRUE/FALSE Choose t or f. 2 3 Immediately after Jean Valjean emerged from the sewer with Marius, he 4 met Javert. 5 6 t answer is true. Press ENTER. t a Row 1 Col 1 A powerful editor PgDn -- jumps one questi allows you to Ctrl -- jumps one word edit questions on Ctrl Home -- top of document the fly. You see test Ctrl End -- bottom of docume the 11 line ques- names -- end of line tion format here. here Home -- beginning of lin Ctrl y -- deletes a line [ Press ENTER ] -- insert or overwrite Ctrl t -- deletes one word Use the short slide show to get an overview of TestNet. E S T * Version 3.5 [ (c) 1989-1992 by Robert Allen Hackworth ] Robert Allen's TNet Create Edit Test Print View Options Quit [ Tests ] [ Scores ] [ Help ] GRM2.TST GRMTEST.TST Your test KELLER.TST will be given METAPHOR.TST by the computer. ONE.TST PRETEST.TST Make selection SAMPLE.TST and press ENTER. THREE.TST TRIVIA2.TST To take a test, make the proper selection. TWO.TST The test will then be presented on the screen. Press ENTER to continue Please type your LAST name. Create ptions Quit [ Tests ] [ Help ] Please type your FIRST name. our test ill be given Students will When do you attend class? enter their last (10, 11, 12, etc.) and first names. Also, the hour is needed. (period) Press ENTER. VALJEAN Test for Allen Hackworth [ 3 ] MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the best answer. Pick a, b, c, or d etc. One of the main charachter in the book was called M. Leblanc. This is because this character: a. had white hair b. lived on Leblanc Avenue c. kept horses [ Answer ] The question is presented in the top box. The stu- dent types the answer in the middle box. If the question is missed, a tutorial response appears in the bottom box. Of course, the tutorial response appears only if typed when the test was created and if you choose to turn this feature on. A Tutorial response student can answer a question later by typing z appears in this box. for the answer. Press ENTER to continue Caps Needed [ N ] Review Missed Q's [ Y ] Tutorial On [ Y ] Test or Drill [ T ] Break Key Disabled [ N ] Random/Sequential [ R ] TRIVIA2 Test Results Hour Score Take Date Time Billings Mark Jan 3 00:09 Kipling Ruby Jan 3 00:10 Stoddard Harry Jan 5 00:09 Trenton Justin Jan 1 00:11 Waterford Wally Jan 1 00:11 That's all the scores. Press ENTER? After several students have taken a test, the results can be viewed on the screen. The names are presented in alphabetical order. Press ENTER to continue. [ TestNet ] Path and File Name: H:\APPS\TESTNET\VALJEAN.TST Test can be configured [ Press ENTER ] in any com- The password is [ No Password bination of Exact Answer Y/N [ N ] [ 12 ways. Test or Drill T/D [ T ] [ Break Key Works Y/N [ Y ] [ Capitalization Required Y/N [ N ] [ Shows Tutorial Responses Y/N [ Y ] [ Missed Questions Can Be Reviewed Y/N [ Y ] [ Question Order -- Random or Sequential R/S [ R ] [ To Test, a Student's ID # Is Required Y/N [ N ] [ Total Q's in DBase [ 100 ] Q's Per Test [ 25 ] [ " Timer On Y/N [ N ] [ Minutes per Test -- Valid if Timer is On [ 30 ] [ Show Test Configuration on Test Screen [ N ] [ When finished, press any function key (F1-F10). ptppO TestNet Help Options (Page 1 of 2) CHANGE PASSWORD OR OWNER'S NAME. You can prevent a user's free access to the tests. You can also password protect other menu choices. Perhaps you want students to be able to select a test on his or her own. The choices may be from several ssword protect these tests. Yet, at th As mentioned earlier, each udents to have access to such menu choice menu choice has help screens it Test, or Delete Scores. which give salient information for using the software. Or, if you password protect a t students could repeatedly take Read all of these screens ystem would not allow them to load a before using Test Maker. The information is brief and clear. You should add your name to the is added, it will be automatica Press ENTER to continue. d copy tests. ENTER = Next Screen ESC = End Help The following screens give a brief overview. They help you feel at home with the software. Press ENTER to continue. Program options are available on pull-down menus as shown on the next two screens. Press ENTER to continue. Once a test has been taken, the student's score appears. Depending on the score, various screens accompany various scores. Next you will see some of these screens. Press ENTER to advance from one screen to the next. [ Library ] Too Much TV? M A T H Your Score = 50 C WORD Beware of what you O PERFECT want, for you will get M P Test Again? y/n DESK PUBLISH- ptptpt tptptptpt ptptpt tptptpt tptpt ptptpt tptptptpt [ TestNet ] It may be time to burn some. Report Card 50 gallons of midnight Test Again? y/n It's time to seriously con- sider how you can win at the learning game. BE A WINNER! Your percent score Test Again? y/n High Scores = Good Grades Good Grades = Graduation Graduation = Employment Employment = New Home Test Again? y/n 90 [ T Maker ] [ Report Card ] Student's Name Here Your test score = 67 Test Again? y/n "Yikes! This did not work out for you. Never give up. Do better next time." Take Better Notes. You answered 25 out of 50 questions Percent Grade = 50 Test again? (y/n) TestNet [ Report Card ] Student's Name Here You answered 80 out of 100 Percent grade = 80 Test again? (y/n) TestNet TestNet [ Report Card ] Student's Name Here You answered 19 out of 20 Percent grade = 90 Give the test or drill again? (y/n) This concludes the slide show. When you load TestNet, try the Trivia test. Don't worry about making a wrong choice. In many ways, TestNet is goof proof. Also, notice the fine printing features. Read the help menu under PRINT. Press ENTER Minute Please . . . TestNet is loading Thank you for looking at the slides. Would you like to load Test Maker? Press y/n