St. Clair County’s DataDirector Institute 2009

August 21, 2009

Creating Exams: the Dos Don’ts and the Dealbreakers

Session Goals

• Review the process for creating an exam with DataDirector.

• This session will highlight the things that users should and shouldn’t do when creating an exam.

Do put the academic year in the title

Don’t have more than 6 response choices

Dealbreaker you must select Yes in the “filled by teacher” section

Do rename the question numbers

Don’t have any two fields the same

Dealbreaker you must put an asterisk* in the answer key for rubric questions

Do follow the directions

Don’t forget to have the following options selected

Dealbreaker make sure the “approve blank answers” option is NOT checked

This option is found in DataScanner select scanner preferences and other

Do visit the help link on the DataDirector website

www.achievedata.com/sccresa

Contact Information

• Kristin Day, Technology Consultant Education Services Department810-455-4007day.kristin@sccresa.org