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Using QuizEditor JS
Wayne K. Mock
May, 1998
QuizEditor JS is an application which allows educators to easily create self-scoring
multiple choice quizzes for use with any Web Browser which supports JavaScript 1.1,
(i.e. Netscape Navigator 3 or later, Netscape Communicator 4.x, Internet Explorer 3 or
later.) Each quiz question is assigned four possible answers: only one of which can be
defined as correct. Scoring is reported in a JavaScript-generated popup window and
includes the correct answers for any question(s) a user may have missed.
The quizzes generated by QuizEditor JS are suitable for unit reviews and other
activities which require self-evaluation. The results are not reported to anyone except
the user. Individuals needing more sophisticated testing, reporting and/or tracking
capabilities should access the INQSIT¿ Web site at http://www.bsu.edu/inqsit/ to learn
more about the powerful on-line testing and surveying capabilities of that application.
QuizEditor JS is currently downloadable from a Web server located at:
http://www.edt.bsu.edu/extras/quizeditor/download.html. Macintosh, Windows 3.1.1 and
Windows 95 versions are available.
Using QuizEditor JS:
1. Launch the application by double-clicking its icon; a screen will appear
displaying buttons labeled ╥Quit╙, ╥Open Project╙ and ╥Add Question╙.
Ñ Clicking on ╥Quit╙ causes the application to quit.
Ñ Clicking on ╥Open Project╙ allows you to select existing quiz source for
editing.
Ñ Clicking the ╥Add Question╙ button will start a new quiz.
2. To start a new quiz, click ╥Add Question╙. On the screen which appears at that
point, name your project, using eight characters or less, with no spaces to
maintain compatibility with Windows versions earlier than Windows 95.
Ñ Type the text for your question in the ╥Question╙ field.
Ñ Type answers into the four ╥Answer╙ fields.
Ñ Specify one correct answer by clicking on a ╥Correct╙ button.
Ñ Click ╥Okay╙ to add the current question and answer to your test or click the
╥Cancel╙ button to return to the main screen.
Ñ To edit a question already added, click on ╥Edit Question...╙ on the main
screen and select the question from the popdown menu.
3. To open an existing project, (i.e. quiz source,) for editing, click the ╥Open
Project╙ button on the opening screen, browse to and open your QuizEditor JS
file.
Ñ To edit an existing question, click on ╥Edit Question...╙ and select the
question from the popdown menu.
Ñ To add a question, click ╥Add Question╙ and proceed as in step 2, above.
4. Add questions and answers to your quiz.
Ñ Follow the procedures outlined in step 2, above.
5. Save your quiz source for later editing and export your quiz for Web use.
Ñ After at least one question has been added to a test, the main screen will
display additional buttons: ╥Export as HTML╙ and ╥Save Content╙.
Ñ ╥Save Content╙ prompts you to save your quiz source. A ╥.qed╙ extension
is automatically added to the name you have given the project: it should
be left in place, so that Windows versions of QuizEditor JS can recognize
the file.
Ñ ╥Export as HTML╙ prompts you to save your quiz as a HyperText Markup
Language (HTML) document with an ╥.htm╙ extension. This file can be
opened in a Web browser, uploaded to a Web server, and/or linked to
existing Web pages.
QuizEditor JS was created at Ball State University using Macromedia Director. The
project was developed by Jon Weiss of Education Technology and Development, in
association with The Center for Teaching Technology.
Acknowledgement: The quizzes generated by QuizEditor JS are based upon the
CHP Interactive Exercise Prototypes provided by Ronald L. Earp and Brian M. Tissue
at http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-ed/CHP/scripts/. These authors provide the following
guidelines for use of their prototypes: ╥These examples are freely available to anyone
who desires to use them for non-commercial purposes. Our only request is that you
acknowledge the source of the scripts.╙