MicroHelp Library TestNet - (c) 1994 Allen Hackworth If one logs in as a students, Select S or T the menu choices are highly restricted. A Student student has Teacher access only to the TakeTest menu. A teacher has all rights. A password can protect the teacher choice. ! to Quit Welcome to the TestNet Demo. This software can be used by parents, students, teachers, and business men and women. E S T * Version 2.0 [ (c) 1989-94 by Robert Allen Hackworth ] TestNet If the manager of the program chooses to protect Type Password the menu choices, it is at this Passwords can be any combination point that one is of words, numbers, or both. asked to type a Passwords are case sensitive. password. This screen does not show if one selects S (Student). Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit [ Help ] Use arrow keys or first letter of Above you see the main menu choices. If menu; then press one were to create a new test, one should ENTER. press C. To take a test, one would press T. To print a test and answer sheet, one would press P. To view either old tests or scores, one would press V. The Edit selections allows adding more questions to an existing test, deleting or changing questions. In this demo we will not look at every possibility. But let's look at a few of the pulldown menu choice. Let's start with C (Create). Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit 1 Create Test 2 Create Test from Existing Test [ Help ] 3 Create ID Class File 4 Combine Tests Use arrow keys or 5 Help first letter of ESC to Cancel menu; then press ENTER. We can create a new test or we can select certain questions from an existing test. We can combine short tests together to form a longer test. We will select number 1, Create Test. TestNet Creating a Test How many test questions today? How many questions for a computer test or drill? Type a descriptive test name. We first Use no more than 8 letters. enter some information. Enter q in any box to Cancel. TestNet Creating a Test How many test questions today? How many questions for a computer test or drill? Type a descriptive test name. bones1 Use no more than 8 letters. Enter q in any box to Cancel. [ Press Letter ] g = Graphic [ CREATE TEST ] Use arrows or ENTER m = Multi/Choice Quit to move around. t = True/False [ BONES1 ] [ 1 ] Also use HOME, END c = Completion PgUp and PgDn. One first chooses the question type. We must press g m t or c. Type or skip tutorial response. (Used f Let's press t. Type answer. Next Question: F1-F10 [ Press Letter ] g = Graphic [ CREATE TEST ] Use arrows or ENTER m = Multi/Choice Quit to move around. t = True/False [ BONES1 ] [ 1 ] Also use HOME, END c = Completion [ t ] PgUp and PgDn. 1 TRUE/FALSE Choose t or f. 3 Melville wrote Moby Dick in the 1850's. The first line is entered auto- Type or skip tutorial response. (Used for com matically. Five lines remain for the question. Two lines can be Type answer. used for a tutorial response. This shows if the question is missed. Next Question: F1-F10 [ Press Letter ] g = Graphic [ CREATE TEST ] Use arrows or ENTER m = Multi/Choice Quit to move around. t = True/False [ BONES1 ] [ 1 ] Also use HOME, END c = Completion [ t ] PgUp and PgDn. 1 TRUE/FALSE Choose t or f. 3 Melville wrote Moby Dick in the 1850's. The last line is for the answer. Type or skip tutorial response. (Used fo With a completion 1 Melville, born in 1819 and died in 1891 questions, several n the 2 1850's. words can be enter- ed for the answer. Type answer. If a students types any one of these words, the answer will be right. Next Question: F1-F10 Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit [ Help ] Use arrow keys or first letter of Once we have finished creating a test, we menu; then press return to the main menu. If we start creat- ENTER. ing a test and want to quit early, we can do so and come back later and start where we left off. Next, look at the choices under the Edit Menu. Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit 1 Delete Scores 2 Delete Test [ Help ] 3 Delete Class 4 Add Questions Use arrow keys or 5 Editor/Tests first letter of 6 Editor/Names menu; then press 7 Help ENTER. ESC to Cancel If you want to delete an old test, press 2. Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit [ Help ] AA.TST You would see a CAUTION! A.TST list of the tests. AFFIX.TST BONES1.TST You would put the Deletes a test! FINAL.TST light bar on your J_EYRE.TST choice and press Are you sure? SENTYP-A.TST ENTER. VERBAL-A.TST Make Selection VOCAB.TST ESC to Cancel Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit [ Help ] AA.TST CAUTION! A.TST Let's delete AFFIX.TST BONES1.TST. BONES1.TST Deletes a test! FINAL.TST J_EYRE.TST Are you sure? SENTYP-A.TST VERBAL-A.TST Make Selection VOCAB.TST ESC to Cancel Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit [ Help ] Use arrow keys or first letter of menu; then press BONES1.TST is ENTER. history. We will pick E again. TestNet Help EDIT (Page 1 of 3) DELETE SCORES, TESTS, CLASS NAME FILES With the stroke of a key, you can delete obsolete files. ADD MORE QUESTIONS TO AN EXISTING TEST Start a test with a few questions and as you h EDITOR (Selective Questions or Num File) Help screens are Use the PageDown key to jump through your ques available for each lists the keys that are helpful when editing. pulldown menu question is displayed during a computer-given choice. the true question number. This is because Tes in which the questions are presented. When yo You have your ete a question, ALSO CHANGE THE NUM FILE. Read th documentation with the editor to better understand the num f always ready when you want it. EDITOR (Class File - Names/ID Numbers) Your instructions will be shown on the screen. six digits for the student's ID number. You c example, 03, etc. ENTER = Next Screen ESC = End Help Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit [ Help ] Use arrow keys or first letter of menu; then press Let's look at a few ENTER. more choices. If the user press T (TakeTest), we see this menu. Press ENTER. Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit 1 Take Test 2 Drill [ Help ] 3 Help ESC to Cancel Use arrow keys or first letter of menu; then press ENTER. Any test can be configured as a test or drill. If it is a drill, the missed question will return again and again at the end of the test until the correct answer is given. TestNet I picked TakeTest. The titles of the available tests appear on the left. The light bar A.TST and arrow keys help make the ABAB.TST right selection. AFFIX.TST CAPS-A.TST CASE-A.TST CLAUSE-A.TST CLAUSES.TST Use the arrow key to COMPLX-A.TST make your selection and ERIK.TST then press ENTER. FINAL.TST GRGR.TST ESC to Cancel GRM2.TST GRMTEST.TST META-A.TST PARTS-A.TST PARTS-B.TST TestNet Let's try the clause test. A.TST ABAB.TST AFFIX.TST CAPS-A.TST CASE-A.TST CLAUSE-A.TST CLAUSES.TST Use the arrow key to COMPLX-A.TST make your selection and ERIK.TST then press ENTER. FINAL.TST GRGR.TST ESC to Cancel GRM2.TST GRMTEST.TST META-A.TST PARTS-A.TST PARTS-B.TST Depending on how the test Please type your LAST name. is configur- ed, the student will ? Hackworth type his or her name or a student Please type your FIRST name. number. Allen When do you attend class? (10, 11, 12, etc.) [CLAUSE-A Test for Allen Hackworth [ 20 ] Identify the clause type. Press: a adj b adv c noun d no DC Always live as if you expected to live always. [ Answer ] [ z to Hold ] The test is then presented, picking questions at random from the data base. By using z for an answer, the question comes back later. [CLAUSE-A Test for Allen Hackworth [ 18 ] Identify the clause type. Press: a adj b adv c noun d no DC I see that we all boil at different degrees. [ Answer ] [ z to Hold ] ``That we all boil at different degrees'' is a noun clause. It is the direct object -- ``I see what?'' If typed in when the test was created, a tutorial response will show if the question is missed. # TestNet [ Report Card ] Allen, You answered 18 out of 20 right. Percent grade = 90 Go again? (y/n) Review Missed Q's (r) When finished, our score is shown. Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit 1 Print Scores 2 Print Test(s) [ Help ] 3 Help ESC to Cancel Use arrow keys or first letter of menu; then press ENTER. Scores and test can be printed. Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit 1 Scores 2 Test elp ] 3 Evaluation 4 Help ow keys or ESC to Cancel etter of hen press Scores and tests ENTER. can be viewed on the screen. An evluation can also be shown. TestNet Test Name: SAMPLE After this, you The test was taken 14 times. will be shown two Today's Date: 11-07-1993 more screens. Average: 84 They show you how High Score: 100 many times each Low Score: 75 question was Standard Deviation: 12 missed. Range Between High and Low: 25 Use the PRINT SCREEN key to print the results if desired. This is an example of an evalua- tion. Two more screens follow. Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit 1 Change Passwords 2 Change Default Directory for EXE Files 3 Set Screen Color 4 Change/Check Test Configuration You have these 5 Copy Tests From Storage Bin choices under the 6 Update Num Files from Earlier Versions options menu. 7 Copy File(s) from Drive A 8 Help Choices 4 and 5 are ESC to Cancel particularly useful. We will look first at 4. [ TestNet ] A.NUM ABAB.NUM Which test do AFFIX.NUM you want? AFFIX2.NUM CAPITALS.NUM Make selection CAPS-A.NUM and press ENTER CASE-A.NUM CASE.NUM ESC to cancel. CLAUSE-A.NUM CLAUSE-B.NUM You first pick the test of your choice. [ TestNet ] Path and File Name: CAPITALS.NUM [ Press ENTER ] The password is [ No Password Exact Answer Y/N [ N ] [ 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 ] [ To Test, a Student's ID # Is Required Y/N [ N ] [ Total Q's in DBase [ 100 ] Q's Per Test [ 20 ] [ " Timer On Y/N [ N ] [ Minutes per Test -- Valid if Timer is On [ 30 ] [ Students May Repeat the Test Y/N [ Y ] [ Notice the many ways a test can be configured. Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit 1 Change Passwords 2 Change Default Directory for EXE Files 3 Set Screen Color 4 Change/Check Test Configuration 5 Copy Tests From Storage Bin Now let's check 6 Update Num Files from Earlier Versions out choice 5. 7 Copy File(s) from Drive A 8 Help The Storage Bin ESC to Cancel is a directory where students have no rights. (on a network) C:\APPS\TESTNET\USERS\ALLEN\STOR*.* C:\APPS\TESTNET\USERS\ALLEN\*.* Filname Kbytes Filname Kbytes 121592 14:52 121592 14:52 AFFIX 1K 120492 20:17 A... STORAGE 121592 14:52 AFFIX 11K 101692 12:28 A... J_EYRE NUM 1K 110792 14:51 A... FINAL 1K 121492 11:35 A... J_EYRE TST 24K 121492 12:51 A... FINAL 36K 120892 19:41 A... SENTYP-A NUM 1K 121492 11:58 A... J_EYRE NUM 1K 110792 14:51 A... SENTYP-A TST 33K 120292 10:40 A... J_EYRE TST 24K 121492 12:51 A... A-START EXE 7K 051893 15:26 A... SENTYP-A NUM 1K 121492 11:58 A... SAMPLE TST 2K 082893 22:15 A... SENTYP-A TST 33K 120292 10:40 A... AFFIX 15K 121192 12:59 A... VERBAL-A NUM 1K 110592 18:13 A... VERBAL-A IDX 1K 121492 12:05 A... VERBAL-A TST 30K 110692 10:52 A... SENTYP-A IDX 1K 121492 12:02 A... VOCAB 1K 110692 10:15 A... FINAL 5K 121592 12:24 A... VOCAB 28K 110692 11:30 A... BRUN45 EXE 77K 092888 01:43 A... 1K 121592 14:52 A... Notice the options at the bottom of the screen. This is a very handy utility. You tag files with the space bar. Then they can be moved from one directory to another with just a few keystrokes. W Copy Move Del Name Attr Sort masK dirL dirR datE For View Tree Make the directory on the left active Multi-Network Ricks College TestNet License ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Ver 2.0 Create Edit TakeTest Printer View Options Quit [ Help ] Use arrow keys or You can also show PCX graphics first letter of which can be associated with a menu; then press particular test question. This ENTER. means you could ask a question about a picture or diagram. TestNet only shows the graphic. It must be created with another program. This completes the demo. Press ENTER to Quit.