using examview for vocats online assessment in middle grades tom wetsel randal homan (moore county)

Using ExamView for VoCATS

Online Assessment in Middle Grades

Tom Wetsel Randal Homan (Moore County)

Moore County Schools

• 9,000 Students

• Two K-8 Schools • Six Elementary Schools• Four Middle Schools (400, 760, 800, 900 students)• Three High Schools (650, 1150, 1800 students)• One Technical Academy (~200 students)

Middle School

• 3 teachers

-Technology Lab

- Two Computer labs Keyboarding

Business Computer Technology

- Family and Consumer Science

CTE Teachers

• Six 45 minute periods

• ~ 24-26 students in a classroom

• 120 – 150 students at one time

How do you keep up with assignments?

High School

• Largest High School (1,850 students)

– Wanted to benchmark tests– Estimated cost was $10,000

• Paper• Copies• Bubble Sheets• Scanner

Cost of ExamView

Price of ExamView

• Shareware

• One license is $139

• 15 pack is $1275

• We had 60 teachers so we purchased four 15 packs. ~$5,000.– Do not have to be renewed– One time fee– No support fee

Could we use Online Assessment?

• Save money

• Save teacher time

• Faster return of scored test

• Requires computers

• Will not make the teachers better teachers (may save them time so they can teach more.)

Why ExamView

• VoCATS had not provided online assessment• It was already in our system.• Bundled with some Science and Math textbooks.• Our DP had experience installing and support

the product.• One testing software for all teachers, one

training, easier to support.

ExamView 5.1 (we purchased 5.0)

ExamView has Trail Editiongo to www.examcat.com for site

ExamView is included in Many Textbooks.

www.examcat.com

• The VoCAT item banks have to be printed as Adobe PDF files, copied to rich text files, and coded for objectives and answer which can convert by ExamView to their item banks

• The good news is we have converted the VoCATs Middle School Banks to ExamView and you just have to download and use.

Log on to www.examcat.com

Click on ExamView BanksEnter User name vocats password wetsel

Select the File you want to down load

Save the file

Save to you hard disk. Unzip the file to ExamView Testbank directory and you are

ready to make tests.

Randal Homan

• Briefly show how to use the program and highlight it’s features, how the program is used in his classroom, what it means to him and his students

ExamView Test Generator

Combined with

ExamView Test Generator

How do I post tests online?

Step 1: Select Publish Internet Test from the File menu.

Click here.

Step 2: Select HRW Testing Server from the Publish test to menu.

DO NOT select the ExamView option. It is a

for-fee service.

Select the free HRW option.

Click Next to continue.

Step 3: Enter your user name and password.

Use your Holt Online Learning User Name

and Password.

Click Next to continue.

Step 4: Click Publish to upload your test to the HRW Testing Server.

Click Publish to complete the process.

You will receive this confirmation that your test has been uploaded

successfully.