Design Document 1

Using Examview Pro to Create Student Assessments

Troy Hayes

April 22, 2007
Using Examview Pro to Create Student Assessments

Course Overview / Our district has installed the Examview Pro software on the intranet for all secondary buildings. This software can be used to create quizzes, tests and other assessments to be distributed via traditional pencil-and-paper or online to the students. However, only a small percentage of teachers in the district are using this software. As the district moves closer towards common assessments, this software will help teachers meet these requirements. The various textbook publishers have designed “question banks” that correspond to the different units that are taught. Many teachers that do not currently use Examview Pro have expressed that they are unfamiliar with how to use the program and that they do not have the resources to learn on their own. This course will provide the basic skills necessary to create assessments to be used in the classroom and to help meet the district’s goal of “Data-driven Decision Making”
Target Audience / Secondary level teachers with computer skills but little or no experience using Examview Pro software
Course Details /
  • 30
  • 2 hours
  • Instructor-led demonstration

Instructional Goal / Secondary level teachers in the Utica Community Schools district will create student assessments using the Examview Pro software to be used to meet the district’s goal of “Data-driven Decision Making”
Performance Objectives /
  1. Given a computer with access to the district’s intranet, learners will access and start the Examview Pro software within 3 attempts
  2. Given a computer with access to Examview Pro, learners will locate and select the desired “Questions Banks” on the district’s intranet from those provided within 10 minutes
  3. Given a computer with access to Examview Pro and the “Question Banks,” learners will use the “while viewing” option to select 5 questions from the “Question Bank
  4. Given a computer with access to Examview Pro and the “Question Banks,” learners will use the “by criteria” option to select 5 questions from the “Question Bank”
  5. Given a computer, Examview Pro, and 10 questions, learners will use the “change type” menu to change all 10 questions to short answer
  6. Given a computer, Examview Pro, and 10 questions, learners will use the “calculate new values” shortcut button to change the values of all 10 short answer questions
  7. Given a computer and Examview Pro, learners will use the “add new question” menu to create at least one original question
  8. Given a computer, Examview Pro, and selected questions, learners will use the “scramble” menu to randomize the order of all questions
  9. Given a computer, Examview Pro, and their user folder on the district’s intranet, learners will accurately save their assessment
  10. Given a computer, Examview Pro, a printer, and network access, learners will print 2 different versions of their created assessment

Domain(s) / Intellectual
Learner Prerequisites / Familiarity with Windows XP or Mac OSX (depending on what is used in their building) operating systems, ability to log onto the district’s intranet with teacher privileges
Instructor Prerequisites / Familiarity with both Windows XP and Mac OSX operating systems, familiarity with both Windows XP and Mac OSX versions of Examview Pro software, ability to log onto the district’s intranet with teacher privileges, ability to use multiple LCD projectors

Using Examview Pro to Create Student Assessments

Timing / Topic / Objective / Content / Strategy / Evaluation
10 Min. / Accessing the program / Given a computer with access to the district’s intranet, learners will log onto the computer and access the Examview Pro software within 3 attempts /
  • Instructor introduces the program, explains the steps necessary to logging onto the computer and the steps necessary to accessing the program while demonstrating on the LCD projector
  • Learners paraphrase the process of accessing the program, being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to log onto their computer and access the program
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Is the program started?
15 Min. / Accessing the question banks / Given a computer with access to Examview Pro, learners will locate and select the desired “Question Banks” on the district’s intranet from those provided within 10 minutes /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to locating and select a “Question Bank”
  • Learners paraphrase the process of locating and selecting “Question Banks”, being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to locate and select a “Question Bank”
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Is a question bank selected and on the computer screen?
15 Min. / Choosing questions (Method 1) / Given a computer with access to Examview Pro and the “Question Banks,” learners will use the “while viewing” option to select 5 questions from the “Question Bank” /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to using the “while viewing” option to select a question from the chosen “Question Bank”
  • Learners paraphrase the process of using the “while viewing” option to select a question from their chosen “Question Bank,” being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to use the “while viewing” option to choose 5 questions from their chosen “Question Bank”
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Are there 5 questions selected while the “while viewing” window is open?
15 Min. / Choosing questions (Method 2) / Given a computer with access to Examview Pro and the “Question Banks,” learners will use the “by criteria” option to select 5 questions from the “Question Bank” /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to using the “by criteria” option to select a question from the chosen “Question Bank”
  • Learners paraphrase the process of using the “by criteria” option to select a question from their chosen “Question Bank,” being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to use the “by criteria” option to choose 5 questions from their chosen “Question Bank”
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Are there 5 questions chosen while the “by criteria” window is open?
10 Min. / Formatting question type / Given a computer, Examview Pro, and 10 questions, learners will use the “change type” menu to change all 10 questions to short answer format /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to using the “change type” menu to change a question to short answer format
  • Learners paraphrase the process of using the “change type” menu to change a question to short answer format, being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to use the “change type” menu to change all 10 of their questions to short answer format
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Are all questions in “short answer” format?
10 Min. / Formatting question values / Given a computer, Examview Pro, and 10 questions, learners will use the “calculate new values” shortcut button to change the values of all 10 short answer questions /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to using the “calculate new values” shortcut button to change the value of a selected question
  • Learners paraphrase the process of using the “calculate new values” shortcut button to change the value of a selected question, being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to use the “calculate new values” shortcut button to change the values of each of their 10 questions
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Are question values being changed while students click “calculate new values” button?
15 Min. / Adding a teacher-created question / Given a computer and Examview Pro, learners will use the “add new question” menu to create at least one original question /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to using the “add new question” menu to create a new question that does not exist in the selected “Question Bank”
  • Learners paraphrase the process of using the “add new question” menu to create a new question that does not exist in the selected “Question Bank,” being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to use “add new question” menu to create at least one original question for their created assessment
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Is the 11th question teacher-created while “add new question” window is open?
10 Min. / Changing question order / Given a computer, Examview Pro, and selected questions, learners will use the “scramble” menu to randomize the order of all questions /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to using the “scramble” menu to randomize the order of all the questions on a created assessment
  • Learners paraphrase the process of using the “scramble” menu to randomize the order of all the questions on a created assessment, being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to use the “scramble” menu to randomize the order of all questions on their created assessment
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Are assessment items changed from original order?
10 Min. / Saving assessment / Given a computer, Examview Pro, and their user folder on the district’s intranet, learners will accurately save their assessment /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to save a created assessment to the user folder on the district’s intranet
  • Learners paraphrase the process of saving a created assessment to a user folder on the district’s intranet, being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to save their created assessment to their user folder on the district’s intranet
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Is assessment located in teachers’ user folder on the district’s intranet?
10 Min. / Printing multiple assessment versions / Given a computer, Examview Pro, a printer, and network access, learners will print 2 different versions of their created assessment /
  • Instructor explains, while demonstrating on the LCD projector, the steps necessary to using a networked printer to print multiple versions of a created assessment
  • Learners paraphrase the process of using a networked printer to print multiple versions of a created assessment, being sure that steps are listed in order
  • Learners work alone to use a networked printer to print 2 different versions of their created assessment
  • Instructor will provide feedback based on learner practice
/ Demonstration
Integration
Practice / Observation:
Are the two assessments different?