4. Quiz Bank

The Quiz Bank imports questions from the Item Bank and exports the question as an Adobe PDF file for printing. Figure 4.1 shows the main module of the Quiz Bank. In Figure 4.1, the left hand side of Figure 4.1 displays the quiz folders or directories and the right-hand side shows the quizzes and the number of questions in each quiz.

Figure 4.1: Main Quiz Bank Module

4.1 Quiz Bank Functions

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4.1.1 Creating New Quiz Banks

a. Select the Parent Quiz Bank (on the left) to insert the new bank

b. In the Quiz Bank Menu at the top, select “New …”. Alternatively, click on the New Bank icon

c. Enter the name and description of the new Quiz Bank in the dialog box (Figure 4.2)

d. Click on the “Create New Bank” button

4.1.2 Editing Quiz Banks

a. Select the Quiz Bank to be edited (on the left)

b. In the Quiz Bank Menu at the top, select “Edit …”. Alternatively, click on the Edit bank icon

c. Enter the new details of the Quiz Bank in the dialog box (Figure 4.2)

d. Click on the “Update Bank” button

Figure 4.2: Creating a New Quiz Bank

4.1.3 Moving Quiz Banks

a. Select the Quiz Bank to be moved with the left mouse click. Do not release mouse

b. Move Quiz Bank to its new position and release the left mouse click

c. The Quiz Bank and its Sub-Banks will be automatically moved

4.1.4 Deleting Quiz Banks

a. Select the Quiz Bank to be deleted

b. In the Quiz Bank Menu at the top, select “Delete”. Alternatively, click on the Delete bank icon

c. A dialog confirming the deletion appears

d. Click on the “Yes” button. Note that the Quiz Bank and all its Sub-Banks are deleted

4.1.5 Importing Quiz Banks

a. Select the Parent Quiz Bank to import

b. In the Quiz Bank Menu at the top, select “Import …”. Alternatively, click on the Import bank icon

c. A dialog (Figure 4.3) appears. Click on the “Browse …” button to select the file

d. Click on the “OK” button. Note that the Quiz Bank and all its Sub-Banks are imported

Figure 4.3: Importing a Quiz Bank

4.1.6 Exporting Quiz Bank

a. Select the Quiz Bank to be exported

b. In the Quiz Bank Menu at the top, select “Export …”. Alternatively, click on the Export bank icon

c. A dialog (Figure 4.4) appears. Click on the “Browse …” button to select the output file

d. Click on the “OK” button. Note that the Quiz Bank and all its Sub-Banks are exported

Figure 4.4: Importing a Quiz Bank

4.2 Quiz Functions

4.2.1 Create New Quizzes

a. Select the Quiz Bank to place new quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “New …”

c. A dialog (Figure 4.5) appears. Enter the Quiz title and instructions (if any)

d. Click on the “Section” tab at the top (see Figure 4.6).

e. To add a new Section, click on the “Add New Section …” button. Enter Section’s title and

description (see Figure 4.7). Click on the “Ok” button

f. To edit a Section, select the Section to be edited with left mouse click. Click on the “Edit Section …”

button (Figure 4.7). Enter Section’s title and description. Click on the “Ok” button

g. To delete a Section, click on the “Delete Section” button

h. Click on the “Question” Tab at the top. All the questions in the Quiz are displayed (Figure 4.8).

4.2.1.1 Adding Questions to Quiz

i. To add a question to the Quiz, click on the “Item Bank …” button (Figure 4.9)

j. Select the questions to be added. Click on the “View” button to see questions. For multiple

selection, click on the questions with the Ctrl button depress or the “Select All” button to choose all

questions

k. Click on the “Add and Exit” button to confirm question selection

4.2.1.2 Editing Quiz Questions

l. To edit a question in the Quiz, select the question and click on the “Edit …” button (Figure 4.8)

m. Make the required changes to the questions in the Question Editor (Figure 4.10)

n. Click on the “Update and Exit” button

4.2.1.3 Deleting Quiz Questions

o. To delete a question in the Quiz, select the question (Figure 4.8)

p. Click on the “Delete” button

4.2.1.4 Reordering Quiz Questions

o. Select the question (Figure 4.8)

p. Click on “Up” or “Down” button to decrease/increase the order of the questions respectively

q. Click on the “Create” button to create new Quiz

Figure 4.5: Creating a New Quiz

Figure 4.6: Quiz Section Module

Figure 4.7: Quiz Section Parameters

Figure 4.8: Quiz Questions Module

Figure 4.9: Add Questions to Quiz From Item Banks

Figure 4.10: Editing Quiz Questions

4.2.2 Editing Quizzes

a. Select the Quiz Bank and choose the Quiz to be edited (Figure 4.1) by clicking on the Select column

beside the Quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “Edit …”

c. The “Question” Tab is displayed (Figure 4.8). Click on the “Item Bank …” button to add questions,

“Edit …” button to edit the questions, “Delete” button to remove questions and “Up/Down” button

to reorder the questions in the Quiz

d. Click on the “Section” Tab to edit the Quiz Sections (Figure 4.6). Click on the “Add Section …”

button to insert Sections, “Edit Section …” button to amend Section parameters and “Delete

Section” to remove the Section in the Quiz

e. Click on the “Details” Tab to edit Quiz title and instructions (Figure 4.5)

f. Click on the “Update” button to save changes

4.2.3 Duplicating Quizzes

a. Select the Quiz Bank and choose the Quiz to be duplicated (Figure 4.1) by clicking on the Select

column beside the Quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “Duplicate”

4.2.4 Deleting Quizzes

a. Select the Quiz Bank and choose the Quiz to be deleted (Figure 4.1) by clicking on the Select

column beside the Quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “Delete”

c. A dialog confirming the deletion is displayed

d. Click the “Yes” button

4.3 Printing Quizzes

Quizzes can be printed to an Adobe PDF files in three formats: “Question with Barcodes”, “Answer Form” and “Questions without Barcodes”. In the “Question with Barcodes” format, barcodes for question identification, student registration number, marks, answer, page number and assessment identifications are automatically inserted into the paper (see Appendix A). Note that the barcodes for question answer is randomized to prevent students from memorizing the barcodes. In the “Answer Form” format, the questions are not printed and students can only shade the answers (see Appendix B). In the “Questions without Barcodes” format, all barcodes are removed.

4.3.1 Assessment Paper with Barcodes

a. Select the Quiz Bank and choose the Quiz for printing (Figure 4.1) by clicking on the Select column

beside the Quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “Print …”. The main print module is displayed (Figure 4.11).

c. Click on the “Questions with barcodes” button

d. Select the output Adobe PDF filename using the “Browse …” button if necessary

e. Click on the “Print to PDF File” button

Figure 4.11: Print Assessment Paper with Barcodes

4.3.2 Assessment Paper in Answer Form Format

a. Select the Quiz Bank and choose the Quiz for printing (Figure 4.1) by clicking on the Select column

beside the Quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “Print …”. The main print module is displayed (Figure 4.12).

c. Click on the “Answer Form” button

d. Select the output Adobe PDF filename using the “Browse …” button if necessary

e. Click on the “Print to PDF File” button

Figure 4.12: Print Answer Form

4.3.3 Assessment Paper without Barcodes

a. Select the Quiz Bank and choose the Quiz for printing (Figure 4.1) by clicking on the Select column

beside the Quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “Print …”. The main print module is displayed (Figure 4.13).

c. Click on the “Questions without barcodes” button

d. Select the output Adobe PDF filename using the “Browse …” button if necessary

e. Click on the “Print to PDF File” button

Figure 4.13: Print Assessment Paper without Barcodes

4.3.4 Print Setup

a. Select the Quiz Bank and choose the Quiz for printing (Figure 4.1) by clicking on the Select column

beside the Quiz

b. In the Quiz Menu at the top, select “Print …”. The main print module is displayed (Figure 4.11).

c. Click on the “Print Setup” button and Figure 4.14 is displayed

d. Set the Print Header either manually or by using an image.

e. For manual setup of Print Header, select the “Manual Config” radial button and click on “Details”.

Figure 4.15 shows the manual setup parameters. User can edit the parameters and click on the

Select box to display the fields. Text alignment (Left, Centre or Right) can also be selected. To save

the configurations as a default, click on the “Set as Default” checkbox at the bottom

f. For setup of Print Header by image, select the “Image” radial button and click on “Details”. Figure

4.16 shows the image setup dialog box. Users can paste an image from the clipboard or import an

image file using the “Paste Image From Clipboard” button.

g. Check the “Users to shade Identification Numbers” box to allow students to shade their

registration number on the first page of the assessment paper. Check on the “Print on Every Page”

box to allow students to shade their registration number on every page of the paper

h. Set the paper size (A4 or Letter)

i. To display text at the end of the paper, click on the “Show Text” box (Figure 4.14). Enter the text