ez test 6.2 quick start guide
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INSTRUCTORSTESTINGANDRESOURCECDROM
McGrawHillsInstructorsTestingandResourceCDROM isapowerfultooldesignedtohelpinstructorseasilyaccesstextspecifictestsandresourcesforclassroomuse. Organizedbytextbook,thiseasytousecrossplatformCDROMcontainstestingsoftwareandacollectionofinstructorresources.
TheassetscontainedonthisCDarepresentedatthechapterlevelandmaybeavailableasaWordorPDFdocument,orboth.
OnefeatureofthisCDistheComputerizedTestBankfeaturingMcGrawHillsEZTesttestingsoftware,themostflexibleandeasytouseelectronictestingprogramavailableinhighereducation. Thiscrossplatformsoftwareallowsinstructorstocreatetestsfrombookspecificitems. Itaccommodatesawiderangeofquestiontypesandinstructorsmayaddtheirownquestions. Multipleversionsofthetestcanbecreatedandanytestcanbeexportedforusewithcoursemanagementsystems,suchasWebCT,BlackBoard,PageOutorEZTestOnline.
ForfurtherinformationonhowtoinstallanduseEZTest,pleaseseethefollowingpagesofthisguide.
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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.
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Aguidetohelpyouquicklybuildyourfirsttest
EZTESTFORWINDOWSandMACINTOSH
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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.
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InstallandLaunchEZTest
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
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InstallandLaunchEZTest
EZTestResourceCenter...........................................Oncelaunched,theResourceCenterwindowprovidesquicklinkstotheprogramitself,aswellastheMcGrawHillwebsite,helpindex,usermanual,tutorials,andfrequentlyaskedquestions.TostartusingEZTest,clicktheEZTestHome link.
Clickontheunderlinedtexttogodirectlytotheresource. YouwillneedtodownloadAdobeAcrobatinordertoopentheUser
ManualorFAQs.Todoso,clickontheunderlinedtext,download. YoucanminimizeorclosethewindowwhileyouworkinEZTest.
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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.
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CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish
Selectquestionsfromatestbank..................................1. ClickTestBankstoviewthequestionssuppliedbythepublisher.2. Clickonthebooktitletoopenthetestbank.3. Toviewthechapterquestions,clickthechaptertitle.4. Toviewtheavailablequestions,clicktheOpenbuttonnexttothefolder
icon.Theavailablequestionsforselectionappearinthesourceframe.
5. Toaddaquestion,clickSelectnexttotheleftofthequestion.Theselectionappearsinthetestframe.
6. Continueaddingquestionsuntilyouhavethenumberyouneed.ClickClosetoreturntoseeotherquestiontypesyoumaywant.
Sourceframe
Testframe
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CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish
Organizingandeditingquestions..................................Onceyouveaddedyourquestions,usetheiconsinthetestframetoreorder,edit,preview,anddeletetestquestions.
Movesthequestiontothefirstpositioninthelist.
Movesthequestionuponepositioninthelist.
Movesthequestiontoarbitrarypositioninthelist.
Movesthequestiondownonepositioninthelist.
Movesthequestiontothelastpositioninthelist.
Deletesthequestionfromthistest.
Createsacopyofthetestquestion.
Previewstheselectedquestioninanewwindow.
Editsorformatstheselectedquestion.
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CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish
Addinstructions....................................................1. ClicktheEditInstructionsorTestTitleiconatthetopofthetestframe.
TheTestEditingscreenappears.
2. EnteroreditthestudentinstructionsfortheentiretestintheInstructionsbox.
3. ClickSaveChanges.
Changethetitle(optional)..........................................1. FromtheTestEditingscreen,editthetestnameintheTitlebox.2. ClickSaveChanges.
NOTE:Fontchangesmadeintheboxesonthisscreenapplyonlytothetextintheseboxes(andoverrideforthistextonlythetestsdefaultselection).Tochangetheglobalfont,gotothePublishingOptionsscreenbyclickingontheFormat/Printbutton,andthenmakeyourselectionsfromthedropdownlist.
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CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish
Previewyourtest...................................................1. ClicktheFormat/Printbutton.2. ThePublishingOptionsscreenopens.ClickPreview.
Thetestandanswerkeyopeninanewwindow.Whenyouarefinishedreviewingthetest,clicktheClosebox intheupperright.NOTE:WindowsusersrunningtheOperabrowser(includedwithEZTest6.1Win)canprintteststhatarepaginatedproperlyfromwithinEZTestusingthePRINTbuttoninthePreviewwindow.
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CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish
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.
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CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish
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.
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CreateYourNewTestStarttoFinish
Createmultipleversions...........................................ThesestepsareperformedfromthePublishingOptionsscreen.1. Selectscramblequestionbytypefromthedropdownmenushown
below.
2. UndertheScrambledOutputOrder,clickonthedropdownmenunexttothenumberedpositionandselecttheorderforthequestiontypestoappearonthetest.
3. Toscrambleallthemultiplechoicequestiondistractors,checktheboxnexttoscrambleALLmultiplechoicedistractors.
4. Next,selectthenumberofversionsofthescrambledtestyouwishtocreateusingtheVersionstocreatedropdownselectbox.
5. Saveyourtest(s)aseitherMSWordorPDF.
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EditandAuthorQuestions
Edityourquestions .................................................1. Toeditanindividualquestion,clicktheEditquestioniconnextto
thequestion.NOTE:Ifyouenterchangesinthesourceframe,theeditsarepermanentlyappliedtoyoursourcequestions(i.e.,yourtestbankorpreviouslysavedtest).Ifyouenterchangesinthetestframe,theeditsareappliedonlytotheselectedquestioninthisspecifictest.
Thequestioneditingscreenopensforthequestiontypeselected.
2. Whenyouhave finishededitingthequestion,clickanyofthe activenavigationbuttonsatthetopofthescreentosaveyourwork exceptfortheRevertbutton.TheRevertbuttonwillundoyour recentchangestorevertthequestiontoitsoriginalstate.
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EditandAuthorQuestions
Authoranewquestion.............................................Therearetwomethodstocreateanewquestion.Bothmethodsallowyoutoauthornewquestions.However,oneisonlyavailablewhileyouareintheQuestionEditingmode.Thefirstmethodis theQuestionsMenuMethod.ThesecondmethodistheQuestionEditingModeMethodandisonlyavailablewhileyouareeditingquestions.Method1 QuestionsMenuMethod1. FromtheQuestionsmenu,selectNew.
TheChooseNewQuestionTypescreenappears.
2. Selectthetypeofquestionyouwanttoauthorfromthemenulist.Thequestioneditingscreenopensforthequestiontypeselected. Thisnewquestionisinsertedasthelastquestioninyourtest.SeetheUserManualforquestiontypedetails.
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EditandAuthorQuestions
Authoranewquestioncontinued..................................
3. CompletethenewquestionfieldsintheRichTexteditor.Tosavethisquestion,clickanyoftheactivenavigationbuttonsatthetopofthescreenexceptfortheRevertbutton.TheRevertbuttonwillresetthequestiontoanemptynewquestion.
Toreturntothelistofquestionsinyourtest,clicktheListbutton.
Method2 QuestionEditModeMethodThesecondmethodisonlyavailablewhileyouareediting/authoringaquestion.Thismethodmakesiteasytoaddanewquestionwithouthavingtoleavethequestioneditingscreen.1. Whileinthe QuestionEditMode,
selectaquestiontypefromtheNewdropdownlistontherightsideofthequestioneditingnavigationbar.
2. ClickNew.3. Thecurrentquestionwillbesaved
andanewblankquestionofthetypeyouselectedwillappear.Thisnewquestionwillbeinsertedintothetestdirectlyafterthepreviousquestionyouwereediting.
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EditandAuthorQuestions
Authoranewquestioncontinued..................................
4. CompletethenewquestionfieldsintheRichTexteditor.Tosavethisquestion,clickanyoftheactivenavigationbuttonsatthetopofthescreenexceptfortheRevertbutton.TheRevertbuttonwillresetthequestiontoanemptynewquestion.
Toreturntothelistofquestionsinyourtest,clicktheListbutton.
Whileeditingaquestion,Method1QuestionsMenuMethodofcreatinganewquestiontoauthorwillnotbeavailable.YouwillbepromptedtousetheQuestionEditingnavigationbarmethodinstead.
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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
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EZTestNavigation
TestManagementiconsUsetheiconsontheTestManagementscreentomanageyoursavedtests.
Createa.zipfilethatyoucansharewithothers.
Deleteatestpermanentlyfromthelistofsavedtests.
Createacopyofasavedtest.Youcanpermanentlyapplythechanges,orcreateanewversion.
OpenthePublishingOptionsscreenforthetest.
Editthistesttoapplyformattingandwordingchanges.
BreadcrumbsSomescreensprovide"breadcrumbs"orhotlinksthatallowyoutoquicklynavigatebetweenscreens.Thislistingshowsprogressionthroughscreens.Eachscreenisseparatedbythe>arrow.Tomovetoanyscreeninthelist,clickontheunderlinedscreentitle.
Breadcrumbs
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EZTestHelp
Screensensitivehelp...............................................ToaccesshelpwithinEZTest,clickontheHelpiconintheupperrightcornerofthescreen.Thislevelofhelpprovidesyouwithprocedurestocompletethetasksonthatparticularscreen.
Fieldsensitivehelp.................................................Hotlinksprovideexplanationstohelpyouentercorrectlytheinformationrequiredinthetextbox.Ifthefieldnameisunderlinedinblue,clickthehotlinkformoreinformation.
UserGuidehelp....................................................YoucanaccessthisguidefromanywherewithinEZTestbyclickingontheHelpicon,thentheTopicsbutton.
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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
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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