1: Welcome to CQuest Test

Installation

Please refer to the installation instructions, and installation key provided by your Test Publisher.

CQuest Test has been designed with you, the test-taker, in mind. When you first start the program, a Welcome screen will come up. Click on Take or Review Tests. After filling in the required information on the Select a Test screen, and then clicking on the Start Test button, the first question will come onto your screen. In all likelihood, you will know intuitively how to mark your answer and also how to navigate from question to question.

If you feel comfortable jumping right in, scan Chapter 2: Quickstart. It will give you bare bones instructions for both taking a test and reviewing a test.

If you would like to get more in-depth instructions on test taking, test reviewing, and also learn about different options that may or may not be on your test, start with Chapter 3, Getting Started.

Good luck on your test.

CQuest Test is interactive software for providing testing, training, or surveying at the computer. Four question types are available. Pictures, sounds, and video files may be included with each question. Practice test options allow you to provide hints, show the correct answer after a specified period of time or number of attempts. Other features include timed tests, student review, immediate scoring, recording of question responses and reports about tests and individual responses, Question Analysis and real-time random test generation.

2: Quick Start

Follow These Steps to Take a Test

Be sure you know your student ID and password before you begin. If you do not know them, see your Test Administrator.

1. Open the C-Quest Test 5.2 program.

2. At the Welcome screen, click Take or Review Tests.

3. On the Select a Test screen, click Open Test File.

4. On the Open File window, navigate to the needed test filename provided by Test Administrator. Click on the test file name to select it. Click Open.

5. Under the words on the screen, “Select (click) a Test from the List Below,” click on your test.

6. Under ID, use the pull down list to choose your ID.

7. Under Password, type in your password.

8. Click Start Test.

9. Answer all of the test questions.

10. When finished, click Finish Test. Click through the dialogue windows that pop up on the screen.

11. You will be back at the Select a Test screen.

12. Exit the program by clicking Exit.

Follow These Steps to Review a Test

1. Follow steps 1 through 7 in Follow These Steps To Take A Test.

2. Click Review Test.

3. Double click on the test sequence number (column heading: testseq) of the test you want to review.

4. Click Print to print the test.

5. Click Close to return to the list showing each time the test has been taken.

6. Click Close again.

7. You will be back at the Select a Test screen.

8. Exit the program by clicking Exit.

Follow These Steps to Set Test Options

· Open the C-Quest Test 5.2 program.

· At the Welcome screen, click Test Options.

Options are set per file (.cq5 file). All tests within the file will carry the same options. Before setting options, click on the Open Question db button and select the file for which options are to be set.

Before setting any test options:

þ Make sure the file (.cq5) for which you want to set options is in the CQTEST52\DATA directory.

þ Set options on the test file (.cq5) that is in the CQTEST52\DATA directory.

Test Options/Test Review

Do Not Display Score

You can prevent the score from being displayed at the end of the test by checking this option.

Allow Test Review

This must be checked for a student to be able to review tests from the CQTest program.

End Test After

This sets the Timed Test option. When the allotted time is up, the test will end and score the results. For a non-timed test, do not enter any value.

Practice Test Options

Note that these options are in effect only when "Use Practice Options" is selected by the student, in the test selection screen of the test program.

Timed Questions: To display the correct answer after a specific period of time, enter the number of seconds (up to 32,000 - do not enter any commas or decimal points).

Number of Attempts: If, for example, you want the correct answer displayed after two wrong attempts, enter 2 in this box (or 3 for 3 wrong attempts, etc.).

To provide immediate feedback, enter the value 99.A red traffic light will be displayed for an incorrect answer, and a green light for a correct answer.

Show Notes as Hints: You can provide extra information to be used as hints, or any way you wish. Checking this option will show a Hint button. If the student selects the Hint button, the contents of the Notes field will be shown. The Hint button is displayed only if the Notes field for a question contains text. The information will also be shown on Test Reviews.

Do Not Display Score: When conducting surveys (or perhaps some tests), you will want to keep the score from being displayed to the survey-taker. Click on the checkbox "Do Not Display Score Upon Completion of Test" to prevent the score from showing.

Randomization Options:

Randomization options are set per file. Before setting options, click on the Get File button and select the file (database) for which options are to be set.

Include All Questions in Test, Shuffle Question Order: This option will select all the questions in the test but sort them in a random order, each time the test is taken.

Randomly Select ___ Questions from Entire File: This option will select the specified number of questions from the file, without regard to test assignment. For example, if 20 is the specified number with a file of 100 questions, 20 questions will be randomly selected from the file. The randomization routine will not look at test names. Enter a name for the randomized test.

Randomly Select Questions from Table Below: You may select from one or many tests. Select the number of questions to be drawn from tests (sections) by double clicking in the cell labeled Q#. Enter a name for the randomized test.

Enter Name to Use For New Random Test: For the last two options above, you may designate the name of the test to be generated. If no name is specified, the test name that is shown in the test reports is "Randomly Generated from File" or "Randomly Generated from Each Test". You may want to specify new names before each testing period.

Do Not Use Any Randomization Options: Select this to remove previous options.

Save Settings:

Click Save File Options

3: Getting Started

Start CQuest Test

How to Begin

Double click the CQTest52 shortcut icon located on your desktop.

If you do not have the shortcut icon on your desktop, and have not been provided with instructions, please ask your Test Administrator for more information.

Click the Take or Review Tests button on the Welcome screen.

How to Select a Test

On the Select a Test screen, follow the numbered steps shown in blue in the upper left corner.

1. Click Open Test File, Select the file

Click on Open Test File button. In the Open File window, select (click) the .cq5 file that contains the test you wish to take. Click on the Open button. You will return to the Select a Test window.

2. Click on name of test to Take or Review

Available tests show in the box. Highlight (click) the test you are to take.

3. Select your ID from the ID list

To select your ID, click on € to see the drop down list of ID’s. Click on your ID to select. If you do not know your ID, contact your Test Administrator.

4. Enter your Password in password box

Enter your password. If you do not know your password, contact your Test Administrator.

5. Select a Practice Option, if available

If Practice Options are allowed by the Test Administrator, you may select an option. Otherwise, you do not need to do anything.

6. Select Start Test or Review Test button

To start taking the test, click on the Start Test button. To review a test, press on the Review Test button. (If administrator has authorized test for review.)

4: Things to Know About the Test

Possible Options You Can Set

Test Options—The Test Administrator determines which Test Options, if any, will be available for each test. These options are:

· Whether or not to display test score upon completion of test. Thus, the score may or may not display after clicking Finish Test.

· or not to allow Test Review after student has taken test.

· Whether or not the test is a Timed Test.

If the test is Timed, the test will end after the specified amount of time shown on the question screens.

The information above shows on the left side of the screen. In this example four minutes and thirty seconds remain in which to take the test.

Practice Options—When Practice Options have been set, Practice Options apply only when Use Practice Options is selected. They are disabled when actually taking the test.

The Practice Options are:

· Show Hints.

If the Hint option is available, and the Test Administrator has supplied a hint for the question on your screen, a Hint button will be on the screen. Click the button to see hint.

· Show correct answer after so many seconds.

· Show correct answer after so many attempts.

· Show immediate feedback as to whether the question has been answered correctly or incorrectly. A green light will be displayed for a correct answer and a red light for an incorrect answer.

· Do not show correct answer.

5: The Test Questions

The Questions

Each question may or may not have these elements.

Picture/Image File: A picture may relate to the question, or it may only be for decorative purposes. To see a full view, place your cursor on the picture and double click.

Media/Sound File or Video: A media/sound file or video may be related to the question. If so, the Play button will appear. If it is a sound file, the word “Sound” will be in the box; if it’s a video file, it will say “Video.”

· To view/listen to the file, click the Play button.

· To stop the file, click the Stop button.

Different questions types may be included in the test.

Question Types

· True/False (Yes/No)

· Multiple Choice

· Check all that Apply

· Short Answer or Essay

· Informational Only

Read each question carefully to be sure you understand the question type. They should be self-explanatory.

The Short Answer or Essay question will ask you to type a word, several words, or a paragraph(s) (essay) to answer. Read the question carefully to be sure you understand what is required.

The Informational Only question is not really a question. The Test Administrator may use this “question” to give you information regarding a group of questions.

Moving Through the Questions

You may answer the questions in any order you wish. You may also travel through all the questions to preview them before actually beginning the test. At the bottom of each question screen you will see the buttons you use to travel through the questions.

If, in the small window between the buttons, it says “Rec# 1 of 4,” this indicates that the first question, out of a total of four, is now on the screen.

How to Change Your Answer

If you want to change your answer, just click in the desired radio button, or change your short answer question. The old answer or marked radio button will clear.

How to Change the Font Size

If you want to change the font size showing on the screen, click the black down arrow. A drop down list will appear showing the different available font sizes.

After clicking on the point size you want, the font size selection list will disappear and return you to the question screen.

Finishing Without Answering Questions

If you click on the Finish Test button before you have viewed any questions, you will receive a dialogue box indicating as such. When you press OK, the program will shut down. There is no way to change your mind. Once you hit the Finish Test button, you will have to leave the program. To get back to the test you will need to start the program again. If you view the questions without answering, the test will be graded and marked as zero.

Finish the Test

Each time you take a test it will be scored and recorded, providing a progressive review for each test.

When you are done answering the questions, you should go back through the test one more time to make sure you answered not only all the questions, but that you indicated the correct answers.

When you are ready, click the Finish Test button.

After clicking the Finish Test button, a message box will pop on the screen giving you one last chance to return to the test. Click No to return to the test. Otherwise, click Yes.

If you pressed No, you will return to the test and may then make any changes you wish. When you are finished, once again click the Finish Test button

If you pressed Yes, your test score will come on the screen in a message box. After making note of your score, click OK.

When you see the Score window after finishing your test, the Total Number of Graded Questions may not equal the number of screens (or number of questions) you saw while taking your test. This indicates that one or more “questions” were the Informational Only-type. This “question” is not tallied when grading the test.

A message box will now come up on the screen indicating that your answers have been recorded and the test is now complete. Click OK.

You will return to the Select a Test screen. At this point, you have four options:

· Take another test.

· Return to the test you just completed.

· Review the test you just completed.

· Exit the Test program.

6: How to Review a Test

Review Your Completed Test

The Allow test review option must be set for test reviews to take place. Refer to Section 2 for instructions on Setting Test Options.

From the Select a Test screen, click Review Test. If the test cannot be reviewed, you will see a dialogue box saying “The file has not been authorized for test reviews.”. Click OK to close.

If Test Review is authorized and you have just finished a test but have not exited the program, you will be at the Select a Test screen. The test file should already be open and the test name selected. Also, you should already have your ID and Password entered correctly.

If you have already exited the program and now wish to go back in and review a test, open C-Quest Test. See Quick Start (5) and follow steps 1 through 7. Be sure the test file is open and the test selected.

Click the Review Test button.

A list showing each time the test was taken (by the individual reviewing the test) will pop up.

Double-click on the sequence number of the test you want to review in the testseq column (fourth column from the left).

To make the picture of your test larger or smaller, double-click on the test picture. Double-clicking with the left button will increase the size of the picture. Double-clicking with the right button will decrease the size of the picture.

Also, you can select different viewing sizes from the Zooming % box on the left side of the screen.

Tests distributed by CQuest Publisher do not have the print button.

Technical Support

Please contact the distributor of your CD for technical support. Cogent Computing Corporation does not provide support for recipients of tests created with CQuest Publisher. If there is a technical issue with CQuest, we provide support to the Test Publisher/Distributor.

Version 5.2.9

October 2004