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- STUDENT AID HELP - EDIT/CREATE TEST
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- This is the area where you may edit or create a test/quiz. There are two modes
- here. The view mode - which allows you to view and scan through the questions
- in the test, and the edit mode - which allows you to input information or edit
- current question/answer information.
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- When you first entered this area you were presented with a row of gadgets in
- the top row - this is the view mode. From here you can scan through the
- questions in the test simply by pressing + or - or by clicking the respective
- +/- on gadget. To quickly move to the top, bottom or a certain question you
- can do so by selecting the Top, Last or Goto# gadgets.
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- The edit mode is entered when you select either the M)odify question or the
- A)dd question gadget/keypress. Once you are in the edit mode you can continue
- to enter information until you press the ESC key. One important note about
- the edit mode - If you wish to change only the question without changing the
- currently selected correct answer, press escape before your cursor moves into
- the answer blocks (else you'll have to re-identify which is the correct
- answer). There are two additional edit modes: W)hy edit, and S)ummary edit.
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- AVAILABLE OPTIONS: (Click on gadget or select 1st CAPITAL letter)
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- F)ormat - There are 5 pre-defined answer formats, this selection toggles the
- current answer format to use for question. (note: the questions are always
- 78 characters x 5 lines). The answer formats for a question are as follows:
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- 1) 2 Answers (76 characters x 6 lines each) ie.. TRUE FALSE
- 2) 3 Answers (76 characters x 4 lines each)
- 3) 4 Answers (76 characters x 3 lines each) typical Multiple Choice
- 4) 5 Answers (76 characters x 2 lines each)
- 5) 8 Answers (76 characters x 1 line each)
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- W)hy edit - Enter edit mode for a brief (3 line X 50 chr) description of
- why the right answer is so. Displays only if test taker has VERBOSE WHY on.
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- S)ummary edit - Allows you to change summary page information. This is the
- information displayed after the user completes the test as a final note
- or to allow him to compare his grades to some given standard.
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- M)od - Enter edit mode and MODify current question and answer.
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- A)dd - Enter edit mode and ADD a new question to this test.
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- G)oto# - Allows you to GOTO a certain question number in the current test.
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- [+/-] - Moves you to next or previous question in current test.
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- T)op - Moves you to the top (or first) question in test.
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- L)ast - Moves you to the last question in the test.
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- H)elp - This got you to where you are now!
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- E)xit - This quits edit/create function and returns you to Main Menu.
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