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                    Information for the Exam Giver


 Please stress the following to your students at test time:

 1.  Use a #2 pencil and make careful erasures. (Please do not use ink)

 2.  Please fill in the name and identification number (student id) areas.
     (A through G on the blue bubble sheet under identification number- fill
     in the circles)

 3.  Do not leave blanks - there is no penalty for guessing.  (Even if you,
     the instructor, know at test time that you wish to omit a question,
     have the students fill in "e" or some other choice, but do not have
     them leave it blank, please).  All blank answers are checked by hand
     during the scoring process to make sure that they are not marks which 
     were too light for the scanner to pick up.

 4.  And for a randomized exam, beg, threaten, whatever---but have
     the students put their names on the actual test form they use when
     taking the test.  (This is a major part of the high cost - looking up
     information students have neglected to fill in) If the exam is
     randomized, you must also put the exam number in the special code
     area.  (klm is the correct spaces, again, fill in the circles)

 5.  Fill the space in very well and as dark as possible.

Information for the professor to prepare exam for scoring.

 6.  Include all materials necessary to complete the scanning and scoring
     process when delivering the exam.  Items required in the case of a
     randomized exam-the answer sheets, the signed exam forms, the list
     of options for scoring and the login name which contains
     the permutation file and name file for the exam to be scored.  There
     is a form you must fill out before handing in the exam, see Spring
     for this form....

 7.  You must sequentially number all of the answer sheet forms (key being
     0).  Enter number above name - do not mark on bottom of blue form.

 8.  There is also the option of Spring entering scores into egradebook
     or WebCT.  (Check with Spring for options on this particular part of 
     the scoring)

 Thank you for any help you can give on these items.

 If you would like to watch the test scoring process, I would be
 glad to show you how the program works on this end.  Please call me
 if you also have questions.  (It could save you time and money.)

email: sbilliar

phone: 726-8843