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Faculty:CreatingExamSoftExamsfortheFirstTime
(Pleasenote:FireFoxisthepreferredbrowserforExamSoft) ACCOUNTSETUPStep1.Atleastaweekpriortocreatingyourexam,[email protected]@su.edutorequestanaccount.PleaseincludeyourcourseID(s)inthatemail.
Step2.TohavestudentsenrolledintoExamSoftandassociatedwithyourcourse,logintotheWebHelpDesk.FollowonscreenpromptstosubmityourExamSoftcourse‘sync’request
Step3.LOGINOnceyouraccounthasbeensetup,youwillreceiveanemaillettingyouknowwhichdatabasetoaccess.Logintotheappropriatedatabase:
SUNursing= https://examsoft.com/SUNursingSUPharmacy= https://examsoft.com/SUPharmacySUDPT= https://examsoft.com/sudpt
InthefieldunderAdministrators/Faculty,loginusingyourSUNetworkcredentials.
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NOTE:YoucanalsologinfromtheExamSoftmainpage:http://learn.examsoft.com/
SelectUSERLOGINfromtheupperright,andbegintypingthenameoftheuniversitytofindyourschool,andtheappropriatedatabase.
Step4.CREATINGQUESTIONSOnceloggedin,selecttheQuestionstab,topleft.
IfafolderhasbeencreatedforyouintheQuestionsfield,orifyouhavebeengivenaccesstoanexistingfolder,youshouldseeitinthelistingonleft.Youcancreatesub-foldersinthatfolderbyclickingthegeariconadjacenttothatfoldertitle,andselectingNEWFOLDER.
Youwillneedtogiveeachnewquestionatitleandindicatethefoldertowhichitbelongs.NOTES
• Asabeginner,itisnotrecommendedthatyoumake“Categories”now.Categoriesareusedtohelprunassessmentreports.Onceyouhavemoreexperiencewiththesystem,youcanaddcategorieslater.
• SeetheExamSoftQuickReferenceGuideforhelpwithcreatingeachtypeofquestion.SaveandApproveeachquestion.Unsavedquestionsareconsidered“draft”questionsandcannotbeusedinatestyet.Youcanaddattachmentsifyouneedtoaddillustrations.
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Step5.CREATINGANASSESSMENT(TEST)SelecttheAssessmentstab.UseanexistingAssessmentfolderormakeanewfolder,asdescribedabove.Youmaycreatesub-folderswithinyourownfolders,ifneeded.Selectthe“gear”icononthelinethatislabeledEXAMS.IMPORTANT-Pleasefollowthisnamingconvention:
• UseyourCourseIDandNametolabelyourfolder.Example:EDU595• Youmaythenwishtomakesub-foldersinwhichtostorequestions.Example:“MidtermExam”.
ThenclicktheCreateNewAssessmentbutton.
Next,you’llneedtogivetheAssessmentatitle(example“PracticeTest”)andthenindicatethefolderinwhichtostoreit.YoumaywishtocreateanoticethatcanbeemailedtoyourstudentspriortotheexamusingtheAddCustomNoticebutton.
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NowyouarereadytoaddquestionstotheAssessment.ClicktheAddQuestionstoAssessmentButton,selectthequestionyouwishtoadd,thenAddSelectedtoAssessment.Youcanalwaysclicktheredbuttonnexttoaquestiontoremoveitlaterifyouwantto.
Step6.PREVIEWYOURTESTClickthePreviewButtonatthebottomofthescreen.NotethatyouwillneedtohaveinstalledtheSofTestapptodothis.Therewillbealinktodownloaditifyouhaven’tdonethispreviously.
LaunchSofTestandthenclickloginasExamTaker.LoginwithyourSUNetworkandCanvascredentials.Then,chooseyourexamtopreviewfromthedrop-downmenuandfollowtheon-screeninstructionstotryyourtest.Youcanthengobackandedityourquestionsortestasneedbe(rememberthatyouwillhavetogoundertheQuestionsmenutoedittestyourquestions)andthenpreviewitagainuntilyouarehappywithit.
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Step7.POSTYOURASSESSMENTFromtheAssessmentsscreen,clickPostAssessment.Takecarewiththisnextscreenandseethescreenshotbelow.BesuretochooseyourcourseanddonotselectAvailabletoallExamTakersorthiswillgotoallstudentsinthedatabase,notjustyourcourse.
IMPORTANTTIPS
• Createanassessmentpassword,butDON’Tuseadownloadpassword.Leavethatblank.• FillinthedatesandtimesCAREFULLY.Allowfordownloadsatleast15minutesintoyourclassto
handlelatecomers.• ClickthebuttonforSecureReview.THISCANNOTBEDONELATER.Youcontrolwhenstudents
canreviewitbecausetheycan’tseeituntilyougivethemthepassword.FINALNOTESExamSofthasalotoffeaturesthatarenotcoveredhere.Thisguideisintendedjusttogetyoustarted.You’llbeabletoexperimentwithmorefeaturesafteryouhavesuccessfullydeployedatestafewtimes.Pleasenote,however,thatatthistime,wearenotimplementingtheRubricsfeatureasthereisasignificantextracostforthisfeature.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoutryamocktestwithyoustudentsatleastaweekpriortoarealtestsothatbothyouandyourstudentshaveachancetolearnthesystem.Dothisatleastonceeachterm.