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Respondus Version 4.0
Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning system to another. Whether you are a veteran of online testing or relatively new to it, Respondus will save you hours on each project.
This video was from a training webinar covering "Create and Mange Exam Content
Creating and Formatting Questions with Respondus
Using Publisher Test Banks with Respondus
Importing Questions with Respondus
Publishing to Blackboard
Respondus Features
Authoring
Includes distinct user environments (called "personalities") for ANGEL, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, eCollege, Instructure, Moodle, and IMS QTI
Create exams and assessments offline using a Windows interface
Supports up to 15 question types, including calculated and algorithmic formats.
Import questions from MS Word (including embedded images), rich-text, QTI and tab/comma delimited formats
Use the Exam Wizard to create an assessment in minutes
"Spell check" an entire exam file (includes dictionaries for American English, Canadian English, British English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, and a comprehensive medical dictionary)
Add tables, bulleted lists, font changes, and enhanced formatting (e.g. bold, italics) just like in a word processor
Insert mathematical and scientific symbols using the Respondus Equation Editor or MathType
Easily add images, audio and video to assessments; even resize or convert images automatically
Use the Media Wizard to create links to content on other servers (e.g. YouTube, Picasa)
Create random sets of questions in seconds with a one-step wizard
Preview, Publish, and Printing
Preview questions before publishing them to the server
Publish exams and assessments directly to an online course (media files are automatically uploaded)
A “batch publish” feature allows assessments and surveys to be published to multiple courses in a single step**
Determine point values and exam settings offline
Print exams/surveys directly from Respondus, or save files to MS Word or rich-text format
Retrieval, Reports, and Tools
Retrieve exams from the leading eLearning platforms, complete with media files*
Retrieve custom reports, such as student scores, summary statistics, and answer distributions*
Download answer databases for quizzes or surveys and save them in an Excel-compatible format*
Archive and restore exam/survey projects (including media content) with one click — ideal for providing a colleague with a ready-to-use exam
Quickly locate questions using keyword searches
Also includes:
Full context-sensitive help
Respondus User Guide (MS Word/Wordpad format)
An incredibly easy-to-use interface that makes the online help and user guide woefully neglected by most users
Access to thousands of Respondus-compatible publisher test banks – FREE to instructors who adopt a participating textbook
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