Lexmark Teacher Developed Tests (Ad hoc)

To Create an Answer Key for a Teacher Developed Test:

Directions: When prompted to hit “next,” please do so between each of the steps below.

  1. If the screen is dark, touch the Lexmark screen to activate the device.
  1. Choose “Print Teacher Test”
  1. Choose “Print Classes”. Since this is the default option, hit “Next.”
  • This will print bubble sheets with student information on them.
  • The third option, “Print Blank Bubble Sheets” will print answer sheets with no student information connected to them.
  • Note that when you grade a blank bubble sheet, you will be prompted to enter student information.
  1. Select school number
  1. Type in the first letters of the teacher’s last name
  1. Identify the teacher
  1. In some cases, you will have to select a term (S1, S2 or Yr). Select according to how students are registered for the course in SASI.
  1. Select course. (If your course is not showing, review step 7.)
  1. Choose your section number(s).
  • If you choose multiple sections, an answer sheet will print for every student in all the sections you choose.
  • If you choose only one section (or teach only one section), you will have the option to select some students in the class. Check the students names that apply (or rather, uncheck those that don’t apply)
  1. Select the test format.
  1. Enter the name of the test (optional)
  1. The next screen gives you the option of returning to steps 7-12 to print an additional test and/or another section. If this is desired, choose “Yes,” otherwise, select “No.” (Don’t forget to hit “Next”)
  1. Lexmark will print out your student answer sheets.

 Note: The first sheet printed off will be the answer-key sheet. Bubble in correct answers. (Even though a separate sheet will print on top of each section you select, if you are scanning multiple sections together, you only need to complete one answer sheet.)

To Grade Teacher Developed Test:

  1. If necessary, touch the Lexmark screen to activate the device.
  1. Select “Grade Teacher Test”
  1. Place answer sheet on top of student tests. Next, place the answer key and tests in the automatic feeder, face up and top first.
  2. You may scan multiple sections together with a single answer sheet on top, provided it is the same test and that they are all for the same course and teacher.
  3. If you choose to scan multiple sections, the Reports and the Results/Responses files will return all students listed in alphabetical order. It also may take longer to process the group.
  1. After scanning is completed, select desired reports (if any). Note that printing reports can be very paper intensive; a summary of information contained in reports is listed below.
  1. Last, you will be able to send the Response and Results files to one or more individuals that you identify. If you want to email these files, select “Yes,” otherwise, select “No.”
  2. Data from teacher-created tests are not stored centrally, so this is the only opportunity for someone to receive these two spreadsheets.
  1. When you hit “Next,” the reports you selected will print, if applicable. It may take the printer a few moments to compile and print the reports.

Information on Different Report Options:

“Student Statistics Report” generates a list of every student with a score for the test overall.

“Class Frequency Distribution Report” gives 3-D bar graphs with the grade distribution for the group you just scanned.

“Student Grade Report” returns a scan of every student’s test along with an analysis of the student’s performance overall. It also shows a summary of the student’s answers and the correct answer for every item. You receive a single page for every student scanned.

“Test Statistics Report” gives a single page summary of the scanned group’s performance on the test including the minimum and maximum score, mean, standard deviation, and median score.

“Condensed Item Analysis Report” shows the percentage of students that selected each answer for every question on the test.

The remainder of the reports are all iterations of item analysis. Many would only be useful for those who wish to analyze how test items are performing.

Created by Jeff Halstead, Eric Magi, and Elaine Wood Oct. 1, 2009