<text>LXR•TEST is a trademark of Logic eXtension Resources. Apple, AppleTalk, ImageWriter, LaserWriter, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. THINK C is a trademark of Symantec Corporation. C-tree is a trademark of Faircom. Expressionist is a trademark of Allan Bonadio Associates/Prescience Corporation. MathType is a trademark of Design Science, Inc. Random House is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc.Logic eXtension Resources reserves the right to periodically revise this documentation without any obligation to inform any person or organization. Current, registered users may obtain updates to the electronic form of this document for a nominal disk handling charge.All copies of LXR•TEST are assigned a serial number. The serial (e.g., “A1234B”) can be found on the label of your program disk. Please write this serial number in the space provided to the left. You will need this number when requesting support or software updates.</text>
<text>Should you have any question regarding this product, please call (714) 980-0046 or fax (714) 987-8706. Our only requirement for support is: 1) that you have registered the product with us, and 2) that you are using the current product release. If you have not yet returned the registration card, PLEASE DO SO NOW. We can’t keep you informed of updates or other product-related news if we don’t know how to reach you! Also, please let us know what you think. We REALLY value your views!LXR periodically issues “updates” and “revisions” to the program. “Updates” refer to a significant program changes with accompanying new documentation – usually made available to registered users for a nominal update charge. “Revisions” generally refer to program corrections and do not normally require documentation changes. Revisions are usually made available to registered users at no cost.We have put a lot of effort into developing a program which we believe is the very best you can get for this functionality. All we want is for folks that use it, to pay for it. We have encountered people that think (for more reasons than you can imagine) that it is OK to make illegal copies of software. It’s NOT OK; it is theft of what we do to earn a living. Please help; you can make a difference! MANY THANKS TO YOU!</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Please return your registration card today!Aboutcopyprotectionandtheft...</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_2227.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text> Export Test 66 Rebuild... 68 Quit 68 Edit Menu 69 Undo/Cut/Copy/Paste/Clear 69 Revert 69 Get Picture... 69 Font/Size/Style 69 Type Changes... 69 Alternate Pointer 70 Bring Forward/Send Back 70 Spelling... 71 Layout Menu 74 Layout Type 74 Free Format 74 True|False 75 2-6 Alternatives 75 Header/Footer 75 Solution 75 Labels 75 Correct Answer 76 Alternative Columns 76 Show(Hide) Ruler 77 Show(Hide) Invisible Characters 78</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>10</id>
<text> Select Menu 79 New Question 79Duplicate Question 79First/Last/Next/Prior Question 79Find... 79Select... 80Select (Deselect) This One 81Select Test 81Select All 81Select Inverse 81Clear Selection 81 Delete One.../Delete Selected... 82 Reclassify... 82 Window Menu 82 Show Questions 82 Show Question Info 82 Show Test Design 82APPENDIX A - FEATURE COMPARISON 83APPENDIX B - KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS 84APPENDIX C - GLOSSARY 87APPENDIX D - SINGLE-USER LICENSE 90APPENDIX E - SITE LICENSE 92INDEX 94</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Table of Contents</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_5630.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Congratulations! We think you have purchased the finest software available for testing! This User’s Guide has been structured to serve both as an interactive reference (using HyperCard) and a hard copy User’s Guide. Although the “LXR•TEST 4.1 Personal Edition” has been carefully designed to require little training, we still recommend that you review this guide to achieve maximum knowledge about your new product’s capabilities. Some of you may have been using a word processor or page layout program to build your tests. If so, you know the hassles in accessing, cutting, pasting, and renumbering test questions each time you construct a test. Database programs are not the answer, either. Typically they are unable to let you stylize characters, insert rulers or tabs, move graphics, or vary the size of each printed test question.This is the “Personal Edition” of LXR•TEST. It is the entry level package of a family of compatible products that combine the optimum features of word processing, page layout, and database management programs to bring you the best possible tool for item banking and test generation. Question banks and tests that you build with your Personal Edition are upward compatible with more advanced versions of LXR•TEST that include full scoring, statistical tracking, and reporting capabilities. (Please refer to Appendix A for a comparison of features among the LXR•TEST editions.)</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>INTRODUCTIONPersonalEdition</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Introduction</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_5791.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Compatible question banks are available from various sources including major textbook and exam publishing companies. For more details, please contact your publisher’s rep, your local dealer, or Logic eXtension Resources (LXR).LXR•TEST is designed to operate on the Macintosh Plus, SE, SE/30, II, IIcx, IIx, IIci, IIsi, Portable, Classic, or LC. It is recommended that you have at least 512k of memory for operating this Personal Edition. You may need to increase this amount substantially if you are going to work with large graphics or large question banks. You should be using Macintosh System 6.0.5 or later. If you want to use the “Personal Edition HyperGuide” stack (which is this document in electronic form), then you should have the HyperCard program (version 2.0 or later; this also requires version 6.0.5 or later). All Mac-compatible printers are supported. Although there are no technical constraints, a hard disk is recommended for optimum performance and design benefit. If you are using with publisher question bank(s), you should check for any additional compatibility requirements (e.g. special fonts) for that bank.</text>
<text>Your LXR•TEST Personal Edition package should contain: • Program Disk – contains the LXR•TEST 4.1 Personal Edition program, sample files (including the “Sample Questions” file used in the Quick Tour), and this User’s Guide in HyperCard format complete with hypertext references via the Index and Table of Contents. • Registration Card – PLEASE fill this out and return it to LXR. If we don’t have your Registration Card, we cannot inform you of updates to LXR•TEST, or other product-related news. • User’s Guide – a printed User’s Guide, equivalent to the HyperGuide stack on the accompanying Program disk.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Installation</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Introduction</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_6356.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text><span class="style1">ere’s how to install your LXR•TEST Personal Edition Program Disk. (Instructions for installing a publisher’s compatible question bank is contained on the sheet that came with your question bank.) 1. First, make a backup copy of the Program Disk. 2. Insert the LXR•TEST Program Disk </span><span class="style2">backup</span><span class="style1"> in the floppy drive. 3. Select all files on the floppy disk. 4. Drag them to your hard disk. (Your “Macintosh System Software User’s Guide” has further instructions on disk-to- disk copying.)That’s it!To run the program, double-click on the LXR•TEST 4.1 Personal Edition icon or on any file created by LXR•TEST. When you run the LXR•TEST 4.1 Personal Edition program for the first time, you will be asked to enter (1) your name, (2) your organization name, and (3) your LXR•TEST serial number. The LXR•TEST serial number is labeled on your original Program Disk. </span></text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Installing theProgram DiskLaunching</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Introduction</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_6482.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Treat your original and backup floppy disks with care! Lock them, and never expose them to magnetic fields (such as phones) or high heat (such as car dashboards). Although Macintosh disks are sturdier than some other disks, you should still use good disk management techniques. Copy data files and backup frequently, especially when trying anything new. A few minutes of prudent backups can save you hours of lost data!</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Backups</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Introduction</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_6678.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>This Quick Tour is designed to acquaint you with all needed information to enter questions (with graphics) and build tests.In order to complete the Quick Tour, you must have installed the files on the LXR•TEST Program Disk. The “Sample Questions” file that you copied from the Program Disk will be used in this Quick Tour.If you are new to the Macintosh, you should ensure that you are familiar with at least the basic Macintosh terminology (such as clicking and dragging). Your “Macintosh System Software User’s Guide” and “Your Apple Tour of the Macintosh...” are excellent sources for this enabling information.Let’s begin by presenting some fundamental design concepts of the Personal Edition. LXR•TEST creates several types of files. You will review three of them now: the questions file, the test design file, and the index file.</text>
<text>The questions file contains questions (both text and graphics), question answers, and other question information. Think of the questions file as a collection of cards that contain the visual image of the question on the front side of a card and other related question information on the back side of a card. The “visual” or front side of a card (question) is edited using the “Questions Window.” Other related information is edited using the “Question Info Window.” Every questions file has its own “index” file. LXR•TEST uses this index file to keep track of the question order and to facilitate access to key words. If an index file is missing, LXR•TEST will create another one.The test design file (the contents of which display in the Test Design Window) contains a list of questions you have chosen to place on a test. The test design file does not contain the questions themselves, just a list of question ID’s and the name of the questions file from which they were chosen.Begin by examining the Sample Questions file you copied from the Program Disk to your hard disk. 1. Double-click on the questions file “Sample Questions” on your hard disk.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Like index cards with questions on the front, info on the back...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_7585.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>You will now be viewing the “Questions Window.” The questions window is used to inspect, enter, and modify questions that can later be used to build your tests.The “file position scroll bar” in the upper left corner of the questions window is used to move through your question “cards.” (You can also use the “Find” button to find a specific question.)Notice the highlighted “Objective.” This objective is the primary classification for this question. You must enter an objective for every new question. You may choose any objective you wish. For example, you could enter “01” to refer to a book chapter. Or, you could enter “INERT_GASES” as a functional objective. LXR•TEST will automatically enter a sequence number for the Objective you enter. For example, if you enter a new question under the new objective “INERT_GASES,” LXR•TEST will assign it a sequence of “001.” If you enter a second question under the same objective, it will be assigned sequence “002,” etc. Every question in your bank is uniquely identified by the combination of its Objective and Sequence – this is called the “Question ID.”</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Every question must be classified by an objective...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_7742.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>To the right of the Objective and Sequence number, there is a lock. Clicking on the lock does just what you may expect. If the lock is closed, any changes that you may make to the question will NOT be saved. You would normally enter a question, position any graphics, then lock it to prevent any accidental changes.Beneath the objective, you find a row of 5 buttons.Creates a new question, using the same layout as the current question showing in your Questions Window.Enables you to quickly find any question in your questions file by specifying all or part of its objective and, optionally, its sequence number.Brings up a dialog box that lets you specify question selection criteria. This powerful feature of LXR•TEST enables you to quickly choose subsets of questions.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text></text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_8032.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Opens another window on your screen, showing other information that relates to the same question currently shown in the questions window. Think of an analogy to old-fashioned index cards. If you had your questions written on such a card, the questions window would be looking at the front of the question “card,” and the info window would let you look at (and make changes to) the back side of the card.Opens another important window on your screen – the Test Design Window. The Test Design Window enables you to assemble questions on to tests for printing.On the upper right side of the questions window, you find 2 radio buttons marked “All” and “Selected.” These radio buttons control whether you use all questions (“All” button highlighted), or limit your question view to only questions you have previously selected (“Selected” button highlighted). </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_8328.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Beneath these radio buttons, there is a “Select This One” check box. If this box is highlighted, the question displayed has been marked as selected. In the index card analogy, think of selecting a question as placing a paper clip on it. You can select a question automatically by using the “Select” button, or manually by clicking on this check box. Remember that you can restrict your view to just the questions you have selected by simply clicking on the “Selected” radio button as discussed above. Choosing the “Clear Selection” menu item removes all the “paper clips.”Beneath all of these controls, you find the visual contents of the question itself – text and graphics as it will appear when placed on your test. Notice that the question is comprised of a series of “edit boxes.” The actual number and shape of these boxes depends on the layout type you have chosen (multiple choice, free format, etc.) which you can change at any time. LXR•TEST can, during test printing, rearrange these boxes, giving you different versions of the same test!The first of these edit boxes is called the question stem. Additional edit boxes for multiple choice questions are called alternatives (or choices). </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Like placing a paper clip on a question...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_8606.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>The last of these edit boxes (the one surrounded by a dotted line) is called the “Solution Box.” This box only appears if you have checked “Solution” in the “Layout Type” menu item. In the solution box you enter a detailed – even graphical – solution to the question that can be printed following each question. Whether the solution is printed or not is determined by a check box in the “Page Layout...” menu item. To enter a question, you simply click in any of these edit boxes and begin typing or pasting graphics. Font, size, and style may be changed at will. Text rulers let you precisely control formatting, tabs, margins, and leading.You may observe some unexpected characters in the sample question solution boxes – the characters “&A.” The ampersand is a special character for LXR•TEST. When the “&” is followed by certain letters, it signifies a print variable. That is, instead of “&A,” LXR•TEST will SUBSTITUTE the correct answer (such as “B.”) when printing – even if the order of the alternatives has been scrambled! (Whether or not a multiple choice’s alternatives can be scrambled is determined by the “OK to Scramble” check box on the Question Info Window.)</text>
<text>On the left side of the question are the “labels.” You can mark an answer correct by just double-clicking on the appropriate label. To change the text that appears in the labels and for all other questions, you use the “Label Setup...” menu item.Try out what you have learned by entering a new question relating to the Macintosh user interface (Objective: “MAC_USER”).1. Click the “New” button.2. Change the Objective to “MAC_USER.”3. Click in the stem box.(Notice that LXR•TEST has numbered this as sequence “008” – the 8th question within the “MAC_USER” objective category...)</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>LabelsQuestion EditingCreate a new question...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_9093.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text> 1. Type “What is this control?” (You will paste in a graphic later...) 2. At the same time, press and Down-Arrow to move to the alternative A box (or click in alternative A’s box with your mouse). 3. Type “Scroll Bar.” 4. Press Down-Arrow to move to alternative B. 5. Type “Close Box.” 6. Press Down-Arrow to move to alternative C. 7. Type “Zoom Box.”Get a picture of the scroll bar graphic to paste in the stem. There is one in question “MAC_USER 003.” To find that question: 1. Click the “Find” button. 2. Type “MAC_USER” in the first box and “3” in the second box on the dialog that appears. 3. Click “Find.”</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Enter some text...Find another question with a graphic...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_9311.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Now that the desired question appears, get a copy of the scroll bar graphic: 1. Click in alternative C’s edit box. 2. Double-click on the scroll bar graphic to select it (it will be surrounded by a dotted line). 3. Choose “Copy” from the Edit menu to place this image on your clipboard.Now go back to your original question: 1. Click the “Find” button. 2. Type “MAC_USER” in the first box and “8” in the second box on the dialog that appears. 3. Click “Find.”Paste in the graphic: 1. Click in the stem box. 2. Choose “Paste” from the Edit menu. 3. Place the pointer over the graphic (it turns into a hand) and move the graphic to the desired location.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Select and copy the graphic...Return to your original question...Paste in the graphic...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_9502.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>To mark the correct answer, just choose the “Correct Answer” menu item, or double-click in the corresponding label box. (A check mark will remain indicating the correct answer has been marked.)You may wish to open the Question Info Window (by clicking the “Info” button) to assign any key words to this question or other notes about this question.You can continue to build your question bank by entering text and graphics as shown above. (LXR•TEST also includes a facility for initially loading text questions from other systems. Please refer to the Import Questions section in the Reference chapter for additional details.)Those are the basics for question editing! Now let’s build a test.Rather than use the Sample Test provided on the Program Disk, you are going to build your own. To begin, just open the Test Design Window: 1. Click the “Test” button.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Test Building</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_9804.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Notice the two scrollable lists (called “panels”). The one on the left is an alphabetical (by objective) list of every question in the open questions file. The panel on the right will contain questions as you place them on your test. Observe that there are already 2 “questions” listed in the test panel. When you open the test design window AND IF LXR•TEST finds items in your bank called “HEADER 001” or “FOOTER 001,” it will automatically place them on the test and use them as a test header and test footer, respectively. (Headers and footers are entered into the questions file just like other questions, except that you choose “HEADER” or “FOOTER” under the “Layout Type” menu item when you create these types of “questions.”)You should be able to guess how easy it is to place questions on your test. Yes, just click (or shift click) one or more questions in the questions panel on the left and then click the “>>>>>” button to transfer them to the test. Just the opposite moves questions off the test. If you want to inspect or edit an individual question, just double-click on the questions ID in either list and that question will appear in the Questions Window. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Headers and FootersPoint and click to create your test...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_10119.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>If you want to rearrange the order of a question already on the test, just hold down your OPTION key while selecting a question in the list, then drag it to the desired location with your mouse.There’s another way to quickly build a test. Click the “Auto” button. This will display a list - not of individual questions, but of objectives - and shows the number of questions in each objective. You may then click on any objective, and specify the number of questions you want selected from that objective. This number will then be randomly selected from the questions available and placed on the test. If you select a question in the test panel, then go back to the questions panel and select more questions to be added to the test, they will be inserted immediately before the question you previously selected on the test. If you want them inserted at another location, just drag the question insertion arrow to the desired location.You may wish to inspect the “Page Layout...” menu item before printing. This dialog box lets you choose the question components you want to print. You will see controls that let you specify exactly what you want printed and the types of special printing effects - if any.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Random Test Assembly...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_10262.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>If you wish to preview your test before printing, choose the “Preview” item in the File menu. All printed output will be directed to your screen until you turn preview off.A powerful feature of LXR•TEST is its ability to work with subsets of questions. These question subsets are called “selections.” You can create a selection by clicking the “Select” button and entering your selection criteria. If questions are found which meet your criteria, LXR•TEST will take two actions: the “Select This One” check box will be highlighted for affected questions; and, the “Selected” radio button will be highlighted. With the “Selected” radio button highlighted, you will only be able to view (or print, or export) those questions which have been marked as selected. The questions presented on the left (questions) side of your test design window are limited to just those you have selected. This lets you construct tests only with questions that meet your specific criteria. To reestablish a full view of all your questions, simply click on the “All” radio button.As you build each of your tests, you may save and recall them at any time. After you have built and administered your tests, you may wish to reopen the test design file, and reprint the test with “Solution” and “Mark Correct Answer” controls set on in the “Page Layout...” menu item. This can provide you with an excellent remediation tool.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>SelectingRemediation</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_10645.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>This covers the basic features of the LXR•TEST Personal Edition. There are many advanced capabilities that are optionally available, including: • a more advanced version of LXR•TEST, called the Professional Edition, that features question linking, multi-column page layouts, global changes, and more; • another advanced version of LXR•TEST, called the Scoring Edition, that includes the Professional Edition features plus automatic scoring, item analysis, student mastery reporting, and more; • an Interactive eXtension (compatible with all three editions) which lets you use LXR•TEST along with HyperCard 2.0 to create on-screen interactive tests; and • a Spelling eXtension (compatible with all three editions) which provides an 83,000 word dictionary for integrated spell checking.For more information on these features, please contact Logic eXtension Resources.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Advanced Features</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_10837.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text><span class="style1">or more information on </span><span class="style2">this</span><span class="style1"> program, please refer to the following Reference chapter which covers each file, pointer, window, and menu item in detail.</span></text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Quick Tour</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_11385.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>This reference chapter is designed to provide you with quick access to the details of the LXR•TEST application. It is organized as follows: • Files • Pointers • Windows • MenusThe Personal Edition 4.1 program uses the following files: • questions file • index file • selection file • test design fileThese data files are fully upward compatible with more advanced versions of LXR•TEST. The Personal Edition 4.1 program file contains instructions (code) used by the Mac. Since the program is only available for the Macintosh family of computers, it has been designed to take maximum advantage of the Mac’s environment. LXR•TEST supports all Mac computers currently being sold by Apple (at this writing: Mac Plus, Mac SE, Mac SE/30, Mac IIcx, Mac IIci, Mac IIx, Mac IIsi, and the Mac Portable, Classic, and LC). </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>REFERENCEFilesProgram File</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_11542.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Contains your personal program preferences – if they are different from the “factory” settings. This file is only created (in your System Folder) if you change the factory settings; otherwise, the file does not exist. Data that is stored in this file includes: window size and positions, label font/size/style, question default font/size/style, margins, question spacing, and other dialog setup information you have changed. This file is automatically maintained by the program. If you “trash” this file, LXR•TEST will revert back to the “factory” defaults until you make additional changes. Then, a new preferences file will be created in your System Folder. The questions file contains all question text, graphics, and other related question information. It is created by selecting the “New...” item from the File menu. You interact with a questions file by using the Questions and Question Info Windows. A questions file is a “database” type file – data is stored individually by records within the file. You do not need to periodically “Save” it as you would with some other types of files. When you move from one question to another, any changes for that question are automatically written to this file. You may have only one questions file open at one time and you will typically want to place all related questions into a single bank (file) of questions. If you have other sets of unrelated questions, you may wish to place them in separate questions files.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>PreferencesFileQuestionsFile</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_11908.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>You can use the “Import Questions...” and “Export Questions...” menu items to move questions from one questions file to another. Should you ever experience a problem with a questions file, you should use the “Rebuild...” menu item. LXR•TEST does not automatically “free up” space from any questions you may have deleted unless you export to a new questions file or rebuild your old one.The index file contains data that permits LXR•TEST to know the objective order of questions in a questions file and enables it to quickly find a question or key word even if you have thousands of questions. If you open a questions file and LXR•TEST does not find the associated index file, it will prompt you so that it can automatically rebuild one. An index file always has the same name as its associated questions file, plus the suffix: “.IDX.” If you move a questions file from one disk or folder to another, be sure and move its index file also. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Index File</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_12087.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>The selection file contains an ordered list of question ID’s (objectives and sequences) for questions you may have selected using the “Select This One” or “Select...” menu item. This file is normally created in the same disk/folder as its associated questions file (if you move your questions file to a different folder, move your selection file also). However, if you are working with a locked disk (or CD ROM) this selection file will be placed in your System Folder temporarily and will be erased when you leave the program. This file is erased by the “Clear Selection” menu item.Contains an ordered list of the question ID’s of the questions you have placed on a test. The name and location of the questions file from which the test was constructed is also stored. The test design file does NOT contain the contents of the questions themselves – this resides in the questions file. If LXR•TEST cannot find the questions file from which the test was built, it will prompt you to locate it. The test design file does not have to be in the same disk/folder as the questions, index, and selection files. If you move any files, however, you may be asked to “find” the questions file when you open the test design file.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Selection FileTest DesignFile</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_12460.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>An important part of the Mac user interface is the ability to support a pointing device (mouse/trackball). As you know, the pointer can take on different images depending on program options and its location on the screen. LXR•TEST utilizes this feature to communicate possible actions as indicated below.Indicates you can select menu items or windows, use scroll bars, adjust window sizes, activate an edit box, or perform other standard Macintosh interactions.Indicates you can perform text editing operations. (If text is beneath a graphic, pressing “ A” changes the hand pointer to an I-Beam pointer.)Indicates you are over a graphic in an active edit box and are able to drag or select (by double-clicking) the graphic. If you hold down the SHIFT key while dragging a graphic, your movement will be constrained to either horizontal or vertical. Once you have selected a graphic (indicated by dotted lines surrounding the graphic), the graphic will move 1 pixel at a time with each press of an arrow key (if you hold down the OPTION key while pressing the arrow key, the graphic will move 10 pixels). </text>
<text>LXR•TEST questions may include equations created by the MathType™ and Expressionist™ programs. These two programs create graphics which can be pasted into LXR•TEST. If you paste these equations into LXR•TEST, you may use the following technique for automatic baseline alignment: • Click on the line to which you wish the equation aligned. • Select the equation graphic by double-clicking it. • Press OPTION - to automatically align the equation’s baseline to the baseline of the current text line. If this is the first line of the box, the box’s label may also be adjusted accordingly ( OPTION = clears this).The OPTION - sequence, when used on other types of pictures, will align the bottom of the picture with the baseline.Indicates that you are able to re-size (vertically) the current stem, alternative, or solution box. Place the pointer at the bottom edge of a box and drag the box edge up or down to re-size it.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>MathType/ExpressionistResizePointer</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_12883.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Indicates that you are over a label box. If you double-click on a specific label (e.g. “A.”), it will set this as the correct answer for that question. A check mark will remain indicating the answer chosen. You can also set (or un-set) the correct answer using the “Correct Answer” menu item.The LXR•TEST Personal Edition employs three windows for interacting with your questions file and constructing tests. Large (and small) screen displays are supported and your preferred window sizes and locations are remembered in the LXR•TEST Preferences file.The Questions Window is for maintaining your questions. The name of the current questions file is displayed in the center of the title bar. The questions window is always displayed when you are working with a questions file or a test. If you close a questions window, all other windows will also be closed.</text>
<text>In the upper left corner of the questions window is the objective for the current question. This is the primary classification for the question. You may choose any method of classification that makes sense to you. While designing tests, automatic random selection is made by choosing questions from within an objective. Keep this in mind when you are developing your classification scheme. For example, if you normally build tests corresponding to book chapters, then you may wish to classify them “01,” “02,” etc. Since questions are always ordered alphabetically (not numerically), the leading zero in single digit chapter numbers keeps chapter “10” questions from appearing before chapter “2” questions. If you later wish to alter your classification scheme, you can globally change objectives using the “Reclassify...” menu item. You may triple-click on the Objective field to view all objectives in your questions file. The number following the objective is called the sequence. When you create a new question and enter a new objective, LXR•TEST will automatically assign it a sequence of “001.” The next item for this same objective will be assigned “002,” etc. The combination of Objective and Sequence uniquely identifies a question, and is called the Question ID. To change the objective and/or sequence for the current question, enter the new objective/sequence, press the RETURN key, and click “OK” at the “Change Question ID to:” dialog box. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>ObjectiveSequence</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_13334.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>To the right of the Objective and Sequence, there is a lock control. Clicking on the lock does just what you would expect. If the lock is closed, any changes that you may make to the question will NOT be saved. You would normally enter a question, position any graphics, then lock it to prevent any accidental changes.Beneath the objective, you find a small, horizontal scroll bar. This scroll bar (the file position scroll bar) is used to move through your questions file. Click the right scroll arrow and you will move to the next question in your file. Drag the thumb wheel midway, and you will move approximately to the middle question in your file. Click the left scroll arrow and you will back up to the prior question in your file. If you hear a beep when you click a scroll arrow, you are at one end of your file.To the right of the file position scroll bar, you find a row of 5 buttons. These buttons actually duplicate functionality of equivalent menu items, but are placed at the top of the Questions Window for convenience because they are so frequently used.Creates a new question using the same layout as the current question showing in your Questions Window.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_13616.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Enables you to quickly find any question in your questions file by specifying all or part of its objective and, optionally, its sequence number. It defaults to the first sequence in the current objective.Brings up a dialog box that lets you specify question selection criteria. This powerful feature of LXR•TEST enables you to quickly choose subsets of questions for other activities (building tests, printing, exporting, etc.).Opens another window on your screen, showing other information that relates to same question currently shown in the questions window. If this window is already open, clicking the button brings it to the front.Opens the Test Design Window. It is in this window that you actually build your tests. If it is already open, clicking the button brings it to the front.On the upper right side of the questions window, you find 2 radio buttons marked “All” and “Selected.” These radio buttons control whether you use all questions (“All” button highlighted), or limit your question view to only questions you have previously selected (“Selected” button highlighted). </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_13880.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>If this box is checked, the question displayed is marked as selected. In the index card analogy, think of selecting a question as placing a paper clip on it. Questions can be automatically selected by using the “Select” button, or manually by clicking this check box. Remember that you can restrict your view to just the questions you have selected by simply clicking the “Selected” radio button.Next, you find the visual contents of the question itself – text and graphics as they will appear when placed on your test. Notice that the question is comprised of a series of “edit boxes,” including a stem box and two or more optional alternative boxes. The actual number and shape of these boxes depends on the layout type you have chosen (multiple choice, free format, etc.) – which you can change at any time. LXR•TEST can, during test printing, rearrange the alternative boxes, giving you different versions of the same test! You may move between boxes by pressing your and TAB keys (to move to the next box) or OPTION TAB (prior box); if no tabs are set on your current ruler, you may also press your “TAB” key to move to the next box. To highlight all box text, triple-click in the box. You can also highlight text by holding down SHIFT while pressing your left and right arrow keys.To enter a question, click in any of these edit boxes to make it active and begin typing or pasting graphics. Font, size, and style may be changed at will. Text rulers let you precisely control formatting, tabs, margins, and leading.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_14169.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>The last of these edit boxes (the one surrounded by a dotted line) is called the “Solution Box.” This box only appears if you have checked “Solution” in the “Layout Type” menu item. In the solution box you may enter a detailed – even graphical – solution to the question. The solution is printed following each question if you check “Solution” in the “Page Layout...” menu item. Notice the characters “&A” in the solution. The ampersand is a special character for LXR•TEST. When the “&” is followed by certain letters, it signifies a substitution variable. That is, instead of “&A,” LXR•TEST will SUBSTITUTE the correct answer when printing – even if the order of the alternatives had been scrambled! Whether or not a multiple choice’s alternatives are scrambled is determined by the “OK to Scramble” check box in the Question Info Window.Notice the small triangle in the upper left of each edit box. This is the ruler display control. If you double-click it, the ruler for this text will be displayed (or hidden if it is already displayed). This performs the same function as the “Show Ruler” (or “Hide Ruler”) menu item. In the Personal Edition, you have one ruler per text box.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Ruler Display</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_14422.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>On the left side of the question are the question “labels.” You can mark an answer correct by double-clicking on the appropriate label. A single click in any of these label boxes enables you to change font, size, or style using the corresponding menu item under the Edit menu. To change the actual label text, or its width, use the “Label Setup...” menu item. Changing the font characteristic of any label automatically changes them for all labels and stores this information in your preferences file. Labels can be displayed or hidden for a particular question with the “Layout Type” menu item.For constructing tests you open the test design window by clicking the “Test” button or by choosing the “Show Test Design” item in the Window menu. You must have a questions file open before you can show an untitled test design window. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>LabelsTest DesignWindow</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_14740.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>There are two scrollable lists in the Test Design Window. The list on the left is referred to as the questions panel. Above the questions panel you find the name of the open questions file and how many numbered questions are available. If you have the “All” radio button highlighted in your questions window, then the number of questions available is equivalent to the total number of questions in your file. If you have the “Selected” radio button highlighted, the number of questions available will be limited to only those that you have previously selected. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>QuestionsPanel</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_15061.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>If a black dot appears to the left of a question ID in the questions panel, this indicates that this question is “non-numbered.” Non-numbered questions do not get a number assigned to them when they are placed on to a test. Non-numbered questions enable you to create test instructions, passages, and other test support material for placing at any location on a test. You set this “numbering” feature for each question in the Question Info Window.You may see a single or double line to the left of question ID’s in the questions panel (or in the test panel, discussed below). These lines represent question links. If a linked question is placed on the test, one or more related questions will also be placed on the test.Linked questions may also contain special print variables such as &F, &G, and &L.Although the LXR•TEST Personal Edition does not let you create your own links (only the Professional and Scoring Editions let you do so), it will recognize links and link variables created by other editions of LXR•TEST.To select all questions in the questions panel, triple-click in the panel.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Links</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_15522.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>The list on the right is called the test panel. Above the test panel is the name of your test design file (if you have named one using “Save As...”) and the total number of “numbered” questions currently on your test. To select all questions in the test panel, triple-click in the panel.You assemble items on to your test by highlighting them in the questions panel and then “moving” them to your test panel by clicking the “>>>>>” (copy-to-test) button. Moving questions off a test is, of course, just the opposite. Once a numbered question has been placed on a test, it is removed from the questions panel so that you won’t accidentally place it on the test again. If you have a long list of questions, you may click in either panel and quickly type the first couple of characters of the desired question’s objective and the list will automatically scroll to the first question whose objective matches the characters you typed.Notice the solid black arrow that is on the left edge of the test panel. This is the question insertion control. You may drag this arrow to point to where you want any additional questions inserted when they are moved to the test.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Test Panel</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_15770.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>You may move one or more items on your test. To move a single item, click on the item, then hold down the “OPTION” key while dragging it to a new location on the test. To move multiple items, click and shift-click on the items, then hold down “OPTION” while dragging.The “Auto” button provides you with a quick and easy method of randomly selecting questions from a specific objective – or randomly selecting questions from all of those questions you have previously selected. Click it and a dialog box is displayed with another scrollable list. Highlighted at the top of the list is the total number of “numbered” questions that are available for random selection. Beneath this total, you find a list of all the objectives you have available, and the number of numbered questions available in each. You may click any objective and then enter how many questions you want randomly selected from that objective. Click the “Add to test” button and that number of questions will be randomly chosen and inserted on the test at the location of the question insertion indicator. If you have a long list of objectives, you may quickly type the first couple of characters of the objective and the list will automatically scroll to the first objective that matches any non-numeric characters you type. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_16036.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>The “Scramble” button randomly rearranges the order of all the ITEMS on the test. (This is different than scrambling the order of ALTERNATIVES within each question.) If you choose to use this button to scramble the ITEM order on your test, you should save a copy of the new (scrambled order) test under a new test name. You must click and shift-click test items before using the Scramble button. To scramble all items on a test, triple-click in the test panel, then press the Scramble button.If you use ALTERNATIVE scrambling rather than ITEM scrambling, it is not necessary to save under a different test name because LXR•TEST automatically remembers the correct answers for the scrambled alternatives for each of 9 different test versions.At the top middle of the Test Design Window is another lock control. This control can prevent accidental changes to the test. (No items can be moved to, or from, a locked test.) Clicking the lock sets the locked or unlocked feature.The Question Info Window complements the questions (edit) window, enabling you to set print controls, store key words, and enter other related information for this question. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Test LockQuestion InfoWindow</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_16345.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Lets you assign a point value for this question. Total point values for all questions on a test are summarized and printed on the Scoring Key report. This value is initialized to “1” when the question is first entered.Lets you assign an administration time for this question. The total administration time for all questions on a test is summarized and printed on the Scoring Key report. This value is initialized to “1” when the question is first entered.If you use LXR•TEST’s Interactive eXtension, the times that you save for each question on the test will be used to calculate the total administration time for the interactive test.If checked, then this question is assigned a sequential number when it is placed on a test. Conversely, you would remove the check if you enter a test instruction (or other text or graphic) that is NOT to have a number assigned when placed on a test.If checked, then the order of the alternatives of this question may be reordered when printing different test versions (as set in the File menu’s “Page Layout...” menu item). If not checked, the order of alternatives will always appear in the order shown in the questions window.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Point ValueTimeOK to NumberOK to Scramble</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_16465.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>If checked, this item will always be printed as the first item on a page.If checked, the item following this question will always be printed as the first item on a page.As shown below, there are four categories of key words for further classifying questions. You may select questions meeting specific key word criteria (such as all questions with a difficulty of “MEDIUM”) by using the “Select...” item in the Select menu. Simple selections (on one field only) proceed very quickly, since key words (and objectives) are “indexed” for fast selection.The first two key words fields, “Question Type” and “Difficulty,” are predefined to contain certain standard values.Click the Question Type key word and choose MC, ESSAY, TF, MATCH, or FILL-IN from the pop-up menu. Don’t forget that your “question type,” as specified here, may not necessarily correspond with the “layout type” you chose with the “Layout Type” menu item. For example, any of the five question types listed above can be entered in a question with a free format “Layout Type.”</text>
<text>Click the Difficulty key word and choose EASY, MEDIUM, or DIFFICULT from the pop-up menu.The final two key words fields, “Topic” and “Other,” can contain any word you wish to enter. You may use these fields to establish subclassifications such as “QUIZ,” “FINAL,” “GRADE12,” “PERIOD6,” “USED1989,” or literally anything you want (so long as no more than 10 characters are used).Enter any topic or other key word of your choice (up to 10 characters). You may triple-click on this field to view all topics in your questions file.Enter any additional classification of your choice (up to 10 characters). You may triple-click on this field to view all topics in your questions file.For multiple choice layout types, you may enter the location to place the alternative you wish to be correct for each of 9 alternate test versions (1 through 9 - version 0 is the version which displays on your Questions Window). When you enter a letter (“A” - “F” or “T”), LXR•TEST will ensure this is the correct answer for that version by placing the text and graphics of this alternative at the specified label and rotating the remaining alternatives. This alternative scrambling takes effect only if you check “OK to Scramble” in the info window, and you specify a different print version in the “Page Layout...” menu item when printing a test.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>DifficultyTopicOther</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_17126.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>You may enter any text. Typically you would enter your question validation opinion (e.g. “Reviewed 10/10/90 - good item.”).You may enter any text. Typically you would enter the reference source from which the question originated.Whenever the question is altered, LXR•TEST automatically updates this to today’s date.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>NotesReferenceChange Date</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_17163.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>The LXR•TEST program includes several menus: the Apple ( ) menu, the File menu, the Edit menu, the Layout menu, the Select menu, and the Window menu. These menus, and the items within them, are discussed below.The options in the Apple menu depend upon the desk accessories you have installed. The first two options, however, are as follows.Shows your version of LXR•TEST, as well as the registration information you entered when you first started LXR•TEST (serial number, name, and organization), the type of license you have (single or site), and the eXtensions you have purchased (interactive and/or spelling).Lists key combinations for performing many LXR•TEST menu items and other functions. (These are presented in Appendix B of this guide.)Controls file operations.</text>
<text>Creates a new LXR•TEST Questions or Test Design file. The name to give a new questions file may be up to 27 characters long. The test design file can have names up to 31 characters and does not have to be in the same folder as the questions file. When creating a questions file, LXR•TEST will remind you to use “Label Setup...” and “Question Setup....” to setup default spacing and margins for your new questions. Opens an LXR•TEST file. Only one file of a particular type may be open at the same time (for example, you can’t have two questions files open at once). When you open a test design file, its associated questions file is automatically opened. If LXR•TEST cannot find this questions file, it will ask you to locate it. Select the Window menu’s “Show Questions” or “Show Test Design” options to bring the appropriate window in front of all others.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>New...Open...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_17819.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Saves an LXR•TEST test design file. The “TEXT” check box on the right lets you save test design files in “TEXT” format. A test design file saved in “TEXT” format can no longer be used by LXR•TEST. A header line explains the contents of columnar test design data which is intended for use by other programs.The “Questions” radio button is dimmed in the “Save As...” dialog box since questions are saved automatically when you move from one question to the next. To save a questions file under a different name, or to save questions in text format, use the “Export Questions...” menu item to export the questions as an LXR•TEST file or a text file.LXR•TEST will not automatically ask you to save untitled test designs with no numbered questions (for example, a test design that only contains a header and footer). You can, however, save these yourself with “Save As...” if you wish.Deletes a closed LXR•TEST file. After you have selected a file type, files of that type will display in a dialog box, along with all folders inside your current folder. Once you have selected a file, LXR•TEST will ask if you really want to delete everything in the entire file; if so, the file will be permanently removed. (This is identical to placing the file in the Trash.) If you delete a questions file, its index file is also deleted.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Save As...Delete...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_18039.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Closes all open LXR•TEST files. To close a single file only, click on the appropriate close box (in the upper left corner of each window). If any changes have been made to a test design file, you will be asked if you want to save the changes.Establishes question defaults, as indicated below. (Label defaults are not set here, but in the “Label Setup...” item.) Any changes you make in this menu item will be “remembered” by LXR•TEST (in the “LXR•TEST Preferences” file in the System Folder) and will be set as your defaults. The following defaults can be set:Determines the printing width. The right margin will be set to this value for any new questions that you enter. If you reset the ruler for an existing text edit box, it will then assume this right margin value.Spacing values are in inches (range 0-2 inches). Spacing Between Questions is the space (top to bottom) between questions in a single column. The Number Gutter is the space (left to right) between the left margin and the left edge of the stem (the area where your question numbers print). The Label Gutter is the space (left to right) between the left margin and the left edge of your question alternatives (the area where your label box contents print).</text>
<text>Margin values are in inches (range 0-2 inches). The values entered for left, top, right, and bottom margins are used by LXR•TEST to determine printing boundaries. These margins are used as insets from the printer’s valid print region.Enables you to establish your font preferences. These preferences are only used when you start LXR•TEST and immediately create a questions file. Otherwise, a question’s text style default are taken from the previously viewed question (for example, if your last solution was Times 12, your new solution would also be Times 12).Presents a dialog box which lets you specify your custom labeling for your questions. You enter any desired prefixes for your alternative (e.g. “A)” or “a”). You can also define the label box width, as well as the font, size, and style to use for your labels. All labels have the same font, size, and style. If you increase your label size, you may also need to increase your label box width. If you would like to hide labels for a particular question, use the “Layout Type” menu item.When the “Preview” menu item is checked (√Preview), your printing will display on your screen instead of your printer. If Preview is already checked and you choose it again, output will go to your printer and the check will disappear. </text>
<text>When “printed” items are previewed to your screen, you have the capability to see them in their normal size, or reduced to fit within the screen area. You may also print any page you are viewing.To view a particular page, type in the page number in the box provided and click the “Page” button, or click the page movement controls. When printing a test, a “Next Version” button is also available if you have requested printing of multiple test versions in the “Page Layout...” menu item.Presents a dialog box for you to choose page orientation, printer effects, and other standard information on the printer you have chosen. This is the same dialog as “Page Setup...” in the File menu from the Finder. Refer to your Macintosh manual for details. Presents a dialog box which lets you specify which information is to be printed and how it is to be formatted. (See “Layout Type” and “Page Setup...” for more general format setting options.) Any changes you make in this menu item will be “remembered” by LXR•TEST in the “LXR•TEST Preferences” file.Controls which information is to be printed. If the check box is checked, the appropriate item will be printed; if the box is not checked, the item will not be printed. Items include:</text>
<text>Prints a number for each question, starting with the number entered at the “Starting Question” prompt on the right. The font, size, and style of the printed number will be the same as that set for the label boxes. If a question has its “OK to Number” control unchecked in the info window, a number will not be assigned or printed.Prints the question ID (objective and sequence). The font, size and style will be the same as that of the label boxes.Prints the stem and alternatives (actual text and graphic contents).Prints the solution (actual text and graphic contents).Prints all of the Question Info Window contents (excluding the reference).Prints the reference box as shown in the Question Info Window.Two special printing effects are available. Prints a check mark by the label of the correct alternative for multiple choice or true|false questions.</text>
<text>Prints a box (frame) around your stem, label, and alternative edit boxes information for all numbered questions.The header/footer designation area is used: 1) to specify the SINGLE header and footer to be used when printing “This Question,” “Questions...,” and “Response Form...”; and 2) to specify the FIRST header and footer to be moved to the test panel as the initial header and footer for a test. A header consists of text and/or pictures that print on the top of a page; a footer prints on the bottom. In LXR•TEST, headers and footers are entered as “questions.” Choose the “Header” or “Footer” layout type when entering these special questions. When LXR•TEST prints an item as the header or footer, it only uses the contents of the stem box; solution box contents (if any were entered) are ignored.Note that a test can have MULTIPLE headers and footers (for different pages of the exam), but there can be ONLY ONE header and footer for certain other types of printed output (“Print This Question,” “Print Questions...,” and “Print Response Form...”). On a test, headers and footers may be dragged around like any other items. When you want a new header or footer to take effect on a test, insert the new header or footer into the test panel list anywhere AFTER the first printed item on the page you wish it to appear.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>FrameQuestionsHeaders andFooters</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_19488.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Sets which test version(s) (between 0 and 9) to print. All test versions contain the same questions in the same order; however, on test versions 1-9, each question’s alternatives will be scrambled if the “OK to Scramble” control (in the Question Info Window) is checked for that question. The way in which the correct alternatives are scrambled can be controlled by the answer (version) in the info window. If you would like to print several versions of the test, enter a range to print.Establishes a starting page number from which all other pages will be sequentially numbered.Establishes a starting question number from which all other “numbered” questions will be sequentially numbered.If you would like to temporarily place a page break after every question, check this box. If this box is not checked, the page break specification in the Question Info Window will be used.LXR•TEST lets you specify a number gutter for every question (in the Question Setup menu item, above). If you would like to omit this number gutter on non-numbered questions, check this box. If this box is not checked, non-numbered questions will have a number gutter.</text>
<text>The menu arrow to the right of the menu item indicates that this item has its own menu items. To see these items, highlight “Print” with your pointer; a box will appear to the right with additional options.When printing to an ImageWriter, and/or with a print spooler, your Macintosh creates a temporary printing file on your startup disk. The number and size of items you are printing will affect the size of the temporary file. Make sure there is enough room on your startup disk for this temporary file.If you are printing questions with large graphics, you should normally NOT use the Background Printing option available under MultiFinder. Either turn Background Printing off (in the Chooser), or turn MultiFinder off (in the Finder’s “Set Startup...” menu item) and restart your system.LXR•TEST supports a number of substitution variables for use in printing. When one of the following “&-character” combinations are encountered during printing, it substitutes other data in its place.Substitutes the correct answer when &a is in a solution during “Print Test...” Note that any punctuation you may have specified in the “Label Setup...” menu item is included in this substitution. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>PrintPrintVariables&a</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_20172.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Substitutes the current date when &d is in a header/footer during “Print Questions...” Substitutes the test design file save date which &d is found during “Print Test...”Substitutes the questions file name when &n is in a header/footer during “Print Questions...” Substitutes the test design file name when &n is found during “Print Test...”Substitutes the current page number when &p is in a header/footer. (The point value variable is &., not &p.)Substitutes the current time when &t is in a header/footer.Substitutes the test version when &v is in a header/footer.Substitutes the administration time when &: is in a stem or solution during “Print Test.”Substitutes the point value when &. is in a stem or solution during “Print Test.” (&p is used as the page number variable.)</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>&d&n&p&t&v&:&.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_20365.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>If you receive a bank from a textbook or an exam publisher, you may notice several other variables that are not mentioned above. The most common variables encountered are the link variables &F, &G, and &L. Although you cannot link questions in the Personal Edition (only the Professional and Scoring Editions allow this), the Personal Edition will recognize link variables (as well as the links themselves). See the Test Design Window section for a discussion of links.Prints the current question. The question will be printed in accordance with the “Page Layout...” settings. A header and footer will also be printed if they have been specified in “Page Layout...”Prints your questions. The questions will be printed in accordance with the “Page Layout...” settings. A header and footer will also be printed if they have been specified in “Page Layout...” (If “Selected” is highlighted in the Questions Window, only selected questions will print.)</text>
<text>Prints your test. The test will be printed in accordance with the “Page Layout...” settings. Multiple test versions can be printed concurrently if a range has been entered in the “Page Layout....” test version values. Headers and footers are controlled by their entry in the test panel list. A test can have MULTIPLE headers and footers (for different pages of the exam). On a test, headers and footers may be dragged around like any other items. When you want a new header or footer to take effect on a test, insert the new header or footer into the test panel list anywhere AFTER the first printed item on the page you wish it to appear.Prints a “bubble” form which your examinees can use to record their answers to multiple choice and true|false layout type questions. A header and footer will also be printed if they have been specified in “Page Layout...” To print an answer key, simply reprint this same form with “Mark Correct Answer” checked in the “Page Layout...” menu item. (This bubble form is not intended for use with optical mark readers.) Prints a test master scoring key. The scoring key lists the question answers for all ten test versions, the key words stored in each question on the test, and the time and point value of each question on the test.</text>
<text><span class="style1">resents a dialog box for importing question data from other applications or from existing LXR•TEST questions file(s). You may choose to import in either LXR•TEST format or regular text format. Choosing the “LXR•TEST” import format adds the questions from the named LXR•TEST questions file to your current questions file. If a selection file exists for the questions file from which you are importing, then only the selected questions will be imported. LXR•TEST import format is the only format in which graphics can be imported.If there are questions in your current questions file, a dialog box will appear with the following options. (If your questions file is empty, this dialog box will not appear and LXR•TEST will proceed with the import.) If a question in your current questions file is locked, no change will occur.</span><span class="style2">Merge into Duplicate Question</span><span class="style1">. If a question in your current file has the same question ID as one in the import file, then the imported question will completely replace the matched question in the current file. </span><span class="style2">Skip Duplicate Questions</span><span class="style1">. If a question in your current file has the same question ID as one in the import file, then the imported question will be skipped (the question in the current file will remain unchanged).</span></text>
<text><span class="style2">esequence Duplicate Question</span><span class="style1">. If a question in your current file has the same question ID as one in the import file, then the imported question will be assigned the next available sequence number (the question in the current file will remain unchanged).To load questions into LXR•TEST from another database or word processing application you may use the “Formatted Text Import” feature. Before importing, however, the test should be saved in “text only” format.LXR•TEST will ask for the characters preceding or trailing question numbers, and the ones used for each alternative. For example, if your questions are numbered 1. 2. 3. etc., then you would specify that your question number has no preceding character, and a period for a trailing character. Similarly, if your alternatives have labels A. B. C. etc., you would specify this. After you have answered LXR•TEST’s questions, click “OK” to begin the import.</span></text>
<text>LXR•TEST can only import files that meet the following criteria: • The file must be in “Text only” format. • Question numbers must not be Roman (I, II), must be single numbers (not “1-1”), and must be the first text on the line. • Questions must be numbered sequentially: 1, 2, 3, etc. • Questions and alternatives may not have the same labels. For example, if question numbers are enclosed in parentheses such as (1), (2), etc., then alternatives may not have labels (1), (2), etc. • Alternative labels must be the same in every question. • No stem or alternative may have more than 60 lines. • No question may have more than six alternatives.When questions are imported, LXR•TEST ignores blank lines between questions; blank lines between alternatives; and spaces or tabs that precede or trail question labels and alternative labels. Formatted text import can be used to import multiple choice questions and free format questions. True|false questions are imported as “2 Alternative” questions and will need to be converted after importing.When a question is imported, LXR•TEST will assign a temporary objective to it. To change the objective, use “Reclassify...” in the Select menu.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_21654.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Presents a dialog box to let you export question data to other applications or create subsets of your existing LXR•TEST questions file(s). If you have the “Selected” view radio button highlighted in the questions window, then only the selected questions will be exported. In the Personal Edition you may choose to export in either of two formats. The LXR•TEST export format creates a new questions file containing the subset of questions you have selected. You will be asked for the name for the new file. LXR•TEST format is the only format in which graphics can be exported. You cannot export to an existing file!The text export format provides the capability to create an ASCII text file that can be read by many other applications. You can specify which question parts (e.g. stem, alternative, solution) you wish to export. If you have the “Selected” view radio button highlighted in the questions window, then only the selected questions will be exported. This feature is particularly useful for performing spelling checking operations on your question bank using any one of many commercially available spelling checkers. If you have purchased the interactive testing option, the “HyperCard” sub-item appears on the “Export Test” menu item. When you choose this item, you will create a “raw” file which can be read by your “LXR•TEST Interactive” stack.</text>
<text>To use the interactive features, you need to purchase the Interactive eXtension. It only works if “LXR•TEST << Interactive” is placed in the same folder as LXR•TEST itself, or in the System Folder.When you choose the “HyperCard” option in “Export Test,” you are first asked for the size you wish to use for your test stack (for example, 512 x 342, or 640 x 480 pixels). Smaller screen sizes use less memory than larger ones.If all questions fit within the selected screen size, and there are no question problems (such as numbered questions without correct answers), LXR•TEST creates a “raw” file.If LXR•TEST encounters a problem (for example, a numbered question does not have a correct answer), you will be asked whether to select the questions with the problems, proceed (with raw file creation) with the troublesome questions, proceed (with raw file creation) without these questions, or cancel the export.After you have created your raw file, click on the “Launch LXR•TEST Interactive” button to go to the LXR•TEST Interactive stack. (You may need to specify where LXR•TEST Interactive and HyperCard are located.) Once in LXR•TEST Interactive, follow the instructions for preparing a test stack.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_22145.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Rebuilds LXR•TEST questions files. Your choices are “Rebuild Index” (to rebuild the index only), or “Rebuild & Compress Data” (to rebuild the index and compress the question data). Click the “Do It” button after you have made your choice.If LXR•TEST ever reports any problems in reading questions, your first step should be to rebuild the questions file index.If your problem persists you should also rebuild the data. This process examines the contents of all questions and copies them to a brand new questions file of the same name. Rebuilding question data will also free up any extra space from any questions you may have deleted. Make sure you have enough disk space for a duplicate copy of your questions file before using the “Rebuild & Compress Data” option. Exits LXR•TEST.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Rebuild......Index...DataQuit</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_22496.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Controls editing operations.These items perform their standard Macintosh functions by operating on selected text or graphics.Removes all changes made since the question was last saved.Bypasses the Clipboard and gets a picture directly from a file. The file containing the graphic must be in PICT format.Perform their standard Macintosh functions on selected text. Any size between 2 and 127 points may be set.Performs global font, size, and style changes to existing questions. CAUTION! You cannot “UNDO” type changes, and it is highly recommended that you have a backup of your current questions file in case you effect undesired changes.</text>
<text>The top portion of the dialog box lets you select the font, size, and style you wish to use for existing questions. To preserve existing type characteristics, click above any of the font/size/style boxes to deselect any item in the panel.Changes can be made to “All Questions” (stem, alternative, and solution boxes for all questions), “Selected Questions” (stem, alternative, and solution boxes for selected questions only), “This Question” (stem, alternative, and solution boxes for this question only), or “Selected Characters.”To change the font, size, and style for NEW questions, use “Question Setup....” To change the font, size, and style of the label boxes, use “Label Setup....”Toggles the pointer between the I-beam pointer (for text changes) and the hand pointer (for picture changes). This is useful if the active box contains both pictures and text, and can be utilized when a large picture “covers up” text you want to modify (with the I-beam pointer).Places the selected picture in front of (or behind) all other pictures in its stem, alternative, or solution box. This option is only available when there are multiple pictures in the active box and a picture is selected.</text>
<text><span class="style1">f you have purchased the spelling option, the “Spelling...” item appears at the end of the Edit menu. It accesses a Random House dictionary which can check the spelling of words in your questions file.In order to use the spelling checker, you need to purchase the Spelling eXtension. It only works if “LXR•TEST << Spelling” is placed in the same folder as LXR•TEST itself, or in the System Folder.LXR•TEST first looks for the main dictionary file (checking the system folder, the folder with LXR•TEST, and the one with your questions), then for a user dictionary (in the folder containing the questions, the one contains the main dictionary file, then the application and system folders).If the “On” button in the lower left corner is highlighted, LXR•TEST suggests substitutes for unknown words in the “Suggestions” area. To speed checking (but lose suggestions), click “Off.”When you click “Go,” LXR•TEST starts looking for unknown words in the </span><span class="style2">current</span><span class="style1"> question; if all words are known, it searches the following questions (in objective-sequence order). For example, if you’re on the last question, only the last question will be checked.While searching for words, “Go” becomes “Stop,” should you wish to stop.</span></text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Spelling...</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_23261.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text><span class="style1">f you select questions, and if the “Selected” radio button (rather than the “All” button) is clicked, non-selected questions are not checked.When it finds an unknown word, several options are available. Click on an option or enter the keyboard equivalent.Look for unknown words. (The spelling checker will stop on the same word unless it has been changed in the text or has been added to the dictionary.)Ignore this word for now and continue the check. (If the spelling checker finds it later in the questions file, it will stop again.)Ignore every occurrence of this word. (If the spelling checker finds it later in the questions file, it will not stop.)Add the word to your user dictionary. (If you don’t have a user dictionary, LXR•TEST creates one in the same folder as your questions.)Substitute the word in the “Replace It With” box for the unknown word. You may type a word directly into the “Replace It With” box, or you may click on one of the “Suggestions.” (If you click the “Off” button in the lower left corner, suggestions do </span><span class="style2">not</span><span class="style1"> appear.)</span></text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>GoSkip OnceSkip AllAddReplace</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_23711.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text><span class="style1">or example, if the unknown word was “beleive,” click on the correct word “believe” in the Suggestions area (to put it in the “Replace It With” box), then click the “Replace” button.Edit your user dictionary words, which appear in a new dialog box.Do nothing to the unknown word, and end the check.If you hold down the OPTION key on the keyboard while clicking the “Go” button in the dialog box, LXR•TEST simply selects the questions with unknown words, without stopping at each unknown word.After selecting questions with unknown words, simply perform a regular check on the selected questions only (do </span><span class="style2">not</span><span class="style1"> hold down the OPTION key when clicking “Go”).</span></text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>EditDone</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_24058.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Controls question layout and appearance for the current question.Indicates that this item has its own menu items. To see these items, highlight “Layout Type” with your pointer; a box will appear to the right with additional options.If you modify the layout type of an existing question, and your choice eliminates one or more boxes containing text or pictures, LXR•TEST will ask if you are sure you want to delete these boxes since they contain data.If you mark a correct answer before changing your layout type, you may get a message saying that your answers (for the alternative versions) are inconsistent with your new layout type. For example, the correct answer for test version 5 might be “F,” but your question might now have only four alternatives. If you receive this error message, click “OK” to allow the program to correct the answers for your alternative versions, or change the version answers yourself in the Question Info Window.A Free Format question has a question stem and no alternatives. Free format can even be used to enter true|false and multiple choice questions, if they must be specially formatted; mark the answer to such a question with the “Correct Answer” menu item. </text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Layout MenuLayout TypeFree Format</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_24484.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>A True|False question has a question stem and two alternatives. The label boxes are blank. The words “True” and “False” are written into the two alternative boxes; if there is already text in these boxes, “True” and “False” will replace them. These words will remain, even if you change the layout type, until you cut or clear them.Creates multiple choice questions with a question stem and the appropriate number of alternative edit boxes.Header and Footer are used to designate that the current special “question” is to be used as a header or footer when printing. Refer to the discussion on headers and footers in Page Layout... Determines whether the current question will have a separate solution box. If there is a check to the left of “Solution,” a solution box will be placed under the final alternative box (if any).Determines whether alternative labels (such as A. B. C. etc.) will display for the current question. If there is a check to the left of “Labels,” then labels will precede the alternatives (if any).</text>
<text>Sets the correct answer for the current question. If you select an already-checked option it will become unchecked. You can also indicate that an alternative is correct by double-clicking on the appropriate label box. You can still specify a discrete correct answer even if you choose the Free Format layout type.The menu arrow to the right of the menu item indicates that this item has its own menu items. To see these items, highlight “Alternative Columns” with your pointer; a box will appear to the right with additional options. The options (“1 Alternative Column,” “2 Alternative Columns,” and so forth through “6 Alternative Columns”) let you rearrange the positioning of your alternatives (and label boxes) for the current question. Alternatives are usually arranged in a single vertical column with label boxes to the left. If you choose multiple columns, alternatives will be arranged from left to right. If there are more alternatives than columns, the remaining alternatives will be listed in additional rows. If there are more alternative columns than there are alternatives, the extra column(s) will be blank.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>CorrectAnswerAlternativeColumns</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_24891.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Displays a ruler for the currently active edit box. The ruler appears above the stem box. If a ruler is already visible, Hide Ruler will hide it. You can also click on the triangular ruler icon in the upper left corner of your active edit box. Your preferences file remembers whether you last left the ruler as visible or not. The ruler that displays shows the ruler settings for your active edit box; that is, the ruler will show the settings specifically for the text box you are now editing. The left and right margins display on the ruler as vertical lines. The left arrow near the left margin is its indent symbol; if the indent symbol is moved away from the left margin, the first line of each paragraph will align with the left tip of the indent symbol rather than the left margin. To move a margin or indent symbol, drag the symbol to a new ruler location.LXR•TEST has four types of tabs: left-justified tabs, center-justified tabs, right-justified tabs, and decimal tabs. To add a tab, click on the appropriate tab type, then click on the ruler position where you want the tab placed. To remove a tab, first position your pointer on the tab you wish removed, then drag your pointer above the ruler. Dragging a tab below the ruler will not remove a tab.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Show(Hide)RulerTabs</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_25233.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Click one of these four boxes to set left, center, right, or both left and right justification for your active box.The leading box lets you control your line spacing by setting the number of pixels (72 pixels = 1 inch) between text lines. Leading can be between 30 pixels and 0 pixels. For “double-spaced” text, enter the size of your font in the “Leading” box. For “triple-spaced,” enter one-and-one-half times the size of your font.Clicking the ruler’s “Reset” button returns the ruler settings for the active edit box to the factory settings.Controls the display of symbols representing where RETURN and TAB characters are located in your text.</text>
<text>Enables database-like access and control of your database.Creates a form for entering a new question into your questions file. You may also press the “ENTER” key to perform this.Creates an exact duplicate of your current question – except that it will be assigned a different sequence number.These menu items take you to the first, last, next, and prior questions in your questions file, respectively.Finds a particular question by letting you enter all (or part of) its objective and/or sequence. The dialog box defaults to the first sequence in the current objective.</text>
<text>Marks questions that meet your criteria as being “selected” and then reduces your “view” to just those questions you have selected. (Refer to the discussion of “All” and “Selected” controls in your questions window.) In the Personal Edition, you may perform your selection based on the contents of the objective field, as well as the 4 key word fields as shown in your Question Info Window (Question Type, Difficulty, Topic, Other). Triple-click on the Objective, Topic, or Other fields to see which key words are used in your questions file. If you enter multiple criteria when making your selection, the question will be selected only if all criteria are met. For example, if you specify QUESTION TYPE = MC (multiple choice) and DIFFICULTY = EASY, then only those questions which are BOTH “multiple choice” and “easy” will be selected. These radio buttons let you determine how this particular selection is to be treated. In a New Selection, any existing question selections will be removed and a brand new selection will be performed. When you Add To Selection, any new questions meeting your current selection criteria will be added to your existing selected questions. When you select From Within Selection, LXR•TEST will examine only the questions existing in your current selection and re-select them only if they match the additional criteria.Click the Question Type key word and choose MC, ESSAY, TF, MATCH, or FILL-IN from the pop-up menu.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Reference</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>Select...Question Type</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_25859.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text>Click the Difficulty key word and choose EASY, MEDIUM, or DIFFICULT from the pop-up menu.Enter any key word for which you wish to find a match.Enter any key word for which you wish to find a match.Selects just the current question (as displayed in the Questions Window). This is the same as clicking the “Select This One” control on the questions window. If the question is already selected, “Deselect This One” removes selection. If you are viewing only your selected questions when you deselect the question, the next selected question (if any) will display.Marks as “selected” all questions in your questions file that are on your test (listed in the test panel of your test design window).Marks all questions as being selected.Inverts your current selection. All questions currently selected will be deselected, and all questions currently not selected will then be selected.Deselects all questions.</text>
<text>“Delete One...” deletes the current question, while “Delete Selected...” deletes all selected questions. You are first asked if you are sure you want to delete the question(s). Once deleted, the question(s) cannot be recovered.Replaces question objectives and/or sequence numbers of selected questions (you must select questions first). “Reclassify...” will not work if a test design is open. Enter the new objective you would like the selected questions to have. If “Resequence questions starting with” is checked and a sequence is entered, selected questions will be re-sequenced starting with this number. Remember that if you do change a question’s objective, any tests you may have previously created won’t automatically know the new question ID’s – you will have to manually reconstruct these tests.Controls which windows are visible and their positioning.Displays the Questions Window (discussed earlier), bringing it in front of all other windows.Displays the Question Info Window (discussed earlier), bringing it in front of all other windows.Displays the Test Design Window (discussed earlier), bringing it in front of all other windows.</text>
<text><span class="style3">PPENDIX B KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS</span><span class="style1"></span><span class="style3">Apple Menu Items</span><span class="style1">:Keyboard Equivalents... ? (question mark)</span><span class="style3">File Menu Items</span><span class="style1">:Label Setup... JPreview = (equals sign)Page Layout... YPrint This Question OPTION O Questions... OPTION Q Test... OPTION T Response Form... OPTION R Scoring Key... OPTION SQuit Q</span><span class="style3">Edit Menu Items</span><span class="style1">:Undo ZCut XCopy CPaste VGet Picture... OPTION V</span></text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>10</id>
<text>Style Plain Text P Bold B Italic I Underline U Outline O Shadow S Superscript H Subscript LType Changes... MAlternate Pointer ABring Forward [Send Back ]Dictionary Skip Once O Skip All S Add A Replace R</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Appendix B - KEYBOARD EQUIVALENTS</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_26991.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
<text><span class="style3">LOSSARY</span><span class="style1">One of several possible responses (choices) to a multiple choice question. LXR•TEST questions can have from 2 to 6 alternatives, or no alternatives at all (free format).Boxes in the questions window that are used for entering the question contents (text and graphics) are referred to as edit boxes. The number of edit boxes depends on the layout type and whether or not you have checked that the question has a solution. When you click, or advance to a specific edit box, it becomes activated. An activated edit box is surrounded by a bold line border. If the ruler is shown, it applies to the active edit box.A layout type with a stem and no alternatives.In desktop publishing, a special spacing or indentation. LXR•TEST uses 2 types of gutters. The spacing reserved for printing the question numbers (and any punctuation) is called the number gutter. The indentation of the alternative text (offset from the left edge of stem text) is called the label gutter. The label gutter is the space reserved spacing for printing labels (and any punctuation), e.g. “A. B. C.”</span></text>
<text>The vertical box to the left of any alternative box in the Questions Window. This contains the alternative label (for example, “A.”), and can contain a check mark indicating that this particular alternative is correct.An item on your screen, the location of which is controlled by your pointing device (mouse or trackball). If you click or double-click your mouse, some sort of action will take place, depending upon where the pointer is located. LXR•TEST displays several different pointers (for example, a hand when the pointer is over a picture).The means by which each question in your questions file is identified. A question ID consists of an objective and a sequence.The number of the question within a particular objective. Up to 999 questions may be assigned to any one objective.The last box (surrounded by a dotted line) in the Questions Window, below the stem box and the alternative boxes (if any). The solution box can store a question solution, derivation, or reference. Unlike the reference box, the solution box can contain pictures.The first edit box in the Questions Window containing the question you are posing. The possible responses to this question are called alternatives.</text>
<text>The same test can be printed with the alternatives to multiple choice questions rearranged to minimize cheating. In different test versions the same questions are presented in the same order, only the alternatives are rearranged. Up to 10 test versions may be printed (with version “0” being the primary, or original, version). The printing is controlled in the “Page Layout...” menu item. Alternative scrambling is controlled by settings in the Question Info Window.</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>1</id>
<text>version</text>
</content>
<content>
<layer>background</layer>
<id>7</id>
<text>Appendix C - GLOSSARY</text>
</content>
<name></name>
<script></script>
</card>
card_28558.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE card PUBLIC "-//Apple, Inc.//DTD card V 2.0//EN" "" >
