Formatting Documents for Respondus Import

FORMATTING DOCUMENTS FOR RESPONDUS IMPORT

QUESTION TYPES

While there are fifteen different types of questions which can be built in Respondus, the six most commonly used can easily be imported from a Word document, as long as they are properly formatted. These include the following question types:

 


GETTING STARTED

When formatting the questions to be imported into Respondus, please note that:

 

FILE FORMATS

Documents need to be saved in Microsoft Word using one of the following formats:

 Use the one you feel most comfortable with.

BEFORE IMPORTING

The file must be saved and closed before it can be imported into Respondus.  If the file is open in Microsoft Word, you will not be able to import it into Respondus.

FORMATTING QUESTIONS

The questions must be formatted for each question type as follows:

Multiple Choice Questions

Question: Type the question number, followed by a period, a space, then the question, end with a question mark.
Answers: Type the letters a-t, followed by a period, a space, then the answer.
Correct Answer: Type an asterisk in front of the letter of the correct answer.  Do not put a space between the asterisk and the letter.

 

Example:

1. The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one?

*a. Earth rotation

b. Earth revolution

c. Sun rotation

d. Sun revolution

True/False Questions

Question: Type the question number,followed by a period, a space, then the question, end with a question mark.

Answers: Type the letter a or b, followed by a period, a space, then the answer.  Be sure to make "True" the first answer choice.  Respondus will not recognize the question as a True/False question otherwise.
Correct Answer: Type an asterisk in front of the letter of the correct answer.  Do not put a space between the asterisk and the letter.


Example:

2. Lack of industry contributed to the South's loss in the Civil War?

*a. True

b. False

Essay Questions

Question: First type, "Type:", then one space, and the letter "E" for essay.  Next type the question number, followed by a period, a space, then the question, end with a question mark.

Answers: Since these questions require the student to provide the answer without presenting options, you do not include an answer for essay questions.

Correct Answer: Since these questions are graded manually, you do not need to include an answer for essay questions.  Providing a correct answer is optional.  If you would like to include an answer type the letter a, followed by a period, a space, then the answer.


Example:

Type: E

3. Why was Rutherford's experiment probing the structure of the atom a surprise?

a. The "father of nuclear physic," Rutherford…

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question: First type, "Type:", then one space, and the letter "F" for fill in the blank.  Next type the question number, followed by a period, a space, then the question, end with a question mark.
Answers: Since these questions require the student to provide the answer without presenting options, you do not include an answer for fill in the blank questions.

Correct Answer: Type the letters a-z, followed by a period, a space, then the answer/s. You can provide variations on the correct answer by using a new letter.  No correct answer is marked, since any of the variations would be accepted.  Student answers must match one of the correct answer options exactly.


Example:
Type: F

4. Which president said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?"

a. Kennedy

b. John Kennedy

c. John F. Kennedy

d. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

e. Jack Kennedy

f. JFK

Matching Questions

Question: First type, "Type:", then one space, and the letters "MT" for matching.  Next type the question number, followed by a period, a space, then the question.
Answers/ Correct Answers: Type the letters a-t, followed by a period, a space, one term, an equal sign, then the second correlating term.  The answers will be mixed up when they are imported from Respondus into the Learning Management System you are using.


Example:

Type: MT
5. Match the book with the author.

a. Edgar Allan Poe=The Raven

b. Walt Whitman=Leaves of Grass

c. Sense and Sensibility=Jane Austin

d. Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway

Multiple Answer Questions

1. Question: First type, "Type:", then one space, and the letters "MA" for multiple answer.  Next Type the question number, followed by a period, a space, then the question, end with a question mark.

2. Answers: Type the letters a-z, followed by a period, a space, then the answer.

3. Correct Answers: Type an asterisk in front of the letter for each of the correct answers.  Do not put a space between the asterisk and the letter.


Example:

Type: MA

5. Which of the following are primary colors?

*a. red

b. orange

*c. yellow

*d. blue

e. purple

f. green

 

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Summary:

To allow a Word document assessment to be imported into Respondus, proper formatting is key for the following question types:

 

Credits:

Respondus,  Respondus User Guides," http://www.respondus.com/products/userguide.shtml.  Accessed March 26, 2010.


Microsoft Office clipart, http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/results.aspx?qu=goals&sc=21#36 . Accessed March 26, 2010.