EZ Test 6.2 Quick Start Guide

INSTRUCTORSTESTINGANDRESOURCECDROM

McGrawHillsInstructorsTestingandResourceCDROM isapowerfultooldesignedtohelpinstructorseasilyaccesstextspecifictestsandresourcesforclassroomuse. Organizedbytextbook,thiseasytousecrossplatformCDROMcontainstestingsoftwareandacollectionofinstructorresources.

TheassetscontainedonthisCDarepresentedatthechapterlevelandmaybeavailableasaWordorPDFdocument,orboth.

OnefeatureofthisCDistheComputerizedTestBankfeaturingMcGrawHillsEZTesttestingsoftware,themostflexibleandeasytouseelectronictestingprogramavailableinhighereducation. Thiscrossplatformsoftwareallowsinstructorstocreatetestsfrombookspecificitems. Itaccommodatesawiderangeofquestiontypesandinstructorsmayaddtheirownquestions. Multipleversionsofthetestcanbecreatedandanytestcanbeexportedforusewithcoursemanagementsystems,suchasWebCT,BlackBoard,PageOutorEZTestOnline.

ForfurtherinformationonhowtoinstallanduseEZTest,pleaseseethefollowingpagesofthisguide.

2

SystemRequirements

Windows MacOSXWindows2000orbetter

Minimum256MBmainmemory512MBrecommended

100MBorbetterfreeharddiskspace

MicrosoftWord2000orbetter

MacOSX10.3.9orbetter

Minimum256MBmainmemory512MBrecommended

100MBorbetterfreeharddiskspace

MicrosoftWordXorbetter

Safari1.3orbetter

StartingtheProgramIftheCDdoesntlaunchautomatically:

Windows MacOSX1. ClickontheStartbuttononthe

taskbar. ScrolldownandselectRun.

2. TypetheletterofyourCDROMdrivefollowedby:\Start_Here.exeForexample,ifyourCDROMdriveisnamedD,youwouldtypeD:\Start_Here.exe

3. ClickOKorpress[Enter].

1. DoubleclickonthefilenamedStart_HereontheCD.

3

Aguidetohelpyouquicklybuildyourfirsttest

EZTESTFORWINDOWSandMACINTOSH

4

1. InstallandLaunchEZTest ..........................................................42. CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish .......................................73. EditandAuthorQuestions ........................................................154. EZTestNavigation .....................................................................195. EZTestHelp ...............................................................................21

InstallandLaunchEZTest

Installtheprogram .................................................1. InserttheEZTestCDintoyourcomputer'sCDdrive.

Windows MacOSX2. ClickWindowsStartbutton,and

thenselecttheRunoption.

3. ClickBrowse.SelectyourCDdrivefromtheLookindropdownlist.

4. SelectInstallEZ.exe,thenclickOpentobegininstallation.

5. Followthestepsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,theprogramwillcreateadesktopicontostarttheEZTestapplication.

2. OpentheCD.

3. ClickEZTest.pkgtobegininstallation.

4. Followthestepsonthescreen.Whentheinstallationiscompleted,theprogramwillinstallEZTest inyourApplicationsfolder.

5


Launchtheprogram................................................

Windows MacOSX1. ClicktheEZTest icon. Itis

locatedonyourDesktopandlabeled,StartEZTest6.2.

1. Clickthefile,StartEZTest.Itislocatedinthe/Applications/EZTestfolder.

2. Createauniqueusernameandpassword.WhenEZTestopensthefirsttime,youwillneedtocreateausernameandpassword.

Readtheinstructionsonscreen. EnterOKandclickContinue. EnteryourusernameandclickContinue. EnteryourpasswordandclickContinue. Recordyourusernameandpasswordinasafeplace. EnterOKandclickSave&StartEZTest.

ApplicationControlBarWhenEZTestopens,abrowserandapplicationcontrolbarappear.

Thecontrolbarmustremainopenduringuse,butyoucanminimizeit.

Ifyouaccidentallycloseyourbrowser,usethecontrolbartoquicklyrestartEZTest.

Minimizebutton

6


EZTestResourceCenter...........................................Oncelaunched,theResourceCenterwindowprovidesquicklinkstotheprogramitself,aswellastheMcGrawHillwebsite,helpindex,usermanual,tutorials,andfrequentlyaskedquestions.TostartusingEZTest,clicktheEZTestHome link.

Clickontheunderlinedtexttogodirectlytotheresource. YouwillneedtodownloadAdobeAcrobatinordertoopentheUser

ManualorFAQs.Todoso,clickontheunderlinedtext,download. YoucanminimizeorclosethewindowwhileyouworkinEZTest.

7

CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish

Namethetest.......................................................1. Tocreateanewtest,clickontheNewTestbutton.2. Enteradescriptivenameforyourtest.ClickCreate.

Setyourpreferences ...............................................1. Chooseyourscreenlayout.

Clicktheiconinthe topnavigationbartoselectthelayout.Youcanviewthesourcequestionsandyourselectedtestquestionsinahorizontal(top/bottom)orvertical(side/side)layout.

2. Chooseyourquestionview.Clicktheshowfullquestionboxintheupperrighttoshowthequestionwithitsanswers,pictures,formulae,andembeddedcomputations.

Horizontalicon

Verticalicon

Showfullquestionbox

Clicktheboxagaintoshowonlythequestionstem.

8


Selectquestionsfromatestbank..................................1. ClickTestBankstoviewthequestionssuppliedbythepublisher.2. Clickonthebooktitletoopenthetestbank.3. Toviewthechapterquestions,clickthechaptertitle.4. Toviewtheavailablequestions,clicktheOpenbuttonnexttothefolder

icon.Theavailablequestionsforselectionappearinthesourceframe.

5. Toaddaquestion,clickSelectnexttotheleftofthequestion.Theselectionappearsinthetestframe.

6. Continueaddingquestionsuntilyouhavethenumberyouneed.ClickClosetoreturntoseeotherquestiontypesyoumaywant.

Sourceframe

Testframe

9


Organizingandeditingquestions..................................Onceyouveaddedyourquestions,usetheiconsinthetestframetoreorder,edit,preview,anddeletetestquestions.

Movesthequestiontothefirstpositioninthelist.

Movesthequestionuponepositioninthelist.

Movesthequestiontoarbitrarypositioninthelist.

Movesthequestiondownonepositioninthelist.

Movesthequestiontothelastpositioninthelist.

Deletesthequestionfromthistest.

Createsacopyofthetestquestion.

Previewstheselectedquestioninanewwindow.

Editsorformatstheselectedquestion.

10


Addinstructions....................................................1. ClicktheEditInstructionsorTestTitleiconatthetopofthetestframe.

TheTestEditingscreenappears.

2. EnteroreditthestudentinstructionsfortheentiretestintheInstructionsbox.

3. ClickSaveChanges.

Changethetitle(optional)..........................................1. FromtheTestEditingscreen,editthetestnameintheTitlebox.2. ClickSaveChanges.

NOTE:Fontchangesmadeintheboxesonthisscreenapplyonlytothetextintheseboxes(andoverrideforthistextonlythetestsdefaultselection).Tochangetheglobalfont,gotothePublishingOptionsscreenbyclickingontheFormat/Printbutton,andthenmakeyourselectionsfromthedropdownlist.

11


Previewyourtest...................................................1. ClicktheFormat/Printbutton.2. ThePublishingOptionsscreenopens.ClickPreview.

Thetestandanswerkeyopeninanewwindow.Whenyouarefinishedreviewingthetest,clicktheClosebox intheupperright.NOTE:WindowsusersrunningtheOperabrowser(includedwithEZTest6.1Win)canprintteststhatarepaginatedproperlyfromwithinEZTestusingthePRINTbuttoninthePreviewwindow.

12


SaveyourtestasaWorddocument ...............................NotetoMacusers:Thefilewillautomaticallybedownloadedtoyourdesktop.Youwillnotbepromptedwiththedialogueboxesmentionedbelow.

1. OnthePublishingOptionsscreen,clickSaveasMSWord.2. ClickSave.3. IntheSaveAsdialogbox,enterthefilenameandclickSave.4. Optionally,checktheboxnextto

"addtableformatting"ifyouwantthetesttobeoutputwithextratablestoindentthetestnumbers,questionsandanswers.TheWorddocumentwillbemoredifficulttoedityourduetothenestedtablesusedwhenthisoptionisselected.

SaveyourtestasaPDFdocument ...............................1. ClickSaveasPDF.2. Whenprompted,clickSave.3. IntheSaveAsdialogbox,enterthefilenameandclickSave.

13


Printyourtest ......................................................1. Firstsaveyourtest.2. OpenthesavedtestandusethecommandsintheMSWordorAdobe

Acrobatapplicationtoprint.NOTE:WindowsusersrunningtheOperabrowser(includedwithEZTestWindows)canprintteststhatarepaginatedproperlyfromwithinEZTestusingthePRINTbuttonwhenviewingaPreviewofthetest.However,youhavemorecontroloftheformattingandpaginationinthesavedMSWordfile.

TheAdobeAcrobatfilelockstheformatting,sothedocumentisreadyforprinting.Youcannotmakeanychangestotheformattingorpagination.

Printquestiontypelabels(optional) ...............................Youmaychoosetoaddlabelsabovethequestiontypes.Forinstance,youcanprint MultipleChoiceQuestionsabovethatquestiontypeonthetest.1. FromthePublishingOptionsscreen,clicktheLabelsbox.

Toremovethelabels,clicktheboxagaintoremovethecheck. SeetheUserManualforcompleteinstructionsonusingthisfeature.

Printacondensedanswerkey(optional) ..........................Youcanprintashorterkeywiththetestquestionnumberandcorrectanswer.1. OnthePublishingOptionsscreen,clickthedropdownarrownexttoKey.2. Selectwith ONLYanswers fromthelist.

Toprintthefullanswerkey,clickthedropdownarrowagainandselectwithquestionsandanswers.Selectnoneifyoudonotwanttheanswerkeytobeprinted.

14


Createmultipleversions...........................................ThesestepsareperformedfromthePublishingOptionsscreen.1. Selectscramblequestionbytypefromthedropdownmenushown

below.

2. UndertheScrambledOutputOrder,clickonthedropdownmenunexttothenumberedpositionandselecttheorderforthequestiontypestoappearonthetest.

3. Toscrambleallthemultiplechoicequestiondistractors,checktheboxnexttoscrambleALLmultiplechoicedistractors.

4. Next,selectthenumberofversionsofthescrambledtestyouwishtocreateusingtheVersionstocreatedropdownselectbox.

5. Saveyourtest(s)aseitherMSWordorPDF.

15

EditandAuthorQuestions

Edityourquestions .................................................1. Toeditanindividualquestion,clicktheEditquestioniconnextto

thequestion.NOTE:Ifyouenterchangesinthesourceframe,theeditsarepermanentlyappliedtoyoursourcequestions(i.e.,yourtestbankorpreviouslysavedtest).Ifyouenterchangesinthetestframe,theeditsareappliedonlytotheselectedquestioninthisspecifictest.

Thequestioneditingscreenopensforthequestiontypeselected.

2. Whenyouhave finishededitingthequestion,clickanyofthe activenavigationbuttonsatthetopofthescreentosaveyourwork exceptfortheRevertbutton.TheRevertbuttonwillundoyour recentchangestorevertthequestiontoitsoriginalstate.

16


Authoranewquestion.............................................Therearetwomethodstocreateanewquestion.Bothmethodsallowyoutoauthornewquestions.However,oneisonlyavailablewhileyouareintheQuestionEditingmode.Thefirstmethodis theQuestionsMenuMethod.ThesecondmethodistheQuestionEditingModeMethodandisonlyavailablewhileyouareeditingquestions.Method1 QuestionsMenuMethod1. FromtheQuestionsmenu,selectNew.

TheChooseNewQuestionTypescreenappears.

2. Selectthetypeofquestionyouwanttoauthorfromthemenulist.Thequestioneditingscreenopensforthequestiontypeselected. Thisnewquestionisinsertedasthelastquestioninyourtest.SeetheUserManualforquestiontypedetails.

17


Authoranewquestioncontinued..................................

3. CompletethenewquestionfieldsintheRichTexteditor.Tosavethisquestion,clickanyoftheactivenavigationbuttonsatthetopofthescreenexceptfortheRevertbutton.TheRevertbuttonwillresetthequestiontoanemptynewquestion.

Toreturntothelistofquestionsinyourtest,clicktheListbutton.

Method2 QuestionEditModeMethodThesecondmethodisonlyavailablewhileyouareediting/authoringaquestion.Thismethodmakesiteasytoaddanewquestionwithouthavingtoleavethequestioneditingscreen.1. Whileinthe QuestionEditMode,

selectaquestiontypefromtheNewdropdownlistontherightsideofthequestioneditingnavigationbar.

2. ClickNew.3. Thecurrentquestionwillbesaved

andanewblankquestionofthetypeyouselectedwillappear.Thisnewquestionwillbeinsertedintothetestdirectlyafterthepreviousquestionyouwereediting.

18


Authoranewquestioncontinued..................................

4. CompletethenewquestionfieldsintheRichTexteditor.Tosavethisquestion,clickanyoftheactivenavigationbuttonsatthetopofthescreenexceptfortheRevertbutton.TheRevertbuttonwillresetthequestiontoanemptynewquestion.

Toreturntothelistofquestionsinyourtest,clicktheListbutton.

Whileeditingaquestion,Method1QuestionsMenuMethodofcreatinganewquestiontoauthorwillnotbeavailable.YouwillbepromptedtousetheQuestionEditingnavigationbarmethodinstead.

19

EZTestNavigation

TestsandQuestionsmenus.......................................Thesemenusarelocatedontheupperleftofeachscreen.

TestsmenuThismenucontainstestmanagementactivities. EZTestHomeopensapagelistingexistingtests NewTestopensapagesoyoucanbuildanewtest EZTestImportallowsyoutobringsomeoneelsestestthat

hasbeenexportedasa.zipfileintotheapplicationsoyoucanuseitoreditityourself.SeeUserManualfordetails

BuildTestBanksbundlesyourtestsintobanks,soyoucancreateanewtestbankoraddyourtesttoanexistingbank

Exitleavestheapplication

QuestionmenuThismenulistsquestioncreationactivities. Newcreatesanewquestion(13types) Selectaddsquestionsfromatestbankoryourpreviously

savedtests Importbringsinquestionsfromatextfile Listreturnstothelistofquestionsselectedinthecurrenttest Sortreordersthesequenceofthequestions Categorizeappliesacategorytypetoaquestion Multimediamanagesgraphics,audiofilesandformulae

allowingyoutoadd,previewordelete Title/InstructionsopensTitle/Instructionseditscreen Format/PrintopensthePublishingOptionsscreen

20

EZTestNavigation

TestManagementiconsUsetheiconsontheTestManagementscreentomanageyoursavedtests.

Createa.zipfilethatyoucansharewithothers.

Deleteatestpermanentlyfromthelistofsavedtests.

Createacopyofasavedtest.Youcanpermanentlyapplythechanges,orcreateanewversion.

OpenthePublishingOptionsscreenforthetest.

Editthistesttoapplyformattingandwordingchanges.

BreadcrumbsSomescreensprovide"breadcrumbs"orhotlinksthatallowyoutoquicklynavigatebetweenscreens.Thislistingshowsprogressionthroughscreens.Eachscreenisseparatedbythe>arrow.Tomovetoanyscreeninthelist,clickontheunderlinedscreentitle.

Breadcrumbs

21

EZTestHelp

Screensensitivehelp...............................................ToaccesshelpwithinEZTest,clickontheHelpiconintheupperrightcornerofthescreen.Thislevelofhelpprovidesyouwithprocedurestocompletethetasksonthatparticularscreen.

Fieldsensitivehelp.................................................Hotlinksprovideexplanationstohelpyouentercorrectlytheinformationrequiredinthetextbox.Ifthefieldnameisunderlinedinblue,clickthehotlinkformoreinformation.

UserGuidehelp....................................................YoucanaccessthisguidefromanywherewithinEZTestbyclickingontheHelpicon,thentheTopicsbutton.

22

EZTESTFORWINDOWSANDMACINTOSH

QuickIndexHeresalistingofdirectionscontainedinthisguide.

Addinstructions,10Authoranewquestion,16Changethetitle,10Controlbar,5Createmultipleversions,14Edityourquestions,15Help,21Icons,20Installtheprogram,4Launchtheprogram,5

Menus,19Namethetest,7Organizingandeditingquestions,9Previewyourtest,11Printing,13ResourceCenter,6Saveyourtest,12,14Selectquestions,8Setyourpreferences,7SystemRequirements,2

......................................................................

EZTestforWindowsandMacintosh

Copyright2007,TheMcGrawHillCompaniesInc.Allrightsreserved.

WindowsisatrademarkofMicrosoft,Inc./MacintoshisatrademarkofAppleComputer,Inc.

Ifyouareexperiencingdifficultieswiththisproduct,visitMcGrawHillHigherEducationTechnicalSupporthttp://www.mhhe.com/support

YoucanalsocalltheHelpDeskat(800)3315094.

Version06.25.07

INSTRUCTORS TESTING AND RESOURCE CD-ROMSystem RequirementsStarting the Program

Install and Launch EZ TestInstall the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Install and Launch EZ Test Launch the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application Control Bar

Install and Launch EZ Test EZ Test Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishName the test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishSelect questions from a test bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishOrganizing and editing questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishAdd instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change the title (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishPreview your test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishSave your test as a Word document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note to Mac users: The file will automatically be downloaded to your desktop. You will not be prompted with the dialogue boxes mentioned below.Save your test as a PDF document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishPrint your test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print question type labels (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print a condensed answer key (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Create Your New Test Start to FinishCreate multiple versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Edit and Author QuestionsEdit your questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Edit and Author QuestionsAuthor a new question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Edit and Author QuestionsAuthor a new question continued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Edit and Author QuestionsAuthor a new question continued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EZ Test NavigationTests and Questions menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tests menu - This menu contains test management activities.

EZ Test Navigation Test Management iconsBread crumbs

EZ Test HelpScreen sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Field sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . User Guide help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quick Index

EZ Test 6.2 Quick Start Guide

Documents

Transcript of EZ Test 6.2 Quick Start Guide